Chase Roberts delivered. Just trust him. Target the guy, unlike BYU’s game plan at SMU, and he will win more battles than he loses, at least against a struggling MWC foe. BYU defeated Wyoming 34-14 in Laramie on Saturday, lifting the Cougars to a 3-0 mark heading into the Big 12 opener at home Saturday against a streaking 3-0 Kansas …

Week 2 in the NFL saw several teams pull off some notable upsets.  Underdogs are 8-5-1 against the spread (ATS) and 7-7 straight up (SU) heading into Sunday Night Football, including the Thursday night game. Seven underdogs winning straight up? This is only the third time that’s happened in Week 2 in the last nine seasons (seven won in 2016 …

Malik Nabers’ fantasy football managers only had to wait a week for his first big performance of 2024. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Week 1 victory laps? NOT SO FAST! Fantasy football managers were ready to toss out the pre-draft takes for Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers after underwhelming Week 1 performances but Week 2 brought …

Recruiting News Michigan State rush ends coach Chad Wilt has extended an offer to a prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. Nick Abrams, a native of Owings Mills (MD), received the offer from the Spartans coaching staff. A 6-foot-2, 195 linebacker, he is not currently rated by recruiting services. According to Abrams X account, he only holds three offers, but …

Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars fell to 0-2 on Sunday, losing an absolute stinker to the Cleveland Browns, 18-13. Despite out-gaining the Browns in total yardage, Jacksonville went 3 of 9 on third downs and 1 of 4 in the red zone. Trevor Lawrence also took a safety late in the fourth quarter to push the deficit from three points …

USATSI Ja’Marr Chase has appeared to have reached his boiling point. The Cincinnati Bengals wideout — embroiled in a contract dispute all summer — took his frustration out on his helmet after he was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, a game the Chiefs ultimately won on a walk-off field goal.  Trailing by a point, the …

At Mountain West Conference media days in the summer, interim Utah State football coach Nate Dreiling said he thought it would take three or four games to determine exactly what sort of team the Aggies would be this season. He amended that projection considerably before USU’s season opener against Robert Morris, stating unequivocally that the Aggies were going to be …

Justin Fields’ best play on Sunday doesn’t appear on the official stat sheet. But those who watched saw the play that showcases Fields’ potential as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ possible quarterback of the future.  The play was a gorgeous 51-yard lob from Fields to George Pickens midway through the second quarter. A holding penalty on tackle Broderick Jones wiped the play …

What we learned as 49ers’ blunders bring loss vs. Vikings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE MINNEAPOLIS — The 49ers did not have to play a perfect game to emerge from Week 2 with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Instead, the 49ers played a perfectly awful brand of football with an abundance of errors across the …

The New Orleans Saints offense entered the 2024 season with a lot of questions, especially surrounding quarterback Derek Carr. They’ve resoundingly answered those questions over the first two weeks, following up a 47-10 drubbing of the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 with a 44-19 blowout of the Cowboys in Dallas in Week 2, recording 432 yards of offense in a …

Hoban’s Elbert Hill IV returns a first-half kick 92 yards for a touchdown against Glenville, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Michigan State football has dipped into Ohio to extend an offer to a high level prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. Elbert Hill was the recipient of the offer from the Spartans. He is currently ranked as the No. 18 overall …

MINNEAPOLIS — Sam Darnold was a willfully forgotten man in San Francisco. The ex-New York Jets castoff appeared in just a single game during his 2023 stint with the 49ers, resigned to rebuild his football career in the shadows as Brock Purdy’s backup and Kyle Shanahan’s latest pupil. After Sunday, however, the Bay Area knows Darnold much better, and 49ers …