BATON ROUGE — LSU football’s offensive line is considered one of the best in college football coming into the 2024 season. With four starters returning from last season’s Joe Moore Award finalist group, headlined by left tackle Will Campbell and right tackle Emery Jones Jr., there’s been plenty of stability along the offensive front through fall camp. During the Tigers’ …

USATSI New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had a rough go of things in his first preseason action. Jones, whose 2023 season ended with a torn ACL suffered last November, sat out New York’s preseason opener before making his return on Saturday against the Houston Texans. To say things began poorly for Jones would be a massive understatement as two of …

Ryan Poles addresses Bears’ attempt to trade for Matthew Judon originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Earlier this week, the Bears attempted to trade for Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon in hopes of upgrading their pass rush, league sources confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock. Ultimately, the Patriots traded him to the Falcons, leaving the Bears empty-handed. During Saturday’s …

Archie Griffin was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he rose to stardom at Ohio State, winning a pair of Heisman Trophies. He still lives there. Now he’s also a permanent resident of Pasadena. The Rose Bowl unveiled a statue of the decorated running back Saturday, honoring Griffin as the stadium did with monuments to Jackie Robinson, Terry Donahue, …

Why 49ers aren’t forcing Aiyuk to practice amid contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It is no mystery why Brandon Aiyuk did not take part in any of the 49ers’ first 17 practices of training camp. When negotiations with the 49ers aimed at arriving at a multi-year contract stalled, Aiyuk requested a trade one …

Florida football held its second spring scrimmage on Saturday at The Swamp before about 200 family members and boosters. The Florida Gators are winding down fall camp, which will end with three practices next week before the start of the fall semester on Thursday. Florida will open its season at The Swamp on Aug. 31 against state rival Miami (3:30 …

The Giants had most of their starters in action this week, with starting quarterback Daniel Jones suiting up for his first game since last season’s ACL tear against the Raiders, but Big Blue dropped their game to the Texans, 28-10, on Saturday afternoon. Jones played the entire first half and eventually settled down after a worryingly shaky start that saw …

If only Bobby Bowden were still here then maybe he could talk some sense into Deion Sanders. Better yet, maybe Bobby could talk some charm, warmth and class into the man who calls himself Coach Prime. As a college football Hall-of-Famer at FSU and a pro football Hall-of-Famer who played for several NFL teams, Sanders certainly lived up to his …

Bears roster risers in team’s 27-3 preseason win over Bengals originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Even though the Bears practiced for over two hours against the Bengals in joint work earlier this week, head coach Matt Eberflus had the starters play significant snaps against Cincinnati’s backups on Saturday. With rookie quarterback Caleb Williams still getting acclimated to the NFL, …

First-year Cleveland coach Mario Guzman with lineman Joshua Reyes, left, and quarterback Domenik Fuentes. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) After filling up on treats from Porto’s, coaches and players from Cleveland, Taft, Birmingham, Chatsworth, El Camino Real and Granada Hills stood at a lectern Saturday morning in the El Camino Real library during a West Valley League football media …

The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly made CeeDee Lamb an extension offer that would make him one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on an annual basis. Apparently, that’s still not enough. Lamb hasn’t expressed interest in signing the Cowboys’ latest extension offer, which is believed to be around $33 million per year, NFL Media reported. That number would only …

Caleb Williams got off to a slow start in Saturday’s preseason matchup with the Bengals. But he sure finished the first half with a flourish. Williams rushed for a 7-yard touchdown to cap a strong eight-play, 90-yard drive late in the second quarter that featured some outstanding plays from the young QB. On second-and-10 from the Chicago 48, Williams bailed …

Seniors Cody Simon, Emeka Egbuka, TreVeyon Henderson and Jack Sawyer have been voted captains by their teammates for Ohio State this season. “The great news is we have a great group of leaders,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said in a statement. “Just because you are not a captain doesn’t mean you’re not a leader. You’re still a leader. Leadership …

49ers’ Warner admits having ‘soft spot’ for Jets QB Rodgers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Entering his seventh NFL season, 49ers star Fred Warner has established himself as one of the league’s premier linebackers with three First-Team All-Pro nods. But “All-Pro Fred” credits part of that recognition — and, perhaps then, the nickname — to four-time NFL MVP …

Tennessee football’s 2025 recruiting class is flirting with the top 5 after five-star offensive tackle David Sanders committed to the Vols on Saturday. But a breakdown of individual prospects reveals even better news for UT, especially in the SEC recruiting race. The Vols have landed the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 1 guard in the SEC, …