Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) celebrates with wide receiver Cole Adams (7) after scoring a touchdown against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers during the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports The Alabama Crimson Tide kickstarted the Kalen DeBoer era in fashion on Saturday. The Crimson Tide …

Trent Williams is traveling to San Francisco to reportedly finalize a new deal with the 49ers, his agency posted on X Tuesday morning. A new contract would ensure that the 11-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle will be in uniform for their Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets on Monday night and end a holdout that has kept Williams …

CLEMSON — Clemson football looks to get back on track after a rough showing Saturday. The Tigers (0-1) were embarrassed by No. 1 Georgia, losing 34-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney took the blame for the Week 1 loss but promised his team will perform better. Its first test is against Appalachian State (1-0), an FCS team that isn’t afraid of beating Power …

The 49ers got a deal done with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk last week and they may be able to do the same with left tackle Trent Williams this week. Williams held out of training camp in hopes of adjusting a pact that includes no more guaranteed money and his status for the season opener is uncertain due to the ongoing …

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither are most offensive lines. The big difference, of course: Rome didn’t have to host No. 4 Texas in the second week of the season the way No. 8 Michigan football does on Saturday (noon, Fox) in the nation’s first top-10 matchup. While the Wolverines weren’t expected to look like a finished product …

Williams, 49ers finalizing reworked NFL contract, per agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Left tackle Trent Williams is close to getting the reworked contract he has been seeking since 49ers training camp opened in late July. Williams and the 49ers are finalizing a reworked contract, the All-Pro’s agency, Elite Loyalty Sports tweeted Tuesday morning. Per the agency, Williams …

It did not take long at all for the Iowa Hawkeyes to prove that they belong in the top 25 teams in the country. In one of the more dominant season-opening wins in recent Iowa memory, the Hawkeyes kickstarted their season with a 40-0 win over the Illinois State Redbirds. The win has Iowa making a jump in ESPN’s College …

As we laid out the questions for FOX Sports’ Quarterback Confidential, our anonymous survey of 38 NFL passers, we asked for many superlatives about their position, but we also wanted their insights on the innovative coaches who make NFL offenses go. So we asked: Which NFL coach has the best offensive mind? There’s a slight offensive tilt to the current …

With Florida State’s 2024 football season in danger of becoming a complete disaster after only two games, coach Mike Norvell knows he need to find answers quickly. “I’m sick to how this season started. Tonight, I failed in preparing the team to go out and respond,” Norvell said after Monday night’s 28-13 loss to Boston College that dropped the defending …

Tennessee Volunteers versus Chattanooga Mocs at Neyland Stadium on Aug. 31, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football season features an expanded playoff format of 12 teams for the first time. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded 1-4 and will earn a first-round BYE in the new format. Seeds 5-12 will play in the …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Let’s rank the starting quarterbacks. It’s simple, isn’t it? It’s just 32 names, from first to worst.  You start with Patrick Mahomes and you finish with Gardner Minshew.  But … I’ve already made things complicated. Because you might not agree that Minshew is the worst starting quarterback. Heck, you might not agree that Mahomes is the …

USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn walks on the field after the Trojans’ 27-20 victory over LSU at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. (Jevone Moore / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) D’Anton Lynn walked along the perimeter of Allegiant Stadium hours before his anticipated USC debut, headphones on, shutting out the noise around him for one lap around the …

The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy released his bowl predictions ahead of Week 2 of the 2024 college football season on Monday. While last week’s installation had Wisconsin facing Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, the outlet now has UW squaring off against the Louisville Cardinals on Jan. 3 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North …

One of the most disappointing picks in the 2023 NFL draft was center Ricky Stromberg, whom the Commanders have already released just a year after picking him in the third round. But Stromberg is hoping his career hasn’t ended. Stromberg is undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee but hopes to be ready to play by mid-season, according to Jeremy …

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Texas A&M at Kyle Field. Georgia locks down on No. 1, Notre Dame breaks into the top five and Southern California is one of several teams making a big move in the first updated USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 of the …