Giants center John Michael Schmitz exited Saturday night’s preseason finale against the Jets in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Schmitz, playing to get some more game time after the second-year man missed time earlier this preseason due to a shoulder injury, appeared to sustain the injury on the final play of Big Blue’s opening offensive drive. The center …

Aug. 24—How ironic, indeed, that UConn’s athletic hierarchy, which myopically sent the football program to Elba a few years back with the basketball-centric move to the Big East, needs football more than a lung as it begs its way into the Big 12. The news of State U’s latest dalliance with a power conference leaves several questions, nearly all of …

The preseason hay is in the barn. But the Steelers are not ready to name a Week 1 starting quarterback. After Saturday’s game at Detroit, coach Mike Tomlin explained that a decision will be made soon. “We’ll make a decision at the end of our work week this upcoming week,” Tomlin told reporters. “We have three days of Steelers versus …

Utah State interim head coach Nate Dreiling coaches his team during fall camp in Logan. | Utah State Athletics It is late in the summer of 2009 and Pittsburg State — a Division II program based in southeastern Kansas — has just begun fall practices ahead of the upcoming football season. As the Gorillas defensive coordinator, Dave Wiemers stands at …

Browns starting cornerback Denzel Ward was diagnosed with a fifth known concussion after an Aug. 12 practice. He has no concerns, though, about continuing his career, and if all goes as hoped, doctors will clear him in time for the Sept. 8 season opener against the Cowboys, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The fourth overall pick in 2018 was …

The preseason comes to a close this weekend with a jam-packed, four-day string of games that’ll conclude with a tripleheader on Sunday. While the final week of the preseason oftentimes doesn’t see teams roll out their starters, it is a fascinating period with players on the bubble continuing to make their case to make it onto the 53-man roster.  As …

. The Jonah Williams recruiting saga ended on Saturday evening. The 2025 5-star athlete/safety, a Galveston, Texas native, committed to the Texas Longhorns over LSU, USC, Oregon, and Texas A&M. For those who have been paying attention, Williams, who was previously favored to land with the Aggies after several visits this offseason, took a last-minute unofficial visit to Austin, Texas, …

Bryce Young didn’t play in the first two preseason games, and that was concerning to some. The first pick of last year’s NFL Draft didn’t have a great rookie season for the Carolina Panthers, though he wasn’t put in a good situation. This season, with a new coach and upgraded teammates, was supposed to be different. But Young didn’t play …

. After landing three-star cornerback [autotag]Aiden Anding[/autotag] earlier on Saturday, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers lost out on the No. 1 safety in the 2025 recruiting class. [autotag]Jonah Williams[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 203-pound, five-star safety from Galveston, Texas, where he plays for Ball High School. Williams is ranked as the No. 1 safety in the nation by On3, 247Sports, …

49ers QB Dobbs shares heartwarming reason for keeping TD ball originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Following the 49ers’ 2024 NFL preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday night at Allegiant Stadium, Josh Dobbs was seen happily holding a football at his locker while waiting to be interviewed by the media. When asked why …

. Fans have been waiting for a true 5-star recruit to join the Texas Longhorns 2025 recruiting class. The wait is over. Safety/linebacker Jonah Williams announced his commitment to Texas Saturday evening. Rivals.com ranks Williams as the No. 20 prospect in the nation. The 6-3, 200-pound Williams chose Texas over Texas A&M, LSU, Oregon and USC. Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods …

Chargers receiver Derius Davis runs for a 70-yard touchdown during the first quarter of a 26-19 preseason win over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) The Chargers made big strides on offense Saturday over their previous preseason games, securing coach Jim Harbaugh his first victory with the team in a 26-19 win over the Cowboys in …

SMU begins its first campaign as a Power Four program Saturday as it travels to face Nevada in Week 0’s primetime slot. Though it’s been a while since the Mustangs and Wolf Pack have met, these two teams do have some history with one another.  They were each members of the WAC from 2000-04 and played one another each year …

Cardinals rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson will miss multiple weeks with an injured calf, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Coach Jonathan Gannon, while chastising media for reporting on an injury that happened during Thursday’s closed practice, confirmed Friday that Robinson injured his calf. He said the team was awaiting MRI results to determine the extent of the injury. If …

. The USC Trojans are in a battle with the Penn State Nittany Lions and Auburn Tigers for one of the nation’s top offensive linemen. Four-star offensive tackle Malachai Goodman from Paramus Catholic HS in New Jersey has named USC football as one of the three finalists for his commitment. “There is no order with the three schools,” Goodman said in …