Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne speaking to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports The Auburn offense was particularly lackluster in the 2023 season, and a disastrous year left many scratching their heads on what is to come. At SEC Media Days, many conference foes made comments on how electrifying …

Anyone who has been to Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon knows that this venue is something special. Though it isn’t very big — boasting a capacity of just 54,000 fans — it is regarded as one of the loudest and most hostile environments in the nation. As we lead up to the start of the 2024 college football season, ESPN …

‘No timidness:’ How Bears saw Caleb Williams ‘level up’ on Day 1 of training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears have asked a lot of Caleb Williams since he arrived in April. At every point so far, Williams has met or exceeded their expectations. So it’s no surprise that he arrived at training …

Tom Herman must be extremely confident he will be coaching Florida Atlantic for many years. That can be explained by his decision to offer the son of former Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller a scholarship. Landon Miller is about to enter … sixth grade. It has been a big year already for the Millers as dad was selected to enter …

Newly arrived Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead is not ready to go for the start of training camp. Armstead was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list today, the team announced. The 30-year-old Armstead has played his entire NFL career with the 49ers, who released him in March. He signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Jaguars …

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class truly has the potential to be something special. On Saturday, a group that was already a consensus top-five class nationally got even better with the addition of five-star 2025 receiver Derek Meadows as the elite Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) pass-catcher announced his commitment to the Tigers. It’s a major pickup at a position of need for …

When it comes to flag football, the NFL isn’t afraid to let its freak flag fly. So what’s the goal? This isn’t a complaint; it’s an observation. The NFL is cramming flag football down our collective throats. It remains to be seen whether it works. For most, the only real football is tackle football. For them, flag football is to …

USC is joining the Big Ten and helping to create an 18-school superconference with the other West Coast schools leaving the Pac-12. The Trojans will participate in Big Ten media days next week in Indianapolis. The newness of their surroundings and the freshness of their situation will become apparent when they join a media extravaganza with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn …

Abner Haynes, a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Haynes, who was a running back who helped popularize the American Football League, died Thursday in Dallas. In a statement, Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt wrote that Haynes was still an active member of the Kansas City community, saying that he and …

The chaos surrounding the day after Thanksgiving is typically associated with the millions of dedicated shoppers who camp outside stores for holiday gifts. However, Black Friday has long been linked with the UCF–USF football rivalry. The War on I-4 series had seen its fair share of spectacular games, particularly during its time in the American Athletic Conference. Mark Harlan witnessed …

Ohio State has a full quarterback room heading into the 2024 football season. And it includes a highly-anticipated freshman transfer. Julian Sayin, who transferred from Alabama to Ohio State in January, is one of five scholarship quarterbacks on the Buckeyes’ roster along with Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz and Air Noland. Sayin will take the field with Ohio State …

LSU had one of the most electric college football offenses in recent years in 2023. Quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy leading an electric group that featured a pair of first-round receivers in Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. But in spite of that group being able to score at will, a preseason top-five LSU team finished just 10-3 …

LSU loses a lot of pieces on offense this season, but the unit is still widely expected to be one of the league’s best. A major reason for that is an offensive line that returns four of five starters from a Joe Moore Award finalist group in 2023. That unit is anchored by left tackle Will Campbell, a top 2025 …

Cowherd boldly predicts ‘old, expensive’ 49ers won’t win NFC West originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are considered an NFL powerhouse by many after making deep playoff runs and two Super Bowl appearances in their last five seasons, but one pundit thinks things will be tougher for San Francisco in 2024. On Friday’s episode of “The Herd …

Four-star defensive line recruit Bryce Davis has committed to the Clemson football over Georgia, Duke and North Carolina. Davis’ commitment to the Clemson Tigers is a massive win for the head coach Dabo Swinney, who currently has the No. 9 recruiting class in the class of 2025. Overall, Clemson has 14 commitments in the 2025 cycle. Bryce Davis plays high …