BYU head coach Kalani Sitake looks on during the Cougars’ first full scrimmage of fall camp in Provo, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo Welcome to the last of 40 straight weekends of speculation. The questions that have been kicked around since the fumble that ended BYU’s 2023 season are about to be answered — one way …

Brentwood Academy and CPA open the TSSAA football season with a rare Saturday night game (7 p.m. CT) between programs with high expectations. Watch the live stream above, via the Eagles Sports Broadcasting Network and Brentwood Academy, or here via the ESBN YouTube page. Brentwood Academy and first-year coach Paul Wade will be working to reverse last season’s 2-10 record. …

Aug. 24—PULLMAN — Eric Morris saw the future one sunny afternoon in the Bay Area. It was late in Washington State’s blowout win over Stanford in 2022, when Morris was the Cougars’ offensive coordinator, so he put heads together with head coach Jake Dickert and gave starting quarterback Cam Ward the rest of the game off. In came John Mateer, …

Florida State football entered the 2024 season with optimism that its defense could be better than the 2023 version. While that statement may yet read true, the No. 10 ranked Seminoles’ 24-21 upset loss to Georgia Tech Saturday in Ireland challenged that belief. The Seminoles surrendered 336 yards of total offense, 190 rushing. The Yellow Jackets scored three rushing touchdowns …

Cramton Bowl – The College football season kicked off in the River Region as Southeast Missouri State defeated North Alabama 27-15 in the FCS Kickoff Classic. SEMO marched down the field scoring on its first offensive drives and forced two early turnovers from North Alabama. However, starting quarterback Paxton Delaurent was sidelined for a shoulder injury after taking a massive …

Aug. 24—Passes will be dropped. Field goals will be missed. Decisions will backfire. What does one say, though, about 567 yards total offense and 362 yards rushing, given up to a Football Championship Subdivision team — even a good one? Former University of New Mexico Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez’s parting gift to the University of New Mexico, it could be …

One of the very best players in the 2025 recruiting class came off the board on Saturday, with 5-star safety Jonah Williams announcing his college commitment. Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, they were not chosen as the destination. Williams ended up committing to the Texas Longhorns, choosing them over Oregon, Texas A&M, LSU, and USC. Williams is rated by 247Sports …

The Steelers’ quarterback competition has still not been settled, and both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields looked good in limited action in the first quarter of the preseason finale at Detroit. Wilson got the start and led the Steelers on a five-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. Wilson went 2-for-2 passing for 26 yards on a drive that ended with a Cordarrelle …

Penn State football may have the most experienced defensive tackle group in the nation. And one of the most dynamic sets of edge rushers. It all makes for what should be another stellar defensive line in 2024 − one that may be somewhat undervalued leading up to Saturday’s season-opener at West Virginia. One that just may be even better than …

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski came into this week with a plan to play quarterback Deshaun Watson in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Seahawks, but that plan changed over the last few days. The Browns announced on Saturday afternoon that Watson will not play in Seattle. Watson was limited in practice on Wednesday because of what Stefanski called “general arm …

It wasn’t flashy and didn’t include the much-awaited debut of its star, but Melrose football started its new era exactly how it wanted with a 20-7 victory over rival Memphis East at Halle Stadium on Saturday. The game was the first for co-coaches Gerald and Jarrett Morrow, who are Melrose alums and twins. Jarrett’s son, four-star Missouri running back commit …

Cowboys All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland will miss the start of the season. The Cowboys announced today that Bland is out for six to eight weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. “DaRon Bland experienced foot discomfort on Wednesday of last week during training camp in Oxnard,” the Cowboys said in a statement. “Subsequent imaging revealed a stress fracture in …

Aug. 24—New Mexico led for all but 10 seconds. It wasn’t enough. Montana State running back Scottre Humphrey’s four-yard rushing touchdown in the final seconds served as the go-ahead score in the Bobcats’ 35-31 win over New Mexico. UNM, 13.5-point underdogs at home, led 31-14 going into the fourth quarter, bolstered by two defensive scores. However, missed field goals, dropped …

LeSean McCoy to be inducted into Eagles Hall of Fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia LeSean McCoy, the franchise’s all-time rusher, is the newest member of the Eagles Hall of Fame. Owner Jeff Lurie announced at halftime of the Eagles’ preseason game against the Vikings Saturday afternoon that McCoy will be enshrined in the Eagles Hall of Fame on …

Florida State went all the way to Ireland to lose to Georgia Tech on a last-second kick. The Seminoles could’ve done this in Atlanta! That transatlantic flight home to Tallahassee should be a fun one. The worst part about these season-opening vacations to exotic locales is that there’s a football game at the end of the festivities, something the Seminoles …