At Mountain West Conference media days in the summer, interim Utah State football coach Nate Dreiling said he thought it would take three or four games to determine exactly what sort of team the Aggies would be this season. He amended that projection considerably before USU’s season opener against Robert Morris, stating unequivocally that the Aggies were going to be …

Justin Fields’ best play on Sunday doesn’t appear on the official stat sheet. But those who watched saw the play that showcases Fields’ potential as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ possible quarterback of the future.  The play was a gorgeous 51-yard lob from Fields to George Pickens midway through the second quarter. A holding penalty on tackle Broderick Jones wiped the play …

What we learned as 49ers’ blunders bring loss vs. Vikings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE MINNEAPOLIS — The 49ers did not have to play a perfect game to emerge from Week 2 with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Instead, the 49ers played a perfectly awful brand of football with an abundance of errors across the …

The New Orleans Saints offense entered the 2024 season with a lot of questions, especially surrounding quarterback Derek Carr. They’ve resoundingly answered those questions over the first two weeks, following up a 47-10 drubbing of the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 with a 44-19 blowout of the Cowboys in Dallas in Week 2, recording 432 yards of offense in a …

Hoban’s Elbert Hill IV returns a first-half kick 92 yards for a touchdown against Glenville, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Michigan State football has dipped into Ohio to extend an offer to a high level prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. Elbert Hill was the recipient of the offer from the Spartans. He is currently ranked as the No. 18 overall …

MINNEAPOLIS — Sam Darnold was a willfully forgotten man in San Francisco. The ex-New York Jets castoff appeared in just a single game during his 2023 stint with the 49ers, resigned to rebuild his football career in the shadows as Brock Purdy’s backup and Kyle Shanahan’s latest pupil. After Sunday, however, the Bay Area knows Darnold much better, and 49ers …

Another week of NFL football is nearly in the books. And boy have we been treated to some juicy action, from the New Orleans Saints shocking the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers rolling despite Jordan Love’s absence to Aidan Hutchinson making history with his sack production in Motor City. Here are some of the biggest winners and losers …

Michigan State’s Charles Brantley heads to the end zone after an interception that was called back on a penalty during the second quarter in the game against Prairie View A&M on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football welcomed in the FCS’s Prairie View A&M into Spartan Stadium and dominated the Panthers, 40-0, improving …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Scoring four touchdowns in one game against the Cowboys was something only one NFL player had done in Alvin Kamara’s lifetime, but the Saints running back matched that record in Sunday’s 44-19 rout at AT&T Stadium. Kamara ran for three touchdowns and caught a 57-yard score from quarterback Derek Carr, leading the Saints to a statement road …

The Cincinnati Bengals appeared to have the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes on Sunday. But they gave Patrick Mahomes once last chance. And as he usually does, Mahomes rallied the Chiefs to a game-winning score to secure a 26-25 thriller over the Bengals. Mahomes overcame two interceptions and led the Chiefs to a game-winning field goal aided by a …

Illinois rankings update The Illinois football team moved into the national rankings on Sunday, jumping to No. 24 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Fighting Illini did not make the coaches’ top 25, but is first among teams receiving votes. The Illini are 3-0 for the first time since 2011, with victories against Eastern Illinois, then-No. 19 Kansas and …

Getty Images Injuries are part of every sport, especially football, where it seems like no team can escape at least one notable injury on a weekly basis. That was the case for several teams in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season.  Several teams sustained injuries to key players in Week 2. Let’s take a look at each of the …

USATSI The Cincinnati Bengals are attempting to move into the win column for the first time in 2024, and late in the third quarter of their Week 2 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt made an amazing play on quarterback Patrick Mahomes that will help the Bengals achieve that goal. On a second-and-13, Mahomes targeted rookie wideout …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter This happens to the Dallas Cowboys every once in a while. Just when they start feeling really good about themselves, maybe look and feel like a Super Bowl contender, someone comes and beats them down to size. It’s just not supposed to happen this early in the season. And not in their home opener. And not …

Week 3 of the 2024 college football season is in the books. Here’s how every non-Division I college football team in the state of Oklahoma fared. NCAA Division I Oklahoma No. 15-ranked OU (3-0) earned a 34-19 home win over Tulane in Week 3. The Sooners were led by sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold, who completed 18 of his 29 passes …