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 …

The Commanders made a swap of centers on Friday. They announced the signing of Cameron Tom to their 90-man roster. J.C. Hassenauer was released in a corresponding move. Tom played in one game for the Chargers last season after spending the offseason and summer with the Eagles. He was also on the Eagles practice squad in 2022 and played one …

Wanna remember some guys? College football is back. The Week 0 slate includes Florida State versus Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, and ACC-newcomer SMU versus Nevada on Saturday. If you really, truly want to test your mettle, Hawai’i and Delaware State grace TV screens at 11 p.m. CT. Then, it’s five short days until No. 11-ranked Missouri football kicks off …

The Bears have found another pass rusher. After missing out on Matthew Judon, Chicago has agreed to acquire linebacker Darrell Taylor from Seattle for a 2025 sixth-round pick, NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reports. Taylor, 27, was a second-round pick in 2020 but did not play that season due to an offseason surgery. He’s since recorded 21.5 sacks in 49 games …

Screenshot and store for future ridicule, if you must. Yes, I’m sticking my neck on the line and attempting to predict the future ahead of Missouri football’s 2024 season, which kicks off with a game against Murray State at 7 p.m. Thursday on Faurot Field in Columbia. So, here are four bold predictions for the upcoming season, ranging from playoff …

Bears fill edge rusher gap, trade for Seahawks LB Darrell Taylor originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears are trading for Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor, sending a 2025 sixth-round pick for the pass-rusher, sources confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was the first to report the news. Bears add a pass rusher by acquiring …

Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where everyone makes the playoffs! Well, not everyone, but, for the first time, 12 schools will be playing in college’s postseason and this is how it will work. Get ready for a new look college football. New conference layout The realignment dust has finally settled and the conference makeups look a whole lot …

49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall hasn’t been practicing, due to a shoulder injury. It’s apparently a condition about which the 49ers were aware, and that they hoped wouldn’t become a problem. It has. Mike Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle addressed the issue during his recent appearance on KNBR. “The other component of that is Pearsall, who looked amazing the like …

MARION — Pleasant showed it will be a team to reckon with in 2024 after opening the season at North Union and winning 44-0 Friday night. As the scoreboard demonstrated, the Spartans dominated in all phases. Pleasant’s offense rolled up 402 total yards, while its defense held the Wildcats to just four yards rushing and 25 yards of offense all …

Colts head coach Shane Steichen said recently that Jelani Woods would miss time with a toe injury and it looks like it will be another extended absence from the lineup for the tight end. According to multiple reports, Woods had surgery on his toe this week. The prognosis is for a four-month recovery, so Woods will be back at the …

The College Football Playoff has expanded ahead of the 2024 season. But the pool of realistic national title contenders is still pretty small. Per BetMGM’s odds, four teams have odds at or better than +850 to win the national title. Georgia is the favorite at +300, ahead of Ohio State at +325. Oregon is set at +700, while Texas sits …

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, have donated $5 million to Texas Tech. His departure from Texas Tech might have been delayed if he’d been able to make, say, $5 million in NIL money while in college. In a recent NFL.com Q&A, Mahomes acknowledged that he might have delayed his arrival to the NFL, if he could have …

SHELBY — Brayden DeVito has some new friends this year. With the graduation of record-setting receiver Issaiah Ramsey, Shelby’s quarterback is breaking in some new pass-catchers for the Whippets. WARRIOR GRIT: Ontario overcomes early adversity, beats Richland County rival Lexington in Week 1 If Friday night is any indication, Shelby’s offense will be just fine. DeVito passed for 402 yards …

The Rams are going to be without their starting left tackle for the first two weeks of the regular season. The NFL announced that Alaric Jackson has been suspended for the first two games of the year. Jackson’s suspension comes under the Personal Conduct Policy, but the nature of the violation is not clear. Jackson started 15 games for the …