New Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula has his hands full because of training camp injuries. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) It’s been four months since Aaron Donald announced his retirement but the official transaction was not completed until Friday when the Rams placed the future Hall of Famer on the NFL’s reserve/retired list. Although Donald is not at training …

INDIANAPOLIS – College football is a sport steeped in tradition, from Michigan vs. Ohio State, to the Iron Bowl, to the Army-Navy game and to the beautiful view of the San Gabriel Mountains as the sun sets at the Rose Bowl. Another tradition in college football was that coaches and administrators had control over player movement, with the ability to …

The NFL has changed its kickoff rules, and 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel wants a chance to partake. “I wouldn’t mind doing it from the get-go,” Samuel said Friday, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “I’m a team-first player, so if [head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] was like, ‘Hey, man, we don’t want you to do it full-time. We just use you whenever …

THE FLATS – Football season is here and Georgia Tech will celebrate its return with its annual First Saturday on The Flats, which is set for this Saturday, July 27 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Admission is FREE. First Saturday on The Flats provides Tech fans with the opportunity to engage with their favorite …

Aaron Donald announced his retirement back in March, but the Rams did something on Friday to make it a little more official. Per the NFL’s transaction wire, the Rams placed Donald on the reserve/retired list. Donald has been clear that he doesn’t intend to play again, saying a few months ago that he’s burned out — describing himself as “full” from …

With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. While they typically don’t receive the headlines as skilled position players, offensive linemen are vital to any offense, creating holes for running backs to race downfield and blocking dangerous defensive linemen to protect …

Ward pinpoints key trait highlighting Lenoir’s continued ascent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Charvarius Ward earned Second-Team All-Pro honors after a stellar campaign during the 2023 NFL season, but the veteran cornerback believes another member of the 49ers’ defensive backfield is poised to make a similar leap. Deommodore Lenoir has developed into an invaluable piece …

USC Trojans head football coach Lincoln Riley mentioned the Alabama Crimson Tide at Big Ten Media Day. Riley credited the Crimson Tide of constructing a schedule that wins national championships and not a schedule designed for fan satisfaction. Over the years, Alabama has seemed to schedule tough non-conference games to begin the season. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban was …

This part of Drake Maye’s Friday practice impressed Jacoby Brissett originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Not every day in the NFL is going to be perfect. And when you’re a rookie, there will be plenty of frustrating moments, especially early in your career during the hot summer training camp practices. The real test is how you respond to those …

It’s offseason rankings time, when college football writers rank everything and anything to hold readers over until the start of the season. And everything and anything includes ranking the mascots in the new Big 12 Conference, which will now have 16 teams with the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah and the loss of Oklahoma and Texas. The …

Training camp stock watch: Maye has rookie moment, young receivers pop originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Friday’s training camp practice certainly wasn’t perfect for young Patriots players. But if you were a fan surrounding the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium, you probably had yourself a good time. You saw Joe Milton launch a touchdown to Javon Baker …

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class is loaded at the top. According to the On3 industry rankings, LSU has three five-star commits with QB Bryce Underwood, CB DJ Pickett and RB Harlem Berry in the fold. The Tigers lost a five-star earlier this cycle when receiver Dakorien Moore backed off his pledge and later committed to Oregon. LSU did a fine job …

Godchaux sounds off on ‘frustrating’ contract situation with Pats originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A pair of New England Patriots defenders aren’t pleased with their current contracts, and they have no problem letting that be known. On Wednesday, it was star pass rusher Matthew Judon holding court for nearly 10 minutes about his desire for a new deal and …

One of the advantages of playing freshman early, is they get the experience needed to perform in the future. Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has done a great job of that, some out of necessity, others due to players forcing their way into the rotation. Running back Jeremiyah Love falls into the latter, as he got touches in every …

49ers training camp takeaways: New kickoff rule opens door for Deebo originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers gave many of their front-line players a day of rest on the Day 3 of training camp. The list of starters sitting out the day of work included defensive end Nick Bosa, tight end George Kittle, running …