NCAA Football: Big 12 Media Days BOULDER, Colo. — Deion “ Coach Prime ” Sanders kicked off his second season at Colorado with a combative news conference Friday when he also celebrated his 57th birthday and became a grandfather. Donning his signature shades and a Buffaloes baseball cap, Sanders started things off by thanking the person who left a card …
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Brandon Aiyuk latest: 49ers making ‘renewed effort’ for long-term deal, Browns’ Amari Cooper open to trade
Brandon Aiyuk’s tenure in San Francisco may not be coming to an end just yet. Aiyuk’s future with the reigning NFC champions has been in limbo since he requested a trade after not being able to negotiate a long-term contract extension this offseason. Teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly shown interest in acquiring the All-Pro receiver. Then came …
Read More »How Kalen Edwards keeps focus on Dyersburg football after committing to Kentucky
MILAN – Kalen Edwards was one of the loudest people on the Dyersburg sideline on Friday. While Edwards didn’t play in the TSSAA football scrimmage against Milan at Johnnie Hale Stadium to avoid potential injury, he still made his presence felt. Any time his teammates made a big play, he was the first to celebrate. Anytime his teammates made a …
Read More »Kirk Cousins ready for season opener
Kirk Cousins won’t play in the preseason, but the Falcons quarterback will be ready for the regular season. Cousins, who is returning from a torn Achilles on Oct. 29, said during the team’s preseason opener that he will be good to go against Pittsburgh. “I’ll be ready to go Week 1,” Cousins said during a sideline interview, via NFL Media. …
Read More »UNM football notebook: How a former 4-star high school recruit found the new start he was looking for in Albuquerque
Aug. 9—It was a risk. Randolph Kpai will tell you as much. Before joining New Mexico this summer, the former top-rated recruit out of South Dakota spent the first three years of his career at Nebraska without playing a single game. There wasn’t one determining factor in his decision to enter the transfer portal; a lingering shoulder injury and “the …
Read More »Roob’s Instant Observations: Rookies shine as Eagles beat Ravens in wild last-second finish
Roob’s Instant Observations: Rookies shine as Eagles beat Ravens in wild last-second finish originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Now, this was some pretty high drama for a preseason game. Jake Elliott, who missed a 50-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, got another chance moments later after edge rusher Patrick Johnson forced a fumble, and …
Read More »Boo Carter, DeSean Bishop surging and other Tennessee football scrimmage takeaways
Freshman Boo Carter is in the mix for Tennessee’s starting nickelback position, and former Karns standout DeSean Bishop appears to be the early frontrunner for the No. 2 running back spot. Those were among the takeaways from the Vols’ first scrimmage of preseason practice on Friday night. It was a closed scrimmage under the lights at Neyland Stadium. But coach …
Read More »Christian McCaffrey gives an update on his calf injury
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey won’t play in the preseason after straining his calf in Sunday’s practice. He has not participated in practice since. McCaffrey, though, said his rehab is strictly precautionary. “Yeah, I feel great,” McCaffrey said on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Friday, via 49erswebzone.com. “Very cautionary stuff. If we had a game, I would play, but just trying …
Read More »Eight All-Americans Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List
Running back Trevor Etienne (Jennings, Louisiana/ Jennings H.S.), the four-star prospect, was officially honored as a 2022 All-American. Tuesday afternoon the watch list for the 2024 Doak Walker Award was released. The award is presented annually to the nation’s premier running back. Eight former All-American Bowl athletes were named to the watch list. · Chez Mellusi (Wisconsin) · Trevor Etienne …
Read More »Why Aiyuk, 49ers might have no choice but to work out extension
Why Aiyuk, 49ers might have no choice but to work out extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is under contract with the 49ers, and that’s how it might remain despite all the strange occurrences and acrimony this offseason. Aiyuk might be on his way to Pittsburgh if the 49ers and Steelers could come to …
Read More »Seven All-Americans Named to Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
Syracuse v Clemson Thursday afternoon the Davey O’Brien Foundation released the watch list for the 2024 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. The award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback. We are ready to start watching some football! Here’s our Preseason Watch List of three dozen quarterbacks we have our eyes on. More QBs will be added …
Read More »Report: Brandon Aiyuk rejected trade to Browns for Amari Cooper, draft picks
Yep, receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s current potential destinations for 2024 are the 49ers or the Steelers. The Browns are out, even though they wanted to be in. The problem was that Aiyuk didn’t want to be in Cleveland. Via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, Aiyuk put the kibosh on a deal that would have sent Aiyuk to the Browns …
Read More »College football: Hawkeyes enter new season with plenty of questions
IOWA CITY — There was plenty of items to discuss for Kirk Ferentz as he stepped to the podium at Kinnick Stadium on Friday for his 26th Iowa Football Media Day as head coach. New conference rivals, a new offensive coordinator and how to maintain success in the ever-changing world of college football were among the questions posed to the …
Read More »Falcons S DeMarcco Hellams carted off with lower leg injury
Safety DeMarcco Hellams was injured on the second defensive play of the night for the Falcons in a preseason game against the Dolphins. Hellams had an air cast placed on his lower left leg before he was loaded onto a cart and taken to the X-ray room. He was competing with Richie Grant for the starting strong safety spot opposite …
Read More »Texas A&M is on pace to out-recruit the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 cycle
. One of the biggest worries Aggie fans had after Texas A&M officially hired Mike Elko late last year was the former defensive coordinator’s ability to match Jimbo Fisher’s recruiting success. Still, within A&M’s 6th-ranked 2025 recruiting class, any previous doubt has all but dissolved. After a highly successful summer, which included gaining more than seven commitments with 20 overall …
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