For all the hoopla around the transfer portal, traditional recruiting remains the biggest key to winning national championships. And while it can often take two or more years for teams to see the full benefit of a single recruiting class, several Bowl Subdivision programs are set for an immediate boost from prospects signed last winter. That includes some of the …

The Falcons have agreed to terms with core special teams player Josh Thompson, he confirmed in a reply to Jordan Schultz. Thompson, 25, has spent time with the Titans, Jaguars and Texans since entering the league in 2022. He has seen game action in only six games, all with the Titans in 2022, when he played 83 special teams snaps. …

As we prepare for the start of the 2024 Ohio high school football season, we’re breaking down the top players by position. Throughout the preseason, we’re ranking the top 10 Greater Canton quarterbacks, running backs, receivers/tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, specialists and two-way players. Today, we look at the top 10 two-way players, starting with a …

Cordarrelle Patterson got a late start at Steelers training camp, but he’s found his footing pretty quickly. Monday’s padded practice was the first since Patterson was activated from the non-football injury list and he got two touches in the two-point conversion drill that opened up the team portion of the workout. Head coach Mike Tomlin noted the veteran running back …

SOUTH BEND — Every high school football season is exciting, and 2024 should be no different for the South Bend area. Plenty of new stars will be born. Postseason titles will be won. Can the area get its first Indiana state champion in nearly two decades? All of that will unfold from August until Thanksgiving weekend in November. Looking back …

The Texans announced a pair of roster moves on Monday afternoon. They have signed defensive lineman Pheldarius Payne to the active roster. Wide receiver Jadon Janke was waived to make room for Payne. Payne signed with the Texans after going undrafted out of Virginia Tech this year, but he was waived before the start of training camp. Payne will try …

It’s a void in the Shore Conference football coaching universe the likes of which have never been seen before, with Middletown South’s Steve Antonucci and Shore Regional’s Mark Costantino stepping away from the sideline this season, taking 430 career wins and 10 sectional titles with them. So while the league resettles with 10 programs featuring new coaches as summer camps …

Aaron Rodgers “could roll out of bed and create a news cycle. He’s unbelievable. He’s a content machine”. It’s true and it’s why the bestselling sportswriter Ian O’Connor is talking to the Guardian from his home in the New York area, where Rodgers, a Green Bay Packers great, now plays quarterback for the Jets. O’Connor’s new book, Out of the …

The class of 2026 has some bright spots as far as football players in the Pensacola area. A handful of them have already caught the eyes of college scouts, and have a considerable amount of Division I offers. Some of those players have also found themselves among the best juniors in the nation, with a few on the Top 300 …

Coach Jerod Mayo said recently that the Patriots were “moving past” a contract stalemate with Matthew Judon, but if the team wants to move on from the edge rusher it has an opportunity to do so. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that multiple teams have called the Patriots about a trade for Judon. Judon is scheduled to make $6.5 million …

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana apparently emerged from its first preseason scrimmage with greater clarity at quarterback. Whether it was needed is debatable, but Curt Cignetti’s pronouncement that Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke “separated himself pretty significantly” over the weekend provided on Monday the kind of water-cooler fodder that trades as good as gold this time of year. It was not the most …

The Steelers trimmed their defensive back group on Monday. The team announced that they have waived defensive back Kalon Barnes. The move came with an injury designation as he hurt his quad in last Friday’s game, so Barnes will revert to injured reserve if he goes unclaimed. Barnes signed a future contract with the Steelers in January after ending the …

TOPEKA — Football returns in the coming weeks with hard hits and important interceptions, and players across the capital city are ready to leave their mark in the trenches, backfield and secondary. There are first-year players to perennial starters that have caught the eyes of their coaching staff this offseason. Expect big plays from this group of players all season …

The Falcons doubled down on defensive back additions on Monday. In addition to the previously reported signing of Josh Thompson, the team announced the signing of cornerback William Hooper. They waived wide receiver Austin Mack and running back Robert Burns in corresponding moves. The moves come after the Falcons saw safety DeMarcco Hellams and cornerback Harrison Hand get injured in …

Double-digit offers and a swell of 2026 quarterback recruits led to a preseason decision for Jackson Presley. The Kalispell (Mont.) Glacier standout, who threw for more than 3,000 yards and totaled 32 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2023, went public with a pledge to the Boise State Broncos on Monday afternoon. “I took the trip down to Boise and really …