Wisconsin star defensive backs Hunter Wohler and Ricardo Hallman cracked the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list on Monday. The honor annually recognizes the most outstanding defensive player in college football. 2024 marks the 30th installation of the honor. This marks Wohler’s fourth preseason award watch list nomination. He’s also been named to the watch list for the 2024 Wuerffel …

How Cooper DeJean stayed ready while on the shelf originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cooper DeJean wore a little grin on Tuesday afternoon. He was happy to be back. “Great,” DeJean said after his first day of training camp practice in the NFL. “Felt great to be back out there a little bit, get moving around …

Watch lists signal the unofficial start to college football season. There are 16 “National College Football Awards Association” honors, and the preseason watch lists for each have been unveiled from late July through early August. A number of Colorado State and Colorado football players were included on the lists for many premier awards: Maxwell Award (nation’s top player) Colorado State …

Connection between Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith alive and well in new offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Eagles’ offense has more bells and whistles this year. After Nick Sirianni’s scheme got stale in 2023, the Eagles hired Kellen Moore to be their new offensive coordinator and the differences are obvious. Whether it’s pre-snap …

Texas women’s soccer players Lexi Missimo, left, and Holly Ward embrace while Ashlyn Miller runs toward them after Ward’s goal in a 3-1 win over BYU in the Big 12 title game last season. The Longhorns, who return almost all of their players from 2023, hope to compete for the SEC title this year. If any other coaches in the …

Former Bears WR Chase Claypool appears to be done with Buffalo Bills after just 3 months originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool most likely won’t play for the Bills this season. The team placed the pass catcher on injured reserve with a toe injury on Tuesday, which all but ends his season in Buffalo. …

Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin against Alabama on Oct. 23, 1999, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Vols won 21-7. Michael Patrick/USA TODAY Network Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 17 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will …

Running back John Kelly has found a new home in the AFC North. The Ravens announced that they have signed Kelly to their 90-man roster on Tuesday. Kelly was released by the Browns on Monday. Kelly played in five games for the Browns over the last three seasons and he ran the ball twice for 13 yards. He also had …

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles barked out the signals from the shotgun, a critical third down and a hard-charging defense in front of him waiting to attack. He scanned the deep middle of the field quickly. Tight end Jack Velling released from the line and flared toward the sideline. His quarterback spotted him breaking open into the flat and delivered …

The 49ers are adding some veteran depth to their defensive line. Nick Williams will sign with the 49ers, according to multiple reports. The 49ers lost defensive lineman Kalia Davis for about half the season when he injured his knee in the preseason opener, and getting Williams in the rotation will help. The 34-year-old Williams entered the NFL as a seventh-round …

Nico Iamaleava. Tennessee’s Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Tennessee will kick off its 2024 college football season in 17 days at Neyland Stadium. The Vols continue to practice in fall training camp in preparation for the upcoming season opening Aug. 31. Ahead of Week 1, ESPN’s Bill Connelly …

The standoff between receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers may be coming to a conclusion soon. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the 49ers and Steelers have a deal for a potential Aiyuk trade in place. The Steelers also are “in a good place” with Aiyuk on a new contract. If the 49ers give their final sign-off, the deal …

Stuck behind more veteran options at center, Sheridan Wilson said Tuesday he spent his first two years with the Texas Tech football team feeling undervalued. That’s not uncommon for an offensive lineman playing in the Big 12 with the last name Wilson. The Tech redshirt sophomore said the same thing happened to his older brother Preston, who is now a …

Jets head coach Robert Saleh said recently that quarterback Aaron Rodgers could make an appearance in the team’s final preseason game, but it doesn’t sound like Rodgers finds it necessary to get on the field. The topic came up during Rodgers’s press conference on Tuesday and said he’s “not worried” about whether he gets any game action before the season …

ORLANDO — The most important game is the next one, or so any coach will have you believe. It’s a classic college football cliché and, sure, there’s a fair share of truth involved. Teams don’t typically begin preparations for their opponents until the week of the game. But once a schedule is finalized, it’s also fairly easy to determine which …