With the College Football Playoff expanding the CFB calendar in recent years, it’s become more and more common to schedule a game a week earlier than normal to allow some flexibility later in the season. In 2024, the Week 0 college football schedule will be made up of four games, including two FBS vs. FBS matchup. The action begins at …

Every time you wrap up a draft with Yahoo Fantasy, a little birdy swoops into your email inboxes with a note critiquing your performance. Behold, your draft has been graded by the powers that be! But wait — somehow, inexplicably, despite totally dominating the draft and snagging all of your favorite players, you’ve earned a disappointing grade … maybe a …

Northwestern State football coach Blaine McCorkle doesn’t dodge answering one of the toughest questions he’s had since accepting the Demons’ gig about nine months ago. “Why in the world would anyone, much less someone who was comfortable in his previous job, leave a successful program in Mississippi to take over the troubled program in Natchitoches?” NSU, if you recall, halted …

The Panthers traded away one linebacker on Thursday and then they added a different one later in the day. Aaron Beasley has been signed to the 90-man roster in Carolina. The team traded seventh-round pick Michael Barrett to the Seahawks for cornerback Michael Jackson and they also announced that they have waived offensive lineman Badara Traore with an injury designation. …

CLEMSON — It will be a seven-figure price tag for Clemson as its football program hosts three non-conference opponents this season at Memorial Stadium. The non-ACC opponents are Appalachian State on Sept. 7, The Citadel on Nov. 23 and rival South Carolina on Nov. 30. Last season, Clemson paid a total of $1.6 million after hosting two non-ACC opponents. Charleston …

After the Giants’ lackluster offensive performance last season – no doubt impacted by instability at the quarterback position – a theme emerged throughout the offseason for Big Blue: Create more explosive plays. “We’re trying to improve (and) create explosive plays and get the ball down the field,” quarterback Daniel Jones said in June. “Hitting the chances that we get… we’ve …

PISCATAWAY – It’s been a little more than two years since Dariel Djabome slept in a car the night before going through workouts in front of Rutgers football coaches with the hope of earning an offer. Now the Quebec native is on the cusp of what could be a big season, his third in a Scarlet Knights uniform. “I feel …

The Seahawks will play their healthy starters Saturday against the Browns, coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday. “Yes, so the plan is you’ll see a lot of starters to start the game,” Macdonald said, via video from Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “How many reps and all that, it’s kind of on a per-person type basis, but plan is to …

Kennedy is preparing to start quickly this football season. The Paterson school has fielded a program since 1900 and, according to all previous schedules searched, has never played a game in the month of August. That will change in the 2024 season opener when coach Ron Jackson’s team hosts Stevenson of Bronx, N.Y. “I don’t like to start Week 1 …

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton appears to have avoided a serious injury in practice for the second time this summer. Hamilton spent time with the team’s trainers after going down during a drill at the team’s joint practice with the Packers. Hamiltion was matched up with Packers wideout Christian Watson on the play that ended with him holding his left hip. …

USC cornerback Jacobe Covington is among the players returning to the Trojans’ secondary this season. (John McCoy / Associated Press) Greedy Vance heard all the whispers about USC as he weighed his options this offseason. A coveted corner coming from a top-flight defense at Florida State, Vance had his pick of the transfer portal. Yet here he was joining a …

Logan Thomas wasn’t gone from San Francisco for long. Thomas, the veteran tight end cut by the 49ers two weeks ago, was re-signed by the team today. A former college quarterback, Thomas had been dealing with a hamstring injury in training camp but is apparently healthy enough to go now. He has played for the Lions, Bills and Cardinals and …

For one reason or another, the Iowa Hawkeyes running back room has been a bit snake-bitten by some injuries the last few seasons. With the 2024 college football season rapidly approaching, things in that regard are trending in a positive direction. The Hawkeyes should have a full, healthy stable of backs ready to go versus Illinois State in their season …

Patriots shuffle offensive line at practice amid Vederian Lowe injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots offensive line is in flux right now as the team tries to find the best fits for each position and deals with a new injury. Potential starting left tackle Vederian Lowe left Wednesday’s practice early with an apparent injury. He …

SOUTH BEND — In some ways, Reggie Brooks still can’t believe what happened in the 1993 Cotton Bowl against unbeaten and fourth-ranked Texas A&M. His disbelief stems not from the fact that No. 5 Notre Dame football rolled to a 28-3 win, its first of three in a limited all-time series against the Aggies. Notre Dame opens the 2024 season …