IBERIA — Northmor was the most successful Marion-area football team a season ago. The Golden Knights were runners-up in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference, earned 10 wins, won a couple of home playoff victories and made a trip to the regional semifinals in Division VI’s Region 23. “We have been working hard since the spring,” Northmor coach Scott Armorse said. …

Friday’s practice at Cowboys training camp was missing an unexpected member of the roster. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been absent for all of camp as he looks for a new contract, but quarterback Dak Prescott had been with the team at every practice despite being in the market for a deal of his own. Prescott missed Friday’s session, however, …

Brandon Inniss gets questions about Will Howard, the most talked-about quarterback in Ohio State’s high-profile competition to start behind center. They come from teammates, asking for his assessment of the veteran transfer from Kansas State. The exchanges prompt him to point to Howard’s leadership. Aug 8, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) calls out a …

On Thursday, at the same time Jerry Jones was making headlines with his “no urgency” quote about CeeDee Lamb’s contract, Stephen Jones was reassuring Cowboys fans that the star receiver isn’t going anywhere. Stephen Jones joined the Doomsday podcast and said negotiations are “cordial” between the Cowboys and Lamb’s agent, who just returned from the Paris Olympics this week. “We …

A few of Kentucky’s best teams in Class 2A, 3A and 4A are from the Greater Cincinnati area. Beechwood has won two of the last three state championships in Class 2A. Covington Catholic lost one game in 2023, the 4A state championship. Not all of the teams in the area from these three classes had great seasons last year, but …

When Netflix swooped in and stole a pair of Christmas games from the NFL’s existing partners, Netflix had one small problem. It has no in-house capacity to produce football broadcasts. Now, it does. According to Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal (via Sports Business Daily), CBS Sports will produce the two games to be broadcast by the streaming powerhouse …

Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels tight end John Copenhaver (81) celebrates with tight end Bryson Nesbit (18) after catching a two point conversion in the second overtime at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports While North Carolina lost some production on the offensive side of the football, they return two …

Here are my Top 200 overall players for the 2024 fantasy football season. Some quick notes: These are re-draft rankings for managed PPR leagues. If you’re playing best ball, you can still use these for reference, but keep in mind that players with extremely high single week upside, as well as rookies, move up significantly in that format. Similarly, if …

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech senior Weston Franklin (Jesup, Ga./Wayne County H.S.) is one of 40 student-athletes on the official preseason watch list for the 2024 Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy partnered with Pro Football Focus to select the 40 preseason candidates for the award, which recognizes college football’s top center. Franklin has started 25-straight games at center for the …

The Steelers placed linebacker Markus Golden on the reserve/retired list on Friday, the team announced. Golden, 33, signed with the team last week. He spent last season with the Steelers, the third team he played for in nine seasons, and totaled 20 tackles, four sacks, six tackles for loss, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. His four sacks ranked …

Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; A general view of fans during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports In somewhat of a surprise move on August 7, Top 75 recruit DJ Sanders shook up the recruiting world by choosing Texas A&M over teams like Texas …

Jarrett Stidham is the Broncos’ starting quarterback for the first week of the preseason, while rookie Bo Nix will get the job next week. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said today that Stidham will start this Sunday against the Colts. Nix will start on Sunday, August 18, against the Packers. Payton did not say who will start the Broncos’ third …

FAYETTEVILLE — Rodney Hill’s journey to Arkansas football included a pit stop. It turns out, there was also a large, unexpected speed bump. Hill spoke with the media Friday for the first time since joining the Razorbacks. The redshirt sophomore from Georgia spent two years at Florida State before transferring to Florida A&M, then Arkansas, this offseason. According to Hill, …

It’s been eight days since Judge Philip Gutierrez did the NFL a $14.1 billion favor by throwing out the jury’s verdict in the Sunday Ticket antitrust case. With an appeal inevitable, should the NFL try to settle the case? Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal raised that issue in his weekly newsletter, with quotes from Jodi Balsam, a professor at …

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Cade Klubnik is looking for more consistency and overall improvement as he enters his second season in offensive coordinator Garrett Riley’s system. Klubnik started all 13 games last season and threw for 2,844 yards to go with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also coughed up 10 fumbles with five resulting in turnovers. The Tigers started …