Jarrett Stidham accepts that he’s the Broncos’ backup quarterback, but he’s not happy about it. Stidham said after Sunday night’s preseason finale that he wants to help rookie Bo Nix get ready to start Week One, but he also firmly believes he should be starting. “First of all, obviously, I was very disappointed,” Stidham said. “I know I’m a starting …

Middle Tennessee State football and first-year coach Derek Mason will try to bounce back from last year’s 4-8 season when the Blue Raiders open the season at home Saturday against old rival Tennessee Tech. The Blue Raiders, who were picked to finish fourth in the preseason Conference USA poll, will have a lot of new faces on the field this …

BATON ROUGE – Brian Kelly enters his third year as LSU football’s head coach. At his three previous coaching stops, Year 3 was when his programs took a major step forward, winning a conference championship at Central Michigan, making New Year’s Six bowls at Cincinnati and appearing in a national title game in 2012 with Notre Dame. LSU, who is …

The Texas Tech football team begins the 2024 season Saturday when the Red Raiders host Abilene Christian at 6:30 p.m. inside Jones AT&T Stadium. The game will air on ESPN+. Joey McGuire enters his third year as head coach of the Red Raiders looking for a trip to another bowl game. Season tickets are sold out for Tech’s home games, …

Alabama football and coach Kalen DeBoer gets the 2024 season officially underway on Saturday, hosting Western Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It will mark the first time in 17 years a new face will be leading the Crimson Tide after coach Nick Saban retired in January. Alabama wrapped up its preseason camp last week, which it began on July 31. Now, …

WEST LAFAYETTE − It’s been a decade since the Journal & Courier had the capability to simulate a Purdue football season on the EA Sports video game. Now that all the name, image and likeness issues have been resolved and College Football 25 is in stores, it was time to resume a tradition. The skinny: We simply simulated each game …

This time last year, Travis Clayton was working for a company which carries out pre-employment background checks. He had also been playing for his local team Basingstoke in the eighth-tier of English rugby. Yet the 23-year-old Briton now has one of the most-coveted jobs in world sport – American football player. After a whirlwind 2024, Clayton is set to begin …

Like its peers across major college football, the ACC underwent quite a few changes since the end of the 2023 season, with Stanford, Cal and SMU now making it a 17-team league. After a turbulent offseason in which Clemson and Florida State filed lawsuits against the conference, the fight among ACC schools will soon shift to somewhere much more exciting …

Syndication: Lansing State Journal Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule had nothing but praise for quarterback Heinrich Haarberg as the latter prepares to backup starter Dylan Raiola. It is undoubtedly a role switch from where the quarterback was last year. He went 77-of-157 on the year, throwing for 967 yards, seven touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He was thrust into the …

The Colts got the ball rolling on their moves to get to 53 players on Sunday. The team announced nine cuts from their 90-man roster, including the release of safety Ronnie Harrison. Harrison signed with the Colts last August, moved to their practice squad and then played in seven games during the regular season. Harrison had 20 tackles, two interceptions, …

PROVIDENCE – On Sunday, Central Falls native Nae’shaun Montgomery announced his decision about his football future. It was another decision years earlier that helped him get to this spot. If you’re a Rhode Islander unfamiliar with the four-star recruit’s name, you’re excused. After growing up in the Ocean State and playing one season of freshman football at Hendricken, Montgomery has …

Defensive tackle DJ Reader is set to get on the field with the Lions for the first time. The team announced on Sunday that Reader passed his physical and has been activated from the physically unable to perform list. Reader signed with the Lions in March, but has spent his time with the team recovering from the torn quad that …

A loaded slate of high school football games in Week One also means several of the top recruits in the nation will be action during the weekend. The Broward County National High School Football Showcase includes several of the nation’s top recruits, including Bishop Gorman five-star senior wide receiver Derek Meadows (LSU commit) and Chaminade-Madonna junior five-star running back Derrek …

Patriots 53-man roster projection: Can o-line protect Brissett or Maye? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston LANDOVER, Md. — The Patriots have an offensive line problem on their hands and two weeks to try to fix it. Good luck. After a rocky summer of stuffed runs, unblocked pass-rushers waltzing across the line of scrimmage and “sacks” where their quarterbacks were …

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii defensive lineman Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina sacks Delaware State quarterback C.J. Henry during the second half. 1 /3 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii defensive lineman Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina sacks Delaware State quarterback C.J. Henry during the second half. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager finds the end zone for a touchdown against the …