Billy Napier’s time in Gainesville, Florida, is nearing its end. The story is written, the book is closed. The fans cast their vote at The Swamp late Saturday. They booed Napier in the first half, and then they funneled to the exits in the third quarter, leaving maybe 60% of the stands occupied as the Gators fell behind 33-7 to …

Vikings’ Jones hails 49ers as NFL ‘standard’ before Week 2 clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When you have as much sustained success as the 49ers, opponents often have no choice but to give you your flowers. Now with the Minnesota Vikings, longtime Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has plenty of familiarity with the challenges of …

Colorado got back on track with a 28-9 win over Colorado State on Saturday. Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes to Travis Hunter as Colorado State turned the ball over four times. The Buffs (2-1) led 14-3 at halftime thanks to two TD passes to LaJohntay Wester, and cruised in the second half as Hunter added to the lead. There …

Ja’Marr Chase is not planning to renegotiate a long-term deal with the Cincinnati Bengals this season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bengals wide receiver reportedly believes the team misled him during the offseason as he sought a new contract. Per Schefter, Chase claims the Bengals told him following the 2023 season and during this past offseason that an extension …

Star Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning entered the Longhorns’ matchup against UTSA under some unfortunate circumstances and quickly found his way to the end zone — five times — during Texas’ 56-7 victory over UTSA. Manning stepped into the game to spell Quinn Ewers, who left the game with a strained abdomen.  In his first career action of consequence, Manning needed …

Four Raiders and one Charger were fined by the NFL for their actions in a fight that broke out during their Week One game. Chargers wide receiver Josh Palmer, who was ejected from the game, was fined $11,255. The four Raiders fined were Marcus Epps ($11,817), Maxx Crosby ($11,255), Christian Wilkins ($11.255) and Jack Jones ($5,472). Jones was ejected along …

Sep 14, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry (95) celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) during the first half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers will meet up in one week as a pair of undefeated top-15 teams (Vols are beating …

In his debut with the Chargers, running back J.K Dobbins had a big day. He thinks he can show up even bigger. “I think I can be way better, you know?” Dobbins told reporters Friday, via NFL.com. “We’ll see. If I get those long runs again, I’m going to take it to the crib.” Last week, Dobbins had 135 yards …

Every Saturday, senior national college football writer Matt Hayes breaks down four trending stories, and a 12-team College Football Playoff bracket. First Down: The Billy Napier experiment is over A group of Florida boosters have pulled together monday to cover the expense of firing coach Billy Napier, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The …

The Packers downgraded quarterback Jordan Love from questionable to doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Colts. Malik Willis is expected to start, with Sean Clifford backing him up. Clifford was elevated from the practice squad Saturday. Love sprained his medial collateral ligament in Green Bay’s loss to the Eagles on Sept. 6. The original timeline for his return reportedly was …

Getty Images Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers suffered what coach Steve Sarkisian deemed a “strained abdomen” in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ Week 3 matchup against UTSA. Ewers ran down the field awkwardly after completing a long pass to tight end Gunner Helm and went down on the turf after a handoff. Ewers spent about 15 minutes in the medical tent …

Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith was unhappy that Chiefs tight end Peyton Hendershot, who was inactive for the game, shoved him on the sideline after a play in Week One and the NFL wasn’t thrilled about it either. The league announced that Hendershot was fined $5,472 for the play. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media also notes that the Chiefs organization was …

Credit: ESPN The Week 3 college football slate wasn’t the best we’ll see all year — College GameDay going to Columbia for South Carolina’s game against No. 16 LSU should have been the tell — so it shouldn’t be surprising that perhaps the wildest play we saw on Saturday came from the FCS ranks. In the second quarter of Valparaiso’s …

The Lions added a pair of wideouts to their roster for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers. They announced that they have elevated Tom Kennedy and Tim Patrick from the practice squad. Both players will revert back to the practice squad after the game. Kennedy and Patrick were called up a day after the Lions listed Jameson Williams as questionable to …

Getty Images Florida coach Billy Napier is due a hefty buyout if he’s fired during or after the 2024 season.  The Gators are 1-2 after losing to Texas A&M, 33-20, at home on Sept. 14.  Napier, widely-presumed to be on the SEC’s hottest seat this fall outside of Sam Pittman at Arkansas, is signed through the 2028 season on a …