49ers have seven stars on PFF’s list of top 50 players for 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ star-studded roster continues to receive respect from the NFL’s top analysts. This time, it is Pro Football Focus’ Sam Monson who believes San Francisco has one of the best rosters in the game with some of the best …

The excellence of Jayden Daniels was impossible to ignore last season. Daniels was a one-man band who won the Heisman Trophy even though LSU lost to Alabama, did not win the SEC, and did not make the College Football Playoff. This year, LSU has to be better at every non-quarterback position in order to compensate for Daniels’ exit to the …

The Kansas City Chiefs know exactly what they have returning from last season. They know what Patrick Mahomes, the two-time league MVP, can do under center. They are quite familiar with how much tight end Travis Kelce means to the offense. And they know that their defense, which allowed the second-fewest points in the NFL last season, returns mostly intact …

From the sounds of it, we can expect to see plenty of this year’s No. 1 overall pick during the games in August. Head coach Matt Eberflus said in his Friday press conference that the Bears plan to give quarterback Caleb Williams significant preseason reps, as the 2024 top pick prepares for his rookie season. “We talked about that in …

ESPN recently named its top 25 college stadiums, and two Texas universities made the list. The sports media organization had 14 writers select and rank their top 20 favorite stadiums — without criteria and parameters. ESPN then assigned points based on these rankings: 20 points for a first-place vote, 19 for a second-place vote, and so on, down to 1 …

Ryan Poles explains why Bears haven’t added to thin pass rush ahead of training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — One look at the Bears’ 2024 roster and their need for another pass rusher becomes clear. At least, it should. General manager Ryan Poles, however, wants to evaluate the current group before adding another veteran …

It’s been a banner week for the Oklahoma Sooners as they took part in their first Media Day festivities as official members of the SEC. SEC Media Days were held in Dallas, Texas, where the Sooners are quite familiar as they recruit the DFW area well but also play their biggest rival in the city. Brent Venables was accompanied by …

Who will be Pats’ training camp MVP? Curran and Callahan debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Football has returned to Foxboro. The New England Patriots opened training camp with rookies reporting to Gillette Stadium on Friday. Veterans will report on Tuesday and the first public training camp practice is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. Before players hit …

A USC defense which has been awful for the past several years (remember Todd Orlando and Clancy Pendergast before Alex Grinch) will be challenged out of the gate in 2024. LSU brings a lot of weapons to Las Vegas for the big Labor Day weekend showdown everyone is talking about. Though LSU is definitely a team worth taking seriously, it …

49ers’ division, conference reign ends if Aiyuk departs, per Orlovsky originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk is an important piece to the 49ers’ success. Without him, San Francisco’s offense would take a step back. By how much? That is left up to debate. The disgruntled wide receiver, who has sought a lucrative contract extension all offseason, reportedly …

The 2024 edition of SEC media days is in the books after each of the 16 schools in the expanded conference took their turns at the podium in Dallas, Texas. Head coach Billy Napier — along with linebacker Shemar James, running back Montrell Johnson Jr. and quarterback Graham Mertz — represented the Gators at the annual event and shared their …

Bill Belichick wants to be back on an NFL sideline in 2025 — as a coach. The former New England Patriots coach is “fully invested” and “intends to coach in 2025,” NFL Media recently reported.  After parting ways with the Patriots in January, Belichick wasn’t able to find a new home this offseason. Seven other teams passed on hiring him …

Caleb Williams, Bears mum on QB’s reported odd contract asks during ‘positive’ negotiations originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It was a lengthy process, but rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears finally got his rookie contract signed Wednesday. Williams does not have an NFLPA-certified agent but does have a team of lawyers to help him …

As we all know, Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have a huge 2024 season ahead of them. The 2024 season is the first year of the expanded, 12-team playoff. With the expansion comes more opportunities for powerhouse programs like Clemson, which has struggled to achieve its goals over the past few seasons.  College football analyst and former Georgia …

You probably saw or read this earlier in the month of July: USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley was one of 21 coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. Riley is one of four Big Ten coaches on the preseason watch list, joined by Ryan Day of Ohio State, Kirk Ferentz of Iowa, and James Franklin of Penn State. …