Justin Fields, Matt Eberflus headline Bears questions to answer in final seven games originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Eleven weeks ago, the Bears entered the season with big expectations. After an offseason of moves to help quarterback Justin Fields take the Year 3 leap. The overhype cup runneth over. Almost three months later, the Bears enter Week 11 at …

LSU’s coaching staff is hard at work on the 2026 recruiting class. The coaching staff recently took a trip to New Orleans to check out one of the most talented receivers in the class. Before they left, that player had a scholarship offer. Jakai Anderson is a 6-foot, 160-pound wide receiver from New Orleans, Louisiana where he plays for McDonogh …

Giants running back Saquon Barkley was spotted getting his ankle taped during last Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys and he said at a Thursday press conference that it’s just part of continuing to deal with the high-ankle sprain that kept him out earlier this season. Barkley was then asked if he thought there was a point where it would be …

Nick Saban will lead the 2023 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team onto the field of Bryant-Denny Stadium for the final time on Saturday against the Chattanooga Mocs. Due to the tremendous improvements made by this team throughout the season, you could make the argument that this is one of Coach Saban’s best coaching jobs in his tenure …

The bye week did Jalen Hurts and his ailing knee some good originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The bye week apparently did Jalen Hurts and his ailing left knee some good. After the Eagles’ 28-23 win over the Cowboys in Week 9, Hurts said that selfishly the Eagles’ bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. And as …

Nebraska’s 2024 recruiting class added an in-state walk-on on Wednesday afternoon. Ethan Duda is a tight end/outside linebacker from Elkhorn South High School. For the season, Duda has 19 catches for 259 yards and four touchdowns. As a linebacker, he has 46 tackles, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery. The 6-5, 220-pound recruit committed to Air Force back in July …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 17, 2023, 07:05 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. As we head to Thanksgiving — the NHL’s typical barometer for whether a team is well-positioned for a playoff berth or not — there have been plenty of surprises around the NHL. Behind the scenes, teams have been working the phones getting a gauge of …

How Cam Jurgens worked to fend of sea barnacles while on IR originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles right guard Cam Jurgens has spent the last five weeks on Injured Reserve with a foot injury. But if you were able to sneak a peek into the Eagles’ offensive line meeting room you definitely wouldn’t have known. Jurgens on Thursday …

WISCONSIN (5-5, 3-4 BIG TEN) VS. NEBRASKA (5-5, 3-4) When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Where: Camp Randall Stadium. TV: NBC with Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analysis) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline). Radio: FM-97.3 and AM-920 in Milwaukee and a state network with Matt Lepay (play-by-play), Mark Tauscher (analysis) and Patrick Herb (sideline). Line: Wisconsin by 6½. Series: Wisconsin leads, 12-4, including …

Burrow was back on the sideline after half-time but did not return to the game Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was unable to finish his side’s defeat against the Baltimore Ravens after picking up a wrist injury. The 26-year-old left the field with five minutes left in the second quarter of the Bengals’ 34-20 loss on Thursday. Burrow bent over …

As the 2023 college football season nears the finish line, the number of opportunities to radically alter the national championship picture as we know it is growing vanishingly small. There aren’t likely to be many true surprises on the Week 12 schedule, but there should be some games worth watching just the same. We’ll rate our top six choices, with …

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow wound up with the more serious injury, but he wasn’t the only quarterback to spend time with medical personnel on Thursday night. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson visited the sideline medical tent to get his ankle checked out after being tackled by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson in the first quarter. It was a brief check and Jackson …

The Washington State Cougars and Colorado Buffaloes will square off for the first time since 2019 when the Pac-12 foes play on Friday. Washington State hosts the matchup Gesa Field in Pullman, and the Cougars have won three straight against the Buffaloes. Washington State is 4-6 overall and 3-2 at home this season, though the Cougars have lost six straight …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. There have been some significant surprises during the 2023-24 NHL season thus far: the Edmonton Oilers being the first team to fire its head coach (thanks to hanging out near the bottom of the standings); the Vegas Golden Knights encountering anything …

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Joe Burrow shook his head, screamed and jogged to the locker room because the pain in his right wrist wouldn’t allow him to throw a football on the sideline. Another week in the NFL, another injured quarterback. Burrow is …