Week 2 of the college football season provides us with one of the bigger nonconference games of the season, and the SEC is set to face big early season tests with three programs leaving their home states to play ranked teams. Two College Football Playoff teams from last season meet at The Big House when No. 3 Texas (1-0) travels …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 4, 2024, 02:37 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. ARLINGTON, Va. — Matt Rempe wants to be a smarter fighter and a better hockey player as he enters his first full NHL season with the New York Rangers. The 6-foot-9 forward was a sensation last season, amassing 71 penalty minutes in 17 regular-season games …

Getty Images Taylor Swift is the biggest pop star in the world, but she might be gunning for an offensive coordinator gig in the future. Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce confirmed that Swift has been drawing up plays during his appearance on the “Rich Eisen Show.” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has previously stated that Swift dabbled in scheming up …

Sep 23, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs fans in the student section reacting during the game against the UAB Blazers during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Georgia Bulldogs will be debuting a new official capacity in the Bulldogs’ home opener against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Georgia’s Sanford Stadium underwent significant …

Happy midweek, everyone! It’s the last Wednesday until the start of the 2024 season! Today’s Pick Six Newsletter is brought to you by Cody Benjamin, with tidbits on all the latest from around the NFL. Be sure to subscribe right here, to ensure you never miss a daily dose of NFL updates. And keep on reading for everything from Prisco’s …

Damar Hamlin will start at safety for the Buffalo Bills after appearing in five games as a reserve last season. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Damar Hamlin will start at safety for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday when they take on the Arizona Cardinals, marking the first time he will begin a game since he suffered cardiac arrest during a …

25. Kennesaw State0-1Oh, Kennesaw State. Still a baby FBS program, taking its first steps into the world of bowl-aligned football. Jacksonville State proved last year that it’s not always so bad to leap from the FCS levels, and a 28-16 loss to UTSA in the season opener is respectable enough for the Owls. Maybe there’s hope.  24. Miami (OH)0-1What’s worse …

Getty Images There’s no rest for the wary — or the full. Just days after eating 83 hot dogs and buns, Joey Chestnut is throwing his hat back into the competitive eating ring. Chestnut will compete in a five-on-one Oktoberfest bratwurst eating challenge during halftime of the Cincinnati Bengals’ season opener against the New England Patriots, according to an announcement …

How 49ers’ Purdy heard about Cowherd’s odd backward hat criticism originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Brock Purdy does his best to tune out the noise, but …

PHILADELPHIA — If there’s any player in the NFL who knows how massive the league playing a game in Brazil is, it’s Tanner McKee. No player has walked a mile on the Brazilian streets like McKee, who spent 21 months living in Curitiba and Sao Paulo as part of his missionary service for the Church of Latter Day Saints before playing …

Aug 31, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins (1) celebrates with quarterback Will Howard (18) after a touchdown against the Akron Zips during the second half at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports The US LBM Coaches Poll is out following college football Week 1 action, and there are a few major changes …

Justin Jefferson wants Ja’Marr Chase to get his big payday, but the Vikings’ star wideout doesn’t want business to come at the expense of his friend and former college teammate missing regular-season games.  Jefferson, who this offseason signed an extension that made him the highest-paid wideout in NFL history, said that he is confident that Chase will “be about his …

With Week 1 of the NFL regular season here, it’s time to start preparing your Week 1 NFL survivor pool strategy. While the NFL survivor pool rules are simple (pick one team to win each week and you can only use a team once per season), crafting a successful strategy that allows you to outlast your opponents can be tricky. …

Entering last week’s game against Colorado, North Dakota State went in with a game-plan for Travis Hunter that the staff hoped would ultimately decrease the two-way star’s effectiveness in at least one of his two roles. It didn’t work. “Our offensive strategy was to make him stay busy when he played defense so that he wouldn’t be as great on …

At the end of April, Shedeur Sanders opened as the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.  However, even after a stellar Week 1 performance, he’s now second on the board as the college football season ramps up and the NFL season kicks off. Let’s take a look at the odds to be the No. …