The 12-team College Football Playoff era is here at least, but will Mike Gundy coach the Oklahoma State Cowboys to their first playoff trip in 2024? And how about Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners? Can OU survive its first season in the SEC and end a five-year playoff drought? Here’s how The Oklahoman sports department projects the 2024 season …

One year ago, the Houston Texans were thought to be one of the worst teams in football. However, entering the upcoming 2024 season, they are viewed as a Super Bowl dark horse. It appears the Texans brass hit on DeMeco Ryans as a head coach, and then drafted the eventual 2023 Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year in C.J. …

49ers sign ‘special talent’ Aiyuk to four-year contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk finally put pen to paper on a brand new four-year 49ers contract extension. The 49ers announced Friday the 26-year-old wide receiver signed a deal that keeps him with San Francisco through the 2028 NFL season. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo …

Most players would jump at the chance to play with Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. That wasn’t the case, however, for Josh Jacobs, the former Raiders running back who was apparently pursued by the Chiefs in free agency before he signed with the Green Bay Packers.  So, why didn’t Jacobs want to play for the …

The 2024 college football season has already delivered dramatic moments, heroic performance and some upsets, and Week 1 isn’t even close to complete. Now, as the first full Saturday of action arrives, fans have a full day’s worth of games to consume. Among those games are a handful of marquee matchups carrying high stakes early in the season. Up first …

Kittle ‘very happy’ Aiyuk staying with 49ers, reveals advice he gave originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 49ers fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when Brandon Aiyuk and the team agreed on a four-year, $120 million contract extension with $76 million guaranteed. The long-awaited news was music to George Kittle’s ears as well. “I’m really happy,” the 49ers tight end told …

Gator fans hope to get autographs from players and coaches exited the bus during Gator Walk at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 25, 2023 befoe the game against the Florida State Seminoles. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] The start of a new college football season means fans are brimming with expectations — both good and bad — …

Brandon Aiyuk is going nowhere. After an offseason filled with uncertainty surrounding the All-Pro wideout’s future, Aiyuk has decided to remain with the San Francisco 49ers by signing a four-year contract extension, the franchise announced Friday. CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports his new contract is worth $120 million. Aiyuk receives $76 million guaranteed with this new deal, and the …

USATSI Persistence has paid off for Cameron Dicker. Dicker, the Chargers kicker who went undrafted two years ago, has agreed to a four-year, $22.004 million extension that includes $12.5 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.  The deal makes Dicker the NFL’s fifth highest-paid kicker, just ahead of the Bengals’ Evan McPherson (who recently signed an extension) and the Giants’ Graham Gano. He …

. Notre Dame travels to College Station to start the 2024 season at Texas A&M in a matchup between two Top 25 teams. The Fighting Irish are ranked No. 7 while the Aggies are ranked No. 20. Both teams have College Football Playoff hopes, and a victory to start the season will obviously bolster each teams’ case. Here are the …

Kansas City will have newly acquired JuJu Smith-Schuster and Samaje Perine but not wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown when they play Baltimore on Thursday night in an AFC title game rematch that opens the NFL season. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday that Smith-Schuster and Perine should be able to pick up enough of the playbook in time to help …

How might Patriots handle Maye as rookie? Here’s what recent history says originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots drafted Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to help the franchise return to prominence. But that pursuit won’t begin with Week 1 of the regular season. The Patriots announced Thursday that veteran …

CBS Sports Network kicks off its 2024 college football season coverage with three games featuring service academy schools.  Army opens its season against Lehigh on Friday. The Black Knights are heavy favorites as they try to end a recent postseason drought. This will also mark Army’s first game as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The program found …

Hoyer recalls great Mahomes story while detailing Maye’s role as QB2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye won’t be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback when they open the season against the Cincinnati Bengals next Sunday. But there are still ways the rookie can showcase his talents behind the scenes. Just ask longtime NFL quarterback Brian Hoyer, who …

The UTEP football team is set to start a new era under coach Scotty Walden at Nebrsaka, which is expecting its 397th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Nebraska is a 27.5-point favorite as it begins a second season of huge expectations under coach Matt Rhule. Both teams are coming off losing seasons and looking to snap a bowl …