The tight end position has been an important part of Penn State’s offense in recent years, sending multiple players to the NFL during that time. Mike Gesecki, Pat Freiermuth, Brenton Strange, and Theo Johnson have all been drafted inside the first four rounds over the last half a decade. That trend looks to continue with senior tight end Tyler Warren. …

Quarterback Russell Wilson will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they face the Detroit Lions in Detroit on Saturday (Justin Berl/Getty Images) The 2024 NFL preseason ends this weekend with about a dozen games on Saturday and Sunday, including an afternoon game Saturday between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions. The Lions are 1-1 in the preseason, while the …

Oct 9, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen looks on against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Over the last month, analysts have dropped their SEC predictions in hopes of filling the void until the games kick off this weekend. Former SEC head coach …

Breer: How Patriots feel about Gonzalez amid up-and-down camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have plenty of roster issues to worry about entering the 2024 season. Apparently Christian Gonzalez isn’t one of them. The second-year cornerback hasn’t had the strongest training camp and preseason to date. After missing the final 13 games of his rookie …

The Oklahoma high school football season is right around the corner but while you wait for Week 0 kickoff, we’re asking readers to vote on their favorite team in each class. Washington has played in the last four Class 2A championship games, winning the past two over Millwood. This year the class has split into two divisions. Class 2A-I will be tough …

The 49ers’ preseason is over, but their backup quarterback competition has not been settled. Joshua Dobbs and Brandon Allen both played in Friday night’s preseason finale against the Raiders, and head coach Kyle Shanahan said afterward that it’s too close to call which one of them will be No. 2 behind Brock Purdy on the depth chart. “Not really, I …

Saturday marks the unofficial start of the 2024 college football season, although most teams across the FBS landscape won’t be in action. Saturday’s schedule — headlined by No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Dublin — marks the first day of college football for the year. It will only include a select few games, however, as most teams will …

Once upon a time, this yearly piece was called “What’s In My Wallet,” meant to outline the players I’ve drafted the most. Not long ago, we pivoted to a “My Guys” approach, where it’s still covering players I love drafting, but it also allows me the latitude to include players I’m sold on, even if I’m not lucky enough to …

Veteran assistant Kenny Perry is a man of many hats on the Texas Tech football staff. As associate head coach, he’s a right-hand man of sorts to Joey McGuire, interesting considering they used to snipe at each other across the field as high-school coaches of rival programs. As Tech running backs coach, Perry led the position room that produced a …

Mayo reveals QB plan, starter for preseason finale vs. Commanders originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston All four quarterbacks on the New England Patriots roster — Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye, Joe Milton and Bailey Zappe — got playing time in each of the first two preseason games. The plan is for that trend to continue in Sunday night’s preseason finale …

Arkansas football opens the 2024 season Thursday with an in-state matchup against Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB) at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock (6:30 p.m., ESPNU). This will be the second time the Razorbacks and Golden Lions have squared off on the gridiron. The Hogs enter the campaign with a head coach on the hot seat. Sam Pittman, coming off a …

Garrett Wilson is very good at football. You know that, I know that, almost everyone around the game knows that. But one former Jets wide receiver who knows a thing or two about being up there among the greats in this league thinks the young wideout has the upside and potential to reach that level in the near future. “How …

On Saturday, Florida State will kick off its much-anticipated 2024 football season. Over the years, the Seminoles have started their season in a number of different locations. Usually, it’s at home, inside the sunny and steamy confines of Doak Campbell Stadium in late August or early September. In other instances, like against LSU each of the previous two seasons, it …

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is optimistic that first-round rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will play in the Week One opener against the Jets on Monday Night Football. Asked after Friday’s preseason finale whether Pearsall can go in Week One, Shanahan indicated that Pearsall’s shoulder injury is getting better and he is trending toward being cleared to play. “I hope …

The Illinois Fighting Illini are college football’s version of a Rorschach test. Those who are optimistic see opportunity and a likely bowl game. The pessimists see danger lurking. The truth is probably somewhere in between. Such is predicting the outcome of the Fighting Illini season in the new-look Big Ten Conference for 2024. Nearly every expert prognosticator picks Illinois to …