. They are just going to keep being unserious, aren’t they? Voters in the US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports, somehow put the Oregon Ducks five spots ahead of the USC Trojans. The latest poll after Week 2 came out on Sunday. A week ago, USC was eight spots behind Oregon even though the Trojans beat LSU …
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Overreactions after Week 1 of the NFL season: Kirk Cousins benched already? Cowboys made mistake paying Dak?
The first Sunday afternoon slate of the NFL season is completed, with some wild results. The Miami Dolphins came back to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cincinnati Bengals were upset by the New England Patriots, and the Los Angeles Chargers earned the first win of the Jim Harbaugh era by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. Week 1 certainly had its …
Read More »Giants’ Adoree’ Jackson: Ref needs to be fined after ‘BS’ pass interference call
The Giants came out completely flat during an extremely ugly season opener and they were embarrassed by the Minnesota Vikings, 28-6, on their home turf. Believe it or not, Big Blue was in this game at one point, and it looked like their defense had come up with a big third down stop during in the second quarter but a …
Read More »‘Lesser of two evils’: BYU’s Tom Holmoe explains why Cougars are traveling to Wyoming this week
BYU Cougars defensive lineman Fisher Jackson (53) knocks down a Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Andrew Peasley (6) as BYU and Wyoming play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. BYU won 38-24. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Just before BYU beat Wyoming 38-24 in Provo on Sept. 24, 2022, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told the …
Read More »Jets vs. 49ers prediction, odds, line, spread, time: Monday Night Football picks by model on 181-129 roll
The New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers will round out the Week 1 NFL schedule on Monday Night Football. This is a matchup of stacked rosters with Super Bowl aspirations. The Jets had a nightmare season in 2023 after quarterback Aaron Rodgers went down after four snaps to a torn Achilles. They ended up finishing the season with a …
Read More »Lions vs. Rams player props, AI prediction, NFL odds, SNF picks: Jahmyr Gibbs over 53.5 rushing yards
The Detroit Lions picked up their first playoff win since 1991 when they beat the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round last season, and the teams will square off in a rematch to open the 2024 season on Sunday Night Football. Neither team has been disappointed with the result of the Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff trade, as Stafford won …
Read More »Time to lower expectations for Michigan this season? | College Football Enquirer
Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the state of the Wolverines after their loss to Texas and what to expect from Michigan for the rest of the season. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, …
Read More »Cowboys hammer Browns in season opener with $240M QB Dak Prescott leading the way
CLEVELAND – A Dallas Cowboys team energized by Dak Prescott’s contract extension raced to an early lead against the Cleveland Browns in their season opener. With contributions from a Prescott-led offense, a sack-happy defense and a touchdown-scoring special teams unit, the Cowboys never lost their hold even as Cleveland’s defensive front reminded the league how much firepower it can unleash. …
Read More »Florida State hit by big decommitments after 0-2 start
First it was a flip, then a bigger loss 24 hours later. The sky is all but falling for Florida State on the football field, following an 0-2 start in which Mike Norvell’s program was favored in each contest, and now recruiting has officially downshifted toward defections. FACT OR FICTION: Billy Napier can turn things around at Florida CLASS OF …
Read More »Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill detained by police outside stadium hours before kickoff; star WR playing vs. Jaguars
Getty Images Tyreek Hill was detained by police on Sunday for a driving violation as the star wide receiver was entering Hard Rock Stadium, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. This incident came just hours before Hill’s Miami Dolphins opened the 2024 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite this, Hill is playing. He’s caught two …
Read More »Dak Prescott contract: Cowboys’ Jerry Jones celebrates, says ‘I hope Dak is our QB for the rest of my time’
Dallas Cowboys three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott said he didn’t “need” a contract extension before the team’s Week 1 matchup at the Cleveland Browns, but that clearly was the case. Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones met the deadline with the 2023 NFL passing touchdowns leader (36) by signing Prescott to a four-year, $240 million extension Sunday morning, which …
Read More »Ohio State grade card: Elite effort by Buckeyes
Sep. 8—A grade card on Ohio State’s resounding 56-0 win over Western Michigan: OFFENSE: A Ohio State’s offense made it clear there would be no repeat of what was called a slow start in its season opener against Akron when it scored 21 points in the first 16 minutes against Western Michigan and kept going from there until it had …
Read More »NFL DFS for Lions vs. Rams: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks for Sunday Night Football
The Detroit Lions had an elite two-man rushing attack with Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery last season. Although Gibbs has been dealing with a hamstring injury for the majority of training camp, he was left off the injury report when the Lions play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. Rams running back Kyren Williams was a workhorse when …
Read More »Jayden Daniels doesn’t make much happen in a lackluster NFL debut
Jayden Daniels didn’t look much like the quarterback that electrified college football last season and won a Heisman Trophy. For such an exciting player, what we saw in his NFL debut was pretty dull. The Washington Commanders got little going on offense, but that was partially due to a hyper conservative game plan. Daniels looked like a rookie in his …
Read More »Newton football controls DCG for first win
Sep. 8—Dallas Center-Grimes used a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive out of halftime to grab a little bit of momentum in its road game against the Newton football team on Friday night. But Christian Ergenbright erased that momentum with a 98-yard return on the ensuing kickoff, and that was more than enough for the Cardinals during a 28-7 non-district victory on …
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