Which tight ends are ready to emerge as top targets for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida entering the 2024 season? With the season nearing the opening whistle, here’s a closer look at some of the area’s best as Florida high school football approaches kickoff. On Friday, Aug. 23, Jacksonville-area schools begin the march toward the FHSAA championships on deck for this …

The NFL has finally decided to experiment with moving away from two sticks and 30 feet of chain link to determine whether a first down was earned. Last night, it didn’t go particularly well. Via AwfulAnnouncing’s Twitter feed, an effort to use the new “Hawk-Eye” technology to determine whether a first down had been earned in the Lions-Giants preseason game …

LAWRENCE — Jalen Todd joined Kansas football, in part, because he wanted to learn from Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson. Todd, a freshman cornerback, sees those two senior cornerbacks as NFL-caliber talents he’d like to be like one day. Before he ever arrived on campus, he watched Bryant return an interception for a touchdown in 2022 against West Virginia and Dotson …

Anthony Richardson didn’t have much playing time as a rookie before going down with a season-ending shoulder injury, starting just four games. But he’s healthy heading into his second season and is in a good position to excel in 2024. Veteran center Ryan Kelly told reporters earlier this week that he’s seen Richardson exhibit more qualities of an established starter …

MORRAL — After enjoying its first winning season in 20 years, Ridgedale coach Corey Chatman hopes his team is ready for what lies ahead. “Like we tell the players, the Rockets aren’t surprising anyone this upcoming season. Every team we play will be ready to play us,” he said. As last year’s Central District Coach of the Year in Division …

Philadelphia will have its key players on the field for Friday’s preseason opener against Baltimore. Per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles plan to play their starters for a series in the exhibition contest. That could change depending on how things go, with the full unit perhaps getting more time. There are also select starters who could get …

IBERIA — Northmor was the most successful Marion-area football team a season ago. The Golden Knights were runners-up in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference, earned 10 wins, won a couple of home playoff victories and made a trip to the regional semifinals in Division VI’s Region 23. “We have been working hard since the spring,” Northmor coach Scott Armorse said. …

Friday’s practice at Cowboys training camp was missing an unexpected member of the roster. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been absent for all of camp as he looks for a new contract, but quarterback Dak Prescott had been with the team at every practice despite being in the market for a deal of his own. Prescott missed Friday’s session, however, …

Brandon Inniss gets questions about Will Howard, the most talked-about quarterback in Ohio State’s high-profile competition to start behind center. They come from teammates, asking for his assessment of the veteran transfer from Kansas State. The exchanges prompt him to point to Howard’s leadership. Aug 8, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) calls out a …

On Thursday, at the same time Jerry Jones was making headlines with his “no urgency” quote about CeeDee Lamb’s contract, Stephen Jones was reassuring Cowboys fans that the star receiver isn’t going anywhere. Stephen Jones joined the Doomsday podcast and said negotiations are “cordial” between the Cowboys and Lamb’s agent, who just returned from the Paris Olympics this week. “We …

A few of Kentucky’s best teams in Class 2A, 3A and 4A are from the Greater Cincinnati area. Beechwood has won two of the last three state championships in Class 2A. Covington Catholic lost one game in 2023, the 4A state championship. Not all of the teams in the area from these three classes had great seasons last year, but …

When Netflix swooped in and stole a pair of Christmas games from the NFL’s existing partners, Netflix had one small problem. It has no in-house capacity to produce football broadcasts. Now, it does. According to Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal (via Sports Business Daily), CBS Sports will produce the two games to be broadcast by the streaming powerhouse …

Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels tight end John Copenhaver (81) celebrates with tight end Bryson Nesbit (18) after catching a two point conversion in the second overtime at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports While North Carolina lost some production on the offensive side of the football, they return two …

Here are my Top 200 overall players for the 2024 fantasy football season. Some quick notes: These are re-draft rankings for managed PPR leagues. If you’re playing best ball, you can still use these for reference, but keep in mind that players with extremely high single week upside, as well as rookies, move up significantly in that format. Similarly, if …

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech senior Weston Franklin (Jesup, Ga./Wayne County H.S.) is one of 40 student-athletes on the official preseason watch list for the 2024 Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy partnered with Pro Football Focus to select the 40 preseason candidates for the award, which recognizes college football’s top center. Franklin has started 25-straight games at center for the …