. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his recruiting staff have added another commitment to the 2025 recruiting class. This time it’s a three-star tight end from South Carolina’s backyard. [autotag]Mike Tyler[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound, three-star tight end from Columbia, South Carolina. He chose the Tigers over South Carolina, NC State, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech and others. Tyler becomes the 23rd commit …

The Browns wrap the preseason next weekend, with a trip to Seattle. And the plan remains for quarterback Deshaun Watson to play — despite a noticeable lack of healthy players to block for him. With starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. still recovering from last year’s season-ending knee injury, the Browns lost No. 2 and No. 3 on the depth …

It was dress rehearsal night for the Arizona State football team, and the Saturday night scrimmage at Mountain America Stadium featured a lot of Sam Leavitt and Trenton Bourget — and not as much of Jeff Sims. That may or may not mean anything. It had been Leavitt and Sims battling for the starting quarterback spot with Bourguet seemingly third …

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was hoping that either Aidan O’Connell or Gardner Minshew would play so well in training camp and the preseason that it was obvious he had earned the starting quarterback job in Las Vegas. But that hasn’t happened. Pierce acknowledged after Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Cowboys that neither of his quarterbacks had been perfect, …

Jul 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule praised freshman quarterback Daniel Kaelin following practice on Saturday. As Dylan Raiola leads the group, Kaelin is part of a youthful …

Getty Images Two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore is signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed, his agent confirmed to ESPN. This comes after the veteran visited with the franchise earlier in the week.  Gilmore, 33, will be playing on his fourth consecutive one-year deal, …

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore has found a home for the 2024 season. Gilmore visited the Vikings last week and he’ll be spending a lot more time in Minnesota in the coming months. According to multiple reports, Gilmore has agreed to sign with the NFC North club. It’s a one-year deal worth up to $10 million for the 2019 defensive player of …

Sep 11, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Casey Thompson (11) scores a touchdown during the second half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Arkansas won 40-21. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports This is part two in our series of ranking the Texas Longhorns’ top rivalries in football. In part one, we looked at …

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers figure to lean heavily on the ground game under new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith in 2024. They might be shorthanded in the remaining lead-up to the regular season, however, after veteran Jaylen Warren left Saturday’s preseason game with a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old Warren, who has split carries with starting running back Najee Harris since …

In his first game action as a guy with a contract carrying a $53 million annual new-money average, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa played accordingly. In one eleven-play drive against the Commanders, Tua completed five of five passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. Coach Mike McDaniel was impressed, both by the performance and the mindset. “I thought it was probably …

Eleven different quarterbacks were selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. Several of them are slated to open the regular season in the starting lineup. A few others are still competing for a specific role this fall. All of them, however, warrant some level of attention as the preseason presses on and the real games approach. How, exactly, did the first-year …

Sep 23, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers place kicker Tristan Alvano (30) and place kicker Timmy Bleekrode (38) celebrate after a successful fake field goal run by Bleekrode against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska football may have a kicking battle on their hands, as John Hohl …

The Week 2 NFL preseason schedule concludes on Sunday with Packers vs. Broncos and Saints vs. 49ers. Both games begin at 8 p.m. ET. Although three of these teams have no debate over their Week 1 starting quarterback, the Broncos are in a three-way competition in training camp and preseason with Jarrett Stidham, Bo Nix and Zach Wilson. All three …

Seventh in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Samu Moala, Leuzinger linebacker. Looking at 6-foot-4, 230-pound Samu Moala with his helmet off as his long black hair covers half his face, you begin to understand how much his Samoan culture influences him physically and emotionally. “You take pride in it because there’s not …

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has mused about throwing a behind-the-back pass in games over the years and the prospect came up again this summer after hit threw one to running back Isiah Pacheco in practice, but it wasn’t something he was planning to break out against the Lions on Saturday. Even the best-laid plans don’t always come to fruition, however, …