With Week 1 of college football season in the books, the landscape of Power Four quarterbacks has come fully into focus. While some programs are still testing out two players at the position, every program had to pick one to roll with first as the 2024 campaign got underway. The class of starting QBs for Week 1 spanned from the …

NFL fans are gearing up for a loaded Week 1 schedule. According to the latest Week 1 NFL betting lines, there are several NFL matchups oddsmakers consider to be a toss-up on Sunday. Among the closest NFL spreads is Vikings vs. Giants at 1 p.m. ET. Minnesota is favored by one on the road, but the Vikings are 0-4-1 against …

Today’s assignment is Booms and Busts for 2024. We’re trying to present to you the upside and downside cases for a handful of players. Let’s be fair about this; the booms are all upside players who don’t present an obvious floor, and the busts are all players who still could be fantasy assets. The discussion will always have nuance to …

Michigan State’s Angelo Grose returns an interception against Florida Atlantic during the second quarter on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. While the offensive woes may have stolen the spotlight after Michigan State football’s week one win over Florida Atlantic, the defense showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season. Perhaps …

The NFC was the San Francisco 49ers invitational last season, a conference that showed the 49ers supremacy over the course of the year. Of course, San Francisco was challenged by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round and the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, setting the stage for a wide-open conference in 2024.  Is the 49ers’ window closing? Will this be their …

We are just days away from the start of the 2024 regular season kicking off at Arrowhead Stadium with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. Before we get to the opener, we here at CBS Sports have been planting our flag and making various predictions for how we think the season will unfold. Next up is how we …

CBS Sports graphic Some of the biggest changes to the college football rankings are going to come in the first weeks of the season as all preseason expectations are put to the test and we start to judge teams based on how they perform on the field rather than how they look on paper. But when it came to resorting …

Getty Images The 2024 NFL season will kick off with a display of two of the league’s most feared defenses, as the Baltimore Ravens visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. One of the contenders, meanwhile, can also claim to have deployed one of the best defensive players of all time. CBS Sports has been polling fans in the …

Click here for my AFC Fantasy Football Preview. NFC East 1. Philadelphia Eagles 11-6 2. Dallas Cowboys 10-7 (Wild Card) 3. New York Giants 5-12 4. Washington Commanders 5-12 Fantasy predictions • Eagles: New OC Kellen Moore is a big benefit to Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who all live up to their ADPs … Saquon Barkley, however, …

The San Francisco 49ers have had an emotional week after rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot on Saturday. Pearsall was briefly hospitalized, but is expected to make a full recovery. 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams, who was previously holding out for a new contract, actually decided to return to the team after learning Pearsall was shot. “Honestly, to be …

It was the spring of 2019 and then 15-year-old Davis Warren, a high school quarterback from Los Angeles, sat down on the bench press to start a 6 a.m. weightlifting session. He couldn’t finish a single warm up rep with the 135-pound bar. “I was dizzy, light headed,” Warren said on the L.A.B. podcast with Jake Butt last month. “I …

After well over a decade of dominance from the New England Patriots, the Buffalo Bills have won the AFC East the last four years. However, after losing an epic AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs in 2020-21, Buffalo has been bounced in the NFL Divisional Round the last three seasons. The Bills will open their season against the Arizona Cardinals …

Bo Nix will make his NFL regular season debut when the Denver Broncos visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The game kicks off at 4:05 p.m. ET with the Seahawks favored by 5.5 points in the latest NFL odds. The game is one of 13 on the Week 1 NFL schedule for Sunday. Nix beat out veterans Jarrett Stidham and …

CBS Sports Graphic What an incredible opening weekend of quarterback play across the country. We came into the season with questions about who would emerge as the Alpha QB for 2024 after losing both Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams to the NFL, and honestly, it’s harder to figure out now than last week. And it’s not for a lack of …

The Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs had the top two scoring defenses in the NFL last season. In fact, the Ravens allowed the fewest points (16.2 per game) with the fourth-fewest yards, while the Chiefs allowed the second-fewest points (17.0) and the fifth-fewest yards. Could this signal value in using a team defense or kickers like Justin Tucker and …