Sorensen details how 49ers plan to ease Hufanga back into action originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With safety Talanoa Hufanga nearing his return to the field, the 49ers plan to ease him back into action. Speaking to the media after training camp practice on Wednesday, San Francisco defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen was asked about the kind of ramp-up …

Most of the 2024 college football projections for Florida State have the No. 10-ranked Seminoles among the favorites to win the ACC title, as well as earning one of 12 College Football Playoff berths. It’s a fair assessment, given the breakthrough head coach Mike Norvell had last year in his fourth season, guiding FSU to a 13-0 regular-season record before …

Ram quarterback Matthew Stafford is practicing. But he hasn’t played, and won’t play, in the preseason. Is he prepared for Week 1? “Yeah, I think so,” Stafford told reporters on Thursday. “We still have time before the first one, so we just continue to work against each other, sharpen our skills both offensively and defensively. The season is a process. …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz shares his thoughts on the Ducks as they begin their first campaign in the new league. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – debuting August 27 – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Oregon is stacked. Let’s just start there. Oregon is …

The Chiefs and center Creed Humphrey have agreed to teams on a contract extension that Adam Schefter of ESPN reports will make Humphrey the league’s highest-paid center. Detroit’s Frank Ragnow previously topped the list in annual average at $13.5 million and guaranteed money at $42 million. Humphrey was scheduled to make a $4.815 million base salary in the final year …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Caroline Fenton discuss the expectations for the Trojans this season as they enter the Big Ten. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – debuting August 27 – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript So overrated, in my opinion, I’m going to …

After the Kansas City Chiefs failed to protect Patrick Mahomes in a Super Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few seasons ago, they invested in the offensive line. One of the investments was Creed Humphrey, a center out of the University of Oklahoma, in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Like many other moves the Chiefs …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Caroline Fenton discuss the Crimson Tide’s outlook entering the 2024 campaign. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – debuting August 27 – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Uh overrated Alabama. And this is really simple for me. Uh Let’s take …

WATCH: Tyson Bagent dives at the pylon for opening-drive touchdown against the Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Tyson Bagent continued to prove he’s locking down the Bears’ backup quarterback position this preseason. Starting against the Chiefs in the team’s final preseason game, Bagent led a touchdown-scoring run from the Bears’ opening drive. At the end of the drive, …

Michigan State’s Jaron Glover, left, talks with wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins during camp on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the indoor practice facility in East Lansing. Michigan State football plays football against another team next week, FAU, and before the game, the assistant coaches addressed the media. One of those coaches was MSU legend Courtney Hawkins, the wide receivers …

Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Bears’ offense, defense in preseason win vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It wasn’t perfect, but the Bears finished off their first 4-0 preseason since 1994 Thursday with a 34-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Fields at Arrowhead Stadium. The Bears outscored their opponents 115-47 in the four exhibition games. Quarterback …

The annual Oklahoma City All-City All-Conference football scrimmages at Taft Stadium were canceled midway through the event Thursday night after noises from outside the stadium were mistaken for gunfire. Oklahoma City Police Department officers at the scrimmages confirmed to The Oklahoman that the gunshots were mistaken for backfire coming from a Chevrolet Camaro driving near the stadium. People inside the …

Flag football is safe enough for NFL players when the NFL can directly profit from it. When NFL players want to play flag football as members of the U.S. Olympic team, there’s a chance it will entail too much risk. Monday’s comments from NFL executive V.P. Jeff Miller regarding the fact that the NFL is “working . . . actively” …

BATON ROUGE — No. 7 has become an annual reservation for LSU football’s top playmaker. Star junior left tackle Will Campbell was a worthy keeper of the honorary jersey number in 2023 and his hold on the patch — because he’s an offensive linemen and by rule he’s only allowed to wear jersey Nos. 50 through 79 during games, of …

The Commanders have traded away first-round receiver Jahan Dotson. They could soon be trading for another first-rounder receiver. Appearing Thursday on KNBR, Mike Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle put the Commanders back in play for a potential trade for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk. In recent weeks, after plenty of noise regarding a possible Aiyuk trade, it has gotten quiet …