The 49ers still don’t know whether wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and left tackle Trent Williams will play against the Jets in Week One, but head coach Kyle Shanahan says he has to get the team ready to play without them. Williams is continuing to stay away from the team, and Shanahan said today that he hasn’t talked to Williams recently. …

St. X’s Tendai Charasika was dragging Trinity’s no. 23 John Michael Moore with him to the end zone as Charasika scored in the 2nd quarter of play. Sept 22, 1995. St. X quarterback Brian Buehner celebrated with his teammates after a pass to Ryan Loehnert scored another touchdown in the third quarter. September 18, 2009 St. X’s TaiJon Smith, right, …

Brandon Aiyuk was a constant topic of conversation a few weeks ago, when it seemed like a resolution to his contract standoff was imminent. Then, nothing. It seems obvious that the San Francisco 49ers do not want to trade Aiyuk. No contract agreement has been reached. But the 49ers are ready for him to get back to practice. Aiyuk is …

Dec 31, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; SEC network host Paul Finebaum looks on before the 2022 Peach Bowl between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Ohio State Buckeyesat Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports One thing about moving to the SEC is ESPN’s Paul Finebaum will have a lot of opinions about the Longhorns. Finebaum is a longtime SEC …

Keenan Allen feels foot discomfort after cleat issue, but Bears not worried about Week 1 status originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Keenan Allen remained sideline at Bears practice on Wednesday after a cleat issue bothered him last week. The Bears don’t seem overly concerned with his absence, however. “Some discomfort in his foot, but he …

Much like a year ago, Cincinnati Bearcats football can kickstart their season with a convincing victory over an opponent they should beat. Last year, Coach Scott Satterfield’s first UC team began by thumping Eastern Kentucky 66-13 then had follow-up games with Pitt and Miami University. This year insert the Towson Tigers into the opening slot, a Division I FCS school …

The 49ers’ initial 53-player roster wasn’t its opening day 53-player roster. The team made several moves to its active roster Wednesday. The 49ers re-signed offensive lineman Ben Bartch, tight end Eric Saubert and cornerback Rock Ya-Sin to one-year deals. They released the three players Tuesday in a procedural move. It allowed them to put offensive lineman Jon Feliciano and cornerback …

Aug. 28—PULLMAN — Ever since they began working together, in the first few days of 2023, Washington State edges coach Frank Maile and defensive tackles coach Pete Kaligis took care to align their coaching styles. They understood how similar their position groups are, so there’s a lot of similarities in the ways they train their players: shedding blocks , mentality, …

Did Jerod Mayo tip his hand on Patriots’ starting QB decision? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo knows who will start for the New England Patriots at quarterback in Week 1. But he isn’t ready to tell us. The Patriots head coach confirmed Wednesday he’s “made a decision” on whether Jacoby Brissett or Drake Maye will start at …

Aug. 28—Lot of ways a story about Jason Eck can go. Most of them unpredictable. How’d the son of a long-time college basketball coach get caught up in this football racket? Why’d he pull an about-face on his mother’s wishes that he go to law school in favor of getting into coaching? And what can a person learn from the …

Louis Rees-Zammit has been linked with a switch to the Jacksonville Jaguars according to reports in the United States. The former Wales rugby star missed out on the Kansas City Chief’s 53-man NFL roster and was expected to continue his contract on their practice squad. Rees-Zammit, 23, has since removed his Chiefs profile picture from his social media accounts amid …

Oct 23, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies helmet on the sideline during the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports No matter how much Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has tried to temper expectations for 5-star athlete Terry Bussey, the college football world can’t help but pile on. …

Patriots practice squad tracker: Latest news, rumors and signings originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots trimmed down their roster to 53 players by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, but building out the initial practice squad for the upcoming NFL season remains a work in progress. The Patriots announced their first seven practice squad signings Wednesday afternoon. …

It is a battle between neighbors (only 65 miles apart) as Eastern Illinois takes the short trip to Champaign, IL to take on the Fighting Illini in one of many FCS vs. FBS matchups in Week 1 in college football. This is the 4th year for Bret Bielema at Illinois. He has sandwiched a pair of 5-7 seasons around an …

When the Steelers traded for quarterback Justin Fields in March, it was assumed that: (1) Russell Wilson would be the starter; and (2) Justin Fields would have a package of plays. Now that Wilson has staved of Fields to keep the QB1 position, the question becomes whether the Steelers will use Fields. Rich Eisen posed that question to Steelers coach …