Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was fined by the NFL for an illegal hit on Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. The league announced today that Donald has been fined $16,391 for the hit. Donald’s hit on Smith came with 13:04 remaining in the second quarter. (It was not the same play on which Smith screamed “Oh my God!” when he saw …

Barry Sanders, nearly 25 years after playing his final snap for the Lions, has received one of the highest honors a former player can get from his team. On Saturday, the Lions unveiled a bronze statue of the Hall of Fame running back. Sanders is the first former Lions player to be given such an honor.  For a generation of …

It would have been nice, but it’s understandable that ESPN College Gameday has passed on Eugene next week in favor of a Top-10 showdown. With Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes being one of the top sports stories, the upstart Buffs will begin Pac-12 at Oregon, which will surely be their toughest test to date. Instead, the GameDay crew will …

The Jets have officially made Tim Boyle their No. 2 quarterback for Sunday. Boyle was called up from the practice squad to the active roster this afternoon. He’ll back up Zach Wilson on Sunday against the Cowboys. Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on Monday night, leaving Wilson as the Jets’ starter by default because he was the only other quarterback …

The return of the Rocky Mountain Showdown headlines on Saturday in Week 3 as No. 18 Colorado plays host to in-state rival Colorado State. Saturday’s matchup marks the first meeting between the two neighbors since 2019 despite the two schools being within an hour’s drive of each other. This game also marks the first on-campus battle between the two since …

NFL fines 49ers’ Lenoir for Week 1 late hit vs. Steelers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir committed two penalties in the 49ers’ Week 1 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and one of them turned out to be costly. The NFL fined Lenoir $5,618 for a late hit on Steelers running back Najee Harris at the …

Georgia is 3-0 after outscoring South Carolina 21-0 in the second half on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) No. 1 Georgia overcame a sluggish start to put South Carolina away in the second half on Saturday. The Bulldogs beat the Gamecocks 24-14 thanks to 21 unanswered points in the final two quarters. The Gamecocks scored a late touchdown in the second …

49ers elevate CB Tre Swilling from practice squad for Rams game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers on Saturday elevated practice-squad cornerback Tre Swilling to be available to play Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams. Swilling was not promoted to the 49ers’ 53-man roster, but he will take the roster spot that was …

USATSI The 2023 college football on CBS Sports Network is ready for another big round of contests with four games on Saturday. The action started with a bang Friday night when Air Force defeated Utah State 39-21. Coverage continues with a Saturday quadruple-header, starting at noon and running all the way into the early hours of Sunday.   Liberty improved to 3-0 with a 55-27 …

49ers QB Purdy developing aggressive approach to scrambling originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy is not afraid to take off and pick up extra yards with his feet if a play breaks down. Purdy scrambled three times for a total of 20 rushing yards in the 49ers’ Week 1 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a key …

Notre Dame football improved to 4-0 on the 2023 season, defeating Central Michigan in South Bend by a score of 41-17. The Irish once again put up a ton of points, while allowing much less and cruising to a victory. It wasn’t just a bunch of touchdowns and turnovers that helped Notre Dame get the win, there were some smaller …

USATSI Brian Burns wants a new contract from the Carolina Panthers, yet doesn’t want that weighing on his mind over the course of the season. Once Week 1 kicked off, Burns put contract talks with the Panthers on pause.  “We haven’t really been in talks,” Burns said, via ESPN. “I told them once the season started I’m all about ball. …

No. 1 Georgia is looking to win its third-consecutive national title this season and that journey continues Saturday when it starts SEC play at home Between The Hedges against South Carolina. The Bulldogs haven’t been challenged so far in their 2-0 start, winning their first two games by a combined score of 93-10, but the dangerous Gamecocks showed themselves to …

The officials didn’t see a penalty on the Jets’ game-winning touchdown in overtime on Monday night. The league’s disciplinary department did. Jets linebacker Chazz Surratt was fined $4,833 for tripping Bills tight end Quintin Morris on Xavier Gipson’s game-winning punt return. Former NFL referee John Parry said on the ESPN broadcast that Surratt should have been flagged. If he had …

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana football coach Tom Allen knows what play the Hoosiers fanbase will be talking about in the coming days. Allen’s team had a chance to tie the game in the final minutes of a 21-14 loss to Louisville on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, but came up empty-handed at the goal line. Indiana needed less than a yard …