Running back Josh Jacobs is set to make his Packers debut next Friday in Brazil, but there was a chance he could have kicked off his 2024 season one day earlier. Jacobs told Dan Pompei of TheAthletic.com that he didn’t “really didn’t want to up and move” as a free agent this offseason, but that the Raiders made it clear …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has issued 44,000 tickets for the team’s season-opener against FIU as of Thursday night, according to athletic director Scott Dolson. IU’s Memorial Stadium seats 52,626 fans. That’s a sharp increase from where that number was at comparable times in recent seasons. Dolson said the department had issued around 36,000 tickets during the week of the game in …

Quarterback Mike White’s 2022 run with the Jets included a particularly painful game against the Bills. He got hit hard, multiple times by multiple players. One hit in particular was on his mind when he spoke to reporters for the first time as a member of Buffalo’s practice squad. “I just can’t be locker room mates with Matt Milano,” White …

Who’s Playing New Mexico Lobos @ No. 21 Arizona Wildcats Current Records: New Mexico 0-1, Arizona 0-0 How To Watch When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. ETWhere: Arizona Stadium — Tucson, ArizonaTV: ESPNFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The New Mexico Lobos will start their season against the Arizona Wildcats. Kickoff is scheduled at 10:30 p.m. …

The NFL announced two additions to the league’s Competition Committee on Friday. Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles and 49ers General Manager John Lynch have been added to the group. The Competition Committee reviews all competitive aspects of the sport, including, per the league, “playing rules, roster regulations, technology, game-day operations and player protection.” Of those areas, the one that draws …

EVANSVILLE — How about that for a crazy night of high school football? Week 2 is in the books across Southwestern Indiana with a few notable results to discuss. Both West Side programs are 2-0. How about Central getting back in the win column? And what do we make of the No. 1 team in Class 3A leaving Kentucky with …

Dicker the Kicker is set to be in Los Angeles for the long run. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Chargers and Cameron Dicker have agreed to a four-year contract extension. The deal is worth up to $22.004 million and includes $12.5 million in guaranteed money. Dicker went undrafted out of Texas in 2022 and spent time with the …

3rd Quarter Report A win for Wisconsin would push their record over .500, and after three quarters of play they’ve put themselves in a good position to make it happen. Sitting on a score of 21-14, they have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more quarter to play. If Wisconsin keeps playing like this they’ll be starting …

49ers GM Lynch appointed to NFL’s Competition Committee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch on Friday was selected for a spot on the NFL’s most influential committee. The NFL announced that Lynch, the 49ers’ president of football operations and general manager, now is a member of the Competition Committee. The Competition Committee reviews all competitive aspects of …

The start of a new college football season is a time of unbridled optimism. For struggling teams and coaches, it’s an opportunity to engineer a much-needed turnaround with players in the best shape of their lives playing in up-tempo and aggressive schemes. At the top of the sport’s food chain, national championship aspirations remain alive and unchallenged for the best …

Word that running back Samaje Perine and the Chiefs had agreed to a deal surfaced after he was released by the Broncos earlier this week and the deal is now official. The Chiefs announced that they have signed Perine to their 53-man roster on Friday. Cornerback Eric Scott was waived in a corresponding move. Perine spent last season with the …

Oklahoma didn’t panic when Dillon Gabriel, who has nearly 15,000 passing yards in his career, hit the transfer portal after two prolific seasons with the Sooners. Instead, Oklahoma rallied around former five-star  recruit Jackson Arnold and turned an anticipatory eye towards the future.  That future finally arrived Friday in the No. 16 Sooners’ (1-0) season-opening 51-3 victory vs. Temple (0-1) …

During last night’s game between North Dakota State and Colorado, the announcers at one point kicked around the question of whether two-way Buffaloes star Travis Hunter should aspire to play receiver or cornerback in the NFL. All things equal, it’s a no-brainer. Receivers make more money than cornerbacks. The top of the market for pass-catchers is $35 million. For pass-stoppers, …

NORMAN — OU football wide receiver Jalil Farooq broke his foot Friday vs. Temple and will undergo surgery and miss six to eight weeks, head coach Brent Venables said postgame. Farooq limped off the sideline into the locker room during the first quarter. Farooq caught a 47-yard pass from Jackson Arnold in the first quarter. Farooq was the second Sooners …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz talks with 49ers TE George Kittle about the growth of QB Brock Purdy and why he’s becoming a great QB. Kittle joins Yahoo Sports on behalf of Little Caesars Pizza. View more Video Transcript Um I, well, I think you can look at last year like all the stats and stuff like that, you know, he’s …