Houston Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman was suspended for three games due to “repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players,” the NFL announced Tuesday. Perryman, who was fined $66,666 for unnecessary roughness in Week 2, drew an unnecessary roughness foul in Week 10 after a healmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase. His …

Notre Dame football has put together some very impressive recruiting classes so far during head coach Marcus Freeman’s tenure. It’s something that the Irish have sorely missed out in during his previous predecessors regimes, a sign of changing times in South Bend. Illinois 2025 defensive lineman / linebacker Chris Burgess has recently visited South Bend in September and let everyone …

The NFL has been scheduling bye weeks since 1990 and after 33 years, I think we can finally hand out the award for best bye week ever and that award goes to Travis Kelce.  I don’t necessarily know what qualifies as the best bye week ever, but I feel like taking a three-day trip to Argentina has to be on …

USATSI After the Bills’ “inexcusable” 24-22 loss to the Broncos on Monday night, coach Sean McDermott didn’t rule out making significant changes to the team. A day later, he’s acted aggressively, dismissing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, as the team announced. Dorsey, 42, was just one-and-a-half seasons into his job as Bills OC, guiding the No. 2-ranked offense in his 2022 debut. …

The fans in Beaver Stadium demanded a head on a pike. On Sunday, they received one. Penn State fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich after another disappointing performance from the Penn State offense against one of the two teams the program hasn’t been able to conquer in recent years. After looking hapless and ineffective in a loss against Ohio State a …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer The Buffalo Bills, a team expected to finally compete for a Super Bowl this season, are now dealing with questions regarding direction and leadership after a last-second loss at home to the Denver Broncos on Monday night. In the stunning 24-22 defeat, Buffalo turned the ball over four times, including three times by quarterback Josh …

Florio: Why trading Belichick is the most likely path for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston As the New England Patriots continue to lose games, Bill Belichick tenure as head coach is growing more tenuous. But two questions are still unclear: If the Patriots decide to move on from Belichick, when will they make that decision, and how will …

C.J. Stroud has entered the MVP chat. No, seriously. He has. After orchestrating a brilliant last-minute touchdown drive to beat the Buccaneers at home in Week 9, the Texans rookie upgraded that performance to a dazzling 350-plus yard effort on the road to beat the Bengals on a last-second field goal.  Meanwhile, Brock Purdy got back to his normal ways …

Walclaire Flynn.jpg Offensive lineman Waltclaire Flynn (Loganville, Georgia/ Grayson High School), the University of Central Florida commit, will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road …

Like a golfer who hits a bad drive, the Bengals are used to having to make recovery shots. For a second straight year, Cincinnati is 5-4 after nine games following this past Sunday’s loss to the Texans. The Bengals ended last year on a 12-game winning streak, and they’ll look to create similar magic now, starting Thursday night against the …

Each week, we identify a collection of priority fantasy football pickups available in at least 50% of Yahoo leagues and approved for use. If you have roster needs, we have solutions. Running backs Keaton Mitchell, Baltimore Ravens (47% rostered) It’s not often that we beseech you to do anything around here, but we are now officially and urgently beseeching you …

Nov. 14—Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. CHAMPAIGN — The question is timely and obvious: Who will start at quarterback for Illinois when it plays this Saturday at Iowa? But you are going to have to wait to find out. If it is not John Paddock, he will make football history as the first …

Week 10 was one for the ages in the NFL, highlighted by six games ending on field goals with no time remaining for the first time in NFL history, including Monday night’s wild Broncos win over the Bills. This also sets up a frantic playoff race in the AFC, where 11 teams are .500 or better and the No. 7 …

The Week 11 NFL schedule kicks off with Thursday Night Football as the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals in a key AFC North showdown at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens (7-3) lead a tight division race by a half-game over the Steelers and Browns (both 6-3). Last Sunday, Baltimore blew a 14-point lead at home to lose to Cleveland, …

USATSI A tighter-than-expected win over Virginia on Thursday night is still a win, which means that Louisville draws one step closer to clinching a spot in the ACC Championship Game against Florida State. On Sunday, it meant the Cardinals also entered the AP top 10 for the first time since Lamar Jackson’s Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2016. Jeff Brohm’s Cardinals …