Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) runs with the ball against the Southern California Trojans during the second quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports For the fifth season in a row, the LSU Tigers lost their season-opening game. The Tigers had a 17-13 lead entering the fourth quarter …

Eagles-Packers player matchups to watch in Week 1 in Brazil originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia SÃO PAULO — The Eagles and Packers will kick off their 2024 seasons at Corinthians Arena in Brazil on Friday night. This is a game between two real contenders in the NFC. The Eagles have the third-shortest odds to win the NFC at +500 …

Churchill’s Ceville Pasi takes the ball from Churchill’s Lucas Gansen as the Marist Catholic Spartans host the Churchill Lancers Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 at Marist Catholic High School in Eugene, Ore. The Oregon high school football season is in full swing throughout the state, with the first full schedule of games taking place this week. Here are 10 of the …

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh likes to employ a fullback in his offense, but no fullbacks made the 53-player regular-season roster. Instead, defensive lineman Scott Matlock will be filling the role. The Chargers have published their Week One depth chart, which shows the 6-foot-4, 296-pound Matlock as their starting fullback as well as a backup interior defensive lineman. A 2023 …

Tale of tape The first week of the college football season isn’t always the best as far as figuring out statistical matchups. It’s more confusing when you realize Notre Dame’s rushing numbers and passing numbers weren’t even in the same league as each other. As impressive as the Irish’s offense was against Texas A&M, it didn’t put up flashy numbers, …

The Chargers feel as if coach Jim Harbaugh is pointing them in the right direction. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Even after listening to Jim Harbaugh speak throughout the Chargers’ training camp, edge rusher Khalil Mack still can’t figure how his new coach’s brain is wired. Whenever Harbaugh is talking, Mack has no idea what he’s about to …

ESPN’s “College GameDay” returns Sept. 7 for a highly-anticipated SEC/Big Ten showdown that highlights Week 2 of college football. The broadcasters announced during last week’s broadcast from College Station, Texas, that the popular pre-game show will move to Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for one of the most consequential non-conference games this season between Michigan and Texas at Michigan …

Rams coach Sean McVay does not have Aaron Donald to lean on anymore. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) He’s out there, looming, hovering … watching? One of the keys to the Rams 2024 season hangs over their heads like wispy smoke from a distant fire, present but absent, here but gone. They are Super Bowl contenders without him. …

EAST LANSING – With the advantage of hindsight from his play-calling debut with Michigan State football, Brian Lindgren yanked away some of the blame from his young quarterback who took it on the chin after a dicey debut. With that said, the Spartans’ new offensive coordinator has no regrets about letting Aidan Chiles unleash the deep balls he threw early …

Mike McCarthy said this week that he has a 21-game plan for the Cowboys, laying it out in a team meeting as he does before every season. That plan might have to come to fruition for the coach to return for a sixth season in Dallas. The Cowboys didn’t fire McCarthy after last season’s postseason fiasco, a 48-32 home loss …

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Nebraska Cornhuskers started their 2024 season this past weekend with a 40-7 win over the UTEP Miners. The Huskers are now five wins away from bowl eligibility, but that hasn’t stopped the fans and media from looking ahead, and the latest bowl projections show the Huskers facing a premier ACC program in the postseason. In …

The Panthers have let go of a veteran linebacker. Carolina announced on Tuesday that the club has released K’Lavon Chaisson. Chaisson, 25, was the Jaguars’ No. 20 overall pick out of LSU in 2020. But he has not lived up to that level of production, registering just 5.0 sacks with 11 tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits in 57 …

The SEC’s most significant football game Saturday will be between defending national champion Michigan and Texas — two top-10 teams. But Tennessee vs. NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, might be the best game on the undercard – unless, of course, you find an actual conference game (South Carolina vs. Kentucky) irresistible. I don’t have any doubts about either the …

Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall has returned to the 49ers facility after being shot in the chest on Saturday and he’s expected back on the field this season as well. 49ers General Manager John Lynch discussed Pearsall’s condition at a press conference on Tuesday and said that it was “nothing short of miraculous” that Pearsall emerged from the shooting in such …

Josh Heupel played a clip from Tennessee football’s win against Chattanooga in a team meeting this week. The Vols coach didn’t choose a touchdown or a hefty hit to show his team. He showed wide receiver Nathan Leacock sprinting more than 60 yards to tackle a Chattanooga defender following a fourth-quarter interception. “That shows you what type of culture you’ve …