STATE COLLEGE — The path to big-time college football was clear for Blaise Sokach-Minnick. Climbing the depth chart as quickly as an old high school teammate did at Penn State never seemed to be in the cards, though. For the Wyoming Area grad and the Nittany Lions’ backup long snapper, that was always going to be part of the deal. …

Eagles rookie Johnny Wilson in concussion protocol originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eagles rookie Johnny Wilson is not playing tonight in New England. The sixth-round pick from Florida State is in the concussion protocol after the Eagles’ joint practice with the Patriots on Tuesday. Wilson, 23, has been having a really good training camp but has …

Florida A&M football’s preseason training camp is winding down. And the Rattlers are shifting their focus to the Norfolk State Spartans, whom they will face in Week 0’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Aug. 24 in Atlanta. Rattlers head coach James Colzie III already has his team occasionally practicing in the evening to acclimate to the upcoming 7:30 kickoff. That’s just one …