ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Carson Beck #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs travel to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday for a Week 5 heavy-weight matchup against …

Joe Tippman had a full preseason with Aaron Rodgers for the second straight season, and after three games working with the 40-year-old passer, the Jets’ second-year center said it is a “great feeling” for the offense to see the quarterback “playing his type of ball again.” “Maybe we’re not always gonna have a perfect pocket, but for him to be …

The Pac-12 is pivoting west. Pac-12 leaders are mobilizing in pursuit of more expansion members after a group of American Athletic Conference schools decided to spurn the league’s interest to join. The conference has already received a commitment from Utah State and sent to UNLV an offer to join the league, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Leaders of the Pac-12, as …

Perry: Why Belichick is unlikely to return to coaching in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Multiple NFL teams are likely to part ways with their head coaches later this season. If and when they do, they would be foolish not to at least check in on future Hall of Famer Bill Belichick. The former New England Patriots head …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football needed change and it needed it fast. After starting the season following the national championship with a whimper, the identity of the Wolverines either was lacking or it wasn’t working. And the coaches, instead of being prideful, switched things up from their original plan. As a result, a No. 11-ranked USC team left Ann Arbor …

Internal, external Hargrave replacement options for 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers lost an important piece of their defensive front in Javon Hargrave, who likely will miss the remainder of the 2024 NFL season after tearing his triceps in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Prior to the …

For your average homecoming queen, the night she gets crowned on the football field in front of the whole school is one of the most rewarding and unforgettable experiences of her life. But Winchester’s Aubrey Weigand is not your average homecoming queen. In fact, getting crowned wasn’t even her most memorable accomplishment of the night. As a freshman, Weigand became …

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is dealing with back soreness and is now day to day, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday. The 24-year-old played the entire game Sunday in a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.  NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reports Purdy’s MRI on Monday came back “mostly clean,” and he believes the QB’s participation in …

Damar Hamlin’s first career interception was cause for celebration in Buffalo Monday night. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) In January 2023, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a “Monday Night Football” game in one of the most frightening scenes in the history of American sports. Less than two years later on Monday night, Hamlin recorded his …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Mike Elko of the Texas A&M Aggies and head coach Scot Loeffler of the Bowling Green Falcons shake hands after the game at Kyle Field on September 21, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated Bowling Green 26-20 in front of nearly 100,000 …

Damar Hamlin has been an inspiration to many. The Buffalo Bills safety collapsed in a terrifying moment nearly two years ago on Monday Night Football. Since then, he’s worked his way back on the field and earned a starting role this season. His comeback story added another chapter on Monday night when he recorded the first interception of his NFL …

Shanahan confirms CMC made Germany trip to see injury specialist originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey traveled overseas to get a second opinion on his lingering injury. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed to reporters on Monday that the star running back flew to Germany this past weekend to see a specialist for the Achilles tendinitis and …

Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for repeated violations of rules intended to protect players’ health and safety. James has five unnecessary roughness penalties in his last 18 games, the most in the league by a defensive player. All five have involved blows to the head of an opponent …

The Pac-12 planned a phased rebuild. It started when the conference snagged four members — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State — from the Mountain West. Those four, plus Oregon State and Washington State were expected to be the core of a Pac-12 rebuild after the rest of the conference bailed for other opportunities. A lot …

Shanahan explains why Purdy hesitated on potential Aiyuk TD vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Los Angeles Rams’ defense gave the 49ers a major opportunity to put Sunday’s game away with a breakdown in the defensive backfield. But the Rams’ mixup was so extreme that it even caught the 49ers by surprise. To the untrained eye, …