49ers place Pearsall on NFI list; rookie out at least four weeks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers on Monday placed rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall on reserve/non-football injury list, making him ineligible for the first four games of the 2024 NFL season as he recovers from a gunshot wound sustained as the victim of an attempted …

Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley reacts in the first half against the LSU Tigers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Remember this one simple point about USC’s win over LSU on Sunday: It was the only game in town. It was the only game on television. It was the …

Are you ready for it?! And by “it,” I mean the start of the 2024 NFL regular season. Ready or not, the season is right around the corner and begins with a banner ceremony for the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.  Thursday night’s game at Arrowhead Stadium will be a rematch of the 2023 AFC Championship between the …

Getty Images Days after reportedly hosting former Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook for a free-agent visit, the Indianapolis Colts have turned their attention to another big-name running back, as they’re visiting with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers standout Leonard Fournette in the leadup to their 2024 season opener, according to ESPN. The 29-year-old Fournette reunited with his agents this summer in an …

Week 1 of every NFL season brings difficult challenges, even to oddsmakers. Foe example, the Seattle Seahawks were one of the largest favorites against the Los Angeles Rams in last year’s Week 1 NFL schedule. The result: the Rams dominated and won, 30-13. A decent chunk of your NFL survivor pool may have been eliminated off that one outcome as …

It was quite the first game for Penn State who defeated West Virginia 34-12, Saturday afternoon. One of the stars of the contest was Nittany Lions’ safetyKevin Winston Jr. who was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Mountaineers. Winston had a career-high 12 tackles helping No. 9 Penn State to the win. It …

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase kicked off this week the same way he ended last one. Reporters at the open portion of the team’s Monday practice session sent word that Chase was present when the team took the field, but that he is in street clothes rather than a uniform and that he remains out of drills. Chase is looking …

Sep. 2—DANVILLE — Lannon Montgomery’s game-winning touchdown pass with 1 second to go completed his huge night on Friday. The Lynnville-Sully football team rallied from an early hole and answered Danville’s game-tying points in the final minute with a go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds during a 30-22 non-district road win. The Hawks led 14-7 after one quarter and took …

Luke McCaffrey has some big cleats to fill as the son of Ed and brother of Christian. Also following brother Max, he is on the verge of being the fourth member of his family to play in the NFL. McCaffrey knows all about what comes with having a well-known last name, and now he’s trying to make his own name …

With the NFL’s popularity growing in South America, the league will make its first trip to the neighboring continent for the first-ever NFL in Brazil game on Friday. The Week 1 matchup will pit the Philadelphia Eagles against the Green Bay Packers in a battle between teams that made the playoffs last season. These two teams last met in 2022, …

Sep 7, 2019; Boulder, CO, USA; General view of a statue of the mascot for the Colorado Buffaloes before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports According to ESPN’s matchup predictor, the Colorado Buffaloes are expected to lose their Week 2 matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. ESPN analytics currently give the Buffs …

After suffering a stunning 17-10 loss in the AFC Championship Game last January, the Baltimore Ravens would try to exert revenge when they meet the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in overtime, in the Super Bowl. The top-seeded Ravens (13-4) have …

Ninkovich blasts Mac Jones while praising Drake Maye’s ‘demeanor’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Mac Jones didn’t see the end of his rookie contract in New England. And one former Patriots player apparently is very happy about that fact. Former Patriots edge rusher and two-time Super Bowl champion Rob Ninkovich was discussing the perils of New England playing rookie …

The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs made an intriguing addition to their running back room last week as they brought in Samaje Perine on a one-year deal. The veteran became available after being released in roster cutdowns by the division rival Denver Broncos.  The 28-year-old Perine has developed into a reliable passing-down back over the last few years of his …

The old Nick Saban 24-hour rule, under which Alabama football’s former coach implored players to forget about both wins and losses in 24 hours to turn their attention to the next opponent, never said anything about a 12-month rule. And 12 months after the 2023 Alabama team’s disaster-averting, 17-3 win at South Florida, there can be little doubt that the …