One might think Penn State football coach James Franklin is sitting pretty. After all, Franklin has his Nittany Lions ranked 7th in the Big Ten Conference and 8th in the nation and coming off wins against West Virginia and Bowling Green to open the 2024 season 2-0. So why do some sports pundits believe Franklin is on the hot seat? …

The Browns made history when they acquired Deshaun Watson prior to the 2022 season. Not only did Cleveland trade three first-round picks to add the quarterback, but they immediately signed him to an unprecedented fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. Two years later, the partnership hasn’t exactly gone as planned. Watson’s 2022 debut was always going to have an asterisk …

The Week 2 NFL schedule is absolutely loaded, with high-profile NFL matchups including a battle of superstar quarterbacks when the Chiefs host the Bengals and a playoff rematch between the Lions and Buccaneers. This will be the sixth time that Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes have gone head-to-head in their careers and the Bengals will need to stand tall to …

Connor Stalions is still a hardcore Michigan football fan. That’s after resigning in November two weeks after media reports identifying Stalions as the alleged ringleader in Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal. But Stalions says he wants to coach at Michigan again and feels he has support to one day return. “I hope,” Stalions said last week, after CBS Sports asked if he …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Go ahead, put another chip on the shoulder of Patrick Mahomes as the Kansas City Chiefs look to win the Super Bowl for an unprecedented third straight time. Mahomes has three Super Bowl MVPs to his credit, but only two league MVP awards in the regular season.  Clearly the best player in the league over the …

Saquon Barkley named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after first game with Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For the fourth time in his career, Saquon Barkley has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Barkley ran for 109 yards, caught two passes for 23 yards and scored three touchdowns in his first game as an Eagle, …

With Kansas City and Baltimore kicking off the season last Thursday, both teams will have rest advantages when the Week 2 NFL schedule takes place. The Ravens are 9.5-point favorites over the Raiders, per the Week 2 NFL odds, while the Chiefs are 6-point favorites over the Bengals. However, the Raiders and Bengals are two teams who respond to rest …

Getty Images The USC Trojans have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Cookies, a cannabis and wellness company based out of California, according to Business Wire. No other program has partnered with a cannabis company, which makes this a unique sponsorship deal for the Trojans. Cookies will partner with the football team, as well as the men’s and women’s basketball teams. …

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Getty Images Arguably the most notable story from Week 1 in the NFL came before a single game kicked off on Sunday, as Miami Dolphins star wideout Tyreek Hill was detained by police outside of Hard Rock Stadium just hours before the Dolphins where scheduled to open the season vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Officers observed Hill speeding while not wearing …

MARION — Elgin’s Gavin Rhodes only ran eight times, but he accounted for 161 yards rushing, plus he added eight tackles with one for a loss in a 34-0 romp over North Baltimore last week. It was enough for him to win the Marion Star Football Player of Week 3 Poll, earning 790 votes out of 2,563 cast for 31 …

Amid increased scrutiny of his on-field performance, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again facing off-field trouble, newly accused in a civil lawsuit of a 2020 sexual assault. Watson, however, “strongly denies” the allegations, his attorney said Wednesday, and the Browns have given no consideration to sidelining the veteran signal-caller, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski. “We’ll let due …

Vic Fangio confirms Nakobe Dean is Eagles’ starting MIKE linebacker originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Vic Fangio pulled no punches. Nakobe Dean started at middle linebacker in the Eagles’ 34-29 win over the Packers in Brazil on Friday night. It wasn’t because Devin White was dealing with an ankle injury. And it’s not going to change when White is …

Sean Frazier spoke for all of college football. Well, maybe half of it. OK, at least the gaggle of programs that sometimes relies on getting the snot kicked out of it to keep the lights on. Until Northern Illinois pulled off the biggest upset to date this season on Saturday at Notre Dame, perhaps the most interesting facet of its …

The Week 2 NFL schedule kicks off with two teams expected to compete for the AFC East title when the Miami Dolphins host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are coming off Week 1 victories, as the Dolphins defeated the Jaguars, 20-17, on a last-second field goal and the Bills outscored the Cardinals by 13 points in …