After Jim Harbaugh became head coach of the Chargers, we raised the question of whether the former 49ers head coach would offer former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick a job on the coaching staff. Some weirdly ignored the facts and opted instead to use that question as grist for the outrage/outrage-in-response-to-the-outrage media mill. However, Harbaugh’s comments from Wednesday show that, unlike …

Heading into the 2024 college football season, one thing is for sure on the Alabama football team: It does not lack of young, talented players at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide has true freshman Ryan Williams, who came to UA as a two-time Alabama Mr. Football winner and a unanimous five-star prospect out of Saraland. It also has fellow true …

Corey Davis’s NFL career may not be over just yet. Davis, the wide receiver from Western Michigan who was the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, tried out for the Bills today, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The 29-year-old Davis had some decent years in the NFL, but he didn’t live up to the expectations the Titans …

Count Florida football coach Billy Napier as a fan of the new FBS rule allowing in-helmet communication beginning this season. Napier has tested the technology throughout fall camp, including Saturday’s first Florida Gators fall scrimmage. “It’s going pretty well,” Napier said. “We’ve worked at it quite a bit. I think we’ve done a ton of research. It’s definitely a game-changer. …

Key Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze ‘Hard Knocks’ moment opens window into vital moment for Bears’ process originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Caleb Williams’ sterling Chicago Bears preseason debut had a little bit of everything. The rookie quarterback showed off his arm talent, velocity, athleticism, and off-platform throwing ability during an 18-play (20 with penalties) unveiling in the Bears’ 33-6 win …

Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders has played in a lot of different college football stadiums during his career, including last season at Oregon’s legendary Autzen Stadium and the historic location of UCLA’s home football games, The Rose Bowl. His favorite stadium to play in, however, may come as a surprise. The Colorado quarterback, entering his senior season in Boulder, revealed on …

The Saints tweaked their 90-man roster on Wednesday. The team announced that they have signed tight end Mason Fairchild. Defensive tackle Kyler Baugh was waived in a corresponding move. It’s the second time that the Saints have signed Fairchild this month. He was signed on August 3 and let go a few days later, but the Saints are still working …

At the halfway point of Alabama football’s fall camp, the position battle at right tackle is still ongoing, and it is one offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic said he sees going on for a while following the Crimson Tide’s Wednesday morning practice. Wilkin Formby and Elijah Pritchett are the two contenders for the starting job. Formby has been seen taking …

The Cowboys have had more than a year to complete a long-term extension with star receiver CeeDee Lamb. They still aren’t close, Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The Cowboys’ best offer is not yet at $33 million annually, per Hill, with Lamb looking for a deal in the neighborhood of Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, the highest-paid non-quarterback …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti spent much of the spring making sure the team’s returning players bought into his practice blueprint. He used words like fast, up-tempo and relentless to describe his approach. One of the reasons it was such a steep learning curve for IU’s returning players is that the intensity of the team’s practices in Tom Allen’s …

When 49ers legend Willis will receive Hall of Fame ring originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Patrick Willis picked up his Pro Football Hall of Fame gold jacket in mid-July, and on Oct. 6, the legendary 49ers linebacker will receive his Ring of Excellence. Willis will be honored during the 49ers’ Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals at …

As the NFL season approaches with training camp in full swing for every team, Madden 25 will be released on Friday, August 16th. There’s always a ton of debate from both the players and fans on how accurate the ratings are, or in regards to who got the short end of the stick on certain attributes like speed and acceleration.  …

In his four years at the helm, Norfolk State football coach Dawson Odums has had four different offensive coordinators. In his first season in 2021, B.T. Sherman ran the offense. In 2022, it was Ryan Meyers. Last season, it was Ray Pickering. After Pickering left for a job with Buffalo in January, Odums found himself looking for yet another offensive …

Lamar Jackson hasn’t played a preseason game since 2021. He didn’t play last week. He won’t play this week either. The Ravens quarterback will sit and watch again when Baltimore hosts the Falcons on Saturday, coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. “No, Lamar’s not going to play,” Harbaugh said, via video from Jamison Hensley of ESPN. The Ravens sat 17 starters, …

Alabama football’s quarterback battle was one of the most discussed storylines heading into last season, with it not being revealed who would be the starter in Crimson Tide’s season-opening game until the depth chart was released three hours beforehand. Jalen Milroe emerged as the starter for the Crimson Tide, starting in every game with the exception of South Florida. He …