Juice believes CMC will return in ‘no time’ from calf injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It was a welcome sight for the 49ers Faithful and fantasy football fans around the world seeing Christian McCaffrey working out on the side field during San Francisco’s training-camp practice on Thursday. Since suffering what was deemed a minor …

Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Benjamin Morrison (20) intercepts a late second quarter pass intended for South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver O’Mega Blake (89). The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl game in Jacksonville, Florida’s TIAA Bank Field Friday, December 30, 2022. The first half ended with …

Titans’ Adams issues astute 49ers warning to Seahawks’ Witherspoon originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The secret’s out: the 49ers’ offense is good. Perhaps nobody knows …

With the college football season just nine days away from commencing with Week 0, the anticipation surrounding the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff model continues to gear up. On Thursday, the College Football Playoff announced the six dates it will release its rankings during the upcoming college football season. The first one is set for Election Day on Tuesday, …

Safety Justin Simmons is reportedly joining the Falcons after spending his first eight NFL seasons with the Broncos. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) The Atlanta Falcons added to their defense on Thursday after signing safety Justin Simmons to a reported one-year, $8 million deal, according to NFL Network. Simmons, 30, is guaranteed $7.5 million on his new contract. Adding the …

Vestavia Hills quarterback John Paul Head leaps through a hole in the Tuscaloosa County line as he runs the ball at Tuscaloosa County High School Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The challenge of David going up against Goliath in high school football was rather poignantly summed up by one Alabama football coach this week. He said that his season-opening opponent is …

The Atlanta Falcons added to their defense on Thursday after signing safety Justin Simmons to a reported one-year, $8 million deal, according to NFL Network. Simmons, 30, is guaranteed $7.5 million on his new contract. Adding the two-time Pro Bowler and four-time Second-team NFL All-Pro comes a day after the Falcons acquired Matthew Judon from the New England Patriots for …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football opened preseason practice two weeks ago. Brian Kelly and his team has gone through 12 team sessions, including Thursday morning, in preparation for the 2024 college football season, which the Tigers kick off at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in Las Vegas against the USC Trojans in a top-25 matchup in the Vegas Kickoff Classic ABC. …

There’s officially another bloodletting in Bristol. On the same day ESPN fired Robert Griffin III, the four-letter network also severed ties with Sam Ponder, the host of Sunday NFL Countdown. Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com reports that ESPN has fired Ponder. Ponder had been with ESPN since 2006, in various roles. It’s currently unclear who will take over as the host …

One day after coming to Florida State’s defense against a colleague, Robert Griffin III has reportedly been fired from ESPN. He’s not the only one with FSU ties to be let go from the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” on Thursday. Samantha Ponder, wife of former FSU quarterback Christian Ponder, also was fired in what The Athletic reported were budget cuts. …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Jalen Hurts dealt with several setbacks in 2023.  There was a lingering knee bruise and then the finger injury in the regular-season finale. There was his statistical regression. And there was the Philadelphia Eagles’ 1-6 finish to the season. That certainly wasn’t what Hurts or the Eagles expected after the team signed him to a …

What Warner likes about rookie Puni’s training-camp performance originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Rookie 49ers guard Dominick Puni’s strong training-camp performance isn’t going unnoticed by one of his All-Pro teammates. Superstar linebacker Fred Warner could be heard expressing admiration for Puni’s play during a discussion with defensive end Nick bosa that was captured on San Francisco’s “Brick By …

Ohio State Football Fall Camp COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard has won Ohio State’s quarterback battle against Devin Brown and will be the starter when the No. 2 Buckeyes open against Akron on Aug. 31, coach Ryan Day said Thursday. Howard transferred from Kansas State after starting 28 games over four seasons, and he graded out the highest through …

Richard Sherman flabbergasted by Jaylon Johnson’s breakdown of his Vikings’ interception originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears star cornerback Jaylon Johnson recently hopped on former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman’s podcast, “The Richard Sherman Podcast.” During the podcast, Sherman referenced Johnson’s interception against the Vikings during Week 12 of the 2023 regular season. When Johnson broke down the play for …

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports ESPN unveiled its Top 100 rankings of the best college football players heading into the 2024 season on Thursday, with two Clemson defensive standouts making the list. Senior linebacker Barrett Carter was ranked No. 15 overall, one spot below LSU linebacker Harold Perkins at No. 14 and one spot ahead of Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel at …