The return of college football is coming up faster than you think and the Badgers are 84 days away from their Week 1 matchup with Buffalo on Sept. 2. Former Badger tight end and second-year NFL player Jake Ferguson could be in for a very productive season with the Cowboys. Ferguson spent four seasons with Wisconsin from 2018-2021, playing for …

While the North Carolina Tar Heels lost some firepower on offense, they do return a few playmakers for quarterback Drake Maye. And among them is tight end Bryson Nesbit. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end is coming off an impressive 2022 campaign in which he caught 35 receptions for 507 yards and 4 touchdowns in UNC’s offense. The play earned him …

With fullbacks for most teams gone the way of the dodo bird, nose tackles could be going the way of the fullback. That’s the concern of Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko, as he explained it in a recent appearance on Steelers Nation Radio. “It’s kind of turning into the old fullback position,” Fehoko said, via SteelersDepot.com. “You don’t know you …

The USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines usually meet on New Year’s Day, but with the Trojans’ arrival in the Big Ten next year, these two proud football schools will begin a new era. They will meet in the regular season instead of the postseason. The Big Ten football schedule is out, and one of the big headliners is that USC …

The Miami Dolphins entered the 2023 draft without a first-round pick, despite having two at one point. They had one pick stripped due to tampering violations, and they traded the other at the 2022 trade deadline for linebacker Bradley Chubb before giving him an extension. So, Miami’s first selection came in the second round when they drafted South Carolina cornerback …

When you are the senior member of the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line, it’s only natural that young players will gravitate to you for insight and guidance. This is the position defensive tackle Cam Heyward finds himself in with so many youngsters on the roster. It’s a role Heyward seems to be ok with but as he noted, “he’s not trying …

It’s always interesting when opposing coaches break down the situation your team is facing. Theoretically, it affords opposing coaches the opportunity to be brutally honest without the fear of having their name attached to it. 247Sports’ Brad Crawford shared what Big Ten coaches had to say anonymously about their league brethren. Here’s what an anonymous coach had to offer about the …

Golden Knights vs Panthers: What to expect from 2023 Stanley Cup Final The stage is set for the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. We break down how each team got here and which players will be key to help their team win it all. Sports Pulse The Vegas Golden Knights were less than three minutes from taking a commanding 3-0 series …

In the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a chance on Wisconsin edge rusher Nick Herbig. The hope is the Steelers can turn him into a full-time 3-4 outside linebacker despite some concerns about his size. But according to tight end Connor Heyward, Herbig has been impressive at OTAs with his get-off and motor. The …

The Michigan football team has played USC exactly one time in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Michigan and USC playing in the greater Los Angeles metro area? That has happened eight times in various Rose Bowl showdowns over the years. From the first Rose Bowl meeting between the two schools in 1948 to the last one in 2007, the Trojans and …

During the regular season, Miles Sanders was one of the best running backs in the NFL. He finished his fourth NFL season fifth with 1,269 rushing yards, sixth with 4.9 yards per carry and seventh with 11 touchdowns, made his first Pro Bowl and most importantly stayed healthy. Then the Super Bowl came along and he was an afterthought. Sanders …

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not been with the Jets for long, but he is already loving his time in New York, saying the last six weeks have been “about the most fun” he’s had in a while. One thing Rodgers is impressed by with his new squad are his new teammates. They have already made a great impression on the …

Long before Howie Roseman passed on Justin Jefferson for Jalen Reagor, they picked a Pac 10 star from UCLA over several big-named prospects, including a future Bengals legend. The Bengals drafted Chad Johnson in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft out of Oregon State. Johnson finished his career with 766 catches for 11,059 yards and 67 touchdown catches, …

Aaron Rodgers has only been with the New York Jets for six weeks, but he’s seen enough to believe that two of the team’s premier young players, cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson, have an abundantly bright future. Rodgers thinks that the Jets may soon have the NFL’s best wide receiver and cornerback in Wilson and Gardner, which …

A three-time NFL Most Valuable Player just left the NFC South—and, unsurprisingly, he was the Most Valuable Player of the NFC South for as long as he was in it. So, who’s going to step up and lay claim to the honor now? Here are our managing editors’ picks for the division’s MVP in 2023. Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports QB …