JaReylan McCoy is down to six schools. McCoy, the No. 9-ranked defensive end in the Rivals250 for next year’s recruiting class out of Tupelo (Miss.) High School, trimmed his list of contenders again as his junior season kicked off on Friday. Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma and USC made the cut. “These are the schools that have shown the most …

The Packers got running back MarShawn Lloyd back on the practice field Sunday. Lloyd has been out since hurting his hamstring in the team’s first preseason game and his return to action gives him a chance of playing against the Eagles in Brazil in Friday’s opener, although head coach Matt LaFleur said the team will take its time before deciding …

Aug 31, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Notre Dame’s win over Texas A&M has given the Fighting Irish some more respect from two prominent pundits. Joel Klatt …

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon discuss whether the Packers can repeat their success from 2023 and win more than 9.5 games this year. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Packers next up 9.5 wins as their projected …

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) runs with the ball against the Clemson Tigers during the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs lived up to the ranking against the No. 14 Clemson Tigers, bludgeoning them 34-3 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The over/under …

Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost is returning to coaching, this time at the NFL level. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the former Cornhuskers coach is joining the Los Angeles Rams as a senior football analyst for Sean McVay and his staff. It is the first known coaching opportunity for Frost since he was fired from Nebraska in 2022 after …

The 49ers delivered some good news on the status of Ricky Pearsall: The rookie receiver was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday afternoon, a day after being shot through the chest. “San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest,” the …

Gator fans show their support during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida football was left embarrassed at home in the Swamp by the visiting Miami Hurricanes. All the months of hope and optimism, the …

Eagles practice notes: A couple key players return from injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There’s no holiday weekend at the NovaCare Complex. The Eagles have to get ready for Week 1. With their season opener in São Paulo, Brazil, just around the corner, the Eagles practiced on Sunday afternoon in what would be akin to a Wednesday practice …

The start of the college football season is set to wind down with a primetime top-25 matchup in Las Vegas between No. 12 LSU and No. 23 USC in the Modelo Vegas Kickoff Classic. LSU, which finished last year with a 10-3 record, enters the 2024 season with a new quarterback in 6-foot-2 redshirt junior Garrett Nussmeier. He is the …

Ricky Pearsall, the San Francisco 49ers’ first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft who was shot during an alleged attempted robbery at San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday, was released from the hospital on Sunday afternoon. Pearsall was upgraded to “fair condition” early on Sunday, one day after the incident, and then the team announced that he had been released …

Sep. 1—GRAND FORKS — The trend around college football this last weekend was unkind to the underdog. Broadly, the FBS hammered the FCS. Blame the transfer portal, the scheduling of Power 4 rather than Group of 5 or the FCS losing top teams to the FBS the last few years. It’s a mix of all three. With that in mind, …

49ers’ Pearsall released from hospital one day after shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There continues to be positive developments surrounding 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall, who was shot in the chest during an armed robbery attempt on Saturday near Union Square in San Francisco, was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday, the 49ers …

Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz (15) is sacked during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the second half. Miami defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Things did not go the way the Gator Nation had hoped in college football’s Week 1 as …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It wasn’t a romp of a season opener for Michigan football though the score certainly looked that way in the end. But it took the Wolverines all four quarters to put Fresno State away — either an indictment on the maize and blue or perhaps a vote of confidence for a Group of …