The Bears will be taking as much time as they can before making final decisions about whether wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze will play against the Texans on Sunday. Head coach Matt Eberflus said at his Friday that both players will be listed as questionable this weekend. Allen missed practice all week with a heel injury while Odunze …

A final offering of news and notes you need to know as Week 3’s sneaky-good slate continues — overshadowed, of course, by the Pac-12 awaking from its slumber to reignite conference realignment. Topics we cover in this week’s college football insider notebook: Who the Pac-12 could add — and who it won’tWhat NFL scouts think about Shedeur Sanders and what they’re …

There is some positive news on the injury front for the Rams offensive line, but one member of the front underwent surgery. Via multiple reporters, head coach Sean McVay said in his Friday news conference that right tackle Rob Havenstein is set to play against the Cardinals on Sunday after missing last week’s season opener with an ankle injury. Havenstein …

There’s a top-25 game brewing in Columbia. Missouri football will face Boston College on Saturday on Faurot Field in Columbia for its third game of the season. The matchup between the Tigers and Eagles will be the first nonconference game played at Memorial Stadium between two teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25 since an Oct. 4, 1980, …

Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa missed a second consecutive day of practice with a back injury that has his availability in doubt for Sunday. The team lists him as questionable to play. Bosa popped up on the injury report Wednesday as a limited participant. He played only 14 total games the past two seasons because of injuries, a reason Bosa …

On Saturday, two of college football’s more bitter regional rivalries will add another chapter to the lengthy histories, with No. 6 Oregon traveling to Oregon State and Washington hosting Washington State. The games have long been a fixture of college football in the Pacific Northwest and for decades they had a say in helping determine who won a conference championship …

Quarterback Start: Jayden Daniels, Commanders Daniels’ passing output in his debut was underwhelming and fantasy managers who started him couldn’t care less. The rookie ran 16 times for 88 yards and two touchdowns. He scrambled on half of his pressured dropbacks and picked up 77 yards on seven total scrambles. Daniels also led the NFL in carries inside the five …

The UCLA Bruins (1-0) will play their first conference game as a member of the Big Ten when they host the Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) on Saturday night. UCLA opened the season with a 16-13 win at Hawaii before having the week off last week. Indiana beat FIU in a 31-7 final in Week 1 and crushed Western Illinois in a …

Giants coach Brian Daboll said earlier Friday he has “no concern” about rookie receiver Malik Nabers’ knee injury. The status report seconded that. Nabers was a full participant in Friday’s practice and has no designation for Sunday’s game against the Commanders. Nabers said his knee didn’t “feel right” during Thursday’s practice, so the team elected to play it safe with …

Every week, ESPN’s “College GameDay” travels to a different college town to break down the biggest storylines and games within college football. But in all this, one thing has remained constant over the last two decades. And it is not Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and now Nick Saban appearing on the “GameDay” desk each week. That’d be good …

The Browns will have defensive ends Myles Garrett (foot) and Za’Darius Smith (back) on Sunday. Both returned to the practice field Friday and neither has a designation. Smith downplayed his absence Thursday as “more a vet day” for rest than a back injury that kept him out. Garrett, though, concedes that there is something to his foot issue, which he …

The Week 3 college football schedule is anchored by an SEC vs. Big Ten showdown as No. 4 Alabama travels to Wisconsin on Saturday. Wisconsin has lost nine of its past 10 games against top-five non-conference opponents, though the Badgers did knock off No. 5 LSU in a game played at Lambeau Field in 2016. Alabama, meanwhile, is 8-2 in …

After returning to practice on Friday, Ravens outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy is listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup with the Raiders. Van Noy (eye) was limited in the day’s session after he did not participate on Wednesday and Thursday. Van Noy recorded a tackle and a quarterback hit last week against the Chiefs. Cornerback Nate Wiggins (neck/concussion) has been …

The visiting Tygers of Mansfield Senior could not get out of their own way, making a slew of mistakes in every facet of the game and the Knights took advantage of most of the miscues in posting a 33-7 triumph over the Tygers in Ohio Cardinal Conference action Friday at West Holmes. “We’re a young, inexperienced team, man, and we …

Why Shanahan believes O’Connell’s Vikings offense poses problems originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan is well aware that a Kevin O’Connell-led Vikings offense can cause the 49ers a headache for a second consecutive season on Sunday. During the latest episode of NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan,” which debuted Friday night, Shanahan explained to Greg Papa …