You may or may not be ready for some football. Your rowdy friends may or may not be coming over. Regardless, there are 13 NFL preseason games today. Thirteen. Beyond the issue of triskaidekaphobia, it’s a lot of games for one day. Especially since there was only one on Thursday, none — NONE! — on Friday, and two on Sunday. …

Nov 26, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline beside off-field analyst Connor Stalions, right, during the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Whether or not Connor Stalions is guilty of facilitating an alleged sign-stealing operation at Michigan, it almost felt inevitable that he’d get another job in …

Every week of the NFL schedule seemingly brings surprises, and that’s unsettling news for anyone making NFL survivor picks. Going out in Week 1 is the ultimate embarrassment for NFL knockout pool picks, but the year-to-year roster turnover means there are simply no guarantees in the NFL. There are no double-digit favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds, so there …

There’s just a little over three weeks before the first NFL Sunday of the 2024 regular season. First, teams need to wrap up their preseason, including the upcoming Week 2 slate. 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 …

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 …

It’s next man up for the Minnesota Vikings.  While J.J. McCarthy’s rookie season has come to an abrupt and unfortunate end, Sam Darnold is hoping to adequately fill his shoes as the Vikings’ starting quarterback for the 2024 season. A big positive for Darnold is that he has the support of teammate and superstar receiver Justin Jefferson.  “It’s going very well,” …

Aug. 17—There are just two weeks remaining before Idaho opens the season and plays actual football. Today, the Vandals will take part in a lighter scrimmage before getting into the normal weekly routine of the season next week. Heading into the scrimmage, Idaho announced the five team captains that the team voted for on Thursday. “That’s different than even like …

The Colorado Buffaloes will open the 2024 college football season on August 29 when they host North Dakota State at Folsom Field in Boulder. NDSU is a powerhouse at the FCS level and will enter the season ranked No. 2 in the country in that subdivision. The 2024 Colorado football roster will have a drastically different look when the season …

USATSI The New York Giants are coming off a 6-11 campaign and will head into the 2024 NFL season with a new-look backfield after running back Saquon Barkley signed with the Eagles. New York still has quarterback Daniel Jones under center and the Giants have an over-under of 6.5 in the latest 2024 NFL win totals. The NFC East also …

The surprise Eagles’ tight end who might just make the roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — During the offseason, E.J. Jenkins would be watching TV and decide to take a break. There was never a gad time to sharpen his footwork. “Right in the living room,” Jenkins said. “Move the coffee table to the side and …

The 2024 Wisconsin Badgers could be much improved on both sides of the football after a disappointing 2023 season. The team, as a whole, might be strides better than last year’s group that went 7-6 against a light schedule. But if that is the case, ESPN thinks it will happen without any of college football’s premier players. Specifically, only one …

Deontay Burnett and the Dallas Cowboys will face the Las Vegas Raiders during their 2024 NFL preseason game this Saturday night. (Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) While the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are the clear breakout stars of the summer thanks to their recent Netflix docuseries America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, it turns out there are also a bunch of …

The 2024 college football schedule kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 24 when Florida State takes on Georgia Tech in the annual College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Seminoles, who are coming off a perfect 12-0 regular season record in 2023, have high hopes for the 2024 season, and currently have a projected regular season win total …

Everyone knows 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk is holding in. That he’d be practicing if his contract situation were resolved. Everyone, apparently, except 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. Despite the fact that, in recent years, multiple players throughout the league have shown up and declined to practice due to their contract situations, Shanahan suggested again on Friday that Aiyuk isn’t practicing because …

Wisconsin class of 2025 defensive lineman commit Wilnerson Telemaque announced his decision to transfer to Miami Northwestern High School on Friday via X. Telemaque attended Monsignor Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida before making the move roughly 10 miles south to his new destination. Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater inherited the head coaching job in February, becoming Northwestern’s third …