Miller Moss is a top candidate to be USC’s starting quarterback next season. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) He’s the quarterback whisperer. The Heisman maker. The offensive mastermind. But on Tuesday, when USC opened spring practice, Lincoln Riley was the defensive observer. The head coach who built his career as a quarterback maestro watched every defensive drill intently during the …

Ex-49ers DT Joseph-Day, Titans agree to one-year contract, per agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Another 49ers free agent is on his way out of San Francisco for a new NFL team. Defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day and the Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, his representation, Legend Agency, told NFL Network’s Jason McCourty on …

The release of the 2024 NCAA Tournament matchups gives fans everywhere several different ways to participate in our national pastime of filling out a bracket. You could pick teams according to their color, which mascot would win in a fight or any other range of nonsensical parameters to game out all 63 selections needed to crown a champion.  For us …

The Texans announced the signings of cornerback Kris Boyd, defensive end Mario Edwards, offensive tackle Charlie Heck and defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi. All were previously reported except Boyd. Boyd joined the Texans’ practice squad Oct. 26 and signed to the 53-player roster on Dec. 6. He played in two games for Houston but had no stats. He played four games …

Rutgers football offered Gerrick Gordon, a standout offensive lineman from Florida. Gordon, a class of 2025 recruit, is a very solid guard prospect from Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida). He checks in at a solid 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds.and holds offers from Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Purdue, South Carolina and West Virginia among others. According to 247Sports, he is the …

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Athletic’s Nate Tice to talk about a trio of QBs expected to go to the latter half of the first round (or beyond) in this April’s NFL Draft. A listener asks where do the guys scout Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix & South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler. Nate explains …

Helmet technology is coming to college football. Just not quite yet for Memphis. The Tigers kicked off spring practices on Tuesday, but coach Ryan Silverfield said the American Athletic Conference hasn’t yet signed off allowing helmet microphones during practices. The NCAA is expected to formally approve a proposal that will allow the technology to be used this season, and that’ll …

Safety Mike Edwards helped the Chiefs win the Super Bowl last month, but it looks like his next action will be coming for another team. Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star reports that Edwards visited with the Bills on Tuesday after meeting with the Colts on Monday. Erickson adds that other teams are in the mix for his services …

Memphis football quarterback Seth Henigan just wants to be an 85 overall. An 85 overall, that is, in the new college football video game — EA Sports College Football 2024 — that will be released this summer. “The difference between an 85 and an 84, to me, there’s a huge difference,” he said Tuesday. “85 rounds up to 90.” Henigan …

Safety Ugo Amadi is staying in New Orleans. The Saints announced that Amadi has agreed to a one-year deal with the team for the 2024 season. Amadi played in all 17 games for the Saints last year on another one-year pact. Amadi saw most of his playing time on special teams during his first year with the Saints. He finished …

On their first day back at Nippert Stadium after spring break, University of Cincinnati quarterbacks Brendan Sorsby and Brady Lichtenberg assessed the talent they’re surrounded by in 2024. Tuesday was just UC’s fourth spring practice, but Coach Scott Satterfield has his quarterbacks constantly in motion. He also expects them to have some form of a plan. “If they’re back there …

One can expect a ranking of top-10 NFL quarterbacks to be a bit biased when it comes from the brother of one of those quarterbacks. But not only did Dak Prescott’s brother Tad rank his brother No. 2 in the entire league during a recent appearance on the “I AM ATHLETE” podcast network, he also threw some shade at Philadelphia …

During six seasons as the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo mostly foiled the Rams. He was 8-0 against them in the regular season. Those victories and the 2,023 yards passing against the Rams were his most against any NFL opponent during his 10-year NFL career. Garoppolo’s only defeat to the Rams came in the 2021 season’s NFC championship …

The Texas Tech football team started spring practice on Tuesday, refreshingly absent debate over who should be the starting quarterback. Behren Morton is that guy, and he took all the snaps a Red Raiders No. 1 quarterback would normally take on the first day. A debate might well evolve regarding the pecking order behind him, where redshirt freshman Jake Strong, …

Mar 19, 2024, 10:38 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Captain Sean Couturier, a 12-veteran of the Philadelphia Flyers, was a healthy scratch for the first time in his 13-year career Tuesday night, missing out on a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Flyers coach John Tortorella — who has never been afraid to sit star players in any of his …