. Four-star defensive back recruit Jontae Gilbert has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and NC State Wolfpack. Gilbert is a member of the class of 2025 and plays high school football for Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound cornerback announced his commitment to Georgia at his high school. Gilbert is …

Five 49ers to watch in 2024 preseason opener vs. Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE — After 13 practices of training camp, the 49ers finally will line up Saturday night against another team. Few of the regulars are expected to suit up when the 49ers take the field against the Tennessee Titans. Instead, this game will provide …

Ryan Beard couldn’t help but smile after being asked about the dominance his Missouri State defense showed on Saturday. For the second-year head coach, who previously served as the Bears’ defensive coordinator in the three seasons before, it was music to his ears. A season after constant questions about the unit’s struggles, Missouri State’s defense showed it may be headed …

How Caleb Williams performed during Bears’ preseason debut vs. Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ORCHARD PARK, New York — The Caleb Williams era made its unofficial debut Saturday in the Bears’ preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, and it didn’t take long for the No. 1 overall pick to create some magic. On first-and-10 from their own 40, …

Nov 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team in warm-ups prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. College football games are won by the Jimmys and Joes, but they are also won by the Xs and Os. Combine them both and special things can happen. …

Caleb Williams didn’t play much, but he’ll have Chicago buzzing for the next week. Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, got his first NFL preseason snaps for the Chicago Bears on Saturday afternoon. The Bears didn’t play him much, but he made a few plays that will be replayed over and over in Chicago before the …

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 14: Jake Slaughter #66 of the Florida Gators celebrates after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks during their game at Williams-Brice Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List was announced on Friday and yet another member of the Florida Gators earned a mention …

WATCH: Caleb Williams dishes nifty shovel pass to D’Andre Swift for huge gain originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears fans get to see their new quarterback, Caleb Williams, in true game action for the first time on Saturday during the team’s preseason game against the Bills. During Williams’ first drive in a Bears uniform, he made some strong plays, …

After ten seasons of the four-team College Football Playoff, the college football postseason is expanding to a 12-team format. The Oregon Ducks made the Playoff once in the four-team era, after going 11-1 in the 2014 regular season before losing to Ohio State in the national championship game that year. Now, with 12 spots up for grabs in the expanded …

The Ravens saw everything they wanted to see from first-round draft pick Nate Wiggins in Friday’s preseason opener. Then they saw the one thing no team ever wants to see from its first-round pick. Wiggins, a cornerback out of Clemson, looked great on the first possession of his preseason debut, shutting down the Eagles’ receivers on three passes that were …

Florida State football held its second fall scrimmage Saturday morning with head coach Mike Norvell impressed with quarterback DJ Uiagalelei’s performance. Both Norvell and offensive coordinator Alex Atkins praised Uiagalelei when speaking to the media after the scrimmage, with Norvell saying Uiagalelei has had a “remarkable preseason” and had a big day Saturday. “Everybody is at a different stage but …

How NFL draft snub fuels Lenoir’s ascent to 49ers stardom originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Twenty-six cornerbacks were picked in the 2021 NFL draft before the 49ers called Deommodore Lenoir’s name in the fifth round. That bothers him to this day. “My mindset was I hope I get drafted early,” Lenoir told NBC Sports Bay Area. “But then …

Dec 4, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt during the Michigan Wolverines game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt has released his preseason rankings ahead of the 2024 college football season. Klatt is not …

Sara Diggins/USA Today Sports via American-Statesman With the start of the college football season less than a month away, analysts nationwide have started making their playoff predictions. That includes ESPN analyst Greg McElroy, who chose the Longhorns as one of his five locks to be in the College Football Playoff. On August 7, McElroy said a team needs to go …

Browns’ Cooper hints at 49ers trade with cryptic IG post originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Amari Cooper’s recent post on social media hints at his interest in potentially joining the 49ers if Brandon Aiyuk is traded to the Cleveland Browns. Cooper took to his Instagram stories on Friday where he posted a cryptic “lol I wouldn’t mind at …