How Matt Eberflus has already seen ‘progress’ from Caleb Williams early in Bears OTAs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams took the field against an NFL defense for the first time in his career this week as the Bears opened Organized Team Activities (OTAs) at Halas Hall. The defense owned the day Thursday, dominating …

© Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Fifteen college football seasons ago, I stood inside the Georgia Dome as Alabama shockingly walloped Tim Tebow and his Florida team in the SEC Championship Game, the time Tebow cried on the sidelines and the Alabama players mocked the Gator Chomp after a dominant win. I covered Tebow, still arguably the best college …

The Broncos have wide receiver Tim Patrick back on the practice field as he works his way back from the torn Achilles that sidelined him for all of last season, but they remain without another key member of the receiving corps. Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts is not related to injury, however. Sutton has been away from the team …

It should be no surprise, but Rutgers football defensive end Aaron Lewis is among the best in college football in getting after the quarterback According to Pro Football Focus, Lewis is ranked eighth in the nation for career quarterback pressures among active Power Five players. Earlier this week, Pro Football Focus announced that Kyle Monangai was its highest-rated returning running …

May 24, 2024, 12:55 AM ET DALLAS — Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night. The Stars were 0-for-3 on power plays in regulation, then couldn’t capitalize …

Wide receiver Jameson Williams’s first two seasons with the Lions have been interrupted by a knee injury he suffered in his final college game and a suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy, but there’s nothing getting in the way of his preparations for his third NFL campaign. That change in circumstance has been a positive one for Williams. The …

Minnesota top class of 2025 commit Emmanuel Karmo canceled his upcoming official visits to Wisconsin, Ohio State and Nebraska, according to his X account. The four-star linebacker had recently announced upcoming visits to those three schools despite having committed to the Gophers on April 12. Related: Big Ten football 2024 season win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice “It’s …

For a team at the forefront of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have had an uncomfortably quiet offseason for their fan base. The Cowboys have kind of sat on their hands for the vast majority of the past few months. They tinkered around with their roster with a few lower-level free agents, but overall it was a fairly quiet offseason …

The National Collegiate Athletics Association and the five power conferences have agreed to a settlement that will pave the way to allow schools to pay student-athletes, a profound moment that will usher in a new age in college sports. The NCAA, the governing body for college sports, and the leaders of the Big Ten, Southeastern, Pac-12, Atlantic Coast and Big …

49ers’ Warner is ‘hyped’ to face Rodgers, Jets 2024 season opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner is extra excited for the 49ers to take on the New York Jets in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” because he gets to face a star he greatly respects: Aaron Rodgers. The matchup …

BYU Cougars football head coach Kalani Sitake talks to journalists after practice at Brigham Young University in Provo on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Will BYU’s defense be improved? Has the addition of TJ Woods fixed the Cougars’ offensive line challenges from a year ago? How, exactly, can the progress of BYU’s quarterback room be measured …

No one can say with any amount of confidence what Trey Lance is or isn’t. He was drafted third overall for a reason. The 49ers weren’t the only team that saw Lance as a franchise quarterback. He has played only eight games, including four starts, since San Francisco traded up to draft him in 2021. Dak Prescott threw 590 passes …

Last year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown between the Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams was a masterpiece of college football drama. From CSU head coach Jay Norvell attacking Deion Sanders’ fashion to Henry Blackburn delivering a brutal hit on Travis Hunter, storylines flowed freely throughout what culminated in a double-overtime win for Colorado. This fall, the rivalry will move to Colorado …

Matt Eberflus shares injury update on rookie Rome Odunze originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze is experiencing hamstring tightness that has kept him out of OTAs (Offseason Team Activities). On Thursday, head coach Matt Eberflus shared an update on the rookie’s status. “Did some walk-throughs today. We’re hopeful that he’ll be starting to ramp …

A new era of college athletics is upon us, and leaders do not have much time to prepare for the transformative age. College sports is on the precipice of changing forever after the NCAA Board of Governors and every Power Five conference agreed to destroy the amateurism model and share revenue with players by coming to terms on settling a …