USATSI No. 24 Illinois stunned No. 22 Nebraska with a 31-24 overtime win on the road. Illinois scored on its second offensive play beyond regulation on a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Luke Altmyer to Pat Bryant, and the defense forced a stop on the ensuing possession to secure the upset. Illinois picked up its second ranked win of the …

Pat Bryant caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Luke Altmyer in overtime to give No. 24 Illinois a 31–24 win over No. 22 Nebraska in Lincoln to open Big Ten conference play. The Fighting Illini are 4–0 for the first time since 2011. Dylan Rosiek sacked Huskers quarterback Dylan Raiola on 4th-and-29 to finish off the win. Nebraska started off …

Illinois went into Nebraska for a Big Ten game on Friday and upset the Cornhuskers, 31-24 in overtime. The Illini scored easily on their overtime drive after Nebraska opted to play defense when it won the coin toss. The Cornhuskers had no such luck on their chance to extend the game. Quarterback Dylan Raiola was sacked multiple times and the …

Eagles injury report: 1 key Eagle ruled out, 1 questionable vs. Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles might be down two key players when they face the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday. They will at least be without one. Here’s the full injury report from Friday: Out: WR A.J. Brown (hamstring) Questionable: S C.J. Gardner-Johnson (foot) …

Getty Images The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes are going on the road this weekend, but they won’t need to leave their home state. Miami is making the trip up to Tampa to face USF as the team tries to keep its hot start rolling. The Hurricanes are off to a 3-0 start and have drubbed every opponent they’ve faced. Their …

Rome Odunze offers clear explanation of father’s Twitter bashing of Dan Orlovsky originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze has already learned that the NFL is a different beast. His father, James, has now learned the same lesson. On Wednesday night, James Odunze took to X and posted a clip of …

It may seem hard to believe we’re just a few months away from the first day of the Early Signing Period. As expected, most of the nation’s top players have already committed. Classes have been formed, and while flips and decommitments can always happen, we have a good idea of where the best players in 2025 are likely headed. According …

Patriots’ Q rating takes a hit in ugly loss to Jets on TNF originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Well, THAT kind of mess won’t create a stampede of free agents to the Patriots next March. Before we get to a handful of pithy observations from Thursday night’s not-so-surprising pulverizing (I’ll get to why it wasn’t a jaw-dropping surprise), the …

Getty Images The Arch Manning show will continue for at least one more week as No. 1 Texas hosts ULM on Saturday night. Manning will get his first career start in place of the injured quarterback Quinn Ewers after lighting up UTSA last weekend. Ewers left the Longhorns’ blowout of the Roadrunners with an abdominal injury, and Manning put up …

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said earlier on Friday that he was pessimistic about Raheem Mostert’s availability and the running back’s game status reflects that. Miami has listed Mostert as doubtful for Sunday with his chest injury. Mostert was limited in all three days of practice this week. He missed the Week 2 matchup with the Bills after suffering the …

Sep. 20—MOSCOW, Idaho — Idaho is winding up an eventful nonconference schedule that portends good things for the Vandals if they can take care of business against Abilene Christian on Saturday. Idaho did not blink in facing Football Bowl Subdivision Oregon, ranked third at the time, before falling 24-14 in their season opener. The following week, the Vandals beat Wyoming …

The Buccaneers elevated defensive lineman C.J. Brewer from the practice squad on a temporary basis in their first two games this season and they’re making a more lasting arrangement ahead of their third contest. Brewer has been signed to the 53-man roster. He saw action on 41 defensive snaps the last two weeks and is credited with five tackles and …

ESPN Stanford wide receiver Elic Ayomanor hauled in one of the most impressive catches of the 2024 season with a one-handed touchdown grab on Friday. The play came early in the first quarter when Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels rolled right and threw a 17-yard touchdown strike to his star wide receiver to take a 7-0 lead.  The touchdown reception was …

The banged-up 49ers added three more names to the list of banged-up 49ers this week. Suddenly in doubt for the Week 3 game at L.A. are tight end George Kittle, defensive end Nick Bosa, and cornerback Charvarius Ward. Coach Kyle Shanahan shared some details with reporters on Friday regarding the three new injuries. “[Kittle] and Charvarius, they were sore after …

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables stands on the sidelines in the first half of an NCAA football game between Oklahoma (OU) and Temple at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Oklahoma Sooners head football coach Brent Venables was seen doing something a bit peculiar on Friday afternoon, following a team walkthrough. OU …