With the countdown started to its Aug. 31 season opener against Colorado State, the Texas football team resumed practicing on Monday. This may be the most anticipated season at Texas in some time. Coming off a 12-2 year that included the Big 12 championship and its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff, UT was picked to finish second in …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t like last year’s team.  Patrick Mahomes is intent upon finding that third level: the deep ball that made him famous. At training camp this year, the Chiefs have been airing out the ball so aggressively, it’s like they’ve found a fourth level — almost Hail Mary …

Eagles training camp observations: The Johnny Wilson hype train gains steam originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles were back in full pads on Monday morning for one of the hottest practices of the summer so far. They went for 1 hour and 34 minutes and it was steamy. If Jason Kelce has any regrets about his decision to …

TAMPA, FLORIDA – JANUARY 01: Garrett Nussmeier #13 and Chris Hilton Jr. #17 of the LSU Tigers celebrates a touchdown during the ReliaQuest Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers at Raymond James Stadium on January 01, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) On Monday, the initial US LBM Coaches Poll was released as we got our first picture …

Giants QB Daniel Jones got involved in at least one fight at joint practice with the Lions. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) The New York Giants are at training camp with the Detroit Lions today. They’re getting in some joint practice — or at least trying to. The players seem a tad more interested in fighting with each other. The …

There are 25 teams that start the season in the preseason US LBM coaches poll. However, history has shown that several will not be in the final rankings released after the national championship game. Recently, it’s just slightly better than a 50-50 proposition that teams remain. Last season, there were nine teams that didn’t finish in the Top 25. There …

Rams receiver Puka Nacua is nursing a knee injury. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Rams receiver Puka Nacua, who suffered a knee injury during a joint practice with the Chargers, is week to week, a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly said Monday. Nacua was injured Sunday at the Chargers’ facility during …

The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll is owned by the SEC and Big Ten. Big surprise, I know. Those two powerhouse conferences compose over half of the preseason Top 25, including each of the top six spots and eight of the top 10. At a time when predicting how a year will unfold has become more difficult than ever — …

Bears’ big hole in Caleb Williams’ support system already rearing its head in training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One year ago, during the 2023 offseason, Bears general manager Ryan Poles made it clear that he and head coach Matt Eberflus never viewed this job as an overnight rebuild. “We can’t fix everything at a high level in …

The preseason US LBM college football coaches poll is out. The initial Top 25 for this year is dominated by teams from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, but there is also strong representation from the Big 12. With all of the uncertainty and change entering this season, it’s worth analyzing the schools that find themselves starting in the rankings. …

Do Patriots have legitimate shot at trading for Brandon Aiyuk? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The San Francisco 49ers insisted at the beginning of training camp they had no intentions of trading Brandon Aiyuk. But it appears the conversation has shifted around the star wide receiver — and the New England Patriots could be involved in that conversation. Cam …

PLATTEVILLE – The coaches have spoken and no, Wisconsin won’t begin the season as a top 25 college football team. The Badgers received votes in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll released Monday. Their point total left them in the “others receiving votes” portion of the ranking, checking in at No. 34 with 17 points. UW’s lack of national preseason …

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. Go here for quarterbacks.  Running Backs I like more than consensus Breece Hall, New York Jets (ECR = RB3 …

Kenwood players pounce towards one another at the whistle during a blocking drill at the first contact practice for the Knights at Kenwood High School in Clarksville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Syndication: Clarksville The Florida football program added a recruit from the junior college ranks to its roster last week as [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and Co. put the final …

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta did something truly amazing last season: he became a star fantasy tight end in his rookie year. That is no small feat at that position. Ten touchdowns and 120 targets for a rookie tight end? Seems like a thing only dreams are made of, but LaPorta got it done. How will he follow his …