Sources -- QB Bachmeier to be 1st BYU true freshman to start opener - ESPN
BYU is naming Bear Bachmeier as the starting quarterback, sources told ESPN, which will make him the first true freshman in school history to start an opener for BYU.
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Cade Klubnik grateful for Dabo Swinney's support - 'People wanted me out of Clemson' - ESPN
CLEMSON, S.C. — Cade Klubnik read the comments on social media.
Predicting NFL teams most likely to improve in 2025 season - ESPN
It's time to get better. Every offseason, I run through various NFL minutiae and collect all the data I can to try to figure out what's going to happen in the season to come. While much of that depends on the decisions teams made and the people organizations did (or did not) add during the spring, you can learn a lot about what might happen in 2025 by taking a closer look at what was happening under the radar in 2024.
How to get the most enjoyment from the 2025 college football season - ESPN
The 1990 college football season kicked off with chaos off the field and a sense of familiarity on it. Miami and Notre Dame had gone a combined 22-1 against the rest of the nation in 1989, and the Hurricanes' 27-10 win over the Irish on Nov. 25 had basically decided the national title. In 1990, they predictably began the season ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively; Florida State, the only team to beat either in 1989, began the year ranked fourth, and the others in the preseason top 10 had all finished the previous season 12th or better. Though each year produces its own upstarts, the sport's balance of power seemed crystal clear heading into the 1990s.
My first bets: Early picks for Week 0 in college football - ESPN
College football is back!
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tweaks hammy doing splits at 1B, to have MRI - ESPN
PITTSBURGH — Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Monday night's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh in the fifth inning because of hamstring tightness after a pair of stellar defensive plays.
Padres' Xander Bogaerts loses homer on fan interference call - ESPN
SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference, and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk to the umpires in the second inning of Monday night's game against the San Francisco Giants.
Frankie Edgar unretiring at 43 to join BKFC; debut expected Oct. 4 - ESPN
UFC Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar is poised to come out of retirement for a bareknuckle boxing contest.