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 …
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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 …
Read More »Jerry Jones guarantees Trey Lance will make 53-man roster
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones guaranteed Tuesday that Trey Lance will make the team’s 53-player roster. Lance’s guaranteed money, though, already did that. Lance is scheduled to count $5.310 million against the salary cap this season, with all the money guaranteed. “I’d like to see us really be able to have our quarterback depth,” Jones said, via Nick Harris of the …
Read More »Transfers have changed the look of UConn’s receiving corp
Aug. 20—STORRS — Veteran wide receiver TJ Sheffield is on the receiving end of some hard hits on the football field. Since arriving in Storrs, Sheffield has taken some good-natured verbal shots from two of his new UConn teammates, Skyler Bell and Nick Evers. While at his previous stop Purdue, Sheffield played against Bell and Evers, who were both at …
Read More »Saints sign CB Joejuan Williams, waive/injured C Sincere Haynesworth
The Saints added a cornerback Tuesday with rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry nursing a knee injury. McKinstry is expected to return in time for the season opener, but the Saints need depth at the position to get through the preseason finale. New Orleans signed cornerback Joejuan Williams and waived center Sincere Haynesworth with an injury designation, the team announced. Williams, 26, was …
Read More »Dayon Hayes says Colorado football’s pass rush will be ‘very scary’ for Big 12 opponents
Oct 23, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers defensive lineman Dayon Hayes (50) reacts after recording a sack against the Clemson Tigers during the second quarter at Heinz Field. To borrow a phrase from Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the Buffaloes’ pass rush last season was “very mid at best.” Opponents scored at least 35 points in six of Colorado’s 12 …
Read More »Eliot Wolf tries to alter Patriots’ offensive line reality
Eliot Wolf tries to alter Patriots’ offensive line reality originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ offensive line remains an area of concern with the team’s regular-season opener less than three weeks away. The unit struggled throughout training camp, and that factored into head coach Jerod Mayo’s decision to limit rookie quarterback Drake Maye to just one …
Read More »On3’s Nick Schultz places Notre Dame 10th in preseason rankings
Jan 1, 2022; Glendale, AZ, USA; A general view of the stadium before the 2022 Playstation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune-USA TODAY Sports Most college football experts agree that Notre Dame will have a good 2024 season. There’s some debate though about whether it will …
Read More »49ers’ Puni blown away by future ‘Hall of Famer’ Warner’s praise
49ers’ Puni blown away by future ‘Hall of Famer’ Warner’s praise originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dominick Puni still is blown away by Fred Warner’s praise through 49ers training camp this summer. Speaking to reporters after practice Tuesday, Puni was asked by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco if he was surprised by Warner’s positive comments. “Yeah it …
Read More »WATCH: Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin goes on hilarious tangent about Coca-Cola during press conference
Getty Images During Monday’s press conference, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin became engaged with an interesting topic. During a break in the media’s questions, Kiffin began staring at a bottle of Coke and asked, “Does anyone drink Coke? “You guys have 130 percent of your sugar for your entire day is in this one bottle,” Kiffin added. The bottle of …
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