In his recent interview with Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, former Vikings coach and current Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer pulled few punches. He fired a few of them at former Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman. While there surely were rough moments from 2014 through 2020, given Zimmer’s blunt, direct, Parcellsian nature, Zimmer focused on the 2021 draft. The …

New Mexico State’s defense had plenty of time to think. Southeast Missouri called a timeout facing 4th-and-inches on its own 34-yard line. The Redhawks were winning 16-15 with 4:09 left, but wanted to tighten its grip on the game with a first down. The Aggies trailed for the entire evening, but a stop would give them a great chance to …

Chiefs vs. Ravens is about as compelling of a 2024 NFL Kickoff Game as the NFL could have scheduled. Two of the most popular quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, will go head-to-head after the Chiefs defeated the Ravens, 17-10, in last year’s AFC Championship Game. Mahomes and Jackson are two options daily Fantasy football players would love to include …

Two veteran quarterback look to get their new teams in the win column when the Atlanta Falcons host the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Week 1 NFL schedule. Coaching and quarterback issues doomed the Falcons to a 7-10 record, but there is hope that Kirk Cousins can connect with Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts to make the team explosive. …

NEW YORK — The most exciting play in football is back.  No longer will fans have to leave their seats to grab food or go to the bathroom after a score. There won’t be a break in the action anymore. The kickoff has meaning again in professional football. In one of the biggest rule changes the NFL has made in decades, …

Florida State opens its 2024 home schedule with far more urgency than fans might have expected. The Seminoles hope to avoid falling to 0-2 when they face Boston College on Monday night.   Last week’s 24-21 last-second defeat against Georgia Tech in Ireland threw a wrench in Florida State’s plans to march through the ACC for a second straight season, …

The Indianapolis Colts’ 2024 season hinges on quarterback Anthony Richardson. The No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft flashed his potential as a rookie in four starts, but a shoulder injury ended his first NFL season prematurely. After an up-and-down performance against vanilla defenses in the preseason, what should Colts fans be expecting in 2024?  The talent Richardson …

The regular season is finally here. This is a pivotal one for the Jets. No more waiting – it’s an unofficial win-now mandate. They have the quarterback. They have the roster around him. They believe they have the staff. So: Win. Will they? Let’s open the mailbag to address that and more… Do you think this Haason Reddick situation drags …

Sep. 1—*** The things (I think) I know for sure: 1. Texas A&M is a difficult place to play for a visitor. 2. New Aggies coach Mike Elko knows his stuff. 3. Notre Dame beat Elko and the Aggies on Saturday with his former quarterback. 4. Notre Dame seems destined for the a spot in the College Football Playoff this …

C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson will square off in Week 1 of the NFL schedule as the Colts host the Texans. Houston is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Week 1 NFL odds in a game that features two teams with identical spread records in 2023. Both squads went 9-8 against the number last year, making this the only game …

Who’s Playing Stony Brook Seawolves @ Marshall Thundering Herd Current Records: Stony Brook 0-0, Marshall 0-0 How To Watch When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 5 p.m. ETWhere: Joan C. Edwards Stadium — Huntington, West VirginiaTV: ESPN+Follow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Ticket Cost: $11.70 What to Know The Stony Brook Seawolves will start their season against the Marshall Thundering Herd. Kickoff …

Miller Moss – Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Whistle just dropped its latest original “Raw Talent” series featuring Miller Moss, USC’s new starting quarterback. The premiere episode features Moss, quarterback for the USC Trojans, as he shows the real sweat and tears required for his preparation in advance of the upcoming football season. LSU has a secondary which faces a lot of questions …

Twenty-one years after they split a national championship, LSU and USC will finally meet on the field on Sunday evening. In 2003, LSU won the BCS Championship but USC topped the AP Poll, leading to the last split national championship in college football. The programs haven’t met since then, and this will be just the third all-time matchup between two …

Two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes is back commenting about Big Ten football. Badgers fans remember Oct. 23, 2020, Wisconsin’s season-opener against Illinois. Then-freshman Graham Mertz completed 20/21 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns in the contest as the Badgers rolled to a 45-7 victory. Related: Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 1: Our first …

The Nico Iamaleava hype train has left the station. No. 15 Tennessee cruised to a 69-3 win over Chattanooga to open their 2024 season on Saturday. While wins over FCS schools won’t do much to move the needle for the Volunteers’ SEC and College Football Playoff hopes, those of us who tuned in solely to see star quarterback Nico Iamaleava …