Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s tenure as Florida’s starting quarterback appears to be coming to an end. After suffering a concussion in the third quarter of the Gators’ opening contest of the 2024 season against Miami, true freshman D.J. Lagway, the No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2024, took the reigns under center. Lagway completed 3-of-his-6 pass attempts for …

The 2024 NFL season starts off right where the 2023 season left off, with the Chiefs in the top spot in my Top 10. But there’s plenty of competition. The Cowboys and Vikings posted dominant wins in Week 1, and the Texans, Eagles and Lions showed they just know how to get the W.  Here’s my first Top 10 of …

When the Jets take the field for Monday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, it’ll not only mark the beginning of the regular season, but it’ll also be Aaron Rodgers’ first time in action since his devastating Achilles injury. The superstar quarterback was sidelined just four offensive snaps into the season opener last year against the Buffalo Bills, and it …

The first two weeks of the college football season have shown just how good this crop of freshmen wideouts is. Players like Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams have been the best wideouts at their powerhouse programs, and other freshmen haven’t been slouches either. Smith was the top player in the class of 2024 according to Rivals and has stepped into …

The Patriots were the biggest underdogs in the league in Week One, but they will be one of 16 undefeated teams heading into Week Two. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett said credit for that belongs to head coach Jerod Mayo. Mayo was making his debut as the successor to Bill Belichick in New England and he got the Patriots out to a …

Sep. 9—The story was originally published Dec. 7, 2011, the day after Mike Leach was introduced as Washington State’s football coach. Leach was posthumously inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. PULLMAN — Before anyone had a chance to ask the most obvious question, Mike Leach furnished the most flattering answer. “People asked me, ‘Why Washington …

All but two of the NFL’s 32 teams have opened up their 2024 campaigns, and the fallout from Week 1 is here. From a few big injuries that could impact the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns, and nearly every fantasy league out there, to what’s next with the Tyreek Hill incident in Miami and the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh, …

The term game manager is not exactly a flattering thing for a quarterback to be called. If you don’t believe me, check out Matt Ryan’s reaction during Super Bowl LVIII coverage below. It’s a term the media has generally weaponized in the last few decades to criticize quarterbacks who are conservative, have weak arms and protect the ball, but are …

USATSI “Monday Night Football” is back. So, too, are Peyton and Eli Manning. First stealing the spotlight with their alternative broadcast back in 2021, the big-name brothers are returning for a fourth season of the “ManningCast” starting with the grand finale of Week 1, a star-studded prime-time showdown between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. How, exactly, can …

Jim Harbaugh’s return to the NFL was a winning one. The Chargers trailed the Raiders 7-6 at halftime, but they scored the only touchdowns after halftime and emerged from the opener as 22-10 winners over their divisional rivals. It was a stark change from the 63-21 loss to the Raiders that led to Brandon Staley’s firing late last season and …

FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast live from Madison, Wisconsin for the Badgers’ Week 3 contest against the Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday. While ESPN will not send its College GameDay crew to UW’s campus to cover its most important bout of the 2024 slate, FOX’s star-studded college football pregame show will make an appearance in Madison for the first …

The Rams came into Sunday night’s game against the Lions at less than full strength and they emerged from the 26-20 overtime loss with a number of new injury concerns. Wide receiver Puka Nacua was at the top of the list. Nacua suffered a knee injury in the first half and was eventually ruled out of the game after being …

To open its 2024 season, the Texas football team routed the Rams and walloped the Wolverines. Now it is time to get ready for the Roadrunners. Coming off a 52-0 shutout of Colorado State in its season opener and a decisive 31-12 win at Michigan last Saturday, No. 3 Texas is set for a home game against UTSA this Saturday. …

The Lions’ Jared Goff (16) looks to pass as the Rams’ Kobie Turner (91) rushes. Goff beat his former team again. (David Dermer / Associated Press) The scoreboard said six points, but there was a lot more separating the Rams and Detroit Lions on Sunday night. One game into the season and the Rams already are hobbled and hurting. That …

The OU football team will continue its season with a Week 3 home game against Tulane at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. OU (2-0) earned a 16-12 home win over Houston in Week 2. Meanwhile, Tulane (1-1) suffered a 34-27 home loss to Kansas State. Here’s how you can get tickets to the game: See Oklahoma football ticket prices for every game …