Eagles sign safety with Caden Sterns, who played for Vic Fangio in Denver originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Howie Roseman’s search for safety help landed the Eagles a 24-year-old with three years of experience and four career interceptions. The Eagles on Sunday morning signed former Bronco Caden Sterns. But it might be a while before we see him on …

. USC football offensive line coach Josh Henson has an early opportunity to silence criticism of the poor performance of the 2023 Trojan offensive line. Henson’s first really big test of 2024 arrives quickly, when the Men of Troy play the LSU Tigers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in Week 1 of the college football season. LSU Wire recently …

49ers backup QB job too close to call after preseason loss to Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Quarterback Brock Purdy took a backseat to the backups in the 49ers’ preseason opener on Saturday night. And through two weeks of practices and one preseason game, the competition for the No. 2 job between Brandon Allen …

Editor’s note: This article uses excerpts from a longer story about the schools recruiting Dunlap football player Mack Sutter. Mack Sutter has publicly cut his college football choices to 12. The tight end from Dunlap High School announced his dozen finalists earlier this month: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State and Tennessee. Here’s what the …

Shanahan downplays report of Aiyuk’s recent meeting with 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Kyle Shanahan suggested there was nothing out of the ordinary about any of his recent conversations with 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. “I’ve met with Brandon a bunch here since we started out camp, and I’m not going to get …

Jul 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers center Ben Scott speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska center Ben Scott was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List on Friday. The Rimington Trophy is given to college football’s ‘most outstanding center.’ Scott officially came …

Young 49ers defenders step up to challenge in loss to Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 49ers’ stars sat out Saturday’s 17-13 preseason-opening loss to the Tennessee Titans, giving the next generation of players the chance to show their progress. Several young defenders — including linebackers Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune and Curtis Robinson, and safety Malik …

Looking back nearly 100 years later, Ken Rouse’s selection as the Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner for 1927 might appear to most people to be an unusual choice. Rouse was a center on a University of Chicago team that went just 4-4. However, the Lindblom High School graduate made quite an impression on the conference’s coaches and players throughout his …

The Saints have a quarterback competition. For the No. 2 quarterback job. And second-year pro Jake Haener wasn’t going to let something like cancer surgery keep him from showing what he can do in a preseason game. As noted by Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Haener played on Saturday in Arizona after having skin cancer surgery this week. …

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney is joined by national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson along with Dale Dowden of VolReport.com and Jed May of UGASports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ROUNDTABLE: Who should be No. 1 in the Rivals250? ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

The Giants announced on Sunday morning that offensive tackle Evan Neal has been activated off of the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. The Giants also signed linebacker K.J. Cloyd and waived defensive back Kaleb Hayes. Neal was placed on the PUP list to begin training camp while he continued to recover from January ankle surgery. Even though he’s now …

“What football player of the Big Ten is of greatest value to his team?” In October 1924, Chicago Daily Tribune sports writer Harvey Woodruff wrote that the newspaper had “authorized” him to answer that question. The player chosen would receive “an award symbolic of the honor bestowed,” Woodruff wrote. “It will be a cup, trophy, emblem or something else of …

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was taken to a local hospital with a dislocated clavicle, a potentially significant setback for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Brown, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract in March, landed awkwardly on his shoulder following an 11-yard reception on the opening play of a 26-13 preseason loss at Jacksonville on Saturday …

To paraphrase Frank Zappa, college football isn’t dead, it just smells funny. To be sure, it looked like college football as a national pastime could have headed for the grave as the NCAA lost lawsuit after lawsuit in its defense of amateurism. The U.S. Supreme Court lashed out in its summary of NCAA v. Alston, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh condemning …

Aug. 11—PULLMAN — The Cougs will soon know who their leader is. Both third-year quarterback John Mateer and senior transfer Zevi Eckhaus got equal opportunities to showcase their stuff in Washington State’s first fall scrimmage Saturday at Gesa Field. The two starting quarterback hopefuls threw multiple touchdowns, but only one will start come Week 1 and the Cougs will know …