Why Riddick believes 49ers rookie WRs could replace Deebo originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers possess arguably the most potent offensive skill-position player group in the NFL, but that didn’t stop San Francisco from adding a pair of wide receivers in the 2024 draft. But could those selections have been made in preparation for a future that …

The arrival of the 12-team College Football Playoff will create opportunities for the Big Ten Conference. However, those opportunities will be accompanied by headaches and debates. The conference needs to be proactive about solving them ahead of time so that member schools and their coaches and players receive clarity well in advance of a potential playoff debate. Let’s consider one …

An Alabama track and field athlete made history on Saturday. Crimson Tide athlete Doris Lemngole won the 3000-meter steeplechase national championship on Saturday, breaking the NCAA collegiate record, meet record and school record in the process with her 9:15.24 time. The previous record was set by BYU’s Courtney Wayment, who set the previous mark of 9:16.00 in 2022. “I didn’t …

PFF slots Bears’ guard pair in top-10 NFL guard duo rankings originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Pro Football Focus has continuously leaked their top-10 rankings for all NFL positions as the offseason progresses through the summer. Recently, they released their top-10 guard duo rankings. The Bears snuck in their guard pair of Teven Jenkins and Nate Davis, as the …

The Big Ten enters the 12-team College Football Playoff this year. What about the future, however? What about 2026 and 2027? Will we see, by then, an expansion of the playoff from 12 to 14 teams? The Big Ten might want that, for reasons explained by Mark Rogers at The Voice of College Football. College Sports Wire noted the details …