The new kickoff rule is the best reason to watch this year’s preseason. In theory, anyway. In practice, preseason kickoffs haven’t given football fans much to get excited about. Thursday night’s two preseason games gave us a total of 10 kickoff returns for 246 yards, an average of 24.6 yards per return, with a long of 29 yards. That follows …

Tennessee State football will hold its first scrimmage of the 2024 preseason Saturday at Hale Stadium. Coach Eddie George heads into his fourth season with hopes the Tigers will be able to post back-to-back winning records for the first time since going 7-4 in 2016 and 6-5 in 2017. TSU was 6-5 last season. Here are the three key things …

The Bengals saw a member of their receiving corps leave Thursday’s practice with an injury. Wideout Charlie Jones was carted off the field after making a catch in a 7-on-7 drill during a session being held at Paycor Stadium. Reporters at the practice said Jones appeared to suffer an injury to his right leg. Jones was a fourth-round pick last …

EAST LANSING – When Keith Bhonapha began investigating Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams during the portal process, the new Michigan State football running backs coach remembered the Massachusetts transfer started his career in the Big Ten. But Bhonapha learned far more about Lynch-Adams from his response about why he did. “I asked him why he left Rutgers. And he said he was immature …

Atlanta has lost one of its key offensive players for the 2024 season. The Falcons announced on Thursday that receiver Rondale Moore has been placed on injured reserve, with multiple reports noting he suffered a season-ending knee injury during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Dolphins. Moore sustained the injury during an 11-on-11 period and exited the field in an air …

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Haskell Garrett (92) makes a tackle of Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) in the first quarter of their NCAA Division I game on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Osu21ore Kwr 13 It’s the start of a new era with Big Ten football. Four new teams, all former Pac-12 …

Nick Foles retires: 10 stats that are hard to believe originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nick Foles was a .500 career quarterback who never threw 350 passes in a season, played for six different teams, won 10 regular-season games in his last seven NFL seasons and threw as many touchdowns in one game in 2013 as he threw in …

AUBURN — Stacking up physically hasn’t been a problem for Auburn football cornerback JC Hart. The redshirt freshman arrived on the Plains with the length (he stands 6-foot-2) and strength (he sits at about 200 pounds) to one day be a contributor for the Tigers. He was rated by the 247Sports Composite as a three-star recruit and the No. 701 …

Let’s start, as we often do, with a simple question. Which quarterback do you want? It’s draft season, of course, and quarterback is a key position. So let’s do some research. I’m going to tell you about two different ones. There’s no polite way to put it. “Quarterback A” is on a downward trend. For three straight seasons now, he’s …

The Erie Times-News takes a look at 25 topics when it comes to high school football. The series of 25 topics will run daily until the beginning of the regular season on Aug. 23. 14. Who will step up for Cathedral Prep after massive graduation losses? Cathedral Prep could have one of its most inexperienced teams back in a long time …

The Buccaneers have done some roster shuffling along their offensive line. Tampa Bay announced on Thursday that the club has placed guard Silas Dzansi on injured reserve and signed rookie guard Ryan Johnson. Dzansi suffered a knee injury during practice over the weekend. He initially joined the franchise as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the season on …

In football, it’s simple enough: speed kills. So that makes Carl Jenkins Jr. a veritable Tyrannosaurus rex of the 2025 wide receiver class in Florida high school football. But don’t make the mistake of thinking speed is the only way that the St. Augustine receiver chews up defenses. The pass-catching touch. The teamwork. The guiding hand from a Jackets mentor. …

The Seahawks made a pair of roster moves on Thursday. They announced the signing of cornerback Willie Roberts to the 90-man roster. Defensive tackle Matt Gotel was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Roberts went undrafted out of Louisiana Tech earlier this year and took part in the Seahawks’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Roberts was …

East Central was one of the most untouchable teams in recent memory last season, dominating traditional powers like Evansville Memorial, New Palestine and NorthWood on its way to a 15-0 season and second consecutive Class 4A state title. The Trojans are gone now, though, at least from 4A. East Central moved up to 5A via the tournament success factor. But …

New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh likes to run the football, and it’s looking like he’ll take a committee approach. The Chargers listed J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards as co-starters at running back on their first depth chart of the preseason. Dobbins and Edwards spent the last four seasons as teammates in Baltimore, where they played for Harbaugh’s brother John. …