How Shanahan phone call ended Williams’ 49ers contract holdout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It took one phone call. After months of holding out and standing his ground while awaiting security with a new contract, Trent Williams received a phone call from 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan last Sunday, eight days before San Francisco’s 2024 season opener, that put …

Recruiting The Georgia Bulldogs received some negative news on the recruiting front on Saturday morning. Four-star safety Rashad Johnson announced his decision to flip from the Bulldogs to the Texas A&M Aggies, giving Mike Elko a major 2025 recruiting win. Johnson had been committed to Georgia since June 14 of this year. Johnson is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches …

The Giants will certainly already be fired up when they hit the MetLife Stadium turf for their regular season opener Sunday against the Vikings, but in case they needed some bulletin board material, here it is. When asked how good of a matchup Big Blue’s offense is for the Minnesota defense, second-year linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was extremely confident about …

Nov 26, 2022; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Ollie Gordon (0) is brought down by West Virginia Mountaineers safety Marcis Floyd (24) during a college football game between Oklahoma State and West Virginia at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Bryan Terry-USA TODAY Sports The College GameDay crew was in Ann Arbor for …

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after being injured in the final seconds of their 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. The injury came just after Love had thrown a 33-yard completion to Jayden Reed to get the Packers near midfield. On the next play, Love faced major pressure from Jalen …

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur didn’t have much information about quarterback Jordan Love’s knee injury after Friday night’s loss to the Eagles, but the team should have a better idea of what Love is dealing with on Saturday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that initial testing showed that Love’s ACL is intact, but he is scheduled to have more …

Auburn Tigers wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith (5) celebrates his touchdown catch as Auburn Tigers takes on Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Auburn football is a heavy favorite to beat California on Saturday. Can they get it done? Bruce Feldman of The Athletic has revealed his “picks against the spread” ahead of …

Jets head coach Robert Saleh had no new update on the Haason Reddick situation ahead of Saturday morning’s final practice prior to the season opening matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. With Reddick continuing onto day 47 of his holdout from the organization in hopes of a long-term deal, Saleh indicated that it’s “fair to say” that the team will …

Florida Gators Dazzlers sing We Are The Boys during a football game against Samford University, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville Fla. Nov. 13, 2021. Flgai Ufvssamford Fans2 According to ESPN Analytics, the Florida football team has a 97.7% chance to win against the Samford Bulldogs on Week 2 of the college football season. That is by far the …

Through two games, the dynamic kickoff has largely gone as expected. Returns haven’t gone up. In fact, they’ve gone down. Of 24 kickoffs, five have been returned. Nineteen have not. That translates to a 20.8-percent return rate. Or, conversely, as a 79.2-percent touchback rate. Last year, 74 percent of all kicks were touchbacks. Last night’s game featured one of the …

Sep 9, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders reacts after a play against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the second quarter at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host the Colorado Buffaloes for a Week 2 matchup between two former rival Big 12 programs on Saturday, and if you are looking …

Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he and his assistant coaches needed to do a better job in Friday night’s loss to the Eagles. “There’s a lot to clean up,” LaFleur said. “It was definitely a sloppy game from us. I think there was some uncharacteristic things that we did as a staff, quite frankly, and that trickled down to our …

It’s time for our first top-10 matchup of the season. Week 2 boasts a game between two of the four playoff teams from a season ago as Texas visits Michigan. There’s also a game that could be a first-round College Football Playoff preview in Eugene and a fascinating matchup between old Big 12 rivals looking to make a bowl game …

‘I put us in a bad spot:’ Jalen Hurts still trying to solve interception problem originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen Hurts wasn’t about to run from it. He wasn’t about to make excuses. Hurts knows how bad his two interceptions were Friday night against the Packers. He knows they could have cost the Eagles an opening-day win. And …

Sep. 7—Make some big plays then run behind the big guys. That was part of Bath’s game-winning formula when it beat Shawnee 49-23 on Friday night. The Wildcats had passing plays of 54, 43, 41, 23, 21 and 18 yards which moved them into scoring position and touchdown runs of 1 yard, 1 yard, 3 yards, 4 yards, 6 yards …