The Buccaneers got a key piece of their defense back on the practice field Monday. Edge rusher Yaya Diaby missed more than a month of work after injuring his ankle in an August 1 practice, but he is in uniform and working with the team as they prepare to face the Commanders in their season opener. Diaby led the Bucs …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Leland Smith was on Purdue football’s radar but ended up a late addition to the 2024 signing class. Head coach Ryan Walters was impressed by receiver’s 6-foot-4 frame and blazing speed. “He is one of probably the top-five fastest guys on the team,” Walters said. Smith, who had 655 yards receiving and nine touchdowns in nine games …

San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday after suffering a bullet wound to the chest. The first-round draft pick out of Florida was shot during an alleged attempted robbery at San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday. Pearsall’s mother posted an update on social media that said her son was shot through the chest, but …

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill talks with offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick after BYU held their first fall football practice in Provo on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill has some new hardware in the arteries surrounding his heart, but the same duties he had before going into cardiac arrest last Thursday …

The Dolphins have not won a playoff game since acquiring wide receiver Tyreek Hill in a 2022 trade with the Chiefs, but they made it clear this offseason that they like the trajectory the team is on. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, and head coach Mike McDaniel all signed contract extensions while Hill’s deal was tweaked to add …

Clock violation… on the clock? That’s the scenario as Boston College football takes on Florida State on Monday night. The clock was malfunctioning, so the time was being kept on the field. ESPN’s scorebug did not include the time. The back judge will hold both of his hands to indicate that there are 15 seconds left on the play clock …

Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has been dealing with a hamstring injury, but he’s moving in the right direction as the team heads into the first week of the regular season. Video from the team’s practice on Monday shows Warren going through individual drills and having no trouble as he runs and cuts at full speed. Warren said, via Brooke …

Mt Whitney’s Israel Briggs playing in the 2023 Central Section Division III high school football playoff game between Nipomo and Mt. Whitney. Friday, November 3, 2023 at Mineral King Bowl. Michigan State football TE coach Brian Wozniak has dipped into California for the latest offer in the 2026 recruiting class. The Spartans have extended an offer to Israel Briggs, a …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy The 2024 NFL regular season finally kicks off this Thursday night with the Baltimore Ravens traveling to the Kansas City Chiefs. Gerald McCoy and Kyle Van Noy are hyped to start the season and they kick off this episode looking at the reigning NFC champs, …

Florida State football fans’ patience with their team’s quarterback struggles is wearing thin. The most obvious indication of that occurred shortly after starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, a transfer from Clemson by way of Oregon State, threw an interception on a fourth-down conversion attempt in the first drive of the second half. REQUIRED READING: FSU vs Boston College score: Live updates, …

Kirk Cousins will be Captain Kirk again. As expected. In his first season with the Falcons, the former Vikings quarterback has been elected one of four team captains. The other are tackle Jake Matthews, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, and safety Jessie Bates III. Four captains are the fewest we’ve seen for 2024. The Steelers also have four. For Cousins, he’s …

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog quarterback Carson Beck and place-kicker Peyton Woodring have earned Southeastern Conference weekly honors following Georgia’s win over No. 14 Clemson, according to a league announcement Monday. Beck, a junior from Jacksonville, Fla., was named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week alongside Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia while Woodring, a native of Lafayette, La., shared Special Teams Player …

Bengals coach Zac Taylor doesn’t have any answers for Ja’Marr Chase, who continued to sit out of practice Monday as he seeks a long-term extension. The season starts Sunday, and Taylor sounds as if he doesn’t know whether he will have his star receiver. “We’ll just take it day to day,” Taylor said Monday, via Emily Sanderson of WLWT. Chase’s …

Brigham Young University quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) looks to pass during BYU’s home opener against Southern Illinois University held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Jake Retzlaff finally got what he had coming to him — it just took a while. Saturday night, as the BYU quarterback signed a fan’s …

49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will miss at least the first four games of the regular season while on the non-football injury list because of injuries sustained in a shooting in San Francisco on Saturday. The 49ers made the non-football injury designation this afternoon, about 48 hours after Pearsall was shot. Pearsall was released after spending one night in …