The Giants brought Jakob Johnson back to the practice squad after releasing him on Tuesday and he’s now back on the active roster. Johnson was signed off the practice squad after the Giants put offensive lineman Austin Schlottmann on injured reserve. Head coach Brian Daboll said that Schlottmann is set to miss an extended period of time. Johnson has played …

(Photo by Darren Abate/Getty Images) As we approach the start of the 2024 college football season, USA TODAY has released its postseason projections, and the Cornhuskers are going bowling. Nebraska is projected to face Georgia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl. The Pinstripe Bowl will be played on Saturday, December 28, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Huskers hope this …

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he does not expect to sign Dak Prescott to an extension before the opener, but that does not preclude the team from continuing to negotiate into the season. In the end, though, it’s the quarterback’s decision. He holds all the leverage with no-trade and no-tag clauses. Prescott can choose to hit free agency in March, …

PISCATAWAY – Greg Schiano didn’t hide the fact that Rutgers football was going to be without some key players for its season-opening game against Howard. The Scarlet Knights had a tough training camp. Multiple key players got banged up. The availability report, released two hours before kickoff, reflected that. The Bison might’ve been an FCS opponent. But still, Rutgers was …

In the NFL, mysteries invite speculation. And there’s a true mystery regarding Dolphins receiver Odell Beckham Jr. He signeda $3 million deal with the team and passed the physical, as far as anyone knows. But he then failed to pass his pre-training camp physical, landing on the Physically Unable to Perform list. He participated in some of the team’s offseason …

After spending all week previewing this weekend’s Penn State season opener, it is time to push our chips on the table and show our cards. Our staff has come together once again to share our predictions for every game around the Big Ten this weekend as the college football season formally kicks off for the conference, but now it is …

The Cardinals did some roster gymnastics and the result is the return of linebacker Krys Barnes to the 53-man roster. Barnes was released on Tuesday and he returned to the practice squad Wednesday for a brief layover before Thursday’s move back to the active roster. Cornerback Elijah Jones went on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Barnes had 55 tackles …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football opens the 2024 season against FIU on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Will the new look Hoosiers bring the same winning mentality as their new coach Curt Cignetti? The long suffering fanbase is eager to find out. Cignetti overhauled two-thirds of the roster and hopes the 13 transfer he brought over with him for JMU will help …

Report: Aiyuk, 49ers agree to four-year, $120M contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After many months of uncertainty, the 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk are sticking together, after all. The 49ers and Aiyuk completed an at-times contentious contract negotiation by agreeing to a new four-year, $120 million deal, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported Thursday, citing …

Alex Smith, Utah Football’s first inductee into the Ring of Honor, is honored at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News When Mark Harlan’s number popped up on Alex Smith’s phone, the former Ute quarterback initially thought Utah’s athletic director was calling to ask for money. By the end of …

Louis Rees-Zammit and Travis Clayton are the latest players to have quit rugby to pursue a career in the NFL. It has proved a difficult task. Only Jordan Mailata has managed to make the transition. “It recalibrates what you think is hard,” says Christian Scotland-Williamson, one of those who missed out. So as Rees-Zammit and Clayton prepare for the next …

Another Central Texas high school football power is opening its season against a solid program from the Dallas area, and fans can stream it live. Travis Lake football, the No. 2 team in our preseason countdown, is traveling to Arlington to face Martin High School for a 7 p.m. Friday battle between two 2023 Class 6A playoff teams. The two met last …

The clock struck 12. The deal is done. In a deadline-driven industry, the deadline finally arrived for the 49ers. And they moved to their bottom-line position. And receiver Brandon Aiyuk took the deal. PFT has confirmed that the 49ers and Aiyuk have agreed to terms on a four-year, $120 million extension. Adding in his pre-existing 2024 salary of $14.1 million, …

A popular ESPN personality and Centerville High School alum will be honored before Friday night’s football game. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Centerville will host St. Xavier on Friday night and we will have a LIVE preview today on News Center 7 at 5. ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit played quarterback for the Elks …

Drake Maye might be ready, but the Patriots aren’t ready for the rookie quarterback to start yet. Coach Jerod Mayo said “a lot of factors led to this choice.” Mayo didn’t say it, but the state of the Patriots’ offensive line surely played a part. David Carr, the No. 1 pick in 2002, was ruined as a rookie when he …