Notre Dame has cracked the top five in the latest college football polls after defeating Texas A&M, 23-13, in College Station to kick off the 2024 college football season. The Fighting Irish climbed to No. 5 and Texas A&M is just outside the top 25 after opening the season ranked No. 20 in the country. Notre Dame has its home …

So it turns out an NFL opener featuring Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Travis Kelce (plus, by extension, Taylor Swift) did pretty well in the ratings department. NBC announced Friday that the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday drew an average of 28.9 million viewers between broadcast and streaming on Peacock, making it the most-watched …

DirecTV customers were met with an unpleasant surprise when it came to Week 1 of the college football season: a blackout, one that involves all Disney-owned channels (including the ESPN family of networks). That has left DirecTV customers wondering how to watch college football in Week 2 and beyond, especially considering how much of the sport ABC, ESPN and more …

Dobbs felt like he earned 49ers’ backup QB job over Allen originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Joshua Dobbs had more passing yards than Brandon Allen in all three of the 49ers’ 2024 NFL preseason games, but on Thursday, the 29-year-old, who signed with San Francisco this offseason, lost out on the team’s backup quarterback job. Coach Kyle Shanahan …

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns (1-0) travel to take on the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (1-0) on Saturday in a non-conference game that could prove to have College Football Playoff ramifications at the end of the season. The Longhorns are looking to build off their impressive 52-0 win over Colorado State in Week 1. Quinn Ewers was sharp in the …

Last year, Commissioner Roger Goodell floated the idea of a four-team European division. This year, Goodell took a step back from that. In an interview with NBC’s Kaylee Hartung before Friday night’s Brazil game between the Packers and Eagles, Goodell was asked about a potential international division. “I think the first thing we’re going to really focus on is the …

Texas football had no problem blasting visiting Colorado State 52-0 in last week’s season opener, but the competition stiffens Saturday against defending national champion Michigan. And the first matchup of the college football season between two top-10 teams is in Michigan Stadium, no less, where the Wolverines have won 23 consecutive games. Texas is ranked No. 3 in the US LBM …

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed would have had the first NFL touchdown ever scored in Brazil, had it not been for some math. The Packers seemed to strike first against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL’s São Paulo game Friday, quickly marching into Eagles territory on their initial possession. On third-and-6, Jordan Love hit Reed in the red …

Jacksonville State football will take its first road trip of the season today, traveling to face off with Louisville. The Gamecocks are looking to rebound after a blowout loss to open the season at home versus Coastal Carolina. Both sides of the ball struggled in the loss as both the run defense and quarterback play struggled. The Gamecocks are coming …

Saquon Barkley made his presence felt. After slipping on his first carry — the Eagles’ first play from scrimmage — for a 5-yard loss, Barkley had an 11-yard run and scored the game’s first touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Jalen Hurts. Hurts had two turnovers on the Eagles’ first two drives, throwing an interception and fumbling a shotgun snap. …

The 12-team playoff era of college football is underway and the first games of the 2024 season provided plenty of intriguing storylines and developments to digest. But Saturday’s schedule, which features 75 Week 2 games involving at least one FBS team, offers up a little bit of everything now that what’s happening on the field starts to carry more weight …

Yeah, this Saquon Barkley signing might work out just fine for the Eagles. Barkley, who joined the team as a free agent in the offseason, signing a three-year, $37.75 million deal, scored his second touchdown in the first half of the first half. The Eagles lead 14-12. Barkley’s second touchdown came on an 11-yard run with 5:34 left in the …

The Illinois Fighting Illiniface the Kansas Jayhawks in Week 2 of the college football season. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, is scheduled for 6 p.m. on FS1. Illinois (1-0) opened the season with a 45-0 home victory against Eastern Illinois. No. 20-ranked Kansas (1-0) of the Big 12 Conference opened the season last weekend with a 48-3 victory against Lindenwood. …

A game that started slowly, with turnovers, penalties and slipping and falling, turned into a track meet in the second quarter. The teams combined for 30 points and 300 yards in the second period. The Packers lead the Eagles 19-17 at halftime in Brazil on Friday night. Receiver Jayden Reed scored two touchdowns for the Packers on a 33-yard run …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football defensive end Mikail Kamara responded with a pained expression when he was asked about Western Illinois getting into the red zone at the end of the first half. While the drive was mostly an afterthought in IU’s historic 77-3 win — it was the second most lopsided victory in program history and the offense set records for …