MANHATTAN — A mass exodus at quarterback last December helped clear the path for freshman phenom Avery Johnson to take over as Kansas State football’s starting quarterback. But the departure of veteran starter Will Howard and a pair of backups before the Pop-Tarts Bowl also created a whole new problem. Forget for a minute that Johnson seamlessly stepped in and …

When David Wallis showed up at the Patriots’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, he looked like an extreme long shot to make the roster. He may not be anymore. Wallis, who played an undrafted receiver at Randolph-Macon College in Division III, returned a kickoff 53 yards in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Eagles. That comes after a 23-yard …

CLINTON — It might be Donnie Militzer’s third season as head coach at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, but this season, there is a different feeling surrounding the OLSH program because the school has agreed to a co-op with Eden Christian Academy and the Propel Montour School District. For Militzer, coordinating and coaching players from three different schools spread …

Shanahan describes giving up 49ers’ preseason play-calls as ‘weird’ 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. Kyle Shanahan was a fish out of …

Bills quarterback Josh Allen is set for a little more preseason work this weekend. The team announced that they plan to play Allen and the team’s other healthy starters for about a quarter and a half against the Steelers on Saturday night. That’s about the same as they played last week against the Bears, although the team notes that forecasted …

The Browns have signed safety Tyler Coyle and long snapper Rex Sunahara, the team announced. Cleveland signed Sunahara last week, and he long snapped for five plays against the Packers. He entered the league in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia. Sunahara previously has spent time with the Dolphins and Steelers as well as the San …

If pundits and oddsmakers are correct, the Gophers football team will be scratching for a sixth win and bowl eligibility come November. Minnesota’s chance to advance the Big Ten championship game via the weaker West division is no longer an option given the conference’s decision to go with one 18-team monolithic standings. With the U picked to finish 12th in …

Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed returned to full practice recently after dealing with a hamstring injury, but a new issue had him on the sideline Friday. Head coach Dennis Allen said at his press conference that Shaheed did not practice because of an injury to his toe or foot. Allen did not say whether Shaheed was slated to play in …

Connor Stalions is out of the stable. The notorious figure at the center of the Michigan sign-stealing scandal has resurfaced as the defensive coordinator at Mumford High School in Detroit. Stalions is working as a volunteer. “He might be the most hated man in college football, but the coaches and kids at Mumford High School love him,” head coach William …

The Cowboys talked with CeeDee Lamb’s representation over the phone Thursday in an attempt to finalize a deal, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports. The team has offered the receiver slightly under $33 million per season, per Watkins. That would push the annual average ahead of Philadelphia’s A.J. Brown ($32 million) but behind Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson ($35 million) …

Lutheran is gone. The three-time defending Class A champions moved up to 2A. So did Adams Central, which lost to Lutheran the past three years in the state finals. So, at the least, we know there will be two different teams in the state championship for the first time since 2020. Here are three games that will shape Class A …

The Panthers have added a veteran offensive lineman. Carolina announced on Friday that the club has signed guard Ike Boettger. Boettger, 29, has appeared in 36 games with 17 starts since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Last season, he appeared in two games for the Colts. while spending most of the season on their practice …

Dec 2, 2023; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) reacts with the WWE Big 12 championship belt after the win against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports If you’ve ever wanted to be the proud owner of an LSU-themed WWE championship belt, then I have some good news for you. …

The 49ers have been without left tackle Trent Williams since the start of training camp and they’re set to be without another member of the offensive line for a while as well. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that left guard Aaron Banks was injured in practice on Thursday and that he will need some time to recover before he’s back …

. The Oklahoma Sooners are in the midst of a big-time recruiting battle with their longtime foes, the Texas Longhorns. Five-star offensive tackle [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag] is one of the most coveted players in the 2025 recruiting class, and it appears the Sooners have a leg up on the Horns. On Wednesday, Brandon Drumm of OUInsider and Rivals released a futurecast …