Kirk Cousins, as expected, will be the Raiders’ starting quarterback when Las Vegas opens its season at home Sept. 13 against Miami, coach Klint Kubiak announced Wednesday.

Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza saw what it was like Thursday night to face a strong NFL pass rush even against a San Francisco defense comprised of reserves.

The Las Vegas Raiders face challenges with an unproven offensive line and no standout wide receiver.

Top draft pick Fernando Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory over the Texans.

The New York Giants and New York Jets received A-pluses in the AP's early draft grades.

Fernando Mendoza will get a chance to learn from Kirk Cousins before the Las Vegas Raiders give him an opportunity to start.

Tom Brady says he has thought about returning to the NFL, but the league isn't a fan of the idea.

Fernando Mendoza didn’t participate in on-field drills at the combine last month but plans to showcase his skills at Indiana’s pro day next week.

Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek never uttered the name Fernando Mendoza while speaking at the NFL’s annual scouting combine.

Twelve teams are in the NFL playoffs.

Denver's defense bailed out the Broncos in a 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs shut out the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0.

The Philadelphia Eagles had a few extra days off to seethe and regroup after a humiliating loss to the Giants.

A Lions-Chiefs matchup was considered a potential Super Bowl preview when the schedule came out.

Justin Herbert passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Chargers to a 20-9 victory over the Raiders.

In the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes take the lead, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and LSU at No. 3.

As wrestling great Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man.

Texas is favored to win the national championship, with Arch Manning leading the Heisman Trophy race.

Impressive and fantastic are a couple of the words used to describe Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward as the No. 1-overall pick in April’s NFL draft takes over as the starter for a franchise that won just three games last season.

The NFL often sees last-place teams bounce back to win their division, with 25 teams achieving this since 2002.

Spring is the time of optimism in the NFL with most teams hopeful that the moves made this offseason will lead to success in the fall.

Ashton Jeanty won’t be able to do what he does best for quite some time.

Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty saw the value of running backs tank as his college career started taking off.

Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty has announced he is leaving Boise State to enter the NFL draft.

Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship.

The cliche of one game at a time can be found all across the sports world.

Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and shoved him backward for no gain.

Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and No. 5 Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 win over No. 8 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

No. 8 and third-seeded Boise State is preparing for its third trip to the Fiesta Bowl.

Penn State players have watched Ashton Jeanty make opponents look silly all season.

The running game will be front-and-center when third-seeded Boise State meets sixth-seeded Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game.

The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17.

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado and Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts are repeat first-team selections on The Associated Press All-America team.

Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter is The Associated Press college football player of the year.

Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward have been announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists.

College football fans are facing some hard choices in the expanded playoff system with some teams set to play away from home multiple times.

After Ashton Jeanty streaked through the middle of UNLV’s defense on his way to a 75-yard touchdown run Friday night in the Mountain West Conference title game, he didn’t strike the Heisman pose.

Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No. 10 Boise State earned a College Football Playoff spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 on Friday night for its second straight Mountain West title.

Undefeated Oregon pulled off the expected and grabbed the top spot in the College Football Playoff.

Boise State running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty confirmed that this will be his last season at the university.

Ashton Jeanty, the nation’s leading rusher, didn’t play up to his standards but still rushed for 128 yards and the winning touchdown to help No. 17 Boise State beat UNLV 29-24 on Friday night in a game with College Football Playoff implications.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team.

Atticus Sappington kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 7 Oregon a 37-34 victory over resilient Boise State on Saturday night.