Drake Maye endorses Patriots calling designed QB runs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots finally decided to let Drake Maye loose in Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt had strayed away from calling designed runs for the rookie quarterback in his previous eight games. Keeping Maye healthy has been the top …

Sep 9, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Josh Adams (33) runs the ball as Georgia Bulldogs safety J.R. Reed (20) pursues in the fourth quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports When Notre Dame football takes on the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, it will …

Nick Sirianni corrected the phrasing. A reporter asked the head coach how his Philadelphia Eagles responded after losing franchise quarterback Jalen Hurts to a concussion. Hurts sustained a concussion in the first quarter of a 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, leaving Kenny Pickett to play relief after just four passes. “What about adjusting on the fly when …

ARLINGTON ― Celina quarterback Bowe Bentley can say he is now in rare company. Bentley threw for 265 yards and five touchdowns and was the catalyst in Celina’s 55-21 win over Kilgore at the Class 4A DI championship at AT&T Stadium on Friday. It makes him one of only three Class 4A signal callers in University Interscholastic League history to …

Nearly sixteen full weeks into the season, and much has been decided. Plenty remains TBD. In the NFC, the top seed is basically down to two teams in the same division, the Lions and the Vikings. In the AFC, the Chiefs are on the brink of clinching the No. 1 spot but it’s far from cemented. Nine teams remain alive …

After another exciting year of high school football around the Rockford area, we gave you, the reader, the past two weeks to vote on who you believe deserved the honor of being named the Rockford Register Star’s Football Player of the Year. And after all the votes were counted, the winner was Lutheran running back Gavin Sanders. Sanders was a …

The Cowboys should be getting a Christmas card from the Falcons, who got a gift Sunday night. The Cowboys dominated the Buccaneers start to finish, winning 26-24. They ended Tampa Bay’s four-game win streak and dropped the Bucs into a first-place tie with the Falcons in the NFC South. Both teams are 8-7, and Atlanta holds the tiebreak after sweeping …

Sep 28, 2024; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons running back Tate Carney (30) reacts to his game tying touchdown late during the second half with offensive lineman Matt Gulbin (54) against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Michigan State football is going into the holiday dead period with …

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr looks on after a victory over the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday.Photograph: Brett Davis/USA Today Sports It only took one drive to see the difference. The Falcons smoked the Giants 34-7 on Sunday behind a commanding performance from their rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. It was Penix’s first start after the …

WEST LAFAYETTE − For the second time in four days, Purdue football added a quarterback to its roster through the transfer portal. Arkansas’ Malachi Singleton committed to the Boilermakers on Thursday. Now, Purdue also has EJ Colson in its quarterback room. Colson transferred from Central Florida, where new Purdue quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw was the offensive coordinator. At UCF, Colson …

Warner, Bosa state 49ers must save Greenlaw ‘from himself’ amid return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After playing just one series, Dre Greenlaw exited the 49ers’ game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday with calf tightness in the leg opposite of his surgically repaired Achilles. The loss of San Francisco’s starting linebacker mirrored the …

LAWRENCE — To listen to Lance Leipold talk about David McComb, is to listen to a head coach talk about a quarterback that fits their system. Leipold, Kansas football’s head coach, described McComb as a player who had everything you’d want in a quarterback, including leadership qualities. This was earlier this month, after the 6-foot-4 and 210-pound McComb signed as …

Late Sunday night in the Dallas Cowboys locker room, as players reveled in a 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, head coach Mike McCarthy was making his way through a jovial scene when he spotted Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones near an entrance. Earlier in the day, the two had shared a conversation steeped in disappointment when they’d learned …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers. After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean. Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games. Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had …

How Deebo, Kittle showed Purdy their ‘character’ in 49ers’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Real recognize real. Even though the 49ers’ NFL playoff aspirations came to an end before their 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, Brock Purdy made sure to recognize the valiant effort from teammates George Kittle and Deebo …