Getty Images Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola makes no secrets that he idolizes Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. He wears the identical No. 15, dons a similar haircut and even copied Mahomes’ signature pregame celebration before the game against Colorado.  Mahomes spoke about Raiola’s imitation during his media availability this week. By all accounts, Mahomes is flattered by the attention.  …

The Miami Dolphins are on a short week in Week 2, and have to face one of their toughest opponents in the rival Buffalo Bills. The Bills are 11-1 in their last 12 matchups vs. the Dolphins, the most recent meeting being that Week 18 matchup that decided the division. To make matters worse, Miami is dealing with multiple injuries …

Sept. 7, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) congratulates Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins (1) after a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA Division I football game against the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The new and, can we say, approved — Big Ten conference is now two …

Get ready for another thrilling week of NFL action! As the season heats up, Sunday Night Football continues to deliver exciting matchups. Keep reading to find out all you need to know about SNF games including matchups, times and more. 2024 NFL Sunday Night Football Schedule Week 2 (Sunday, September 15): Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans (8:20 p.m. ET)Week 3 …

Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Jori Epstein and Frank Schwab to parse through the biggest storylines of the week as the trio attempt to determine what is news and what is noise. Fitz, Frank and Jori discuss what Dak Prescott’s contract means for the Dallas Cowboys, the Deshaun Watson dilemma, the Justin Fields conspiracy, Baker Mayfield …

Colorado football finds itself still searching for its first signature win of the season in Year 2 of the Deion Sanders era after the Buffaloes’ 28-10 loss to Nebraska on Saturday. Colorado has shown struggles on both ends of the ball through two weeks. Colorado’s defense has given up 783 total yards, and is tied for 58th in the country …

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson continues to receive encouraging news about the knee injury he suffered Sunday in the team’s 33-17 Week 1 win at the Cleveland Browns. He is considered week-to-week with a sprained MCL, per ESPN. Ferguson rolled over and grabbed his knee after a 2-yard catch with 6:35 left in the third quarter …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams are walking wounded after a heartbreaking 26-20 overtime loss at the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.  Pro Bowl wide receiver Puka Nacua, who departed Sunday night’s game late in the first half with a knee injury after reentering into the contest, suffered a PCL sprain in his knee and will get placed on injured …

Dating back to last year, the Browns have lost three straight games, and their struggles with turnovers extends even longer. In fact, the Browns have turned the ball over multiple times in seven straight contests, a stat to know when making Week 2 NFL picks. No statistic correlates more so than winning or losing than turnover differential. Cleveland will visit …

The SEC made history again this week as the first conference ever to have six teams ranked in the top seven spots of the AP Top 25. Similar records will be broken in this new era of college football, where the SEC and Big Ten’s 34 teams rule the sport. That also means big teams could fall more often, particularly …

Getty Images In the third quarter of the NFL season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy suffered a fractured orbital bone. He was attended to by the Ravens’ staff on the field, but eventually left for examination from the Chiefs’ in-house ophthalmologist — who drew the ire of the two-time Super Bowl champion. On …

Brissett details one of ‘cooler moments’ of his career vs. Bengals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There’s been plenty of crossed signals in New England over the past two seasons. But in the first game of the Jerod Mayo era on Sunday, Patriots players were all on the same page. The Patriots scored a surprising 16-10 upset of the …

One might think Penn State football coach James Franklin is sitting pretty. After all, Franklin has his Nittany Lions ranked 7th in the Big Ten Conference and 8th in the nation and coming off wins against West Virginia and Bowling Green to open the 2024 season 2-0. So why do some sports pundits believe Franklin is on the hot seat? …

The Browns made history when they acquired Deshaun Watson prior to the 2022 season. Not only did Cleveland trade three first-round picks to add the quarterback, but they immediately signed him to an unprecedented fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. Two years later, the partnership hasn’t exactly gone as planned. Watson’s 2022 debut was always going to have an asterisk …

The Week 2 NFL schedule is absolutely loaded, with high-profile NFL matchups including a battle of superstar quarterbacks when the Chiefs host the Bengals and a playoff rematch between the Lions and Buccaneers. This will be the sixth time that Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes have gone head-to-head in their careers and the Bengals will need to stand tall to …