Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers figure to lean heavily on the ground game under new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith in 2024. They might be shorthanded in the remaining lead-up to the regular season, however, after veteran Jaylen Warren left Saturday’s preseason game with a hamstring injury. The injury is expected to sideline Warren for several weeks, putting his status for …

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers have suffered a hit to their offensive line. Veteran interior offensive lineman Nate Herbig has suffered a torn rotator and could miss the entire regular season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Herbig suffered the injury during Pittsburgh’s final training camp practice.  Herbig, 26, was in line to be the Steelers’ starting center. That job will …

Last year’s marquee non-conference games more than lived up to expectations by helping to shape the regular season and the makeup of the College Football Playoff. Texas beat Alabama — way back when the two programs were in different leagues — and rode that victory to a top-four finish and playoff berth. Florida State’s win against LSU was the first …

USATSI PHILADELPHIA — A physical day of practice for the Philadelphia Eagles led to their starting right guard leaving early in the team drills. Mekhi Becton left practice with a right leg injury, as the Eagles starting right guard appeared to be favoring that side when he headed into the locker room. While that did cause a bit of a …

Deebo adorably reveals which family member is next NFL star originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Give it a decade or two and you might see another versatile player with the last name Samuel playing for the 49ers. Speaking to Kay Adams on the “Up & Adams” show, Deebo Samuel was asked if he was helping scout the next …

Cathedral Fighting Irish quarterback Danny O’Neil (18) throws the ball against Center Grove Trojans free safety Michael Soderdahl (22) on Friday, Nov 18, 2022 at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. Center Grove Trojans defeated the Cathedral Fighting Irish, 33-10, for the semistate championship. In his first game leading the San Diego State Aztecs, former Colorado football offensive coordinator Sean …

USATSI Peyton Manning is a Hall of Fame quarterback, and he’s also pretty good when it comes to ranking the best current players at his old position.  Speaking at Fanatics Fest, Manning was asked to name his top five quarterbacks currently in the NFL. In order, here’s a rundown of Manning’s picks and what he said about each quarterback.  Manning’s …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two weeks can feel like an eternity, especially when you’re a football fan waiting for the season to start. But when you’re a player working to earn a starting position, you have to hold off your competition every single day in practice and in the meeting rooms. One of the big questions for Michigan …

It’s a new era in New England. Now, when the top personnel in the football department speak to reporters, the answers consist of actual words and not monosyllabic non-answers and/or grunting. Most recently, executive V.P. of player personnel Eliot Wolf broke from the longstanding Belichickian refusal to talk about anyone under contract elsewhere by answering two questions about 49ers receiver …

The Langston football team is mourning the death of offensive coordinator/assistant head coach Darryl Mason, who passed away Saturday at age 63. Mason was born in Hope, Arkansas, on Oct. 27, 1960. He played tight end for Arkansas from 1978-81 and had a brief career in the USFL from 1983-86. Mason began his coaching career at Minnesota in 1984 while …

The Vikings played a preseason game on Saturday without quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who will miss all of 2024 with a knee injury. After the win at Cleveland, coach Kevin O’Connell was asked about whether the news will have a “galvanizing effect” on the team. “I think guys are pretty confident in Sam Darnold,” O’Connell told reporters. “I do. When Nick …

Season of change: Ranking the top 25 changes coming to college football in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Welcome to college football’s season of change. Three tumultuous years filled with conference realignment, playoff expansion, and various reforms come to life in 2024. How much is new? Enough to rank the Top 25 changes you’ll see in college football …

Williams misses another 49ers preseason game amid contract holdout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams remains on the reserve/did not report list for the 49ers’ second preseason game of the summer. And his fine money continues to pile up. Williams’ total fines have reached more than $3 million due to his …

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – OCTOBER 14: Xavier Watts #0 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the USC Trojans during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 14, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The time has come for Notre Dame football to annouce its captains for the 2024 season. Yesterday, head …

Safety Justin Simmons is officially a member of the Falcons and wide receiver James Washington is officially off the team’s 90-man roster. The Falcons announced Simmons’s agreement on a one-year deal with the team on Sunday. They also announced that they have released Washington. Washington signed with the Falcons in late July and did not catch a pass in either …