Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has named Cade McNamara the team’s starting quarterback — but only for the season opener against Colorado State. In an appearance on the athletic department’s podcast, Harbaugh said the competition between McNamara and challenger J.J. McCarthy remains inseparable with a week remaining before the team’s first game. The plan he and his coaching staff have …

The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals put away their boxing gloves from Thursday’s practice and put together a clean first half of football in Saturday’s preseason finale. The Bengals dominated the first 30 minutes of the game, even though they’re only leading 9-0 at halftime. They outgained the Rams 203-75, had zero turnovers and gained eight more first downs …

The NFL preseason is almost done, but we still have two more days of football to digest. We’ve got eight games on Saturday, highlighted by a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl as the Los Angeles Rams battle the Cincinnati Bengals. Things got started on Thursday night, as the Kansas City Chiefs got a win in front of their home …

Finally, the 2022 college football season is here, and Saturday’s Week 0 schedule brings a nice appetizer for what’s ahead the next few months. Four of the 11 games Saturday involving Football Bowl Subdivision teams in Week 0 are airing on CBS Sports Network in an all-day viewing experience that will stretch into Sunday morning for viewers in some time …

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Rams should suspend Aaron Donald (and if they don’t the NFL should) Few currently disagree with the notion that Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald should be suspended for his behavior at Thursday’s joint practice with the Bengals. Players who swing helmets should always face significant punishment, regardless of whether the incident results in a serious …

Michigan’s quarterback competition is going to carry over into the regular season. Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh announced Saturday that Cade McNamara will start the opener against Colorado State before J.J. McCarthy gets the nod in Week 2 vs. Hawaii. After that, Harbaugh and his staff will determine who gets the start for Week 3 and beyond. “Both quarterbacks have …

With the fallout from a gang rape allegation intensifying, Bills punter Matt Araiza didn’t punt on Friday night, during the team’s preseason finale. He didn’t practice on Saturday, either. The situation creates distinct sense that the Bills are in the process of determining how best to move on from him. And indeed they are. Tim Graham of TheAthletic.com reports, based …

Stars win in the NFL. Period.  The Los Angeles Rams put that on display last season in winning the Super Bowl. They are certainly a top-heavy team, with big money paid to their star players. Of course, they have to do a good job of supplementing the roster to make it work, which general manager Les Snead has done, but …

The Michigan quarterback battle was one of the most intriguing of the offseason, but it still has not been decided with a Week 1 game against Colorado State on the horizon. Instead, the Wolverines will give Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy a chance to start a game each before making a decision, marking a continuation of the competition into the 2022 season.  Coach Jim Harbaugh announced …

If the Los Angeles Rams disciplined Aaron Donald for his involvement in Thursday’s brawl with the Cincinnati Bengals, they aren’t going to tell anyone. Donald was seen on video swinging a helmet at Bengals players during a scrum on the field, connecting with the helmet of another player at least once. Sean McVay said during Saturday’s broadcast of the Rams-Bengals …

For Jim Harbaugh, announcing a starting quarterback before the season opener is a rarity. Harbaugh did announce Shea Patterson as the starter in advance of 2018 and 2019, but it was quite obvious he would be the man under center for Michigan football those two years. Otherwise, it’s tended to be up in the air. In 2017, incumbent starter Wilton …

The Carolina Panthers took a number of positive developments out of Friday night’s preseason finale. But that preseason finale wouldn’t let the Panthers go without taking a chunk out of them. Part of that chunk was kicker Zane Gonzalez, who was carted away into the locker room after injuring his groin on the sideline. The sixth-year veteran was warming up …

Texas A&M is entering the season with a ton of hype, and the final piece of what it hopes to be a championship puzzle is now in place. Haynes King, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore from Longview High School, won the starting quarterback position over LSU transfer Max Johnson and five-star true freshman Conner Weigman. King also opened the 2021 season …

Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said backup quarterback Sam Darnold and kicker Zane Gonzalez both suffered “significant” injuries in the 21-0 preseason win over the Buffalo Bills on Friday night. Darnold has a high ankle sprain, which is normally a four-to-six week injury. But Rhule said doctors haven’t determined how much time he’ll miss, adding that putting him on short-term …

After two days of intense practice, the Philadelphia Eagles picked up their first preseason win over the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium last Sunday. Philadelphia then traveled to Miami for a joint practice with the Dolphins before finishing working alone on the final day after the host team dealt with a stomach bug.  Saturday night marks the final audition for …