Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Chattanooga Mocs at Neyland Stadium on Aug. 31, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 1 of the 2024 college football season concluded. No. 12 Tennessee (1-0) is slated to play a top 25 matchup in Week 2. The Vols will face No. 23 North Carolina State (1-0) on Saturday at Bank of America …

The Chargers feel as if coach Jim Harbaugh is pointing them in the right direction. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Even after listening to Jim Harbaugh speak throughout the Chargers’ training camp, edge rusher Khalil Mack still can’t figure how his new coach’s brain is wired. Whenever Harbaugh is talking, Mack has no idea what he’s about to …

Week 1 of the NFL season is the most challenging when it comes to picking games. I know I say that every year, but that’s the reality. That’s why we usually stink. We think we know these teams as they come out of training camp and the preseason, but do we really? You can’t get anything from preseason games, so …

EAST LANSING – With the advantage of hindsight from his play-calling debut with Michigan State football, Brian Lindgren yanked away some of the blame from his young quarterback who took it on the chin after a dicey debut. With that said, the Spartans’ new offensive coordinator has no regrets about letting Aidan Chiles unleash the deep balls he threw early …

Rams coach Sean McVay does not have Aaron Donald to lean on anymore. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) He’s out there, looming, hovering … watching? One of the keys to the Rams 2024 season hangs over their heads like wispy smoke from a distant fire, present but absent, here but gone. They are Super Bowl contenders without him. …

Aug 31, 2024; We’re off and running… the 2024 season and quest for a College Football Playoff national championship is underway. While it may have got off to a slow start, Ohio State football looks to be as good as advertised. I know, I know, Akron certainly isn’t a great measuring stick, but the Buckeyes did what the Buckeyes were …

What to know as Bears prepare for Week 1 matchup against Titans at Soldier Field originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Did football sneak up on you this year? Just realize that the NFL’s Week 1 is around the corner and need to play catch up to get ready for the Bears season? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a breakdown …

The SEC’s most significant football game Saturday will be between defending national champion Michigan and Texas — two top-10 teams. But Tennessee vs. NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, might be the best game on the undercard – unless, of course, you find an actual conference game (South Carolina vs. Kentucky) irresistible. I don’t have any doubts about either the …

In the 1970s, then-Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips famously said, “The road to the Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh.” Some 45 years later, Phillips’ quote can accurately be applied to the Kansas City Chiefs, who enter the 2024 season on the precipice of making NFL history.  Winners of the last two Super Bowls, coach Andy Reid’s team is in pursuit …

Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd did not practice on Tuesday after working earlier in the week, but head coach Matt LaFleur said that it wasn’t because of a setback with his hamstring injury. LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, that Lloyd had “two good days” and that the day off was part of the process of getting the third-round …

Josh Heupel played a clip from Tennessee football’s win against Chattanooga in a team meeting this week. The Vols coach didn’t choose a touchdown or a hefty hit to show his team. He showed wide receiver Nathan Leacock sprinting more than 60 yards to tackle a Chattanooga defender following a fourth-quarter interception. “That shows you what type of culture you’ve …

The Falcons signed quarterback Nathan Peterman to their practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Falcons cut offensive lineman Julién Davenport. The Falcons have Kirk Cousins and rookie Michael Penix on their 53-player roster at the position. The Raiders cut Peterman out of the preseason after the Saints released him early in training camp. He completed …

Galesburg football finds itself in a transition year. The Silver Streaks come off a 2023 campaign where they won two games, beating Limestone and Western Big Six Conference foe Rock Island to finish 2-7. A new interim head coach is also in place as former three-season coach Derrek Blackwell reached a “resignation agreement” with the Galesburg school board following his …

The Chiefs have added a defensive player to their 53-man roster. Kansas City announced on Tuesday that the club has signed defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu to the 53-man roster off of the club’s practice squad. The Chiefs had just added Tuipulotu to the practice squad over the weekend after he was waived by the Eagles. A sixth-round pick in the …

BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti proved a man of his word over the weekend, when IU’s participation report dropped postgame. Cignetti, whose staff was intentional last winter about leaning heavily into the transfer portal to hasten its roster rebuild, said he didn’t expect very many freshmen on the field against Florida International. A participation report counting just two newcomer freshmen following …