Eric Williams NFL Reporter During his introductory press conference back in January, Jim Harbaugh said he planned on winning multiple Super Bowls as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, a team that has yet to hoist a Lombardi Trophy. Well, to do that, he’ll have to get past the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, who happen to …
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The secret to Reed Blankenship getting so many interceptions
The secret to Reed Blankenship getting so many interceptions originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ defense has just 11 interceptions over the last couple years, among the fewest in the NFL. Just think where they’d be without Reed Blankenship. Blankenship, the third-year undrafted safety, has both the Eagles’ INTs this year, their last three in the past five …
Read More »Rankings Rewind: Current NFL and college QBs as recruits
Ahead of another loaded weekend of college and NFL games, take a look at where some of the biggest names in the sport were ranked as high school recruits and whether or not their ranking was a Hit or a Miss. MORE: Ten biggest visits on tap for this weekend CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …
Read More »Bears overreactions: Is there already buyer’s remorse on Shane Waldron?
Bears overreactions: Is there already buyer’s remorse on Shane Waldron? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago On paper, the 2024 Bears have opened the season by beating the team they were expected to beat and losing the two games on the road in which they were underdogs. But it’s not the 1-2 record that has alarm bells going off around …
Read More »A strong Big Sky Conference means a lot of challengers for football crown
Sep. 27—The nonconference section on the No. 4 Idaho Vandals’ football schedule is behind them and now it is time to focus on a tough Big Sky Conference. The Vandals open Big Sky competition on the road when they travel to face UC Davis at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Idaho has had one …
Read More »NFL injury tracker Week 4: George Kittle ready to return, Eagles may be without A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith
Week 4 kicked off Thursday night with the Dallas Cowboys continuing their dominance over the New York Giants with a 20-15 win. As we approach Sunday, there are a number of players whose status remains up in the air for their team’s next game. Jordan Love, DeVonta Smith, and A.J. Brown are among those we we may or may not …
Read More »WATCH: Ohio State football drops Michigan State trailer
Sept. 21, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Ohio State Buckeyes do “quick cals” before an NCAA Division I football game against the Marshall University Thundering Herd at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. It’s time for another step of a 2024 journey the Ohio State football team hopes ends in a lot of confetti and trophies. So far, the Buckeyes have looked …
Read More »Brian Daboll: Daniel Jones played well, we couldn’t get our run game going
Despite the Giants putting only 15 points on the board, coach Brian Daboll praised quarterback Daniel Jones after Thursday night’s loss to the Cowboys. “I thought the quarterback played well, made a lot of good decisions, throws. We couldn’t get our run game going,” Daboll said. “We kind of controlled the game in the passing game but we didn’t do …
Read More »How Hurricane Helene is impacting Stanford’s arrival to South Carolina ahead of Clemson game
CLEMSON — Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, and it has altered Stanford’s travel plans ahead of its game against Clemson football. Stanford was set to depart from San Jose Mineta International Airport in California around 4:15 p.m. ET on Thursday and arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport around 9 p.m. However, their flight was …
Read More »Amani Oruwariye: I knew Giants would target me
The Cowboys started Thursday night’s game against the Giants with Andrew Booth at cornerback across from Trevon Diggs, but they opted to make a change at halftime. With Da’Ron Bland and Caelen Carson sidelined by injuries, their option was practice squad elevation Amani Oruwariye. The ball has a way of finding such players in games and the Giants went in …
Read More »Lytle: Pac-12 rebuild has been wobbling. What to know and what could be next
Colorado State is set to join a rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026. What exactly that league will look like is still uncertain. The new Pac-12 is currently losing the PR game. It does not mean the Pac-12 rebuild will end up a failure. Both statements are true. It’s been a wild week, but this is a long play. Here’s what to …
Read More »George Kittle “feeling fantastic” after return to practice
49ers tight end George Kittle returned to the practice field this week and he sounds like he’ll be back in the lineup this Sunday. Kittle said he “just wasn’t feeling right” after practice last Wednesday and then missed the next two practices after an MRI showed a Grade 1 hamstring strain. He missed the team’s loss to the Rams last …
Read More »Where is ESPN’s College GameDay in Week 5 of the 2024 season? Here’s the answer.
Lee Corso gives the thumbs up after picking Ohio State to win while, from left, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Archie Griffin, and Kirk Herbstreit sit on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from the campus of Ohio State prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans in Columbus on Nov. 21, 2015. (Adam Cairns / The …
Read More »CeeDee Lamb: Thursday night was good for us, one we needed
Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was in a much different place on Thursday nigh than he when the Cowboys were playing the Ravens last Sunday. Lamb blew up on the sideline during the loss to Baltimore and wore all the frustrations of a second straight loss on his face when cameras found him on the sideline. Lamb apologized for not …
Read More »Carter Shaw never got to play for his dad at Stanford, only impress him at UCLA
UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw runs with the ball during a win over Hawaii in August. (Darryl Oumi / Getty Images) Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history. You know, …
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