BATON ROUGE — Kaleb Jackson displayed his talent. As his freshman year at LSU football last season progressed, the Baton Rouge native began to carve out more and more of a role at the running back position, gaining more playing time later in the season. Jackson, the Liberty Magnet High School star and No. 1 tailback in Louisiana in the …
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Report: 49ers plan to sign Tracy Walker
The 49ers plan to sign safety Tracy Walker, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports. Walker, 29, worked out of the team Wednesday. San Francisco, which cut safety Erik Harris this week, looked at veteran safeties this spring with Rayshawn Jenkins and Julian Blackmon among those who visited. The Lions made Walker a third-round pick in 2018, and he started 43 games …
Read More »Who will win the GCL-South in 2024? Moeller hopes to stay atop loaded conference.
The Greater Catholic League-Southhas four of the most storied football programs in the area, if not the country. Each of the teams has won at least two state championships this century. All four are capable of doing it again in any given season. This year’s iteration of the conference features multiple future Divison I players and a lot of interesting …
Read More »Joe Flacco feels fortunate to be in the league a 17th season
Joe Flacco didn’t sign with the Browns until Dec. 14 after Deshaun Watson was lost for the season. If he hadn’t done what he did in winning comeback player of the year and leading the Browns to the postseason, he might not be where he is now. Flacco signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Colts in March to …
Read More »Williams: It’s hard to get excited about college football these days. Blame SEC, Big Ten
Ask columnist Jason Williams anything − sports or non-sports – and he’ll pick some of your questions and respond on Cincinnati.com. Email: jwilliams@enquirer.com Subject: Realignment, transfer portal, NIL take toll on college football interest Message: I’m a long-time Bearcats fan. I love college football and everything about it – fall Saturday afternoons on campus, the traditions and tailgating. I can’t remember …
Read More »Warner excited about 49ers’ new silent-but-deadly defensive line
Warner excited about 49ers’ new silent-but-deadly defensive line originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner isn’t the quietest 49ers player, but the star linebacker certainly appreciates his teammates who are more subdued — especially along San Francisco’s revamped defensive front. Despite their calm disposition, Warner is well aware that the 49ers’ defensive line, which welcomed new additions Maliek …
Read More »Notre Dame makes College Football Playoff at least 10 times in Fox’s EA Sports sim
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman greets players during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in South Bend. The reborn EA Sports “College Football 25” video game was released recently, and the gang at Fox Sports ran a simulation in order to see how the College Football Playoff might shake out. Players …
Read More »Deebo motivated physically, mentally by 49ers’ Super Bowl losses
Deebo motivated physically, mentally by 49ers’ Super Bowl losses originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Losing two Super Bowls does not sit lightly with Deebo Samuel. The 49ers star has used the devastating games as motivation to enter training camp in the best shape — and his lightest — since he entered the league in 2019. …
Read More »WSU WR Carlos Hernandez to miss at least one game with injury — and other notes from Day 7 of fall camp
Aug. 7—PULLMAN — Washington State is preparing for wide receiver Carlos Hernandez, a returning starter, to miss at least one game with the foot injury he suffered in Saturday’s practice. That’s the indication from WSU coach Jake Dickert, who said Hernandez will recover from his surgery by wearing a cast on his left foot for the next three to four …
Read More »Beat up Rams explain why joint practice with Cowboys is so important
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons will test a makeshift Rams offensive line in a joint practice Thursday. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) The first joint practice against a defense that featured two elite pass rushers did not go well for the Rams. Now, four days after Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack of the Chargers helped ruin the Rams’ day, quarterback Matthew …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders tops Carson Beck, other stars in preseason college football QB ranking
Nov 11, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) at the line of scrimmage in the first half against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The national respect is beginning to come for Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who could hear his name called early in next year’s NFL draft with …
Read More »NFL has no comment on potential discipline of Jim Harbaugh, following NCAA sanction
To the extent the NFL cares about precedent (and it arguably doesn’t), the action taken by the NCAA against former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh could prompt the league to take action against current Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh. So we asked the league whether the punishments imposed on former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor …
Read More »Oklahoma wide receiver named to Biletnikoff Award preseason watchlist
Sep 16, 2023; Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson (4) celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter during an NCAA football game between University of Oklahoma (OU) and University of Tulsa at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan J. Fish-USA TODAY Sports As the Oklahoma Sooners inch closer to the upcoming …
Read More »Broncos announce 2024 uniform schedule
The Broncos revealed their 2024 uniform schedule Wednesday. Denver will wear its Summit White jerseys in all three preseason games and the first two regular-season games. The Broncos then will don their Sunset Orange jerseys in a Week 3 road game against the Buccaneers. Denver will wear its primary orange jerseys at home for the first time in Week 6 …
Read More »New look Big Ten map underscores new reality for high school recruits
The logo of the Big Ten Conference is seen on a yard marker during Iowa Hawkeyes football Kids Day at Kinnick open practice, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. 210814 Ia Fb Kids Day 109 Jpg The iconic map of the Big Ten got a facelift this week, with four new programs formerly from the …
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