CLEVELAND — At the farthest locker in the Cleveland Browns’ visitors locker room, emotions were swirling. Dak Prescott had reason to celebrate Sunday, after a morning FaceTime call from agent Todd France confirmed France and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had reached an NFL-record $60 million per year contract extension. For Prescott, his emotions conflicted. He had reason to …

A group of Latter-day Saint missionaries sang “America The Beautiful” during halftime of the BYU-SMU football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Friday night. | BYU Photo DALLAS — Roughly one-third of the 31,172 college football fans who watched Brigham Young University defeat Southern Methodist University 18-15 last Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium were cheering …

iframe src=”https://art19.com/shows/03c6e91e-7485-4414-9eea-e98b62c8d514/episodes/d7c121dc-9e86-4a04-aa5e-1e2ff4b08f7c/embed?theme=light-custom&primary_color=%236001d2″ width=”100%” height=”220px” scrolling=”no”> Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces once again to react to a marvelous first week of NFL action. The duo highlight the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles winning in Brazil against the Green Bay Packers, the New England Patriots somehow upsetting the Cincinnati …

Zavion Thomas 0 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. LSU football notched its first win of the 2024 campaign when it met Nicholls State on Saturday night. The Tigers got off to a slow start, but a strong third quarter created distance and …

DETROIT — They say humans have inhabited this area for about 11,000 years, but it wasn’t until Sunday that any of them — from the tailgates of Eastern Market to the bars of Corktown — could stare into a fresh NFL season and utter, with both a straight face and reasonable confidence, the following words. Super. Bowl. The Detroit Lions …

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) scores on a 54-yard touchdown run against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 42-16. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Week 2 of the college football season certainly didn’t disappoint with the Texas Longhorns blowing out Michigan in Ann Arbor, No. 5 Notre …

The Rams and Lions played another close game at Ford Field and while it took overtime in this instance, Detroit once again came out on top. In the extra period, running back David Montgomery powered the Lions’ offense to a game-winning touchdown drive — giving the club a 26-20 victory without Los Angeles ever touching the ball. That score came after …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari reviews Michigan State football’s 27-24 win at Maryland to open Big Ten play and looks ahead to the Spartans’ return to nonconference action against Prairie View A&M. Next up for the Spartans: Prairie View A&M Panthers Matchup: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1). Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan …

5 things I care about The Lions have multiple pitches The Lions made it a little harder on themselves than it needed to be. Detroit has matchup advantages at just about every level over the young Rams defense. It felt like they were playing with their food at times on Sunday night, as stars like Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam …

Utah State interim head coach Nate Dreiling argues with an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. | Mark J. Terrill There wasn’t a whole lot to be impressed with from Utah State Saturday night against USC. The Aggies were thoroughly outplayed in every facet of …

Baker Mayfield was fantastic, finishing as a top-three fantasy QB while posting a completion percentage over expectation (+12.7) in the 92nd percentile. He got 9.6 YPA and threw four touchdowns for the fifth time in his career, benefitting from playing a Washington defense that allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks last season. Mayfield will return to middling fantasy value …

If Florida State is looking for any silver linings from a nightmarish start to the year, they won’t find it in their recruiting class this week. Cocoa’s Javion Hilson, the top edge rusher in Florida, announced his decommitment from the Seminoles on Sunday evening. The 6-foot-4, 235 pound senior was one FSU’s highest-rated recruits in this class, but has now …

Week 1 couldn’t have been much worse for the Cleveland Browns and quarterback Deshaun Watson. The visiting Dallas Cowboys pummeled them 33-17 in a game that was much more lopsided than the score indicated. Browns running back Jerome Ford scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown against Cowboys backups with 29 seconds left to put lipstick on the pig that was their …

In Tom Brady’s first two NFL starts, he threw zero touchdowns, completed 53 percent of his passes for an average of 127 yards a game, took five sacks and split one win and one loss. He played like a first-time NFL starter who was just trying to move the sticks, stay out of the way of his running game, and …

And just like that, Week 1 of the NFL season is nearly in the books — we’ve still got a huge Monday night showdown between the Jets and 49ers.  After that, we’re on to Week 2.  Let’s check out the lines for each NFL game at DraftKings Sportsbook, as the second week of the season is upon us.  (All times …