The first AP Poll of the 2024 college football schedule has arrived, with Alabama football debuting at No. 5. Crimson Tide faithful are hoping for sustained success under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer, who was hired following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. DeBoer led Washington to a national championship appearance last season and is sorting through a talented 2024 …

There are only 23 days between Friday and the NFL’s first full 2024 regular-season Sunday slate of games. That lineup of pro football action includes the Dallas Cowboys playing on the road against 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett and a Cleveland Browns defense that surrendered the fewest total yards per game (270.2) since the 2014 “Legion …

A quarter century ago, a then-obscure former indoor football star named Kurt Warner led the Rams to an unexpected title after starting quarterback Trent Green suffered a season-ending injury in the preseason. While no one knows how the Vikings’ 2024 season will play out, it’s beginning is strikingly similar to the 1999 Rams.  On Friday, Minnesota formally placed rookie quarterback …

Apr 13, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker (52) celebrates after the offense scored a touchdown during the A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports An award that recognizes the top lineman in college football, four different Alabama Crimson Tide football players have been named to the preseason watch list for the …

This summer, Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein are touring training camps across the country. At each stop, they’ll jot down notes about the quarterback; a rookie to watch; what they’re keeping their eye on; a fantasy thought; what they saw that was interesting; and a wild card for good measure. Here are their observations in …

The Minnesota Vikings have signed QB Matt Corral after placing J.J. McCarthy — the team’s first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, who’s out of the season with a torn meniscus — on IR. [Related: J.J. McCarthy and other NFL injuries that could impact 2024 season] McCarthy, who underwent surgery Wednesday, was set to compete for the Vikings’ starting job …

Texas lost its top five receiving yards leaders from last season, but when you have a top quarterback in college football returning for his third season as the starter, reinforcements will flock to your program in the transfer portal era. The Longhorns landed the top skill position player in the transfer portal, according to 247Sports, Isaiah Bond from Alabama. Bond, …

Getty Images The Denver Broncos are making a quarterback change on the depth chart this week, giving their first-round pick an opportunity to start and work with the first-team offense. Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced Bo Nix will start Sunday’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Payton made the announcement last week that Nix would get his opportunity …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions, who allegedly ran what the NCAA deems an illegal sign-stealing scheme, may not have returned to college football, but he’s getting another chance to coach in the game. First reported by The Detroit News’ David Goricki, Stalions has joined the Detroit (Mich.) Mumford program as the team’s defensive coordinator. Stalions is …

Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson is out on the road covering training camps. Today’s stop: the New York Jets. About the QB Those animated exchanges between Aaron Rodgers and wideout Garrett Wilson a few weeks back? The Jets absorbed it as a positive. Elite QBs and their best pass catchers will get after each other at times fixing …

With Thursday’s announcement making his starter status official, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard enters the 2024 season as possibly the most important college football player in the country. In what coach Ryan Day is deeming a national championship-or-bust season in Columbus, Howard must deliver. The transfer quarterback from Kansas State has all the attributes to be enough, especially with a …

With only a few weeks left before the official NFL season kicks off, the Panthers’ odds are on the move. After opening with a win total of 4.5, that line for Carolina has moved to 5.5.  According to John Ewing at BetMGM, that’s the only win-total increase in the NFL so far this year. But professional bettor Adam Chernoff warned …

Preseason Week 2 began Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. Looking ahead, fans are expected to gain more exposure to high draft choices and veterans in new places this weekend. Here is a look at the starting quarterback situations for each game in preseason Week 2: Thursday, Aug. 15 Philadelphia Eagles 14, New England Patriots 13 …

Tom Brady hung up his cleats and is on to his next venture as a broadcaster, but he may still harbor some bad feelings toward teams that beat him in big moments in his career. The future Hall of Famer took shots at a player on the team that beat him twice in the Super Bowl, the New York Giants. …

Rutgers University athletics director Patrick Hobbs has quit his job, according to multiple reports, and is being replaced on an interim basis by deputy athletics director Ryan Pisarri, a former three-sport star at Ramapo High School. Hobbs was the university’s athletics director for nine years. The change comes on the eve of the highly anticipated football season, with some national …