USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2025 to ’26 and beyond. It was a big week on the recruiting front as several more of the nation’s top 2025 prospects came off of the board and there were …

Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase ended his contract “hold in” and practiced for the first time this summer on Sunday, two weeks before Cincinnati opens the season against the New England Patriots. The Bengals sent out photos from the closed practice on social media showing Chase participating in the sessions. Chase had been watching most practices but not participating as …

Samson Nacua nearly provided the most exciting touchdown of the NFL preseason on Sunday just before halftime of the matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans. With four seconds remaining in the second quarter, Titans kicker Brayden Narveson attempted a 58-yard field goal. The kick was well short of the uprights, giving Nacua an opportunity to field the …

Oklahoma’s Casey Thompson is pictured during the University of Oklahoma (OU) spring football practice at the Everest Training Center in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The quarterback room has changed a lot for the Oklahoma Sooners entering 2024. [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], [autotag]Casey Thompson[/autotag], [autotag]Michael Hawkins Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Brendan Zurbrugg[/autotag] and [autotag]Steele Wasel[/autotag] make up the unit this season. They’ll be coached …

The Giants are one of the teams that began moving to 53 players by announcing roster moves on Sunday. The NFC East club has parted ways with 10 players in their first wave of moves. Offensive lineman Marcus McKethan is part of that group. The 2022 fifth-round pick started five games last season, but was playing with the third team …

The NCAA has officially served Michigan football a Notice of Allegations (NOA) relating to the program’s sign-stealing scandal. A Michigan spokesperson on Sunday confirmed to the Free Press the NCAA delivered the NOA accusing seven Michigan staffers from the 2023 team of violating NCAA rules related to the alleged sign-stealing scandal led by ex-staffer Connor Stalions. The university received the …

49ers rookie Guerendo flashes speed with long preseason kick return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After sustaining a right hamstring injury toward the end of the 49ers’ first training camp practice, running back Isaac Guerendo was not afforded many opportunities to showcase his 4.33-second speed this summer. He made up for it Friday night in the 49ers’ preseason …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football just won a national championship this last year but when it comes to the projected elite of 2024, the Wolverines are on the outside looking in, according to many in the media. You can could ESPN among those who expect Michigan to take a step back. David Hale broke down all 134 Football Bowl Subdivision …

The Giants cut 10 players — wide receiver Ayir Asante, defensive lineman Kyler Baugh, cornerbacks Breon Borders and Christian Holmes, defensive back Clayton Isbell, wide receiver John Jiles, running back Joshua Kelley, linebacker Trey Kiser, running back Lorenzo Lingard and offensive lineman Marcus McKethan — among Sunday’s initial moves, as the crunch for a 53-man roster begins before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. “Obviously, there are more to come,” said Giants …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Unlike some previous years, no Big Ten team took part in Week 0, but it was still an exciting start to the season to show anything is possible. Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State in Ireland, but Big Ten play doesn’t start until later this week. Minnesota, Rutgers, and Illinois open up the season on Thursday, …

Jul 25, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports It’s a new era of college football, part of a new season which began on Saturday with four FBS games. USC is now in the Big Ten. …

Latu coming on strong in competition for final 49ers roster spot originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tight end Cameron Latu went up to haul in a 24-yard pass from quarterback Brandon Allen on Friday night. A few yards away on the 49ers’ sideline, George Kittle reacted with an abundance of enthusiasm. He jumped in the air, pumped his …

The UTEP football team is on the eve of having a starting quarterback after its Saturday mock game that closed its fall camp, and while coach Scotty Walden isn’t revealing whether Cade McConnell or Skyler Locklear will take the first snap Saturday against Nebraska, he’s close. The scrimmage was closed and no one was tipping anything — “I don’t want …

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is back to work. Chase practiced today for the first time in training camp, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Although Chase does not have a new contract, his decision to end his “hold-in” would seem to indicate that he’s ready to go for Week One, when the Bengals open the season against the …

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports In a surprising turn of events, Bryce Davis has decided to change his commitment from Clemson to Duke, just under two months after initially choosing the Tigers. Davis, a highly-touted 4-star defensive end from Grimsley High School in North Carolina, had initially committed to Clemson on July 20. His decision at the time came after considering …