Mayo reveals Patriots’ QB plan for preseason opener vs. Panthers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots fans hoping to see Drake Maye in live NFL action for the first time won’t have to wait much longer. The rookie quarterback will play in the Patriots’ preseason opener Thursday against the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium, head coach Jerod …

As he climbs to his command post, a wooden tower with a birds-eye view of two artificial turf fields, University of Cincinnati Associate AD/Football Operations John Widecan is in his 26th year of watching Bearcats practice August football away from the cranes and concrete of Corryville. Though it’s not much over a half-hour from campus, the Higher Ground Conference and …

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. [Quarterbacks I like more | Running backs I like more ] Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles ECR: RB6 vs. My …

Florida International got creative in finding a naming rights sponsor for its football stadium. According to ESPN, the musician Pitbull will sponsor the school’s stadium for the next five seasons. The deal is worth just over $1 million per season and is set to be official on Tuesday. From ESPN: As part of the deal, according to the documents, Pitbull …

The Drake Maye Report: Sacks pile up for rookie QB on physical Day 10 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Monday was the most physical practice of the summer for the Patriots. They wore full pads in heat that reached up over 90 degrees. They tackled to the ground at times. They spent a period executing goal situations …

. Five-star plus 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will announce his commitment on Aug. 17 at 12:30 p.m. EDT, per Steve Wiltfong of On3. Sanders Jr. will choose between his top four schools: Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska and Ohio State. Sanders Jr. is a consensus five-star and ranks as the No. 2 overall national prospect. He ranks as the No. …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The compartmentalization of the excitement surrounding Falcons quarterbacks is simple enough: Kirk Cousins is the quarterback of the present, and rookie Michael Penix Jr. is, for an as-yet-undetermined time, the quarterback of the future. Don’t let the next three weeks confuse that, as Cousins sits out the preseason schedule while he continues to recover from …

There was no wrong approach to the running back position in terms of fantasy football draft strategy last season. Every popular method of roster construction had a path to success. Here’s a quick look at the average draft positions in 2023 of the game’s most valuable running backs: If you won a fantasy title last year, one (or more) of …

The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your kicker/punter in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area’s top kicker/punter among eight players to …

BATON ROUGE – LSU football opens up the 2024 season where it finished last season in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. The Tigers are ranked No. 12 in the ranking that were released by USA TODAY Monday afternoon. Entering Brian Kelly’s third season in Baton Rouge and despite losing Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jayden Daniels to the NFL, expectations …

With the July visit window closed and the season coming into focus, in today’s Tuesdays With Gorney, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney breaks down what he’s hearing on numerous five-stars – committed and uncommitted – in the 2025 class. RUMOR MILL: Summer visits are over but buzz ramping up ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

The Seahawks got a big piece of the puzzle back on the field Monday. Quarterback Geno Smith missed four practices with hip and knee injuries, but he was back in action without any limitations to kick off this week’s work. Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said that the offense picked up where it had been before Smith took a seat on …

Only one man could stop Kirby Smart the past three seasons. The GOAT, they called him. Now that Nick Saban works for ESPN, who’s going to stand in Smart’s way? Maybe no one. After Saban’s retirement, Smart became the SEC’s only active coach to have won a national championship. He’s the SEC’s unquestioned overlord, while a power struggle unfolds down …

The surprise speaker at Eagles’ seminar on NFL gambling rules originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Every summer, all NFL teams gather their players together for a meeting about the NFL’s gambling policy. What’s allowed? What’s not allowed? What will get you in trouble? What will get you suspended? This year’s presentation was a little different. Because the Eagles had …

TAMPA — The resemblance, from their names to their statures to their facial features, is striking. Five-foot-10 USF receiver Sean Atkins is a dead ringer for Sean Astin, the diminutive actor who portrayed the most famous walk-on in college football lore, Notre Dame’s Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger. Like Rudy, Atkins also arrived at his school as a walk-on with minimal opportunities …