AUBURN — Big plays aren’t a bonus. At least not in the mind of Auburn football offensive coordinator Derrick Nix. They’re a prerequisite to having a successful offense, a necessary tool to be effective on that side of the ball. It’s a facet of the game Nix, who joined the Tigers following a 16-year run at Ole Miss that featured …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team extended an offer to class of 2026 defensive lineman Damari Simeon on Saturday. The Badgers are the 13th Division 1 program to offer the Richland, New Jersey native. Wisconsin, Penn State and Rutgers are now the three Big Ten programs currently on his offer sheet. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman has yet to receive a …

The University of Colorado has finalized an agreement with Deion Sanders’ business manager that spells out the terms for filming another season of the “Coach Prime” documentary series on the university’s Boulder campus. The contract was finalized in late July after Amazon Prime Video announced the renewal of the series in May. It details the agreement between the university and …

Teams that engage in joint practices usually do it before a preseason game. That’s what the Cowboys and Rams did. Now, they’re going to keep it going. Via Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Cowboys and Rams will have another joint practice on Wednesday — six days after their prior joint practice and three days after …

Since Alfred Collins joined Texas football in 2020 as a gangly, raw-boned defensive tackle from nearby Cedar Creek High School, he’s had an up-close view of how his former teammates at the position have developed into NFL players. Moro Ojomo began his collegiate career with a redshirt in 2018 and became a seventh-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. …

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr says Charlie Smyth’s first NFL field goal is something the County Down kicker can “remember forever” after delivering his new side a pre-season victory on Saturday. Smyth, a former Gaelic football goalkeeper, came through the NFL’s international player pathway (IPP) programme and signed a three-year-deal with the Saints in March. In what was his …

Every preseason All-America team begins with a debate at quarterback. Georgia senior Carson Beck gets the nod as the first-team starter in the USA TODAY Sports preseason All-America team after throwing for 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2023, followed by second-team pick Dillon Gabriel. After starting his career at Central Florida and spending two years at Oklahoma, Gabriel takes …

Over a two-week span in late fall 2021, Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma for Southern Cal, and OU hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as Riley’s replacement. Since then, it’s been two years of “meh” for the Sooners and Trojans. Riley is 19-8 at USC. Venables 16-10 at OU. Riley’s winning percentage (.704) at USC is better than that of his …

MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 18: Matt Rhule head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers looks on third quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Saturday morning. The Husker coach discussed the morning scrimmage and the play …

Not many people make it to the NFL without ever having played football at any level, but that’s the case for Bills defensive lineman Gable Steveson, who played in the first football game of his life in the Bills’ preseason opener. Steveson is one of the greatest wrestlers in American history, twice winning the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s …

OXFORD ― Ole Miss football offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. wasn’t ready to highlight any true freshmen who might contribute in 2024 when he met with the media on Thursday. “It’s still too early to tell on which of those guys will make an instant impact for us,” he said. “We got some time to figure that out.” On offense, …

The Alabama high school football is nearly here, and The Tuscaloosa News is set to rank to best 10 freshmen and sophomores in the Tuscaloosa area ahead of the 2024 AHSAA season. Top freshmen and sophomores this season include a quarterback who threw for more than 1,600 yards during his freshman campaign along with a linebacker who led his team …

Three years after the 49ers spent three first-round draft picks to acquire him, Trey Lance remains a work in progress. Lance, who started just four games for the 49ers and then didn’t play at all last year after he was traded to the Cowboys, got plenty of action in Sunday’s preseason game against the Rams. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy …

Jul 26, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Big Ten conference helmets are displayed during Big 10 football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports The start of the 2024 college football season is right around the corner, and in preparation for kickoff, ESPN has released its Preseason Power Rankings for the Big Ten Conference. As we’ve previously discussed, this year will be the …

The News-Press and The Naples Daily News have released The Big 15 and The Next 15, looking at the area’s top high school football recruits. But there’s plenty of promising talent to go around in Southwest Florida. The Big 15: The top college football recruits from SW Florida high schools ranked No. 1-5 The Next 15: Who are Southwest Florida high school football’s …