One thing that Dan Lanning has made a point of during his time at Oregon is making sure that the players who are on his team not only are great players, but great men, as well. It’s not something that is unique to Lanning, but we’ve seen him emphasize it a ton over the past couple of years. There may …

Justin McCray started at left guard for the Panthers in their Week 13 loss to the Buccaneers after being elevated from the practice squad, but he’s now a permanent member of the active roster. The Panthers announced that they signed McCray off the practice squad on Tuesday. McCray had been called up for each of the last three Panthers games, …

NASHVILLE — It didn’t take Jerome Griffin long to notice a special player in his program. The Southwind football coach saw Kelvin Perkins throw a flat spiral 20 yards his freshman season and knew he would be his starting quarterback one day. “When we got to the fifth game of the freshman season, I thought he was ready to move …

Should fantasy managers be worried about Patrick Mahomes? (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Okay, so maybe we’re spoiled, but doesn’t it feel like we haven’t gotten a signature Mahomes game in a while? Sure, he scored, 20.82 fantasy points in Week 12, but he hasn’t gotten above that mark since Week 7. In fact, sandwiched between that Week 12 outing …

Dec. 5—MORGANTOWN — The Charlotte Sports Foundation was in a tough spot on Sunday. The CSF has contracts for teams in the ACC and SEC to play in its Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC ; however, the SEC did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fulfill its contracts this season and the ACC took a long time to decide …

Matt Gay was crucial to the Colts’ Week 13 win. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Seven kickers delivered double-digit fantasy points in Week 13 (and it took the second-highest scorer overtime to reach his number). The Dallas Cowboys’ placekicker, Brandon Aubrey led the way with 15 fantasy points in the Cowboys’ barnburner of a win against the …

Dec. 5—PULLMAN — Like he did during much of his swan song season at Washington State, edge rusher Brennan Jackson led the Cougars in the All-Pac-12 awards. Jackson landed on the second-team defense, the only WSU player to make an all-conference team. Four others — quarterback Cam Ward, edge Ron Stone Jr., wide receiver Lincoln Victor and safety Jaden Hicks …

The Houston Texans defense could do a lot of celebrating in the coming weeks. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Even with the rough loss of rookie receiver Tank Dell, the Houston Texans got a much-needed win against the Broncos in Week 13 to keep their playoff hopes alive. And though C.J. Stroud and Nico Collins were making beautiful music in …

LAS VEGAS — If there is a college athletics revolution in the near future, the NCAA is now admitting it wants to be part of it. In a letter sent to membership Tuesday, NCAA president Charlie Baker proposed sweeping changes to his association’s amateurism model that would essentially create pay for play between schools and athletes. Baker proposed a new …

The 49ers are adding a veteran defensive back. Logan Ryan is signing with the club, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Ryan, 32, was most recently with the Buccaneers last season. He appeared in nine games with six starts, recording 37 total tackles, three passes defensed, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. He spent much of the …

Dec. 5—COLUMBUS — How much will Ohio State’s roster change between now and the 2024 season-opener against Akron? Probably very much, but at this point it might be harder to say with certainty at this time than any year before. Coach Ryan Day’s team had seven senior starters, but only two of them (safety Josh Proctor and right guard Matt …

The 49ers waived running back Tyrion Davis-Price on Tuesday, the team announced. They needed the roster spot for free agent safety Logan Ryan. Davis-Price appeared in only one game this season, getting six carries for 21 yards on seven snaps against the Cowboys. He played six games as a rookie, seeing action on 70 offensive snaps and 23 on special …

USATSI Texas A&M defensive lineman and former five-star recruit LT Overton plans to enter the transfer portal, 247Sports reports. Ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports, Overton originally chose the Aggies over Oklahoma, Georgia, Oregon and a host of other offers.  247Sports scouting analyst Gabe Brooks had high praise for Overton as a high …

1. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State2. Caleb Williams, QB, USC3. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State4. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia5. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame6. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina7. JC Latham, OT, Alabama8. Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA9. Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State10. Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama11. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU12. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama13. Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia14. Jayden …

The Texans are signing free agent safety Adrian Amos to their 53-player roster, Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report reports. Amos asked for and received his release from the Jets last week, and he cleared waivers, making him a free agent. Amos, 30, has played 11 games with three starts this season with the Jets, seeing action on 265 defensive snaps …