Ohio State Football is almost here. In just under 24 hours, the Buckeyes will make their return to the field against the Indiana Hoosiers. This year’s version has plenty of questions, but there is no doubt that this Ohio State team is as talented as any other school in the country. The quarterback has been named, another top-5 recruiting class …

Brock Purdy’s ascent from last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft to entrenched starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers has few parallels in sports — except maybe in the NBA, where Austin Reaves has undergone a similar rise over the past two seasons from undrafted to perhaps the most important player on the Los Angeles Lakers not named LeBron …

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Kyle Van Noy looks on before a game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Van Noy became a free agent in the offseason and is among 20 former NFL players with Utah ties who has yet to land a deal for the 2023 season. | Kyusung Gong, Associated Press With the …

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is imploring fellow All-Pro Chris Jones to end his holdout, which the defensive tackle has carried through training camp and right into the preparations for Kansas City’s opener next week against the Detroit Lions. On his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, the Chiefs tight end immediately contorted his …

Who’s Playing Nevada Wolf Pack @ No. 6 USC Trojans Current Records: Nevada 0-0, USC 1-0 How To Watch When: Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. ETWhere: United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — Los Angeles, CaliforniaTV: Pac 12 NetworksFollow: CBS Sports App What to Know The USC Trojans will host the Nevada Wolf Pack to start their respective 2023 …

New England Patriots rookie wide receiver Demario Douglas has been generating buzz over the course of the preseason, and now, it’s reaching the mainstream media level. During an appearance on “Good Morning Football,” Peter Schrager recently listed Douglas as one of his top-10 breakout players of the year. Douglas’ emergence as a legitimate offensive weapon has been one of the …

The Seattle Seahawks won’t have safety Jamal Adams back in time for the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, head coach Pete Carroll told a Seattle radio station on Friday. Speaking on 93.3 KJR-FM, Carroll said Adams won’t be ready for Week 1 as he continues his recovery from a torn quadriceps tendon suffered in the 2022 season opener. …

A part of new rules in Big Ten football, schools must release an availability report two hours before their scheduled gametime. Ahead of MSU’s game against Central Michigan the Spartans have released who will be out and who will be questionable for their game against the Chippewas. You can view the list via Twitter: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like …

USA Today The Detroit Lions have no plans to break up the band anytime soon. Fresh off the franchise’s best season in years, and with high expectations for the upcoming 2023 campaign, the Lions have begun talks to ensure the team’s core remains intact. Detroit general manager Brad Holmes confirmed on Friday the team has initiated talks with quarterback Jared …

After wearing No. 84 during the preseason, Jalin Hyatt was looking for a new number as enters his first NFL regular season. Hyatt’s number in college (11) was retired by the team in honor of Phil Simms, so Hyatt chose the No. 13, which was the same number Odell Beckham Jr. donned during his notable tenure with New York.  “There’s …

The wait is finally over and the time has arrived. The first full Saturday of the 2023 college football season is upon us, and it is loaded with high-profile games from noon through midnight. So settle in, grab your refreshments and let’s get the chaos started on the right note.  Five ranked teams will tee it up at noon ET, including …

The Denver Broncos swapped players on the practice squad Friday. The Broncos signed inside linebacker Ben Niemann, who had a free agent with the team on Thursday. To make room for Niemann on the 17-player practice squad, Denver wide receiver Michael Bandy. The Broncos still only have four receivers on the 53-man roster and the team now has just three …

Most of the games in the Pac-12 in Week 1 are not that hard to predict, at least on paper. Washington is a heavy favorite against Boise State at home. Oregon, USC, and Arizona are playing cupcakes. Colorado is a massive underdog at TCU. UCLA is supposed to beat Coastal Carolina. If there is real intrigue and uncertainty surrounding Pac-12 …

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has worn jersey No. 28 in his four seasons in the NFL. He wanted to switch to his college number of 8 last season until he learned he would owe the NFL $3.5 million for the remaining inventory of Jacobs’ 28 jerseys. “So I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not going to do that,’” Jacobs said, …

SMU football is set to have a seat in a major NCAA conference for the first time in nearly three decades after the ACC accepted the Mustangs, along with Cal and Stanford, as expansion members in time for the 2024-25 academic year. The addition of those schools, approved by ACC members Friday in a 12-3 vote, puts SMU back on …