The 2024 NFL season is underway and as teams finished up with preseason, their injury picture for Week 1 became a little clearer. Some teams knows they will be without certain players for the first game of their season. Others are taking it day-by-day as names have popped up during practice this week. The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers are …

No. 1 Michigan Wolverines will host No. 3 Texas Longhorns during week two of the NCAA football season. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Defending national champs the Michigan Wolverines and the No. 3 Texas Longhorns both won their first games of the season last week, and the two will meet this weekend in Ann Arbor for Week 2 of NCAA football. …

Welp, the Kansas City Chiefs have a shiny new toy to play with. There was no time wasted figuring out how to get the ball into the hands of speedster rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy. He had only three touches in Kansas City’s season-opening 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. But he turned them into two long …

The Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) football team is back in action on Saturday, hosting South Dakota (1-0) in the second game of the year. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT, 3:30 p.m. ET at Camp Randall Stadium as the Badgers will look to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Badgers are coming off a 28-14 win over Western Michigan …

Report: Patriots work out multiple tight ends before Week 1 vs. Bengals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are in pretty good shape at tight end entering Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season, but it’s still important to have options in case of injury. The Patriots worked out tight ends Irv Smith and Zaire Mitchell-Paden …

. DirecTV has come to an agreement with the University of Southern California. We discussed the likelihood of corporate sponsorship in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Trojans Wire back in May of this year. The DirecTV corporate name will be painted on the back line behind the two end zones. USC home games will provide more sponsorship labels on Coliseum …

The Eagles have called up a pair of players from the practice squad for Friday night’s game against the Packers in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Offensive lineman Nick Gates and tight end E.J. Jenkins have both been called up. They will revert back to the practice squad after the game. Gates played 13 games and made 10 starts for the Commanders …

The Big 12 showed out during Week 1 of the college football season. The conference’s 16 teams posted a combined 14-2 record. And, with Week 2 of the season set to kick off on Friday, they’ll look to continue their strong play. Here are Week 2 score predictions for every Big 12 team. More: Big 12 football tiebreaker rules: How …

Deebo downplays contract restructure as indicator for 49ers future originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Deebo Samuel never pulls any punches. When the 49ers All-Pro was asked if his contract being restructured meant his future in the Bay Area was more certain, Samuel kept details close to the vest. “I don’t know what you all think …

Conference realignment has changed the landscape of college sports yet again. The 2024-25 season is the first without the Pac-12 as a Power Five conference. Most of its member institutions departed for the Big Ten and the Big 12. That leaves major college football with four “power conferences”: Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and ACC. The Big 12 added four …

Lynch ready to ‘forgive and forget’ Aiyuk, Williams contract drama originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ offseason was a rough one for John Lynch due to stars Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams demanding the revamped contracts they both ultimately signed. But the general manager doesn’t have any hard feelings after navigating the retention of the wide receiver …

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney walks onto the field with players before the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Game with the University of Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: – Ken Ruinard – USA TODAY Sports A lot of times, you’ll hear people say don’t overreact to one week of football. More often than …

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $48.4 million extension. Freiermuth, 25, was entering the final season of his rookie deal. The $12.1 million average annual salary puts him ninth in the NFL among tight ends. Last season, Freiermuth was limited to 12 regular-season games due to a hamstring injury. In the games that he …

Kevin Byard shares emotions leading up to playing Titans, his former team in Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – New Bears safety Kevin Byard has a lot of hands to shake this Sunday. He’ll need a few extra jerseys ready to swap with friends, too. That’s because he’ll lineup against his friends and former …

Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier directs his players between stages as the Florida Gators held their last open Spring football practice before the Orange and Blue Game at Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] The last time the Samford Bulldogs came to Gainesville, the Florida Gators allowed more than 50 points …