He was his rival. He was his teammate. Now, Michael Irvin is a Deion Sanders supporter, when it comes to the team they played for together. On Friday night, Irvin made a pitch for Sanders to become the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Irvin didn’t say it directly. But his message about the second-year Colorado coach was unmistakable. Sitting …

CANTON — Smoky Mountain football’s Ayden Johnson took the first-down handoff from quarterback Jarek Jones with his team leading Pisgah late in the second quarter. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound running back ran right and through a pair of arm tackles at the line of scrimmage. Then, Johnson broke through leg tackle attempts from safety Matthew Mehaffey and cornerback Mason Putnam. He …

Left guard Tyler Smith (knee) remained limited in Friday’s walkthrough as the Cowboys continue preparations for Monday night’s game against the Texans. Right guard Zack Martin (shoulder) returned to limited work after missing Thursday’s work. The Cowboys have 18 players on their practice report, with Martin one of three changes to it from Thursday. Tight end Jake Ferguson (illness) and …

Nov. 15—A position-by-position look at who has the edge as New Mexico hosts No. 19 Washington State: Quarterbacks New Mexico Projected starter: Devon Dampier, So. Backup: Isaiah Chavez, R-Sr. Washington State Projected starter: John Mateer, R-So. Backup: Brandon Hills, R-Fr. OR Chris Barnes, Fr. Analysis: Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made it clear how he felt about John Mateer …

It will be at least one more week before Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds will be ready to return to action. Reynolds was designated for return from injured reserve this week, but the Broncos ruled him out for Sunday’s game against the Falcons on Friday’s injury report. Reynolds went on injured reserve with a hand injury and also had to …

NEWARK — In a season of firsts, chalk up another one for the Golden Knights. No. 2 seed Northmor beat No. 3 seed Ridgewood 21-7 Friday night in a Division VI, Region 23 semifinal football game from Newark’s White Field. It will be Northmor’s first trip to a regional championship in football, having lost two other times in the regional …

Shocking stat puts 49ers’ special-teams struggles into perspective originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ special-teams unit has been under fire for much of the 2024 NFL season. And after San Francisco’s heated theatrics in its Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the criticism won’t be going away anytime soon. A plot graph shared Friday on …

Nov. 15—Portland St. at No. 10/11 Montana When: Saturday, 1 p.m.; TV — MTN. Web — ESPN+; Radio — Grizzly Radio Network Where: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217, FieldTurf) Records: Portland St. Is 2-7 overall, 2-4 in the Big Sky. Montana is 7-3 and 4-2. When the Vikings have the ball: It starts with Dante Cachere, whose 2,015 career rushing yards are …

Seahawks’ starting center retires from NFL ahead of 49ers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A new wrinkle has emerged for Sunday’s NFC West matchup between the 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. On Friday, the Seahawks’ starting center, Connor Williams, abruptly decided to retire from the NFL immediately, Seattle coach Mike Macdonald announced. The 27-year-old Williams was in his …

Armada’s Jackson Malburg tries to break a tackle during a Division 5 regional final against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at William Kozyra Alumni Field in Pontiac on Friday. PONTIAC — This season, the best in program history for the Armada football team, will never be forgotten. But the Tigers might want forget what happened Friday. Armada sputtered against Pontiac Notre …

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins had a full practice Friday after limited work Thursday. He will return to game action on Monday night against the Cowboys. Collins missed the past five games with a pulled hamstring, though the Texans activated him back to the active roster from injured reserve last week. He was inactive for last week’s game against the …

Texas A&M football is back in action. The Aggies’ are at home for a Week 12 clash with New Mexico State. The “other” Aggies (2-7, 1-5 Conference USA) have struggled this season but could pose a grave threat to the home Aggies’ College Football Playoff hopes with an upset. Will the A&M be up to the task ahead of a …

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill may need wrist surgery after the season, but he’s set to play this weekend. Hill was a full participant in practice on Friday and has no injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Hill said last week that he hurt his wrist during the summer, but he has only been on the injury report …

. The Texas Longhorns head to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. This is the first of three final regular season games for UT. If Texas wins out, they will go to the SEC Championship Game. The Hogs would love nothing more than to spoil Texas’ first season in the SEC. Arkansas and Texas used to be rivals …

Seattle Seahawks center Connor Williams has retired because of personal reasons, coach Mike Macdonald said on Friday. The Seahawks coach said Williams’ departure did not have anything to do with the ACL injury he sustained last year that required surgery. “We’re going to honor his wishes and keep all those reasons and conversations private for obvious reasons, and I wish …