During the preseason, the final score doesn’t always tell an accurate story of what happened on the field. However, the 34-7 score in the San Francisco 49ers’ preseason-opening loss to the Las Vegas Raiders might say it all.  After a trio of three and outs with Trey Lance under center, the 49ers’ slow start stretched through the entire preseason contest …

Markeis Barrett of Webb School of Knoxville, pictured on Friday, July 21, 2023, has been named as a Knox News’ Elite 8. Webb School’s Markeis Barrett is big on football, but even bigger on family. The Vanderbilt football commit has worked to reach the level of success he has gained while playing high school football, but a lot of it …

Preseason football isn’t nearly as cut-and-dry as the regular season when it comes to evaluating performances. Context is doubly important, with big names often intermingled with fringe-of-the-roster hopefuls. But that doesn’t mean we can’t draw a few conclusions in the lead-up to the real matchups. With a week of 2023 NFL preseason in the books, here are some of the …

The Atlanta Falcons waived 2022 starting linebacker Mykal Walker in a surprise move Sunday. Walker started and had four tackles in the Falcons’ 19-3 preseason win at Miami on Friday night. Falcons coach Arthur Smith did not play most of his projected starters against the Dolphins. On Sunday, the Falcons signed linebacker Frank Ginda, the 2023 USFL defensive player of …

Rookie quarterbacks usually struggle in their first NFL action. Look no further than C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson, and Will Levis, who all threw an interception this weekend. It’s not supposed to be easy, especially for Day 3 rookie QBs. But Aidan O’Connell might have had the best debut of any rookie quarterback in the class. The fourth-round pick from Purdue …

The Hurricanes secured another offensive lineman for their recruiting class on Sunday. Louisiana offensive tackle Kavion Broussard announced his commitment on Sunday, publicizing his choice on social media. Broussard is Miami’s third commitment in three days, joining 2025 quarterback Luke Nickel and 2024 defensive end Elias Rudolph, who flipped from Michigan. Broussard is rated a three-star prospect in 247Sports’ composite …

The NFL’s first full weekend of preseason games is in the books. The following two games of Week 1 were played on Sunday with Derek Carr standing out and Trey Lance looking shaky, following six Saturday contests that included the highly anticipated debuts of rookie quarterbacks Anthony Richardson and Bryce Young.  Young and Richardson joined C.J. Stroud as first-rounders who …

With a preseason game in the books, the Arizona Cardinals are about three weeks away from having to cut the roster down to 53 players. Since training camp is over and the first preseason game is in the books, let’s take a stab at what the final 53 might look like right now. Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s …

Noah Lugo, a three-star quarterback prospect out of Texas, committed to the BYU football program one day after de-committing from UTSA. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News BYU added another quarterback commitment for its 2024 recruiting class on Sunday. The latest comes from Noah Lugo, a three-star prospect from the Dallas metropolitan area. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Lugo previously had committed …

After a slow start led to an up-and-down performance from Trey Lance in the first half of the San Francisco 49ers’ preseason opener on Sunday, Sam Darnold didn’t waste any time getting going in the second half against the Las Vegas Raiders. With the 49ers pinned deep near the opposing goal line, Darnold dropped back on second and 14 to …

The 2023 college football season is almost on us and the Badgers are now 20 days from their season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2 at home. With Luke Fickell taking over, many have wondered if Wisconsin’s identity will change and in turn, if their defense will remain as good following Jim Leonhard’s departure. Wisconsin’s defense allowed 20.2 points per …

How 49ers QB Trey Lance looked in preseason opener vs. Raiders originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Trey Lance and the 49ers offense got off to a slow start in their preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. In his first chance to win the 49ers’ backup quarterback job, Lance finished …

Julius Tate hated football as a kid. Not even his dad bribing him with video games was enough to keep him on the field. And despite eventually making his way back to the sport in the seventh grade, he didn’t invest too much into football early on. “I don’t think I actually started to take football seriously until like the …

The scouting report on Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Spencer Anderson coming out of Maryland was athleticism and versatility. Sort of a jack of all trades. But it was clear from his film he has some NFL traits and is a very smart football player. The Steelers coaches love guys who can multi-task and take to coaching. In his NFL debut, …

Aug. 13—Two new head coaches with state championship experience got mixed results on Saturday night. The Kaeo Drummondo era at Kamehameha got off to a sizzling start as the coach who won two state championships at Hilo returned to his alma mater and oversaw a 51-7 season-opening win over Moanalua at Skippa Diaz Stadium. Senior Moe Passi rushed for 121 …