Borrowing the blueprint: Seahawks’ versatile WRs should be Patriots’ goal originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Each week this season, as the Patriots work their way through their first year under Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf, we’ll take a look at their latest opponent and see if there’s an aspect of their football operation worth imitating as the new regime …

Sep. 13—LOCATION — Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, N.C. Kickoff: 6 p.m. (ESPN+, ACC Network Extra) Records: UConn 1-1, Duke 2-0 Last game: UConn beat Merrimack, 63-17, Saturday; Duke won at Northwestern, 26-20 (20Ts), Sept. 6. Series: UConn leads, 2-1, losing last season’s meeting 41-7 in East Hartford Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (7 catches, 246 yards, one …

One of the NFL’s official slogan goes like this: “Football is family.” And, at times, the NFL has to protect the family. That’s the best way to explain the league’s statement, dumped into the late Friday afternoon news cycle, regarding the 49ers’ mishandling of running back Christian McCaffrey’s injury status for Week 1. To summarize, the 49ers listed McCaffrey as …

Sep. 13—There was a point in Friday night’s game where Blackville-Hilda head football coach Kevin Jones was ready to call a play for star running back Jaquel Holman on fourth down, needing a couple of yards to extend the drive. It’s a logical choice — Holman, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound University of South Carolina commit, is averaging 8.1 yards per carry …

NFL confirms 49ers late CMC scratch didn’t violate league’s policy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers officially beat the case. The NFL investigated San Francisco’s game-time scratch of superstar running back Christian McCaffrey roughly 90 minutes before Monday’s season opener against the New York Jets and declared the team innocent of any wrongdoing on Friday afternoon. Per …

Two weeks ago, Abington Heights and Valley View started the season with losses. But things changed. Both rebounded with wins in the last two weekends to create a showdown Friday at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium. No. 8 Abington Heights (2-1) plays at No. 6 Valley View (2-1) in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I game to highlight the Week 4 …