USATSI Texas running back Jaydon Blue exited Saturday’s game against Michigan with an apparent leg injury. Blue rushed for 3 yards to convert a third-and-2 for the Longhorns but came up hurt and had to hop off the field without putting any weight on his left leg. He went to the medical tent for further evaluation.  Blue was the game’s …

The 2024 NFL season continues on Sunday, with eight games scheduled in the early window and four in the late window. The first NFL Sunday is always one of the most-anticipated days on the sporting calendar and anyone making NFL prop bets will be on the hunt for value after another busy NFL offseason. Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was the …

How Shanahan phone call ended Williams’ 49ers contract holdout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It took one phone call. After months of holding out and standing his ground while awaiting security with a new contract, Trent Williams received a phone call from 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan last Sunday, eight days before San Francisco’s 2024 season opener, that put …

University of Texas athletic director and former head coach Darrell Royal relaxes with a guitar at the offices of Tree Publishing Co. Feb. 23, 1979. Royal is in town for a visit to the Nashville Songwriters Award banquet. 79then02 039 Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates the 34-24 win over Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023 …

Sunday afternoon’s showdown in Cleveland between the Dallas Cowboys and the host Browns in Week 1 is historic.  It’s the only the second Week 1 matchup between the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense and the NFL’s No. 1 total defense since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger. The Cowboys’ led the league with 29.9 points per game, and  the Browns led the …

USATSI Ivan Pace Jr. has written a pretty big check that he and his Minnesota Vikings defensive teammates will have to cash during Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.  Based on his recent comments, it’s fair to say the Vikings’ second-year linebacker doesn’t think that his defense will have many issues against the Giants’ offense, a group that includes …

The Week 2 college football schedule brings one of the biggest matchups of the season as No. 3 Texas travels to No. 10 Michigan on Saturday. Both teams are entering a new era as Texas has moved to the SEC, while Michigan is replacing 18 starters as well as head coach Jim Harbaugh after winning it all last season. These teams …

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after being injured in the final seconds of their 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. The injury came just after Love had thrown a 33-yard completion to Jayden Reed to get the Packers near midfield. On the next play, Love faced major pressure from Jalen …

The Giants will certainly already be fired up when they hit the MetLife Stadium turf for their regular season opener Sunday against the Vikings, but in case they needed some bulletin board material, here it is. When asked how good of a matchup Big Blue’s offense is for the Minnesota defense, second-year linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was extremely confident about …

Saquon Barkley’s first carry as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t exactly go as planned. Upon receiving the pitch from Jalen Hurts, Barkley took barely two steps before he slipped on the playing surface inside Arena Corinthians in Brazil.  Barkley ultimately found his footing (he scored three touchdowns in his Eagles debut), but the playing surface was a constant …

Aug 31, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Actor and Texas alumni Matthew McConaughey during a game between the Texas Longhorns and the Colorado State Rams at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports Much media focus is on this game, and X, formerly known as Twitter, had some interesting posts before the start of the Michigan—Texas game. …

An NFC showdown in Week 1 features the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football. This will be the rematch of a Wild Card battle that took place at Ford Field in January. The Lions narrowly defeated the Rams, 24-23, the first game for both Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff against their former clubs. In 2023, …

USATSI Friday night was not a good one for Green Bay Packers fans. In addition to seeing their team lose a tightly contested game to the Philadelphia Eagles, Packers fans saw their quarterback, Jordan Love, sustain what could be a significant knee injury near the end of Green Bay’s 34-29 setback.  Initial tests revealed that Love’s ACL is intact, but …

The latest edition of one of college football’s most storied rivalries renews on Saturday afternoon when the Iowa Hawkeyes host the Iowa State Cyclones in a 2024 Cy-Hawk Series matchup. The first meeting took place in 1894 and Saturday’s edition will be the 71st meeting in series history. The Hawkeyes lead the series 47-23 and they’ve won eight of the past …

The Green Bay Packers’ hopes of contending in 2024 may have taken a serious hit. In the season-opening, 34-29 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil, quarterback Jordan Love suffered what appeared to be a lower leg injury on the third-to-final play of the game. The Athletic reports Love will get an MRI when the Packers land back in Green Bay, but an …