The Browns have made a pair of moves along their offensive line. Cleveland announced on Monday that the team has placed center Brian Allen on injured reserve and signed guard Zack Johnson. Allen, 28, suffered a calf injury on the third day of Cleveland’s training camp. He signed with the Browns in May after spending his first six seasons with …
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Who are the top returning defensive linemen and linebackers in Greater Savannah area?
With the high school football season set to kickoff in a couple weeks, it looks like it’s going to be another excellent season for fans in the Greater Savannah area looking to see some star power under the Friday Night Lights. One area that stands out this year is on the defensive side of the ball, in the front seven, …
Read More »Charlie Weis: Tom Brady would be a top-10 to top-5 quarterback with 49ers
Last year, Tom Brady learned (as every former player does) that the NFL moved right along without. This year, Brady won’t be able to look away from the fact that players who aren’t as good as he is are playing, and he’s not. How good could Brady be? Former Patriots offensive coordinator and Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, appearing …
Read More »Indiana high school football: Key dates to know for the 2024 season
We’re less than a month away from high school football kicking off once again in Indiana. There’s excitement for another season on the gridiron, from the jaw-dropping catches and gallops into the endzone to the overtime thrillers and game-winning drives. There will be low-scoring affairs and back-and-forth shootouts, rivalry showdowns and homecoming. Who will be the six teams crowned as …
Read More »Samson Ebukam tore his Achilles at Colts camp
Veteran defensive end Samson Ebukam won’t be part of the Colts’ plans for a while. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Ebukam tore his Achilles during Sunday’s practice. Ebukam will likely miss the entire 2024 season as a result. Ebukam signed a three-year deal with the Colts in 2023 and started every game last season. He had 57 tackles, …
Read More »How to buy Vanderbilt football tickets? See prices for games on 2024 schedule
Vanderbilt football is set to kick off its 2024 season at home when it faces Virginia Tech on Aug. 31 at FirstBank Stadium. Season tickets for the 2024 season sold out in June, but individual game tickets are still available for each of the 12 games, including all eight SEC games, via the secondary market. With the SEC expanding to …
Read More »Caleb Williams: I’d love to get out there and play in Hall of Fame Game
Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has not announced the plan for quarterback Caleb Williams in the Hall of Fame Game, but Williams knows what he’d like to do against the Texans in Canton, Ohio on Thursday night. Williams told reporters on Monday that “it’s pretty awesome” to be at the Hall of Fame and that he “would love to get …
Read More »Fan poll: Which Auburn football transfer are you most excited to see this fall?
It’s almost time for toe to meet leather in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn football will begin the 2024 season against Alabama A&M on Aug. 31. That game will be the first for many new Tigers, including a batch of 16 players Auburn has added through the transfer portal this offseason. The Tigers have addressed needs at eight different positions, with a …
Read More »Dan Campbell: This is the most confident I’ve seen Jameson Williams
Lions receiver Jameson Williams began to make his mark after returning from his suspension last season, finishing the year with 24 catches for 354 yards with a touchdown. Then he was a playmaker in the postseason, too, catching six passes for 79 yards with a touchdown. He also had a 42-yard touchdown run in the NFC Championship Game. As the …
Read More »Rutgers football training camp takeaways: The Athan Kaliakmanis era officially begins
PISCATAWAY – The Athan Kaliakmanis era officially began Monday as Rutgers football took the field for its first practice of training camp, one month ahead of the opening game for a highly anticipated season. Coach Greg Schiano anointed Kaliakmanis QB1 immediately following spring practices, giving the Minnesota transfer the rest of the summer to cement himself as the leader of …
Read More »49ers DE Drake Jackson won’t complete his rehab before camp ends
49ers defensive end Drake Jackson will not return during training camp, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. Jackson began camp on the active/physically unable to perform list after undergoing patellar tendon surgery. Shanahan said he does not have a timeline for Jackson to return. “We’ve got to see how rehab continues to go but definitely not any time in camp,” Shanahan …
Read More »Jackson Arnold named to Maxwell Award watch list
Heading into 2024, all eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners and first-year starting quarterback, Jackson Arnold. Arnold, the former five-star prospect will be leading the Sooners into the deep waters of the SEC. One of the best quarterbacks in the 2023 recruiting class and the first commit of the cycle under Brent Venables, Arnold has all the tools to be …
Read More »Andrew Berry believes that, if Deshaun Watson is “available, . . . the rest will take care of itself”
As Deshaun Watson enters the third year of a five-year, $46 million-per-year, fully guaranteed contract, the Browns are still waiting for a return on their investment. G.M. Andrew Berry believes it can happen. If Watson remains able to play. Asked by reporters on Monday to explain what gives him confidence regarding Watson’s ability to play at an elite level, Berry …
Read More »Are you ready for some football?
Jul. 29—The Illinois football team gathered Sunday for the start of fall training camp. Monday marks the first day of practice, and beat writer Scott Richey has a roster breakdown, position by position, to catch you up on Bret Bielema’s latest squad: is back for year two as QB1 for the Illini with a sense of comfort in coordinator ‘s …
Read More »Allen Lazard working to “reestablish” his value after rough 2023 season
Wide receiver Allen Lazard made the jump from the Packers to the Jets before quarterback Aaron Rodgers did last year, but any hope that they’d recapture the chemistry they had in Green Bay died quickly. Rodgers tore his Achilles four snaps into the season and Lazard struggled to produce at all with the team’s other quarterbacks. Lazard was a healthy …
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