[ad_1] Commanders head coach Dan Quinn named Jayden Daniels the team’s Week 1 starting quarterback on Monday, making official what has long seemed inevitable, or close to it. Washington faces Tampa Bay in Week 1, on Sept. 8. The announcement comes two days after Daniels went 10-for-12 for 78 yards and added 13 yards on the ground in the team’s …

[ad_1] Tua Tagovailoa has played for two different head coaches during his four-year career in the NFL, and if you want to know which one he likes better, well, it’s pretty clear.  Apparently, Tagovailoa hated playing for former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, who was in Miami for two seasons with Tagovailoa (2020-21). During a recent interview on “The Dan LeBetard …

[ad_1] They looked a bit out of place, the ad agency execs and their camera crew wearing Dr Pepper gear at the College Football Playoff National Championship more than six years ago. They weren’t pulling for Alabama or Georgia, the participants in that epic title game. Rather, in January 2018, they had an idea for a new advertising campaign. They …

[ad_1] The 2024 NFL season begins with twice as many interconference matchups (six) than divisional games (three). With games featuring so many unfamiliar opponents, such as Cowboys vs. Browns, Jets vs. 49ers and Bears vs. Titans, there aren’t many recent matchups to reference for Week 1 NFL survivor picks. Add in that you don’t have any in-season data to utilize …

[ad_1] Ex-Patriots QB Mac Jones fitting in with Jaguars amid strong preseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Mac Jones’ career with the New England Patriots didn’t unfold as many people expected, but the Jacksonville Jaguars gave him another chance to get back on track. So far, it’s going quite well. The Patriots selected Jones with the No. 15 pick …

[ad_1] Nov 4, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on before the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports USC football fans want to know what’s going on with the LSU Tigers, the Trojans’ first opponent of the season on Sunday, Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. We don’t need to explain …

[ad_1] Don’t count Drake Maye out from starting Week 1 just yet. In the hours following an encouraging performance in New England’s Week 2 preseason loss to the Eagles on Thursday night, coach Jerod Mayo left the door open for the No. 3 overall pick to unseat Jacoby Brissett as the team’s starter out of the gate.  “I do,” Mayo said …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — There’s been a noticeable difference in how Jalen Hurts is handling extra pass rushers this summer.  The Philadelphia Eagles defense isn’t exactly sharing secrets with Hurts when they are coming with an extra rusher or two. The defensive scheme is not in the script.  “A lot of new things being thrown at him,” Eagles linebacker Devin White …

[ad_1] Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I have to say, it’s a minor miracle that I even found time to write the newsletter today due to the fact that I have gotten absolutely nothing done over the past 36 hours because all I’ve been doing is watching Brandon Aubrey’s 66-yard field on repeat. There was …

[ad_1] Quarterback battles are often the most fascinating part of the college football offseason. Especially in an era where the transfer portal and the promise of immediate playtime elsewhere has made it extremely difficult to have a solid succession plan in place.  Though coaches would love to have things settled well before the actual season starts, quarterback competitions often stretch …

[ad_1] Week 2 of the NFL preseason is in the books. While teams handle these exhibitions differently, it does feel like the second slate of games has taken over as the dress rehearsal for the regular season ever since the league moved from four to three weeks in the preseason. With that in mind, how various players perform this week …

[ad_1] Special to Yahoo Sports Are we done with the preseason yet? Getting through a whole game at this juncture isn’t the easiest of tasks, as most of the fantasy-relevant guys are barely on the field, but at least we saw more than in Week 1. As fantasy managers, we do need some clarity before the bulk of drafting starts, …

[ad_1] Utah State football picked up its second commitment for the 2025 recruiting class on Monday, from Oklahoma running back Ravian Larry. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News Utah State football has recently began to make some inroads in building its 2025 recruiting class. The Aggies landed a commitment from Lehi offensive lineman Tommy Olsen late in July to get …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — Parris Campbell had the inside track for the Philadelphia Eagles third wide receiver job when training camp started. He has some catching up to do.  A groin injury sidelined Campbell for several practices as Britain Covey, Johnny Wilson, and John Ross emerged as candidates for the third wide receiver job. In terms of the pecking order, Covey …

[ad_1] Getty Images Lamar Jackson is coming off an MVP season, but he definitely still has some critics out there. One of those critics is Julian Edelman.  The former Super Bowl MVP, who now works for Fox, was on the network’s pregame show Sunday. During one of the segments, Edelman was asked who may be able to challenge the Chiefs …