Subscribe to Football 301 This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald look ahead to the 2024 season and predict which teams will finish with the top 10 defenses in the NFL. Can the New York Giants’ defense be carried by its defensive line? Will the Baltimore Ravens’ …

One of the members of the Oregon Ducks’ 2025 recruiting class decided to flip his commitment on Thursday evening. 4-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma announced that he would be committing to the Texas Longhorns, flipping his commitment from the Ducks. Sharma originally committed to the Ducks just under a month ago on June 28. Sharma was rated by the 247Sports …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh walks the practice field sideline during training camp. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The second day of Chargers training camp mirrored the previous in El Segundo sunshine, but Thursday featured further playbook installation and full-team drills as the Chargers inched closer to practicing with full pads. Some takeaways from Day 2: Searching for offensive identity …

USC is a fascinating team to watch in the new Big Ten college football landscape this season. The Trojans try to thrive in a new conference against a rough schedule without Caleb Williams. For better or worse, it doesn’t figure to be a boring year around here. The one Big Ten team which might be more interesting to watch than …

What’s the QB plan if Brissett gets hurt? Curran and Perry discuss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots made a notable change to their quarterback depth chart during Day 2 of training camp. Rookie QB Joe Milton took reps ahead of Bailey Zappe, making him the apparent No. 3 QB behind Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye. …

The Oklahoma Sooners begin their 2024 season in a little over five weeks. Fall camp is right around the corner, where many position battles will be decided heading into the regular season. Unlike in the pros, college football doesn’t have a preseason, so everything will be decided on the practice field before OU kicks off its season in August 30. …

The last time the Dallas Cowboys won a Super Bowl was 1996. Since then, they haven’t come close. They were knocked out of the first round playoffs in the last NFL season after losing to the Green Bay Packers, 48-32, on home turf.  Can Dallas turn its fortune around this upcoming NFL season? Or will it be another disappointing result …

Hargrave details challenges of adjusting to intense 49ers D-line originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ defensive line is looking to improve on its dominant ways, but Javon Hargrave explained it isn’t as easy as one might think. Nick Bosa has hinted that it can be difficult to change the mindset of a pass rusher …

It’s officially 37 days until the Tigers start the 2024-25 season against Georgia, a team they could meet again in the playoffs. The number 37 just so happens to be significant in Clemson’s first College Football Playoff win. No. 1 Clemson defeated No. 4 Oklahoma 37-17 in the 2015-16 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Quarterback Deshaun Watson was outstanding …

Von Miller says he feels like his old dominant self again. And this time the NFL’s active leader in sacks means it. After spending last season trying to convince himself he had the ability to fully overcome major knee surgery in less than a year, the Buffalo Bills edge rusher arrived at training camp this week determined, upbeat and motivated …

Aiyuk, Lynch stand together at 49ers camp amid ongoing negotiations originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — If 49ers general manager John Lynch has been Brandon Aiyuk’s nemesis over the past several months, they gave no outward appearance of acrimony on Thursday. Aiyuk is seeking a new contract that pays him among the top wide receivers in …

The lights, cameras and voice recorders were all on and so was Indiana University football coach Curt Cignetti on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Cignetti Show made a splash on the final day of the three-day Big Ten Media Days. It became quickly apparent that this was not a situation where the new guy was going to shrink from …

The Lions picked up a defensive lineman on Thursday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they have signed defensive tackle David Bada to their 90-man roster. No corresponding move was needed to get Bada on the roster because the Lions got an exemption for him as an international player. Bada was born in Germany and played for several European …

Four-star defensive back recruit Jontae Gilbert has set his commitment date for Aug. 10. Gilbert is visiting the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend as he nears a decision. Gilbert is an elite recruit in the class of 2025. He plays high school football for Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert’s top five schools are Georgia, Georgia Tech, NC State, …

Access is everything in today’s sports world. Fans are obsessed with taking a peek behind the curtain to see how their favorite teams attempt to put the pieces together on a championship puzzle.  Admittedly, I have always been fascinated by HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series since it first premiered in 2001 following the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl run with Ray Lewis, …