Apr 27, 2024; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur during a spring game event at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has received plenty of criticism so far this season regarding Colorado football’s continued neglect of the run game. Through two games, primary running backs Dallan Hayden, Charlie Offerdahl and Isaiah …

New York Jets linebacker Haason Reddick has yet to play a game with the team who traded for him last spring, and has continued his holdout for a contract extension into the regular season. Will Reddick’s stint with the Jets end with him never donning the team’s uniform? “It would be hard for them to pay him at this point, …

Najee Harris’ fifth-year option was not picked up by the Steelers in large part because Pittsburgh wanted to see how the former Pro Bowl running back fits inside new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s system. Based on this past Sunday’s game and Smith’s subsequent comments about Harris, it appears that the Steelers may already have their answer.  Smith went as far …

No. 15 Oklahoma looks to get back on track with an intriguing nonconference matchup against Tulane on Saturday. The Sooners needed a late safety to survive a 16-12 upset attempt from Houston, which lost by 20 points against UNLV one week earlier. Quarterback Jackson Arnold threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns in the win.  Tulane was seconds away from …

Those who backed the Bengals to knock off the Patriots with their NFL survivor pool picks were quickly eliminated, proving you can’t just pick the biggest favorite on the NFL odds board each week. This week, the Baltimore Ravens are favored by 8.5 points against the Las Vegas Raiders, the only game that features an NFL betting spread higher than …

Coach Jim Harbaugh congratulates linebacker Joey Bosa after a drive-ending sack against the Las Vegas Raiders. Bosa was the Chargers’ leading tackler in Week 1. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) First he returned to the field. Now Joey Bosa is back on the injury report. The Chargers’ star outside linebacker who has struggled with groin, hamstring and foot injuries …

Syndication: South Bend Tribune Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans have not been happy with the offense, particularly the pass game, during the first two weeks of the season. The offense struggled in both the 23-13 victory over Texas A&M and the 16-14 upset loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies. Quarterback Riley Leonard has run the ball well but looked tentative …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 12, 2024, 05:18 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. What is our target this time? Glad you asked! We want a defender who is 24 years and 105 days old with …

The Chicago Bears’ offensive performance in Week 1 wasn’t as explosive as the team had hoped, and now their wide receiver room is dealing with injuries. Rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze is dealing with an MCL sprain suffered in the opener, and his status for Week 2 is very much in question. On Monday, he had an MRI on his …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter Jalen Hurts was a summer sensation. The reviews of his practices were raving. He famously didn’t throw an interception until the last day of camp. For a quarterback coming off a disappointing season, learning a new offense, with some key new teammates, things couldn’t have gone much better. And then came Opening Night. It’s not that …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his College Football Week 3 plays starting with Michigan hosting Arkansas State and a few rivalry matchups. Arkansas State at Michigan (-23.5): O/U 47.5 The Michigan Wolverines had a lot of problems hosting Texas last week which ended their home-winning streak, but a lot of those issues will be repatched with duct tape when Arkansas State …

As I told you last week, I hate picking Week 1 NFL games. But, surprisingly, I had a decent week. I went 8-6-2 against the spread and 10-6 straight up for a decent start to the 2024 NFL season. The unpredictability of the first week is the challenge. The next part is trying to figure out how much of Week …

Bears’ Shane Waldron takes blame for Cole Kmet’s curious usage in win vs. Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron knows he has to be better. That starts with Waldron finding a way to get all of the Bears’ playmakers on the field and involved more than he did during Chicago’s …

The Pac-12 rose from near death on Thursday and welcomed four new schools: Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State. They join Oregon State and Washington State as member institutions starting with the 2026 season.  The move locks down four of the top brands in the Mountain West as the league tries to reestablish itself as a …

Christian McCaffrey missed the San Francisco 49ers’ 2024 season opener due to calf and Achilles injuries. The 49ers consider McCaffrey day-to-day in his recovery, according to Kyle Shanahan, but NFL Media reports the veteran is believed to be a long shot to play in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings. Talk to McCaffrey, who’s on the practice field with the team again …