USATSI USC is hiring North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz as its linebackers coach, Trojans coach Lincoln Riley announced Sunday. Entz spent the past five years leading the Bison, amassing a 60-10 record and winning the FCS national title in 2019 and 2021.  The move marks an outside-the-box hire for Riley and new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn as the …

Getty Images Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell stuck with Josh Dobbs as his starting quarterback against the Raiders, but only after entertaining a change during the preceding bye week. Three-and-a-half quarters into Sunday’s game, O’Connell finally pulled the plug, benching Dobbs in favor of backup Nick Mullens amid a scoreless matchup with Las Vegas. Dobbs, who briefly captivated the NFL during his …

The last time the NFL has two scoreless games at halftime, the playoff field wasn’t even at 12 teams yet. Four of the league’s current franchises didn’t even exist.  The Houston Texans and New York Jets had a scoreless first half on Sunday, as did the Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders. This was the first time two teams were …

Despite being benched for the Week 3 game in 2023 against South Florida, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe came back and proved to the nation that he was the right choice to be the Tide’s starter. Now, his name is in the Heisman Trophy conversation for 2024. Though there was a three-man competition for the starting job heading into the season, …

There was some tumult among Chiefs defenders on the sideline after a Bills field goal extended their lead to 10 points, but the offense put Kansas City right back into Sunday’s game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice for a four-yard touchdown to cap a nine-play, 75-yard drive. Harrison Butker’s extra point cut Buffalo’s lead to 17-14 …

The latest wave of NFL action has ushered in plenty of entertainment. The Rams and Ravens went to overtime, where a walk-off punt return helped keep a particular team in good standing for the playoff race. Joe Flacco threw three touchdowns to build upon his rapidly forming Browns legacy. And the Bears didn’t just hang with the Lions this time; …

A local product from the Panhandle is headed to home base to join the Texas Tech football team. Arizona State transfer Jalin Conyers announced on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday that he has committed to the Red Raiders. Conyers is a native of Gruver who began his collegiate career at Oklahoma before playing the last three …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 14 grades! If we learned one thing on Sunday, it’s that you can go from watching football at your mom’s house to winning an NFL game in just a matter of weeks. Three weeks ago, Joe Flacco was watching NFL games at his mom’s house. This week, I’m guessing everyone at his mom’s house …

Getty Images The Vikings finally got Justin Jefferson back in the lineup on Sunday, with the star wide receiver returning from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring injury. But he managed just two catches against the Raiders before exiting again, this time with a chest injury. The Vikings officially ruled the All-Pro out at halftime and said he was …

One of the most impressive recruiting weekends in Colorado football history got even better on Sunday as 2024 four-star wide receiver Dre’lon Miller announced his commitment. Miller, who visited Boulder earlier this month, is the No. 13 ranked wide receiver in his class, according to the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot, 190-pound blue-chip receiver from Texas also had LSU, USC and …

Another weekend, another full slate of NFL action. Unfortunately, the highlights don’t always come without a cost, and Week 14 has been no exception, with several big names exiting due to injury. Below you’ll find a roundup of the most notable players to leave Sunday’s games, with notes on their replacements and respective game statuses: QB Justin Herbert (finger): The …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has played much of the season with a fractured left finger. He hurt a right finger Sunday. Herbert was shaking his right hand after a hit from Zach Allen on a fourth-down incompletion with 3:11 left in the second quarter. He went into the training room, and backup Easton Stick replaced him when the Chargers got …

Dec. 10—MOSCOW — Two years ago, when I was still the Idaho beat writer, watching the Vandals get blasted by Eastern Washington by 50 points on the red turf in an October game in Cheney, I never would’ve guessed a couple years later UI would still be playing games in December. But as the cliche goes, all good things must …

Another weekend, another full slate of NFL action. Unfortunately, the highlights don’t always come without a cost, and Week 14 has been no exception, with several big names exiting due to injury. Below you’ll find a roundup of the most notable players to leave Sunday’s games, with notes on their replacements and respective game statuses: QB Justin Herbert (finger): The …

Getty Images The Vikings finally got Justin Jefferson back in the lineup on Sunday, with the star wide receiver returning from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring injury. But he managed just two catches against the Raiders before exiting again, this time with a chest injury. Jefferson moved the chains on both early-game catches, but on the second reception, …