CLEMSON — Clemson football participated in its first preseason scrimmage Saturday, and coach Dabo Swinney said he was impressed with the offensive line. The Tigers coach was anxious to see the unit in action, and he said group delivered in the scrimmage, which was closed to the media. They dominated the trenches on the opening drive to help the offense score …

Thomas exits 49ers-Titans preseason game with forearm injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cornerback Ambry Thomas was ruled out of the 49ers’ preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at Nissan Stadium with a right forearm injury. The fourth-year defensive back missed a tackle on a screen pass made by Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph …

Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) gets pressured by Brigham Young Cougars defensive back Malik Moore during the second half of an NCAA college football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. BYU won 26-17. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News Utah has played four schools on its inaugural Big 12 Conference schedule — Arizona, …

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy made his NFL preseason debut on Saturday. It was rocky at first — and then it improved. Dramatically. On his first drive, McCarthy was intercepted by Raiders defensive back Jack Jones. It was not a pretty throw. But it helped McCarthy settle down. “After the interception, all the nerves went out the window and I just …

Utah State safety Ike Larsen (6) motions to teammates on defense during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Logan, Utah. | Tyler Tate One scrimmage in, and a few things appear to be pretty clear about Utah State football. The Aggies’ offense — so often among the best in the Mountain West Conference under former head …

Browns backup center Luke Wypler fractured his right ankle in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Packers, coach Kevin Stefanski announced after the game. Wypler will require surgery. The 2023 sixth-round draft pick was carted off the field with 11:58 remaining in the second quarter after a 7-yard completion from Tyler Huntley to Pierre Strong Jr. The team’s medical staff placed …

Recruiting With the addition of in-state safety Brandon Logan, Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class now stands with 22 members. There is room for more, and one of those that could join the group is California linebacker [autotag]Madden Faraimo[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 230-pound star narrowed his recruiting list on Saturday to four schools: Washington, Texas, USC and the Irish. …

Though the ever-confident quarterback never doubted himself, Caleb Williams still found his NFL preseason debut performance reassuring in helping lead the Chicago Bears to a 33-6 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. After all, it had been nearly nine months since the rookie No. 1 draft pick handled a snap in a competitive setting. “Last time I was out …

J.J. McCarthy is unlikely to start the Minnesota Vikings’ regular season opener and Saturday probably didn’t change that. But McCarthy, the 10th overall pick in his NFL preseason debut, gave the Vikings a lot to look forward to in a 24-23 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. McCarthy made some mistakes, most notably a bad interception on his first drive, …

The Michigan football program has added some reinforcements to its future secondary. The Wolverines landed four-star cornerback Jayden Sanders out of Texas (Kilgore) on Saturday; he’s now the 16th recruit in Michigan’s 2025 class, but just the first cornerback to commit to the Maize and Blue and new defensive backs coach Lamar Morgan. Sanders, who stands 6 feet 2 and …

Class of 2025 four-star athlete Messiah Delhomme is off of the board. Delhomme announced his verbal commitment to Maryland on Saturday night. Delhomme’s four finalists were Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia and Virginia Tech, but it was his connection to the Terrapins’ coaching staff, led by head coach Mike Locksley, that ultimately made the difference. “I like the atmosphere, I love …

Jayden Daniels’s preseason debut against the Jets was an illustration of why the Commanders took the quarterback with the second overall pick in this year’s draft. Daniels capped an 11-play, 70-yard opening drive by faking a handoff to running back Austin Ekeler and keeping the ball on a three-yard touchdown run. Marcus Mariota replaced him on the second Commanders possession. …

Coming into the 2024 season, Penn State knows its best tight end on the roster will be Tyler Warren. Some might even go so far as to suggest he is the best tight end in the Big Ten. And while it remains to be seen if it will be true or not, Warren is officially on the radar for the …

Stephon Gilmore’s bid to find a place to play in 2024 is taking him to Minnesota. Gilmore told NFL reporter Josina Anderson that he is flying to Minneapolis on Sunday ahead of a scheduled Monday meeting with the Vikings. The Vikings lost Mekhi Blackmon for the season to a torn ACL he suffered in a training camp practice last month …

Saturday was a brief taste of home for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team after a week in the woods at the Higher Ground Retreat and Conference Center in West Harrison, Indiana. Three weeks before their home opener, the Bearcats bused back to campus for a three-hour Nippert Stadium scrimmage where they ran well over 100 plays. “This is …