#season-opener

#season-opener

SANTA CLARA Christian McCaffrey had on his 49ers helmet, No. 23 jersey, white gloves, black sweatpants and white cleats. He looked ready for Friday's practice and Sunday's season opener. Looks can be deceiving. Or encouraging. Whether another calf issue will keep him out of another season opener is yet to be answered. Coach Kyle Shanahan will address reporters after practice and provide McCaffrey's official status for Sunday's opener in Seattle against the Seahawks (1:05 p.m., FOX).

It was a helluva game, down to the last play,

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State's defense got a couple key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened their season with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas on Saturday. It was the fourth time the AP's No. 1 team in the preseason poll has met the previous season's national champion in the opener. The defending champ has won the last three.

"We want to have the No. 1 defense, we talk about it, 100 percent," Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto said. "But we have to go out and do it, we have to do the things, each of us, to make that happen. How do we do that? Be better than last year and get off to a good start. It doesn't matter who is across from us every week, we want to be that defense that starts fast and just keeps going."

Barcelona secured a decisive 3-0 victory against nine-man Mallorca, dominating the game with a high conversion of attempts, highlighted by key performances from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.

The Miami Heat will open their campaign against the Orlando Magic for the fifth time in nine seasons, continuing a recent tradition.

LSU and Clemson will face off at Clemson's 'Death Valley,' with LSU's Brian Kelly calling it 'Death Valley Junior.' This rivalry intensifies anticipation for their season opener.

Dykes noted a sense of déjà vu as TCU opens against another high-profile coach, this time Belichick, after a similar matchup with Sanders last year.