. After landing three-star cornerback [autotag]Aiden Anding[/autotag] earlier on Saturday, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers lost out on the No. 1 safety in the 2025 recruiting class. [autotag]Jonah Williams[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 203-pound, five-star safety from Galveston, Texas, where he plays for Ball High School. Williams is ranked as the No. 1 safety in the nation by On3, 247Sports, …

Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s chief football administrative officer, said earlier this week that moving kickoff touchbacks from the 30 to the 35 before the start of the season is “not likely.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was even more adamant after the team’s final preseason game Saturday. “No. No. No. No,” Jones said. “I don’t expect any changes in the kickoff …

. The Jonah Williams recruiting saga ended on Saturday evening. The 2025 5-star athlete/safety, a Galveston, Texas native, committed to the Texas Longhorns over LSU, USC, Oregon, and Texas A&M. For those who have been paying attention, Williams, who was previously favored to land with the Aggies after several visits this offseason, took a last-minute unofficial visit to Austin, Texas, …

Browns starting cornerback Denzel Ward was diagnosed with a fifth known concussion after an Aug. 12 practice. He has no concerns, though, about continuing his career, and if all goes as hoped, doctors will clear him in time for the Sept. 8 season opener against the Cowboys, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The fourth overall pick in 2018 was …

Utah State interim head coach Nate Dreiling coaches his team during fall camp in Logan. | Utah State Athletics It is late in the summer of 2009 and Pittsburg State — a Division II program based in southeastern Kansas — has just begun fall practices ahead of the upcoming football season. As the Gorillas defensive coordinator, Dave Wiemers stands at …

Bryce Young didn’t play in the first two preseason games, and that was concerning to some. The first pick of last year’s NFL Draft didn’t have a great rookie season for the Carolina Panthers, though he wasn’t put in a good situation. This season, with a new coach and upgraded teammates, was supposed to be different. But Young didn’t play …

Aug. 24—How ironic, indeed, that UConn’s athletic hierarchy, which myopically sent the football program to Elba a few years back with the basketball-centric move to the Big East, needs football more than a lung as it begs its way into the Big 12. The news of State U’s latest dalliance with a power conference leaves several questions, nearly all of …

Chargers receiver Derius Davis runs for a 70-yard touchdown during the first quarter of a 26-19 preseason win over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) The Chargers made big strides on offense Saturday over their previous preseason games, securing coach Jim Harbaugh his first victory with the team in a 26-19 win over the Cowboys in …

. Fans have been waiting for a true 5-star recruit to join the Texas Longhorns 2025 recruiting class. The wait is over. Safety/linebacker Jonah Williams announced his commitment to Texas Saturday evening. Rivals.com ranks Williams as the No. 20 prospect in the nation. The 6-3, 200-pound Williams chose Texas over Texas A&M, LSU, Oregon and USC. Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods …

49ers QB Dobbs shares heartwarming reason for keeping TD ball originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Following the 49ers’ 2024 NFL preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday night at Allegiant Stadium, Josh Dobbs was seen happily holding a football at his locker while waiting to be interviewed by the media. When asked why …

Quarterback Tommy Mellott led Montana State, ranked No. 4 in FCS, to a road win over FBS opponent New Mexico in a Week 0 matchup (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) Montana State came into Saturday’s Week 0 matchup with New Mexico as a 13 1/2-point favorite despite being an FCS program traveling to play an FBS school. The Lobos may …

Chargers rookie offensive tackle Tyler McLellan was injured with 14:39 remaining in the third quarter of Saturday’s preseason game against the Cowboys. He went down on a 7-yard run by Elijah Dotson. Coach Jim Harbaugh and all of McLellan’s offensive line teammates checked on him after he sat up. McLellan needed help to get to a cart, which drove him …

. The USC Trojans are in a battle with the Penn State Nittany Lions and Auburn Tigers for one of the nation’s top offensive linemen. Four-star offensive tackle Malachai Goodman from Paramus Catholic HS in New Jersey has named USC football as one of the three finalists for his commitment. “There is no order with the three schools,” Goodman said in …

Cardinals rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson will miss multiple weeks with an injured calf, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Coach Jonathan Gannon, while chastising media for reporting on an injury that happened during Thursday’s closed practice, confirmed Friday that Robinson injured his calf. He said the team was awaiting MRI results to determine the extent of the injury. If …

Florida State football suffered an improbable loss overseas to start the 2024 college football season. The Seminoles (0-1, 0-1 ACC) went down 24-21 on a last-second field goal to ACC foe Georgia Tech (1-0, 1-0 ACC) despite being ranked ranked No. 10 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll. They entered as 10.5-point favorites over …