Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Fran Brown spent two years at Georgia being taught to hate the folks in Knoxville. His players say he’s playing “Rocky Top” obnoxiously loud at practice. He’s played the Tennessee fight song so much that the Orange can barely stomach the sound of it anymore. Both Syracuse and Tennessee sport new-look offenses in 2025, and …
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Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift take in Cincinnati opener days after engagement
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were on hand to watch the former’s alma mater, Cincinnati, take on Nebraska in their college football opener, which was being played at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night. Travis and his brother Jason, the legendary former Eagles center, walked the field before the game, and once the action started, the Chiefs star and Swift watched …
Read More »Dave Doeren names multiple NC State starters for season opener vs. ECU – 247Sports
Dave Doeren names multiple NC State starters for season opener vs. ECU 247Sports East Carolina-NC State and other under-the-radar rivalries really pack a punch ESPN NC State still dealing with fallout from bowl loss, fight against ECU WRAL.com NC State Football opens 2025 Season Against In-State Foe, ECU NC State University Athletics Brandon Cleveland, Val Erickson to miss 1st half of ECU game Backing The …
Read More »Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup drivers ahead of Southern 500 playoff opener
NASCAR returns to its roots with a visit to Darlington Raceway for Sunday’s Southern 500. At a track that hosted its first Cup race in 1950, the playoffs will begin. Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday on USA Network. The green flag is scheduled to wave shortly after 6 p.m. ET. With help from Racing Insights, here is a …
Read More »“The Only Expectation is to Win”: Ryan Day Says Ohio State Must Avoid Distractions, Set Aside Individual Goals to Beat Texas in the Season Opener
Ryan Day was all business during his final press conference before the season opener. With the No. 1 Texas Longhorns coming to Columbus this weekend, Day said the No. 3 Buckeyes have one expectation: Win. Day addressed Ohio State’s mentality entering Saturday and more inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of Day’s brief session with the …
Read More »Why BYU needs to be hyper focused on as heavy favorite in season opener – Deseret News
This article was first published in theCougar Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. The opener is upon Cougar Town on Saturday when the Cougars host FCS Portland State, which lost to FCS-ranked Tarleton State 42-0 last Saturday. Just how much can we learn from this game where Kalani Sitake’s team is heavily favored …
Read More »Comparing Ohio State vs. Texas at Every Position Group Entering the 2025 Season Opener
The rosters that take the field for Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Texas game at Ohio Stadium will look very different than the ones that faced off in the Cotton Bowl in January. Ohio State had 14 players selected in the 2025 NFL draft. Texas had 12. Most of the starters from last season’s College Football Playoff semifinal between the Buckeyes …
Read More »Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspended 6 games by NFL, beginning with opener in Brazil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, keeping him out of a series of high-profile games starting with next week’s season opener against the Chargers in Brazil. Rice pleaded guilty about six weeks ago to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury …
Read More »Spencer Rattler named Saints’ starting QB for season opener
Katherine TerrellAug 26, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013. …
Read More »Ohio State bans Dave Portnoy from Big Noon Kickoff opener at The Shoe
Big Noon Kickoff is in Columbus for Saturday’s massive showdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns. However, one of the show’s newly acquired personalities will reportedly not be allowed inside the stadium when the show moves in from campus. According to Ryan Glasspiegel of FOS, Barstool founder Dave Portnoy is “barred” from Ohio Stadium. While he is still …
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