The debate rages on: Who is No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-133? The question isn’t any easier to answer even after Michigan passed its first legitimate test of the regular season with a 24-15 win against Penn State. That’s because Georgia followed with a dominant blowout of Mississippi that saw the Bulldogs look the part of …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class on Monday night in Toronto with one of the most goalie-heavy groups ever to be inducted. NHL netminders Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon all made the Hall of Fame. Center Pierre Turgeon joins them …

Creating opportunities to win a game against the Raiders wasn’t the Jets’ problem on Sunday night. The problem was capitalizing on them. A Josh Jacobs fumble with under six minutes to play left the Jets with a golden chance to drive for a go-ahead touchdown and they moved the ball into the red zone before Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane picked …

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football’s 24-15 win over Penn State and what’s ahead for the Wolverines in their final road game at Maryland in College Park on Saturday: Three things we learned STOCK WATCH: Blake Corum to be missed, Donovan Edwards finally gets free Michigan can still run the ball: U-M was …

Kittle impressed with Purdy’s response to adversity in 49ers’ win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 49ers’ 34-3 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Stadium was a bounce-back game for quarterback Brock Purdy. And his outstanding performance did not surprise teammate George Kittle one bit. Purdy had a nearly perfect game, completing …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Looking back at Michigan State football’s 38-3 loss at Ohio State and looking ahead to the Spartans’ final road game of the season Saturday at Indiana. Three things we learned Not close: Interim coach Harlon Barnett said “we got a ways to go” to catch up with the Buckeyes, the third top-10 opponent the Spartans have faced …

So far, Sunday’s game between the Raiders and Jets has gone just about how you’d expect. It’s been five field goals in the first two quarters, with New York leading Las Vegas 9-6 at halftime. The Jets had a chance to take a bigger lead early on in the second quarter when quarterback Zach Wilson scrambled on third-and-7 and initially …

After another offensive performance that lacked explosion creativity, leading to a 24-15 loss to Michigan on Saturday, Penn State head coach James Franklin reiterated that the offense must get better. Not even 24 hours after the defeat, it was announced by Penn State that offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich was relieved of his duties early Sunday afternoon. Penn …

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy rolled out to his left and then released his pass right, directing it toward a trafficky middle of the end zone. The ball sailed above tight end George Kittle’s head, inches from not one but two Jacksonville Jaguars defenders. Niners receiver Brandon Aiyuk jumped and caught the ball for a touchdown as San Francisco …

Nov. 13—Following Saturday’s 49-21 loss to No. 8 Alabama, the Kentucky football team is now looking to avoid a pitfall that has proved costly for the Wildcats in recent years: Letting losses carry over to the following week. It happened earlier this season, when UK’s 51-13 setback at top-ranked Georgia on Oct. 7 rolled over into a 38-21 home loss …

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown that completed a huge 11-catch, 175-yard, two-touchdown game. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (Robert Gauthier via Getty Images) For so much of the football season, fantasy managers have been asking where the scoring had gone. Well, apparently, points were being saved for Lions at Chargers in Week …

Photograph: Dustin Safranek/USA Today Sports Texas A&M University fired football coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, amid his latest disappointing season. The axing is richly deserved. The money Fisher will get not to work is not. In late 2017, A&M poached Fisher – who had won a national championship at Florida State in 2013 – from FSU with a 10-year, $75m, …

The Giants’ offensive struggles continued in Sunday’s embarrassing 49-17 loss to the division rival Cowboys. Quarterback Tommy Devito made his first career start against the loaded Dallas defense, and things went about as expected. The play calling was shaky, the offensive line was brutal, and the rookie didn’t receive much help. “It’s tough,” Devito said postgame. “You put a lot …

Rutgers football lost its game against Iowa, but now the Scarlet Knights are hoping they haven’t lost a couple of big contributors for an extended period of time. Wide receiver JaQuae Jackson suffered an injury early in Rutgers’ 22-0 loss to Iowa Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, while cornerback Robert Longerbeam, who’s been having a stellar season, left the game in …

Matt Ammendola gets a hero’s sendoff from his Texans teammates after delivering the game-winning kick against the Bengals. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) (Dylan Buell via Getty Images) There was some serious drama in the NFL on Sunday. When it came down to crunch time, kickers delivered in record fashion. Five games came down to field-goal attempts in their final seconds. Kickers …