Michigan State’s Jaron Glover, left, talks with wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins during camp on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the indoor practice facility in East Lansing. Michigan State football plays football against another team next week, FAU, and before the game, the assistant coaches addressed the media. One of those coaches was MSU legend Courtney Hawkins, the wide receivers …

Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Bears’ offense, defense in preseason win vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It wasn’t perfect, but the Bears finished off their first 4-0 preseason since 1994 Thursday with a 34-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Fields at Arrowhead Stadium. The Bears outscored their opponents 115-47 in the four exhibition games. Quarterback …

The annual Oklahoma City All-City All-Conference football scrimmages at Taft Stadium were canceled midway through the event Thursday night after noises from outside the stadium were mistaken for gunfire. Oklahoma City Police Department officers at the scrimmages confirmed to The Oklahoman that the gunshots were mistaken for backfire coming from a Chevrolet Camaro driving near the stadium. People inside the …

Flag football is safe enough for NFL players when the NFL can directly profit from it. When NFL players want to play flag football as members of the U.S. Olympic team, there’s a chance it will entail too much risk. Monday’s comments from NFL executive V.P. Jeff Miller regarding the fact that the NFL is “working . . . actively” …

BATON ROUGE — No. 7 has become an annual reservation for LSU football’s top playmaker. Star junior left tackle Will Campbell was a worthy keeper of the honorary jersey number in 2023 and his hold on the patch — because he’s an offensive linemen and by rule he’s only allowed to wear jersey Nos. 50 through 79 during games, of …

The Commanders have traded away first-round receiver Jahan Dotson. They could soon be trading for another first-rounder receiver. Appearing Thursday on KNBR, Mike Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle put the Commanders back in play for a potential trade for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk. In recent weeks, after plenty of noise regarding a possible Aiyuk trade, it has gotten quiet …

Your weekly serving of college football roster acquisition thoughts — recruiting, transfer portal, you name it — from 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins.  We’re doing things a little differently this week. I just released my annual list of the 50 freakiest high school football prospects — an admitted and approved ripoff of Bruce Feldman’s famous version. So, while we usually end Talent Tracker with …

Bears defensive back Douglas Coleman III was injured on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. He was placed on a backboard, transferred to a stretcher and loaded onto a Kansas City Fire Department cart. Bears players walked onto the field in support of Coleman, and many Chiefs players took a knee. Coleman was injured while tackling Chiefs …

This weekend marks the start of the 2024 college football season. In the time since Michigan capped off a perfect season with a national championship, a few schools have shifted conferences and plenty of institutions of higher learning have added payroll to their books in the form of new coaches, big-name transfers, and highly touted freshmen. Nobody has added bigger …

Bears roster risers in preseason finale vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears’ didn’t play their starters in their fourth and final preseason game of the year. Many second stringers had a limited snap count, too. That combo makes for a difficult time finding true “roster risers.” Many of the guys who played against the Chiefs on …

Michigan State’s Dillon Tatum breaks up a pass intended Nebraska’s Malachi Coleman during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Dillon Tatum was a prized four-star recruit for Michigan State football at one time, and now, he is going to be a new cog on the Spartans defense in 2024. Tatum started as …

What we learned about Bears’ roster in 34-21 win vs. Chiefs in preseason finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears closed out their 2024 preseason slate Thursday with a 34-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears’ starters spent the evening on the sideline in sweatpants, while …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football coach Brian Kelly decided to award two No. 18 jerseys for the 2024 season. Senior running back, and former walk-on, Josh Williams earned the the uniform for the offensive side of the ball while senior linebacker Greg Penn III will wear No. 18 on defense. Kelly honored both players after practice Thursday and the team …

Larry Borom carted off the field from Thursday’s Bears preseason finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears tackle Larry Borom was carted off the field at Arrowhead Stadium during the first quarter of the team’s preseason finale against the Chiefs. The tackle appeared to injure his leg on the turf. Larry Borom carted off. Bears don’t have a ton …

The Crimson Tide will open their first season under head coach Kalen DeBoer against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Aug. 31 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. DeBoer had to reload the Alabama football roster following Nick Saban’s retirement, which led to multiple key players leaving for other schools. However, star quarterback Jalen Milroe returns to lead Alabama’s offense after throwing for 2,834 …