The Pittsburgh Steelers have been very active in free agency this offseason. But there might still be one big move the team needs to make before the start of the season. That is getting a contract extension done for outside linebacker Alex Highsmith. Highsmith is heading into the final year of his rookie contract and coming off his best season …

Broome rising sophomore running back Jaylen McGill received an offer from South Carolina football, his second Power 5 offer and eighth overall — in a list that includes Virginia Tech, East Carolina, Costal Carolina, Appalachian State and others. “It just feels like a dream come true. I mean, it’s every kid’s dream to go to a big-time college and go …

When NFL teams take a best-player-available approach to the draft, sometimes it means adding to a position of strength rather than a need. The Falcons could have gone in a number of different directions with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 draft, but they chose to add the top running back in the class to one of the …

Alabama’s coaching staff has extended a slew of offers over the last few weeks to prospects from all across the country. One of the more intriguing propsects that received an offer from the Tide was 2026 wide receiver Naeem Burroughs. Burroughs plays for The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Interestingly enough, former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones also attended The Bolles …

Getty Images The USFL is back for its second season — four decades after its original incarnation from 1984 to 1986 — and there will be a few changes. All the league’s regular season games were held in Birmingham last year, but three new venues have been added to the mix for 2023: Memphis, Canton and Detroit. Birmingham, home to …

AUBURN — Auburn football’s transfer portal haul is now up to 20 members. Shane Hooks, who spent the last two seasons at Jackson State under coach Deion Sanders, has committed to play for the Tigers and coach Hugh Freeze next season. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Hooks hauled in 64 passes for 748 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022. Hooks is the …

When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett in the first round last season, the pressure was on him to replace the legendary Ben Roethlisberger. On this week’s Footbahlin Podcast, Roethlisberger got very candid about how he felt watching Pickett take over the starting quarterback job in Pittsburgh. “I’m gonna be sure transparent about this. I’m gonna get blasted, I probably …

The 2024 recruiting cycle is currently in full gear but that does not mean that the media is ignoring the classes down the road. On Saturday morning, On3’s Corey Bender submitted an On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine pick for Florida football in favor of 2025 four-star wide receiver Hardley Gilmore out of Pahokee (Florida) with a confidence level of 65%. The …

The New England Patriots’ most notable acquisition this week won’t play a down for the team in 2023. Instead, she will make history as the first female scout in the 64 years of the franchise. Maya Ana Callender, who recently served as Princeton’s director of football operations, has been added to the Patriots’ scouting department, per ESPN. A 2016 graduate of …

It’s been over a decade since the Texas A&M Aggies left the Big 12. The program is still yet to appear in an SEC title game in football. Next year’s SEC entrance for the Longhorns begs the question, will Texas or Texas A&M win an SEC title first? SEC podcaster Michael Bratton and national college football analyst Josh Pate explored …

The Miami Dolphins, following the draft and rookie minicamp, are set to host their organized team activities at the Baptist Health Training Complex. This will be the first time that the entire team will be able to work and go through drills with the full coaching staff providing instruction, which is the real first step toward training camp and, eventually, …

Michigan football is working overtime to ensure that it can receive at least one commitment from powerhouse high school program, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel. The former high school of once-Wolverine cornerback Blake Countess features one of the Michigan’s top targets in 2024 in four-star linebacker Aaron Chiles, but has also made the top group for the school’s premier edge rusher, …

In today’s NFL, success is directly related to a team’s level of quarterback play. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have a great young single caller in Kenny Pickett but how does he stack up against the rest of the AFC North? Here is our ranking of the four starring quarterbacks in the AFC North. 1 – Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals …

Michigan football continues to trend in the right direction in 2024 recruiting. The Wolverines have the top class in the country according to 247Sports and are working diligently to add to it. The maize and blue have had mixed results in the state of Georgia, having reeled in some top prospects in the Peach State over the years, but not …

May 21, 2023, 04:43 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States routed France 9-0 on Sunday to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick; Drew O’Connor got two goals; and Scott Perunovich, T.J. Tynan, Rocco Grimaldi and Conor Garland added one apiece at Nokia Arena for the Americans to …