Georgia football coach Kirby Smart sidestepped questions about Trevor Etienne’s status ahead of the season-opening win over Clemson both in the lead-up and after the game. Etienne sat out the 34-3 win as suspension for an offseason driving arrest. Smart was asked again Tuesday if the Florida transfer running back will be able to play in Saturday’s 2 p.m. home …

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch expects rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall to make a full recovery after he was shot last weekend during an attempted robbery. Pearsall was hit in the chest and hospitalized overnight after the shooting in central San Francisco on Saturday. He was released from the hospital Sunday and was already back at the team facility …

49ers GM Lynch describes ‘scary’ first calls after Pearsall shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch described the scary situation after he heard 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall had been shot in an attempted armed robbery near Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday. Speaking to the media Tuesday for the first time since the shooting, the 49ers …

PITTSBURGH – Pitt redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein has been named the ACC rookie of the week for his performance in the Panthers’ 55-24 victory over Kent State this past Saturday. Playing in his first college game, Holstein completed 75% of his passes (30 of 40) for 336 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. It marked the highest passing …

Why McCourty thinks Patriots made right decision not to start Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots aren’t going to throw rookie quarterback Drake Maye into the fire to begin the 2024 NFL season. The team named veteran Jacoby Brissett the starting QB last week in a decision that many pundits and former players have agreed …

Aug 30, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Gracen Halton (56) celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Danny Stutsman (28) during the first quarter against the Temple Owls at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oklahoma Football opened the season 1-0 with a 51-3 win over the Temple Owls. The Sooners rode a strong performance …

Tom Brady wants all quarterbacks to at least get a taste of what he experienced when he entered the NFL in 2000. That include the man the New England Patriots hope will become their first franchise quarterback since Brady — Drake Maye.  Brady was asked if his former team made the right call starting Jacoby Brissett over Maye during new …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Nate Tice is joined by Charles McDonald and Matt Harmon to give their final predictions ahead of the 2024 NFL season, including awards like MVP and rookies of the year, division winners, Super Bowl champs and more. The trio start off with their picks for Offensive & Defensive Player of the …

Aug 31, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman reacts in the fourth quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports The consensus for Notre Dame after the first week of the season couldn’t be clearer: This team is good. A road game against Texas A&M that …

Cameron Heyward sought to receive an extension from the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason that would ensure he would retire with the team. Sure enough, the likelihood of Heyward retiring as a Steeler took a big jump Tuesday. The Steelers and the standout defensive end have agreed to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. While Pittsburgh didn’t announce the …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter There is still, theoretically, plenty of time for the Dallas Cowboys to re-sign Dak Prescott. He doesn’t officially become a free agent until next March 12. That gives Jerry Jones almost exactly six months to get a deal that should have been done months ago. He needs to sign Prescott because he has no choice. It’s …

The New York Giants are entering the 2024 season with the same quarterback and a different offensive playcaller. Giants head coach Brian Daboll confirmed to reporters Tuesday that he will be taking over offensive playcalling duties from offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, who called players in Daboll’s first two seasons with New York. Neither of those seasons were notably successful. There …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – AUGUST 31: Head Coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on prior to the game against the Texas A&M Aggies Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) As they do every week during the college football season, the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP …

The 2024-25 NFL season is just about to kick off. Which players are poised to dominate the league? Who could emerge as a breakout star this year, or further cement their status as one of the NFL’s best? FOX Sports’ NFL staff made predictions ahead of the season — everything from the MVP Award to Comeback Player of the Year. …

It all worked out for him, but even Brandon Aiyuk admitted his contract hold-out and trade request with the San Francisco 49ers went on a little too long. “I’m not gonna lie,” he said on Tuesday, NBC Sports. “I made it a little bit more difficult than it needed to [be] at the end. … For about the past month, …