Savannah native Antario Brown, a Beach High School alumnus, played a pivotal role in the biggest college football upset this season as he led Northern Illinois University to a 16-14 win at Notre Dame on Saturday. Notre Dame entered the game ranked No. 5 in the country in the Associated Press Poll and were favored over the Huskies by 28 …

Dak Prescott celebrated his record contract in style, Caleb Williams won on his debut and Tyreek Hill went from a run-in with the law to running into the end zone as NFL Sundays returned with a bang. Nine teams started new quarterbacks, eight teams had new head coaches at the helm and one NFL legend started his new job as …

Notre Dame’s last second field goal attempt is blocked to give Northern Illinois the 16-14 win in a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend. We’re still trying to process how the heck Notre Dame let Northern Illinois win in South Bend. Then again, such things tend to linger when they …

CLEVELAND — At the farthest locker in the Cleveland Browns’ visitors locker room, emotions were swirling. Dak Prescott had reason to celebrate Sunday, after a morning FaceTime call from agent Todd France confirmed France and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had reached an NFL-record $60 million per year contract extension. He had reason to celebrate with his team, too, …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy was bothered by a call made by the Southeastern Conference officiating crew that erased an opportunity for the Cowboys to run out the clock late in their 39-31 double-overtime win against Arkansas on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU was flagged for illegal motion — rather than Arkansas being called for offsides …

The post-Bill Belichick era for the New England Patriots is off to a sunny start. The Patriots went on the road Sunday and beat the Cincinnati Bengals, a widely anticipated playoff team, 16-10. New coach Jerrod Mayo, a Belichick disciple turned replacement, got a soothing Gatorade bath in his debut game. The Patriots were eight-point underdogs, and their win was …

Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman DJ Hicks (13) reacts during the fourth quarter against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Texas A&M (1-1) head coach Mike Elko earned his first win with the program after the Aggies blew out the visiting McNeese State Cowboys 52-10 on Saturday …

CLEVELAND — At the farthest locker in the Cleveland Browns’ visitors locker room, emotions were swirling. Dak Prescott had reason to celebrate Sunday, after a morning FaceTime call from agent Todd France confirmed France and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had reached an NFL-record $60 million per year contract extension. For Prescott, his emotions conflicted. He had reason to …

A group of Latter-day Saint missionaries sang “America The Beautiful” during halftime of the BYU-SMU football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Friday night. | BYU Photo DALLAS — Roughly one-third of the 31,172 college football fans who watched Brigham Young University defeat Southern Methodist University 18-15 last Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium were cheering …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces once again to react to a marvelous first week of NFL action. The duo highlight the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles winning in Brazil against the Green Bay Packers, the New England Patriots …

Zavion Thomas 0 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. LSU football notched its first win of the 2024 campaign when it met Nicholls State on Saturday night. The Tigers got off to a slow start, but a strong third quarter created distance and …

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson sacks Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter of the Rams’ 26-20 loss Sunday night at Ford Field. (David Dermer / Associated Press) A remade Rams defense played the Detroit Lions tough through four quarters on Sunday night. But they could not stop the Lions in overtime. Jared Goff drove his team 70 …

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) scores on a 54-yard touchdown run against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 42-16. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Week 2 of the college football season certainly didn’t disappoint with the Texas Longhorns blowing out Michigan in Ann Arbor, No. 5 Notre …

DETROIT — They say humans have inhabited this area for about 11,000 years, but it wasn’t until Sunday that any of them — from the tailgates of Eastern Market to the bars of Corktown — could stare into a fresh NFL season and utter, with both a straight face and reasonable confidence, the following words. Super. Bowl. The Detroit Lions …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari reviews Michigan State football’s 27-24 win at Maryland to open Big Ten play and looks ahead to the Spartans’ return to nonconference action against Prairie View A&M. Next up for the Spartans: Prairie View A&M Panthers Matchup: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1). Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan …