BERKELEY, CA – SEPTEMBER 09 – Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Photo by Austin Perryman/Auburn Tigers Auburn football is set to kick off the 2024 season in just a matter of days with some looming optimism …

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The Washington Commanders are moving on from one of their recent first-round picks. Washington will send wide receiver Jahan Dotson and a fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-round picks. The Eagles confirmed the deal on Thursday morning. The move comes a week after head coach Dan Quinn said publicly that several …

The College Football Playoff has expanded ahead of the 2024 season. But the pool of realistic national title contenders is still pretty small. Per BetMGM’s odds, four teams have odds at or better than +850 to win the national title. Georgia is the favorite at +300, ahead of Ohio State at +325. Oregon is set at +700, while Texas sits …

The unfortunate season-ending injury to J.J. McCarthy temporarily puts the Minnesota Vikings’ young franchise quarterback on the shelf until 2025, but the development plan should not change for the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 draft.  Despite facing an arduous recovery from a torn meniscus will limit the rookie quarterback’s experience to film room sessions and chalk talks conducted …

Jan 10, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The College Football Playoff National Championship trophy at CFP Champions press conference at Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska football’s preseason hype continues to roll, with several national college football analysts projecting a successful season for the program. Joel Klatt believes Nebraska will be able to knock on …

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus gave a short update on defensive back Douglas Coleman III’s condition after Thursday night’s game in Kansas City. Coleman was loaded on a stretcher and carted off the field after being injured on the first play of the second half. Coleman was then taken from Arrowhead Stadium in an ambulance and Eberflus did not disclose …

The Delaware State Hornets and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors meet on Week 0 of college football this Saturday. The Hornets, who finished 1-10 a year ago, are looking for their first winning record since 2012, when they finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors, who finished 5-8 overall and 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference, are …

Jets linebacker Quincy Williams is coming off a breakout season. Williams was voted a first-team All-Pro after recording 139 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, two sacks, an interception, 10 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in his third season with the team. That performance lifted Williams’s profile to a new high and he made it clear on …

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz named Cade McNamara the Hawkeyes’ starting quarterback for the 2024 season on Thursday. While fans may view this as an expected announcement, McNamara’s nomination is notable considering the recent report surrounding the university’s potential quarterback battle. Entering his sixth season of collegiate eligibility, McNamara was fending off  Northwestern transfer Brendan Sullivan for the starting job …

If the choice was up to Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, he would have played in Thursday night’s game against the Colts. That was the word from head coach Zac Taylor after the Bengals’ preseason finale was in the books. Taylor said that playing Burrow was “on the table at times,” but that the team ultimately opted to keep Burrow and …

The No. 10 Florida State Seminoles look to open the 2024 college football season on a high note when they take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. FSU is coming off a 13-1 season and an ACC title in 2023. The Noles went 13-0 during the regular …

Since acquiring Justin Fields, which came after they acquired Russell Wilson, the Steelers have placed Wilson in the “pole position” to win the starting job. Head coach Mike Tomlin has said it. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has said it. Do they believe it? The team still lists Wilson as QB1 on its depth chart. In two preseason games, Fields is …

Sep 2, 2023; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (10) warms up before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The college football season starts in a matter of days, with Week Zero action on Saturday, August 24th featuring four FBS games. The slate is headlined …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford left practice last week with hamstring tightness, but he returned to the field this week and has not had any issues ramping back up to full participation. Stafford did team drills during Tuesday’s practice and head coach Sean McVay said that the quarterback was a full participant in Thursday’s joint practice session with the Texans as …