Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss whether new Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris can elevate the Falcons defense to match its potent offense. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I’m sneaky high on the Falcons this year. I don’t know why I just got, …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 54 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …

Five-star plus 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. narrowed his top schools to four. Sanders Jr.’s top four schools are Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska and Ohio State. He will announce his commitment on Aug. 17, according to On3. Sanders Jr. is a consensus five-star and ranks as the No. 2 overall national prospect. He ranks as the No. 1 offensive tackle and …

Imagine Mike Gundy and Deion Sanders shooting dice at the craps table, Sonny Dykes and Lance Leipold seeing a show at the Sphere and Kalani Sitake and Kyle Whittingham riding the roller coaster at New York New York. Big 12 Media Days are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Las Vegas. Coaches and players from the new-look, 16-team conference will …

LAS VEGAS — Newcomer Utah has surged to the top of the media’s projections for the new, 16-team Big 12 Conference. As the league embarks on football media days at Allegiant Stadium on Tuesday, a panel of Big 12 writers from the USA Today Network voted the Utes as the favorite for the conference title. Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and …

LAS VEGAS — Carried by a core of returning offensive players, the Oklahoma State football team had the most selections to the USA Today Sports Network’s All-Big 12 team, which was announced Monday ahead of the league’s football media days at Allegiant Stadium. The Cowboys had six players selected to the team overall, with four on offense. Arizona was next …

MANSFIELD — The very first thing Anthony Hawkins did when he opened his copy of NCAA Football 14 was head right to the lab. The 2019 Mansfield Senior grad was just a young teenager at the time but his football dreams were as big as the stars. So, he fired up his game counsel, spun in his copy of his …

The countdown to the 2024-25 high school football season is real and the 209 is gnawing at the bit to get back on the field. San Joaquin County is home to some of the most talented athletes who represented the area with pride and stuffed stat sheets last season. From speedy wide receivers who racked up thousands of yards in …

Joe Frappolli, left, has been approved as the new head football coach at Florence High School. He takes over for this father, Joe, right, who guided the Flashes for five decades. Photo provided/Frappolli Joe Frappolli has done every job within the Florence High School football program. Now, the 45-year-old has the top job. Frappolli was approved as the new head …

LAWRENCE — Austin Booker’s early departure, and eventual selection in the 2024 NFL draft, has once again left Kansas football with a need to find an answer for its pass rush. Booker, a defensive lineman who transferred in from Minnesota, emerged for the Jayhawks in 2023. He led his team in sacks and tackles for loss, prior to the Chicago Bears …

BYU wide receiver Keelan Marion (17) catches a 37-yard pass against Kansas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 in Lawrence, Kan. Marion is tuning out the outside noise from BYU’s naysayers. | Colin E. Braley, Associated Press Among the rhetoric at this week’s Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas will be the lofty expectations for the University of Utah …

In many respects, the NFL has shifted from a sports business to a media empire. However, the media enterprise owned and operated by the NFL continues to make some bizarre moves. The latest comes from the shuttering of the popular Around the NFL podcast. Both the decision to end it and the clunky manner in which the move was handled …

Many were expecting to find out if Notre Dame football would be adding to its 2025 recruiting class on Monday, but we will have to wait for a few more days. Texas wide receiver Tanook Hines was originally set to commit tomorrow, but that has changed due to some bad weather that is expected to hit the Houston area. The …

Brandon Aiyuk is still a member of the 49ers, but the veteran wideout recently admitted that he has thought about joining forces with the Washington Commanders and their rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels. He’s also listed the Pittsburgh Steelers as another possible option.  Aiyuk continued to push the Commanders’ narrative this weekend by posting a clip of a Washington practice on …

Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter and defensive lineman Peter Woods were selected as preseason Walter Camp All-Americans this past week. Both Carter and Woods were named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s second team list. Carter started 12 games a season ago and registered 62 tackles (37 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, six passes defended and a forced fumble. …