Hall of Fame player Warner having Hall of Fame season, Shanahan says originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan believes Fred Warner is playing the best football of his 49ers’ career early in the 2024 NFL season. Speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Greg Papa on “49ers Game Plan,” Shanahan spoke about spoke about how well the All-Pro …

USATSI Stanford made the most of its first-ever ACC conference game, rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to take home a dramatic 26-24 road win over Syracuse. The Cardinal used an 11-play, 54-yard drive in the final 3:13 in regulation that set up a 39-yard walk-off field goal by kicker Emmet Kenney. With 37 seconds remaining and facing fourth and nine …

One of the best stories of the young 2024 season has come from the resurgence of Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins. He’s leading the league in rushing, with 266 yards. On only 27 carries. That’s an average of 9.9 yards per attempt. It’s not a new development. As a rookie in 2020 with the Ravens, he averaged six yards per …

Rochester region high school football kicked off Week 3 action on Friday. See who were the top performers that night. Tommy Ashby, Wayne: Senior finished with two touchdowns and 191 yards to help the Eagles defeat Newark/Marion 24-19. Aiden Bark, Geneseo/Mt. Morris: Recorded 19 rushes for 102 yards and two touchdowns on offense, with an interception on defense in a …

When the Raiders placed defensive end Malcolm Koonce on injured reserve earlier this month, the injury was believed to potentially end his 2024 season. That’s now the case. Tashan Reed of TheAthletic.com reports that Reed will undergo season-ending knee surgery next week. A third-round pick in 2021, Koonce is due to become an unrestricted free agent in March. He started …

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 …