How unheralded McCollum elbowed his way onto Eagles’ roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It was a play that never happened. But it sure helped Tristin McCollum’s bid for a roster spot with the Eagles. Early in the first quarter of the Eagles’ preseason finale against the Vikings at the Linc Saturday, McCollum picked off a Jaren Hall deep …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — When Bret Bielema leads his Illinois football team onto the Memorial Stadium turf Thursday night, it will be the 16th time as a head coach. If, as Bill Shakespeare wrote, what’s past is prologue, then Bielema and Illinois will walk off the field with a win against Eastern Illinois. In Bielema’s previous openers, his teams at Wisconsin, …

The Bengals and Ravens are tied at the top of the board at +145 to win the AFC North division title. Baltimore opened as the favorite in March at +110, while Cincinnati was slightly behind at +160. Now, the teams are in a dead heat. Last season, the Ravens won the division for the first time since 2019, but the …

Louis Rees-Zammit had two carries for one yard and one reception for three yards on his debut [Getty Images] Louis Rees-Zammit may not have earned a spot on the Kansas City Chiefs’ regular-season roster, but his NFL dream is far from over. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old was waived by the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, as they cut their season roster …

We made it. The official start of the 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 was just an appetizer, though it was a tasty one with Georgia Tech’s upset win and Montana State’s wild comeback against New Mexico. Things really get going this weekend, however, as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There …

Davis scored 20 touchdowns over 12 games at Kentucky last season, and he projects to take over the big-back role in Buffalo. The Bills gave 33-year-old Latavius Murray the 12th-most RB carries inside the five last season despite Josh Allen stealing 14 of them. Starter James Cook, meanwhile, was given just two carries inside the five after Week 4. Murray, …

Tennessee football coaches plan to rotate wide receivers this season. Their reasoning makes a bold statement about the Vols’ expectations, but it’s delivered in a subtle way. They plan to make the College Football Playoff. First, wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope said it when mulling a substitution plan for slot receiver Squirrel White. “With his frame, maybe you want to …

As I parsed through Yahoo’s ADP looking for the perfect make-or-break candidates for this fantasy football season, several high-risk, early-round running backs stuck out like sore thumbs. You could argue that a quarterback like Anthony Richardson is a make-or-break candidate given his ADP and limited experience, but rushing upside gives him a solid floor and ensures he’ll finish as a …

The most obvious sign that college football has entered a bold, uncertain new era isn’t the fact that we now have a 12-team playoff, or West Coast teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference, or players moving like air hockey pucks from school to school. No, the most obvious symbol of 2024’s break with the 150-year history of college football is …

Gloucester wing Christian Wade says Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL dream is not over after the former Wales rugby union star was not selected in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man squad for the 2024 season. Rees-Zammit, who quit rugby in January to pursue a career in the NFL, has been training with the Chiefs throughout the offseason. The 23-year-old played in all …

Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock talks to players at Notre Dame spring football practice Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. Many believe that Texas A&M’s strength is on the defensive line, but that won’t shy Notre Dame football away from testing them. The Irish offense has been expected to take another step forward …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter This is the moment when NFL teams have to get real about who and what they don’t have. Every team cut its roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. With Week 1 approaching, teams have started building their game plans with their personnel. And that means cutting away the concepts and ideas that their personnel can’t …

What’s new this NFL season? Glad you asked. Frank Schwab takes you through the info you need to know. In 2023, the NFL accounted for 93 of the 100 most-watched shows on television. Simply, we can’t get enough of NFL games on our screens. The NFL makes annual tweaks to the schedule with its broadcasting partners in mind. Here are …

Aug. 28—SHORT GAP, W.Va. — While Frankfort has lost much of its production in the backfield from 2023, it returns a quartet of three-year starters on the offensive line. That unit will pave the way for the next crop of Frankfort backs, led by Keyser transfer Jullian Pattison at fullback, as the Falcons hope to return to the playoffs for …

Not every NFL player can be C.J. Stroud or Puka Nacua. Those two were fantastic right away as rookies and became instant stars. It takes other players more time. Sometimes injuries set them back. Others just need the chance to play before they shine. We see veteran breakouts every season in the NFL, and here are 10 players in a …