Head coach Dawson Odums and Norfolk State are not returning much production — yards-wise — from the wide receiver room in 2024. But depth certainly won’t be an issue for the Spartans’ wideouts. Last season, the Spartans’ top 10 wide receivers combined for just 1,578 receiving yards. Andre Pegues led the way with 474 yards and he was just one …

What 49ers reportedly want from Steelers in Aiyuk trade offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the Brandon Aiyuk saga continues to unfold, the 49ers’ desired return in a trade that would ship out the 26-year-old to the Pittsburgh Steelers has become clear. San Francisco is seeking a wide receiver in return for any trade involving Aiyuk, The …

. Colorado football target Andrew Marsh has narrowed down his college recruitment to five schools, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported Wednesday. Marsh, a class of 2025 wide receiver who has visited Boulder multiple times over the past year, will be deciding between the Buffs, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound prospect from Katy, Texas plans …

Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams throws two picks on another rocky day originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — There were always going to be growing pains for Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense. That’s life with a rookie quarterback in the NFL. The ball is going to hit the ground. There will be turnovers, miscommunications, …

BATON ROUGE — As much work as the cornerbacks needed from the disappointing 2023 season performance to now, LSU football’s safeties needed just as much work. The Tigers’ pass defense was abysmal last season and, while there were some injuries at both safety positions, the group’s issues were glaring. For Brian Kelly and new safeties coach Jake Olsen, there are …

Five things we want to see in Patriots-Panthers preseason opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Ya know, I could do “FIVE THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN PATS-PANTHERS PRESEASON OPENER!!!” But in this glorified practice between the two teams with the WORST offenses in football last year, the bar is by necessity pretty low. Things like, “Watch how they get …

Memphis football has gotten plenty of national interest this offseason, with the expansion of the College Football Playoff positioning the Tigers as a potential playoff team. That led to an appearance for Ryan Silverfield on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Thursday afternoon, the well-known college football show that mostly focuses on the SEC. And Silverfield laid out his case for the …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer By all accounts, a slimmed-down Deebo Samuel has been one of the best players in training camp for the San Francisco 49ers. As he works to get back to the electric playmaking ability he regularly flashed during his first few seasons in the league, Samuel told reporters he’s the lightest he’s been since college. He’s …

Yahoo Fantasy analyst Matt Harmon is joined by Ben Gretch of the Stealing Signals Substack to discuss Denver’s Javonte Williams’ fantasy value who is currently being selected in the middle rounds of drafts. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript If you …

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced today that Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has been named as one of 36 players on the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented annually to the nation’s best quarterback. Compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, this year’s list was selected based on previous Division I …

Caleb Williams will take his first competitive snap as a Chicago Bear this weekend.  Williams, the rookie quarterback arriving in the NFL amid plenty of hype after being the first overall pick in last April’s NFL Draft, will start along with the rest of the Bears’ first-stringers at Buffalo on Saturday, coach Matt Eberflus announced.  “We want to see a …

It will be Caleb Williams time on Saturday in Buffalo. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said that the first overall pick in this year’s draft will get the start at quarterback against the Bills this weekend. Eberflus said the same is true of the team’s other healthy starters. Williams did not play at all in the Hall of Fame Game …

This Illinois football season marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium. And to honor the Memorial Stadium Dedication Game from 1924 against Michigan, the Fighting Illini will don new, commemorative uniforms against the Wolverines this season. Illinois, which faces the defending national champions Oct. 19., will sport throwback uniforms for the matchup, which are meant to resemble the past uniforms …

Fantasy football season is nearly upon us. In a matter of weeks, millions of people will be done with drafting their teams and ready to begin their pursuit of fantasy glory. If we’re being honest, millions of folks have already done just that. For me, football is my year-round obsession. Not a day goes by that I don’t consider the …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — This may be a new-look Michigan football team entering 2024 but a lot will be the same as it was last year. One place where there’s an opportunity for both annual consistency as well as shaking some things up comes in special teams, where the Wolverines do have some incumbent kick and punt returners …