Aug. 20—MITCHELL — A new season of South Dakota high school football is just days away, and once again, the Mitchell area is flush with gridiron talent. From Winner to Canistota and many stops in between, those abilities will soon be on full display as teams across the state begin yet another march toward the DakotaDome. This week marks the …
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Rams waive CB Jerry Jacobs with injury settlement
The Rams have waived cornerback Jerry Jacobs with an injury settlement, the team announced. The Rams signed him July 26 after injuries to Derion Kendrick (ACL) and Darious Williams (hamstring). Kendrick is out for the season, and Williams continues to work his way back. Jacobs entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2021, signing with the Lions, and …
Read More »UNM football position preview: Dampier enters first season as unquestioned starter
Aug. 20—NOTE — This is the sixth in a series of position previews heading into UNM’s home opener Saturday against Montana State. Already completed: Running backs, specialists, defensive line, tight ends, wide receivers and linebackers. Today: Quarterbacks. Come Saturday, it all changes for Devon Dampier. The sophomore will be the face of New Mexico’s offense, if not the face of …
Read More »Davante Adams returns to practice
Raiders receiver Davante Adams didn’t practice last Thursday. He didn’t play Saturday. Adams and rookie tight end Brock Bowers were the team’s only starters on offense who didn’t take the field in the preseason game against the Cowboys. Coach Antonio Pierce said after the game that Adams experienced some soreness after last Wednesday’s practice. Adams and Bowers are practicing Tuesday, …
Read More »Ranking Big Ten 2025 recruiting classes after Michigan added four-star WR Andrew Marsh
Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football has been assembling one of the best classes in school history but it’s going somewhat under the radar. The Wolverines have 17 commits with the pledge of 2025 Fulshear (Tx.) Katy Jordan four-star wide receiver, the 14th four-star to commit. The class won’t likely get too much bigger, so it doesn’t have much of a …
Read More »No one injured after fire at Cowboys’ training camp hotel
A fire broke out at a condo at the Cowboys’ training camp on Tuesday night. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy confirmed to Mike Doocy of Fox4 that no one was injured. The Cowboys continued their walk-through despite the smoke as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. The Cowboys report that the fire was confined to one building at the Oxnard Residence …
Read More »Ohio State at Oregon looks to be set for primetime
(Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) One of the most anticipated games of the year will take place on October 12 when Ohio State heads west to Eugene, Oregon. And now it seems that we know what time kickoff will be when the Bucks take on the Ducks thanks to Joel Klatt. Klatt was a guest on The Herd with Colin Cowherd and …
Read More »Justin Herbert’s recovery picks up pace as his return lifts energy at Chargers practice
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who returned to practice Monday for the first time since last month because of a foot injury, participated in 11-on-11 drills Tuesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Another day, another step forward for Justin Herbert. On his first day back Monday, returning from a plantar fascia injury in his right foot, the Chargers included their …
Read More »What Clemson football LB Barrett Carter said about Tigers playing Georgia’s fight song
Georgia vs Alabama previewThe rivalry between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide is one of the most intense in college football. Their matchups in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship games and national title contests have been high-stakes and fiercely contested. Alabama, led by coach Nick Saban, has been a dominant force with multiple national championships, while Georgia, under …
Read More »Shanahan delivers blunt one-liner on 49ers’ missed preseason tackles
Shanahan delivers blunt one-liner on 49ers’ missed preseason tackles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Missing tackles makes it that much harder to make the 49ers’ 2024 53-man roster. That was coach Kyle Shanahan’s message to reporters following San Francisco’s training camp practice Tuesday in Santa Clara. And while Shanahan addressed what appears to be one of the 49ers’ …
Read More »Where Michigan football ranks after Andrew Marsh committed
. Michigan football just got its highest-rated wide receiver commit since the 2017 recruiting cycle with four-star Andrew Marsh pledging to the Wolverines. As the 17th commit in the 2025 class, long gone are the days where rival fans are able to point to the maize and blue’s recruiting ranking as being way behind the pack. With the addition of …
Read More »Fire breaks out at Cowboys training camp hotel in California with no reported injuries
A fire broke out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys’ team hotel in Oxnard, California, the site of the team’s training camp. There were no reported injuries from the fire. Local media video shows smoke rising from a condominium at the Oxnard Residence Inn, where the Cowboys are staying during their roughly one-month training camp. The team was conducting a walkthrough …
Read More »The GM arms race is on: Courtney Morgan turned down over $1 million annually from USC to stay at Alabama
The text messages started rolling in as soon as the news broke that Alabama general manager Courtney Morgan would soon make an average of $825,000 annually over three years in a landmark deal for a college football front office personnel role. There was a mix of shock and celebration within the college football world. Some couldn’t believe Alabama would spend …
Read More »Jackson offers promising Williams update after call with 49ers star
Jackson offers promising Williams update after call with 49ers star originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As 49ers fans wait with bated breath for an update on Trent Williams and his ongoing contract holdout, former NFL receiver DeSean Jackson has an encouraging message for the Faithful. Jackson shared Tuesday on FS1’s “Speak” that he recently spoke on the phone …
Read More »NFL draft 2025: Texas football enters season with third-most NFL talent, per ESPN
Texas football had 11 players make the jump from college to the NFL last year, with Byron Murphy II being the highest-drafted Longhorn. It was a program record, one that they’ll be hoping to surpass in the next 2025 NFL draft, April 24-26 in Green Bay. According to ESPN, the Longhorns have a chance to do that, with 11 projected …
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