The first regular-season Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, due Monday, could see significant changes after a dramatic opening weekend. No. 2 Oregon won a closer-than-expected game against Boise State, No. 11 LSU routed Clemson, and No. 16 Michigan edged Western Michigan 13-12 after one second was restored to the clock. How the 69-member voting panel of writers and broadcasters assesses these results remains to be seen.

High school quarterbacks face a shifting landscape as transfers increasingly fill starting jobs at top college football programs, according to the Associated Press. The report highlights Wisconsin quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a former three-star recruit from Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California, who said he felt at home visiting Madison despite being nearly 2,000 miles from where he grew up. His recruitment illustrates the complications prospects now confront as transfer players dominate premier positions.

The college football game between No. 19 SMU and Florida State kicked off after a delay of nearly two hours on Monday night due to a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. According to the Associated Press, the power went out just minutes before the scheduled kickoff, and the delay lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Seminoles and Mustangs finally took the field at 9 p.m. EDT, while Florida State students performed the tomahawk chop during the outage.

The 2026 NFL season opens Wednesday night in Seattle, where the Seahawks will raise their championship banner before hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold faces Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in the opener. The following day, the 49ers and Rams meet in Melbourne, Australia, the first of nine international games on the league's schedule this season, according to AP.

Major League Baseball's postseason format is expected to draw scrutiny when the playoffs begin in a few weeks, due to an unbalanced American League bracket. According to the Associated Press, if the playoffs started now, Tampa Bay (85-58) would be the top seed, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Houston, while the New York Yankees (81-62) and Boston (79-65) would hold lower seeds despite better records than some division winners, a disparity likely to fuel debate about the seeding system.

The Atlanta Falcons have named Tua Tagovailoa their starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. According to the Associated Press, the decision follows a monthslong competition between Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., who started nine games for Atlanta in 2025 before a season-ending torn ACL in November. Penix will be inactive for the matchup. Coach Kevin Stefanski oversaw the quarterback battle during the preseason, which included a game in Miami Gardens, Florida.