The Dallas Cowboys won the NFC East with a 12-5 record a season ago. Quarterback Dak Prescott is coming off one of his best seasons as a pro, throwing for 4,516 yards, 36 touchdowns and just nine interceptions. Despite winning their division in two of the past three seasons, the Cowboys aren’t the favorites to win the NFC East according …

247Sports Three-star cornerback Onis Konanbanny is set to announce his commitment live on the 247Sports YouTube channel at 12:30 p.m. ET. Konanbanny, who ranks as the No. 43 cornerback in the Class of 2025, will choose between finalists Florida State and Tennessee.  A product of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, South Carolina, Konanbanny narrowed his focus to the Seminoles and …

When it comes to the NFL preseason, the games are generally viewed as being pretty meaningless. What happens during the preseason doesn’t really translate to whether a team will have any success in the regular-season. (Just ask the 2008 Lions and 2017 Browns about that. Both teams went 4-0 in the preseason before going 0-16 in the regular-season.) Although the …

Mayo reveals QB plan, starter for preseason finale vs. Commanders originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston All four quarterbacks on the New England Patriots roster — Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye, Joe Milton and Bailey Zappe — got playing time in each of the first two preseason games. The plan is for that trend to continue in Sunday night’s preseason finale …

With the season-opening kickoff essentially a week away for the Iowa Hawkeyes and with college football getting underway on Saturday, final predictions for the 2024 season are rolling in. As Hawkeye fans count down to Iowa’s season opener versus Illinois State, USA TODAY Sports shared its record prediction for the 2024 season. USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg actually shared his …

The 105th NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 5 with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. John Harbaugh’s Ravens have lost five of their last six games to the Chiefs, including a 17-10 home defeat in January’s AFC Championship Game. With Kansas City looking to become the first team since the 1965-67 Packers …

All 32 NFL teams are required to trim their offseason rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 27, which means dozens of cuts are around the corner. Inevitably, some of the players released will be notable names, especially as some clubs prioritize the upside of fresh talent over more expensive contracts. Which big-name veterans could be …

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones hasn’t had it easy since signing his four-year, $160 extension after helping lead his squad to the NFC Divisional Round in the 2022 playoffs. He was on pace for noticeable regression across the board in 2023 after the best year of his career in 2022. Unfortunately for the Giants offense, Jones’ downswing continued in …

With Texas football making its debut in the Southeastern Conference and being ranked fourth in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, there’s more than enough pressure on this season’s Longhorns. But for a few specific players, scrutiny exists beyond the end of the 2024-25 season. ESPN recently named 10 2025 NFL draft prospects under the most pressure this coming season. …

The New England Patriots’ quarterback battle continues. The team is still deciding between veteran Jacoby Brissett, in his second stint with the team, and No. 3 overall draft pick Drake Maye. On Friday, Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo announced that Brissett will start their final preseason game, played Sunday, Aug. 25 against the Washington Commanders. Mayo says the plan …

Breer: How Patriots feel about Gonzalez amid up-and-down camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have plenty of roster issues to worry about entering the 2024 season. Apparently Christian Gonzalez isn’t one of them. The second-year cornerback hasn’t had the strongest training camp and preseason to date. After missing the final 13 games of his rookie …

Getty Images If oddsmakers are right, first-year New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall certainly has his work cut out for him. His Lobos are 13.5-point underdogs on their home turf in Saturday’s season opener against Montana State of the Football Championship Subdivision, according to the SportsLine Consensus.  It’s the largest margin for an FCS team over an FBS team in at …

The 2024 NFL season is finally upon us and the Week 1 NFL schedule is loaded with NFL matchups that oddsmakers predict will be hard-fought battles. Of the 16 Week 1 NFL games, only one features a spread higher than seven points, with the Bengals favored by nine over the Patriots according to the latest Week 1 NFL odds from …

With Jayden Daniels officially being named Washington’s starter, the reigning Heisman winner will begin his pro career against another Heisman winner, Baker Mayfield, as part of the Week 1 NFL schedule. Commanders vs. Buccaneers is a matchup featuring two teams that performed vastly differently against the spread in 2023. Tampa had the third-most ATS wins at 12-7, while Washington had …

. [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] has done it again. In what has become a common theme with his recruiting strategy, Freeze has flipped another talented recruit away from a national power. On Friday, four-star defensive lineman [autotag]Nate Marshall[/autotag] announced that he has swapped his pledge to Auburn after spending the last four months as a Michigan commit. Marshall’s commitment comes days after …