ATHENS, GA – NOVEMBER 9: Free safety Thomas Davis #10 the University of Georgia Bulldogs celebrates during the SEC game against the University of Mississippi Rebels at Sanford Stadium on November 9, 2002 in Athens, Georgia. Georgia won 31-17. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Class of 2026 four-star recruit Thomas Davis Jr. is gaining significant interest from the Notre Dame …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks ahead to Michigan football’s 2024 season opener against Fresno State on Saturday at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Next up for the Wolverines: Fresno State Bulldogs Acting head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates after an offensive touchdown against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on November …

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks ahead to Michigan State football’s 2024 season opener Friday against Florida Atlantic at Spartan Stadium. Next up for the Spartans: Florida Atlantic Owls Matchup: Michigan State (4-8 in 2023) vs. Florida Atlantic (4-8 in 2023). Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday; Spartan Stadium, East Lansing. TV/radio: Big Ten Network; WJR-AM (760). Line: Spartans by 13. Know …

Jarrett Stidham accepts that he’s the Broncos’ backup quarterback, but he’s not happy about it. Stidham said after Sunday night’s preseason finale that he wants to help rookie Bo Nix get ready to start Week One, but he also firmly believes he should be starting. “First of all, obviously, I was very disappointed,” Stidham said. “I know I’m a starting …

The University of Michigan has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to the sign-stealing investigation, the school confirmed to CNN on Sunday. An NCAA spokesperson also confirmed to CNN it has sent Michigan the notice of allegations to “the school and involved parties in the Michigan investigation.” “To protect the integrity of the infractions process as the …

The preseason concludes this weekend and the regular season commences Sep. 5. The past month has provided insight into expectations for players entering their first NFL season. Gazing into our crystal ball, here is the Preseason NFL All-Rookie Team: Quarterback Williams is one of the most exhilarating young players in the NFL right now. He may prove to be more …

BATON ROUGE – Brian Kelly enters his third year as LSU football’s head coach. At his three previous coaching stops, Year 3 was when his programs took a major step forward, winning a conference championship at Central Michigan, making New Year’s Six bowls at Cincinnati and appearing in a national title game in 2012 with Notre Dame. LSU, who is …

There’s a new dawn in Bloomington with the arrival of Curt Cignetti as IU football head coach. All but one assistant coach is new, and the Hoosiers’ roster had more shuffling than a Vegas blackjack dealer. To get caught up on fall camp’s impressions and vibes heading into Saturday’s opener vs. FIU (3:30 p.m., BTN), IU Insiders Zach Osterman (IndyStar) …

WEST LAFAYETTE − It’s been a decade since the Journal & Courier had the capability to simulate a Purdue football season on the EA Sports video game. Now that all the name, image and likeness issues have been resolved and College Football 25 is in stores, it was time to resume a tradition. The skinny: We simply simulated each game …

This time last year, Travis Clayton was working for a company which carries out pre-employment background checks. He had also been playing for his local team Basingstoke in the eighth-tier of English rugby. Yet the 23-year-old Briton now has one of the most-coveted jobs in world sport – American football player. After a whirlwind 2024, Clayton is set to begin …

Like its peers across major college football, the ACC underwent quite a few changes since the end of the 2023 season, with Stanford, Cal and SMU now making it a 17-team league. After a turbulent offseason in which Clemson and Florida State filed lawsuits against the conference, the fight among ACC schools will soon shift to somewhere much more exciting …

It was 364 days ago that the 49ers traded the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft to the Cowboys. Trey Lance, who didn’t take a snap for Dallas in 2023, played 209 snaps this preseason. That included all 93 in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Chargers when he threw for 323 yards and a touchdown and ran for …

Eagles’ 53-man roster projection ahead of 2024 final cuts originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles had 16 training camp practices and three preseason games so it’s time to make some tough decisions. The 90-man roster must be trimmed to 53 players by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. Here’s my final 53-man roster projection for 2024: Quarterback (3): Jalen Hurts, …

The Bears made a couple of additions to their defensive line in trades this week and the first one was a move to acquire defensive end Darrell Taylor from the Seahawks. Chicago sent a 2025 sixth-round pick to Seattle for Taylor, who spent his first full day with his new team on Saturday. He said that he “can already tell …

Eventually, the NFL could reduce the preseason to zero games. As to their offensive starters, the Eagles are already acting as if that’s the case. The Eagles played none of the members of their starting offense in any of the three preseason games. After Saturday’s exhibition finale, coach Nick Sirianni was asked about the decision. “Again, you always take everything …