Jalen Carter had a strong rookie season on the interior of the Eagles defensive line and the team’s plans for his second season may include a more expansive role under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. The Eagles have experimented with Carter playing snaps on the edge of the defensive front as a way to get him on the field with …

Aug. 8—The new school year for Idaho is a week and a half away, but for the Vandal football team the first exam of the fall is today. Idaho will hold the first scrimmage of fall camp with the main focus being on the young talent battling it out for spots on the depth chart and playing time. “I think …

Dante Miller #25 and the New York Giants host the Detroit Lions tonight in their preseason opener. (Luke Hales/Getty Images) The drought was the very worst… but football season is (un)officially back with the 2024 NFL preseason. Tonight, the season kicks off with a double header: the Carolina Panthers visit the New England Patriots, and the Detroit Lions take on …

SOUTH BEND — Freshman linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa hasn’t even played in his first college football game, yet he’s already blowing up plays at Notre Dame football practice. At least that was the sense one gathered from the way associate head coach/running backs coach Deland McCullough described the newcomer’s prowess as a blitzer. “Kyngstonn came up, we had two guys block …

The Jets activated receiver Mike Williams from the active/physically unable to perform list Wednesday after he passed his physical, the team announced. Williams, who signed with the Jets in March, tore his ACL while playing for the Chargers against the Vikings in Week 3 last season. In seven seasons with the Chargers, Williams caught 309 balls for 4,806 yards while …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com More wild recruitments and decommitments will come heading closer to the Early Signing Period, but there have already been some big ones. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at some of the crazy recruitments so far. MORE GORNEY: Latest intel on five-stars that are still in play ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

The son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens has been dealt a setback in his quest to make the NFL in his own right. Terique Owens was waived/injured by the 49ers today. Owens has a small fracture on his right hand and is expected to be out for five to seven weeks, according to Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com. …

Sep 9, 2023; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kobie McKinzie (11) celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) during the second half against the Southern Methodist Mustangs at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports For much of the last decade-plus, questions about the Oklahoma Sooners focused on the defensive side of the …

Surviving Camp with Jalyx Hunt, Part 2: Learning from a former Pro Bowler originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks of Eagles training camp, we’ll be catching up weekly with third-round defensive end Jalyx Hunt from Houston Christian. We’ll be tracking his progress as the small school product acclimates to life in the NFL. Part 1: …

Cameron Seldon. Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on October 21, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 23 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 …

The Packers still are in search of a kicker. Rookie Alex Hale became the fifth kicker in the competition, signing Wednesday. He joins Greg Joseph and Anders Carlson on the 90-player roster after the Packers waived rookie James Turner last week. Joseph and Carlson were a combined 1-of-4 into a stiff wind Tuesday. Hale went 27-of-34 on field goals during …

COLUMBIA, MO – OCTOBER 01: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs shakes hands with head coach Eliah Drinkwitz of the Missouri Tigers after a game at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on October 1, 2022 in Columbia, Missouri. Georgia defeated Missouri 26-22. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images) USA TODAY’s Blake Toppmeyer recently ranked every head coach in the SEC. Toppmeyer …

Mitchell Wilcox and the New England Patriots play the carolina Panthers in the NFL preseason opener tonight. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The drought was the very worst… but football season is (un)officially back with the 2024 NFL preseason. Tonight, the season kicks off with a double header: the Carolina Panthers visit the New England Patriots, and the …

The past two years have been quite the roller coaster for Michigan football. The program has reached the highest of highs as the defending national champion and three-time reigning Big Ten conference champion. And while it has been winning on the field, there have been multiple NCAA investigations, an FBI investigation, scandals surrounding improperly filming other teams and a wholesale …

Kickers such as the Chiefs’ Harrison Butker will be all by themself when they kick off under the NFL’s new rules on the play. (Kirby Lee / Getty Images) To get up to speed on the dramatic change to NFL kickoffs this season, everyone is in for an education — players, coaches, officials and millions of fans. With that in …