Heading into 2024, all eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners and first-year starting quarterback, Jackson Arnold. Arnold, the former five-star prospect will be leading the Sooners into the deep waters of the SEC. One of the best quarterbacks in the 2023 recruiting class and the first commit of the cycle under Brent Venables, Arnold has all the tools to be …

As Deshaun Watson enters the third year of a five-year, $46 million-per-year, fully guaranteed contract, the Browns are still waiting for a return on their investment. G.M. Andrew Berry believes it can happen. If Watson remains able to play. Asked by reporters on Monday to explain what gives him confidence regarding Watson’s ability to play at an elite level, Berry …

Jul. 29—The Illinois football team gathered Sunday for the start of fall training camp. Monday marks the first day of practice, and beat writer Scott Richey has a roster breakdown, position by position, to catch you up on Bret Bielema’s latest squad: is back for year two as QB1 for the Illini with a sense of comfort in coordinator ‘s …

Wide receiver Allen Lazard made the jump from the Packers to the Jets before quarterback Aaron Rodgers did last year, but any hope that they’d recapture the chemistry they had in Green Bay died quickly. Rodgers tore his Achilles four snaps into the season and Lazard struggled to produce at all with the team’s other quarterbacks. Lazard was a healthy …

College football’s history goes back more than 150 years, but in just the last 20 or so, we’ve seen quite a bit of special talent come through the sport. ESPN’s Bill Connelly recently undertook the difficult task of trimming that list of stars down to just the 25 best since the year 2000, and unsurprisingly, LSU had a couple of …

Veteran receiver James Washington faces an uphill battle to play in the NFL again, but he is getting a chance. The Falcons are signing Washington, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Washington spent two seasons with Falcons wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard in Pittsburgh. Washington has played only two games the past two seasons, with his last coming on Dec. …

North Carolina Tar Heels’ running back Omarion Hampton is back for another season, fresh off a big 2023 campaign. And before 2024 gets going, Hampton is earning some preseason recognition. On Monday before the Tar Heels open up training camp, Hampton was named to the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List. Hampton is one of 80 players in college football to …

Judon’s contract sideshow at Pats camp raises plenty of questions originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Last season, Matthew Judon wasn’t psyched about his contract. Until he got the bump he desired on August 4, he attended practice but worked mainly on conditioning. He was never a full participant in a padded practice. This year, Judon — again …

We have officially entered award watchlist season as the 2024 college football season is fast approaching. On Monday, the Maxwell Award announced its watchlist. This is the 88th year that the award will be given out to the most outstanding player in college football. Of the 80 players listed, the Texas Longhorns lone athlete listed is redshirt junior quarterback Quinn …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford did not participate in Monday’s practice. Coach Sean McVay said afterward that it was a scheduled day off for Stafford. “There’s nothing wrong with him. He’s good,” McVay said, via Stu Jackson of the team website. “This will be the only day that we’ll approach like that. It was really more about just the amount of …

Florida State football and Clemson may have been joining forces in their legal battle with the ACC, but the game still has to be played. Clemson has had FSU’s number in seven of the last eight meetings. Last year, the Seminoles ended its seven-year slump against the Tigers with an overtime victory in Death Valley. The FSU went on to …

No elbow problem. No money-related hold-in. Just a scheduled day off. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford did not practice Monday — the team’s first in pads — but coach Sean McVay shut down speculation quicker than a Stafford-delivered pass during a two-minute drill. “This was part of the plan all along,” McVay said, adding, “There’s nothing wrong with him. He’s good.” …

ULM football is looking for improvement in 2024. The Warhawks slumped to a 2-10 record last season, losing their final 10 games, including all eight in Sun Belt play. Then-head coach Terry Bowden was fired the day after ULM’s rivalry loss to Louisiana, and he was replaced by former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent. In his first season in Monroe, …

Ex-49er Armstead offers classy response to Collins’ praise originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Arik Armstead no longer is with the 49ers, but he’s still showing love to members of his former team. After Monday’s training camp practice, new defensive tackle Maliek Collins was asked about replacing Armstead after the former San Francisco team captain signed with the Jacksonville …

The College Football Playoff could easily be played before huge crowds − in a different stadium for all 11 games (remember the expanded field this year) − inside Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So why shouldn’t the home of the Indianapolis 500 have a team? Now, it does … sort of. The IMS Brickyarders have been created in the EA Sports College …