. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban officially joined the ESPN College GameDay crew on Saturday, and he doesn’t seem to be taking the transition from coaching to broadcasting lightly. As the show traveled to Dublin for the Florida State and Georgia Tech game, Saban lamented how he’s previously bemoaned the media voices in the past and how he’s now realizing …

Shanahan reveals extent of Pearsall’s lingering shoulder injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall never missed a game throughout his five-year, 55-game college career. And the 49ers are holding out hope he will not be sidelined for his first NFL game, either. “I hope so,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan answered when asked …

Screengrab via ESPN The 2024 college football season kicked off on Saturday with a Week 0 clash in Dublin, Ireland between Florida State and Georgia Tech. And just minutes into the season opener for the sport, trickeration was afoot. After scoring the first touchdown of the season, FSU lined up in what is widely described as the “swinging gate” formation, …

The Bears will be adding three players to their injured reserve list as they make their way to 53 players. According to multiple reports, they will be putting defensive back Douglas Coleman, wide receiver Nsimba Webster, and running back Ian Wheeler on the list. Coleman had to be taken to the hospital after injuring his neck in Thursday’s preseason finale. …

Dec 30, 2023; Pasadena, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban during Rose Bowl media day at Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-745363 ORIG FILE ID: 20231230_ams_al2_0155.JPG Nick Saban made his official debut as a member of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast team Saturday in Dublin ahead of the Florida State-Georgia Tech game. …

Arizona Cardinals receiver Zay Jones has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. The league did not disclose a reason for the suspension. In 2023, Jones was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge in Florida. According to police, he got into a custody argument …

The Browns are shipping defensive tackle Chris Williams to Chicago. Williams was traded to the Bears with the teams swapping late-round draft picks in the deal. The full terms of the trade are Williams and the Browns’ 2025 seventh-round draft pick going to Chicago in exchange for sending the Bears’ 2025 sixth-round draft pick to Cleveland. The 26-year-old Williams has …

Florida State showed Georgia Tech it can do the same thing it does in Ireland that it does in the States. The Seminoles kicked off the college football season against the Yellow Jackets in Dublin and scored on their first drive. Lawrance Toafili completed the march with a 28-yard TD run. The seven-play, 75-yard drive took 4:02. The Seminoles pulled …

The Giants are expected to rest the majority of their starters during Saturday night’s preseason finale against the Jets, according to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Friday morning that the coaching staff would be making the final decision on whether or not they’d be playing following that afternoon’s practice. Now it appears that they are …

Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Sheamus during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports If you didn’t know, WWE superstar wrestler [autotag]Sheamus[/autotag] is a big fan of Notre Dame football. He helped the Irish social media team along with Marcus Freeman to announce this year’s green jersey’s. Sheamus got to be more involved with …

Several Los Angeles Chargers players and other members of the traveling party crawled through a ceiling panel to escape a stuck hotel elevator Friday night. The NFL said on social media that around 7:30 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue assisted the people on the elevator through the ceiling panel to an adjacent elevator. “The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their …

Two 49ers defensive ends suffered knee injuries during Friday night’s preseason finale in Las Vegas. San Francisco defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos both hurt their knees on the same drive, and both are scheduled for MRIs to assess the damage. “It’s never really a fun thing going into these games when you want these guys to play because …

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Johnny Wilson (14) rushes toward the end zone. Florida State football defeated Georgia Tech, 41-16, On Oct. 29, 2022, at Doak Campbell Stadium. J9t1539 It is finally back… The 2024 college football season officially kicks off on Saturday, with a handful of Week 0 games. The headliner is an ACC matchup between Florida State and Georgia …

Shanahan explains what Aiyuk’s presence means for contract situation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Brandon Aiyuk made the trip with his teammates for the 49ers’ final preseason game. That must mean the wide receiver’s status on the team is more clearly defined, right? “Nope,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan answered Friday night after a 24-24 tie with …

Nick Saban makes his remarks to the assembled crowd of friends, supporters and agencies Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the annual Nick’s Kids Foundation Luncheon. Although [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] is no longer roaming the sidelines for Alabama, he still knows what a good football team looks like. The Hall of Fame coach hasn’t left the game completely, he’s …