Getty Images We’ve got a highly entertaining Week 1 matchup on our hands between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons. Kirk Cousins is slated to make his highly anticipated Falcons debut, while Russell Wilson may or may not be making his for Pittsburgh.  Wilson is questionable for the game as he is dealing with a calf injury. That could …

USATSI No. 16 Oklahoma State and No. 17 Kansas State both survived shaky starts to preserve the Big 12’s positioning. Kansas State needed a red zone stop with seconds remaining to survive a 34-27 road test against Tulane. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State went to overtime against Arkansas, but a missed Razorbacks field goal set up a 34-31 victory against the SEC …

Jets head coach Robert Saleh has resisted ruling edge rusher Haason Reddick out for Monday night’s game against the 49ers despite Reddick’s continued absence from the team, but it looks like the clock has struck midnight. Saleh said at a Saturday press conference, via multiple reporters, that it is “fair” to say that Reddick will miss the opening game of …

Week 1 of the NFL season is the most challenging when it comes to picking games. I know I say that every year, but that’s the reality. That’s why we usually stink. We think we know these teams as they come out of training camp and the preseason, but do we really? You can’t get anything from preseason games, so it’s …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Will Brooks couldn’t hide if he wanted to. The Tennessee football safety was swallowed by a throng of media members in a tunnel at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday. His teammates still spotted him and yelled out, shouting “Willy B,” “No. 1 roommate” and “yeah, Brooksie!” That’s life when you make the play of the game …

When Tom Brady arrived in the NFL 24 years ago, it was under a thick cloak of sixth-round anonymity. In his newest football gig, Brady shows up with the biggest amount of fanfare that any broadcaster has ever received. It’s all about Tommy. From the moment the schedule came out and Brady got top billing over the Cowboys and Browns …

Penn State may not have turned in the kind of overall showing you would have liked to see against Bowling Green in Week 2, but expect the Nittany Lions to be moving up in the updated national rankings when the polls are updated on Sunday. Penn State will be likely to move up thanks to some help from a major …

Getty Images The New York Giants will host the Minnesota Vikings in their 2024 NFL opener, as the franchise marks its 100th season with a game at MetLife Stadium. These teams have not faced each other since the NFC playoffs following the 2022 season. Both teams are looking to bounce back to playoff form after both squads had sub-.500 seasons …

49ers confident they’ve turned page on 2023 heartbreak to 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy sees no reason to look backward. With the 2024 NFL season getting started, the 49ers quarterback is only concerned with the here and now. The past is the past, and that’s where he intends to leave it. That …

Longtime rivals are set to square off when Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) host Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (1-0) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The Huskers used a solid performance from highly-touted freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola to notch a 40-7 Week 1 win over UTEP. The Buffs kicked off year two under Coach Prime …

Spencer Shrader may be handling the kicking duties for the Colts on Sunday. The Colts announced that they elevated Shrader from the practice squad on Saturday. Matt Gay is listed as questionable to play against the Texans on Sunday after having surgery to repair a hernia recently. Shrader signed with the Colts after going undrafted out of Notre Dame and …

Getty Images The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Washington Commanders to begin the 2024 NFL campaign. Looking back to last season, Tampa Bay finished on the right side of .500 at 9-8, and it is hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign with changes felt up and down the roster. Washington, meanwhile, will be fighting an uphill …

Kansas State’s football team lost its share of battles against Tulane, but ultimately it was the Wildcats who won the culture war. At least that was K-State coach Chris Klieman’s explanation after the Wildcats were outplayed for most of the game Saturday before rallying for an improbable 34-27 victory over the Green Wave at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. “Great …

It’s a deadline-driven business, and the clock is ticking loudly. The Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott are still trying, we’re told, to get a new deal finished before the season starts tomorrow. The situation has gone from looking hopeless to somewhat hopeful. It’s unclear how firm the Sunday deadline really is. There’s nothing in the CBA or otherwise that keeps …

The CW Network There have been a lot of really good catches early in the 2024 college football season, but Marshall wide receiver Christian Fitzpatrick channeled program legend Randy Moss and just snagged one of the best receptions yet.  Working in one-on-one coverage against a Virginia Tech defensive back, Fitzpatrick leapt into the air while he was being grabbed and …