Sep. 8—COLUMBUS — File this under things you didn’t expect to hear. After Ohio State’s 56-0 win over Western Michigan on Saturday Ohio State quarterback Will Howard said he gets a bigger thrill from running for a touchdown than passing for a touchdown. Howard passed for one touchdown and ran for his first touchdown in an Ohio State uniform on …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 08: Puka Nacua #17 of the Los Angeles Rams runs after a catch against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 08, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Puka Nacua left Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions with a knee injury. The Los Angeles Rams receiver appeared …

The Dallas Cowboys steamrolled the Cleveland Browns 33-17 on Wednesday behind a dominant all-around effort, including stellar play from quarterback Dak Prescott just hours after he signed a record four-year contract extension with Dallas worth up to $240 million.  The new highest-paid player in NFL history completed 19 of his 32 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown against a …

Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) runs for a touchdown as Utah and Baylor play at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, September 7, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Utah defeated Baylor 23-12 on Saturday, improving to 2-0 on the season. Utah led 23-0 in the second quarter before Cam Rising exited with a finger …

NFL Week 1 Sunday winners and losers: Sam Darnold and Josh Allen shine, Bryce Young and Deshaun Watson fall originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL season is off and running. After a pair of exciting games on Thursday and Friday to kick off the season, the rest of the league got things going on the first football …

. They are just going to keep being unserious, aren’t they? Voters in the US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports, somehow put the Oregon Ducks five spots ahead of the USC Trojans. The latest poll after Week 2 came out on Sunday. A week ago, USC was eight spots behind Oregon even though the Trojans beat LSU …

Tight end Jake Ferguson’s left knee injury was one of the few negative developments for the Cowboys on Sunday. Ferguson left their 33-17 road win over the Browns with a knee injury and he’ll be having tests on it when the team returns to Dallas. Ferguson said, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, that he is going to …

BYU Cougars defensive lineman Fisher Jackson (53) knocks down a Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Andrew Peasley (6) as BYU and Wyoming play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. BYU won 38-24. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Just before BYU beat Wyoming 38-24 in Provo on Sept. 24, 2022, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told the …

The Giants came out completely flat during an extremely ugly season opener and they were embarrassed by the Minnesota Vikings, 28-6, on their home turf. Believe it or not, Big Blue was in this game at one point, and it looked like their defense had come up with a big third down stop during in the second quarter but a …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the state of the Wolverines after their loss to Texas and what to expect from Michigan for the rest of the season. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, …

Jayden Daniels didn’t look much like the quarterback that electrified college football last season and won a Heisman Trophy. For such an exciting player, what we saw in his NFL debut was pretty dull. The Washington Commanders got little going on offense, but that was partially due to a hyper conservative game plan. Daniels looked like a rookie in his …

First it was a flip, then a bigger loss 24 hours later. The sky is all but falling for Florida State on the football field, following an 0-2 start in which Mike Norvell’s program was favored in each contest, and now recruiting has officially downshifted toward defections. FACT OR FICTION: Billy Napier can turn things around at Florida CLASS OF …

Caleb Williams vows to ‘be better,’ and Bears have already shown they are built to help him rise originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago CHICAGO — Caleb Williams spent all summer beating his head against a brick wall known as the Bears’ defense, so he could feel it coming during the fourth quarter Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. The Bears …

Sep. 8—A grade card on Ohio State’s resounding 56-0 win over Western Michigan: OFFENSE: A Ohio State’s offense made it clear there would be no repeat of what was called a slow start in its season opener against Akron when it scored 21 points in the first 16 minutes against Western Michigan and kept going from there until it had …

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys dominated the Browns in their season opener. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images) CLEVELAND – A Dallas Cowboys team energized by Dak Prescott’s contract extension raced to an early lead against the Cleveland Browns in their season opener. With contributions from a Prescott-led offense, a sack-happy defense and a touchdown-scoring special teams unit, the Cowboys never lost their …