NFL – Lions CB Okudah has season-ending Achilles tendon injury

Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has a season-ending Achilles tendon injury. The team made the announcement Monday. Okudah was hurt in the fourth quarter Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers held on to win 41-33 against the Lions. Detroit drafted the Ohio State star with the No. 3 overall pick last year and injuries limited him to nine games as a rookie. Okudah appeared to make improvements during training camp, but he had a rough game in Week 1.

NFL – Lions have a long list of fixes before facing Packers

The problem facing Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell isn’t finding things to fix. It is deciding where to start. The Lions trailed the San Francisco 49ers 31-10 at halftime and 41-17 with two minutes left before a late charge brought them within 41-33. Campbell said watching the game film didn’t make the game look much better than it had seemed in real time.

NFL – National Football League – Week 1

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Las Vegas Raiders 34, Baltimore Ravens 27 – OT

Raiders 34, Ravens 27 – OT – Raiders beat Ravens in OT

Derek Carr fired a 31-yard TD pass to Zay Jones in overtime to give the Las Vegas Raiders a 33-27 triumph over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL season opener for both teams. Carr’s second TD pass of the game came after Carl Nassib’s strip sack of Lamar Jackson at the Ravens 27. The Raiders trailed 14-0 early, ending a 98-game, regular-season win streak for the Ravens when leading by at least 14 points dating to 2004.

NCAAFB – Michigan's Harbaugh renames drill, inspired to beat Ohio St

Jim Harbaugh seems to have his best running game in seven seasons at Michigan, rotating two speedy and powerful backs behind an offensive line that has been opening huge holes. In a 31-10 win over Washington, Michigan had 56 rushing carries for 343 yards and chose to throw just 15 times for 44 yards. Harbaugh says No. 25 Michigan will likely lean on its ground attack again against Northern Illinois on Saturday at home.

NCAAFB – Kelly has solutions for No. 12 Irish against visiting Purdue

No. 12 Notre Dame is trying to firm things up before a visit from Purdue this weekend. Both teams are 2-0, but the Fighting Irish have looked shaky at times. Notre Dame escaped Florida State with a 41-38 overtime victory to open the season. It had to rally for a 32-29 win at home over Toledo. Coach Brian Kelly says his staff is working on limiting big plays. Purdue coach Jeff Brohm says his team will have its hands full.

NCAAFB – USC fires Clay Helton 2 games into 7th season in charge

Southern California has fired football coach Clay Helton two games into his seventh season in charge. Athletic director Mike Bohn made the move two days after an embarrassing 42-28 home loss to Stanford. Helton went 46-24 during his improbable tenure in charge of the longtime West Coast college football powerhouse. Helton twice took over as USC’s interim head coach before getting the job on a permanent basis late in the 2015 season. Helton’s Trojans won one Pac-12 title and one Rose Bowl, but otherwise struggled to live up to the sky-high expectations at USC. He was 19-14 since the 2017 season.

NCAAFB – Arkansas fined after fans rush field following win vs Texas

The Southeastern Conference has fined Arkansas $100,000 after Razorbacks fans rushed the field following the win over Texas. The fans violated the league’s access to competition area policy that was adopted in 2004. Arkansas beat its former Southwest Conference for before a crowd of 74.531 — the ninth-largest in school history. It was the Razorbacks’ first win over Texas in Fayetteville since 1981. It’s a second offense for Arkansas, which also was fined following a win over LSU in 2014.

NCAA – Big 12 coaches says swift expansion solidified league future