Dec. 22—OXFORD — College football keeps changing. And it’s either hop on the moving train or get left behind. Let’s count some of the major changes that have taken place (or will be shortly) in the last few years: —The transfer portal and the one-time transfer rule, which has completely changed the way team-building and roster maintenance works —Name, image …

The NFL offseason always has a mixed bags of signings and trades. Some signings are the difference between being a playoff contender and winning a Super Bowl, while others can go in the reverse direction. Playoff teams can go from missing the postseason altogether or bad teams can get even worse with a poor offseason move (or two).  These poor offseason …

The 2023 Armed Forces Bowl features the James Madison Dukes (11-1) battling the Air Force Falcons (8-4) on Saturday. The Dukes bounced back in the season finale after picking up their first loss. In Week 13, James Madison blew out Coastal Carolina 56-14. Meanwhile, Air Force ended the year on a four-game losing streak. On Nov. 24, Boise State defeated …

Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard may be closing in on the end of his NFL run. Shepard tore his Achilles late in the 2021 season and his 2022 season ended with a torn ACL in Week Three, so there was no guarantee that he’d be back with the team this year. His rehab work impressed the Giants enough to bring …

Award season hasn’t ended just yet, and the awards left on the board are some of the most valuable, decided on by the coaches in the sport. For the 16th season, FootballScoop announced its coach of the year finalists, which fellow coaches vote on. The candidates must be nominated by a fellow coach to be eligible for the award, and …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 22, 2023, 07:50 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Another week, another new No. 1 team atop the ESPN NHL Power Rankings! Plus, with the league’s holiday roster freeze in effect, and the IIHF World Junior Championship set to begin Tuesday, we analyzed each team’s roster to sort out the …

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (10) warms up before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the TCU Horned Frogs at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Oklahoma won 69-45. The 33rd annual Valero Alamo Bowl is set to host an exciting game between the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners and …

How much will Matt Patricia change the Eagles’ defense? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For 58 minutes on Monday night, the story was going to be about how Matt Patricia, the Eagles’ new de facto defensive coordinator, held the Seahawks to 13 points as the team held on to get a big conference win on the road. Didn’t quite …

The UCF Knights seek their third Gasparilla Bowl victory in the past five years Saturday when they meet the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl. The Knights are familiar guests to this postseason bowl game, which changed names from the St. Petersburg Bowl in 2017. The Knights (6-6) posted a 48-25 win over Marshall in 2019, followed …

Saturday night’s Peacock-exclusive game between the Bills and Chargers could have been a lot more interesting, if former Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman’s information about former Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is accurate. Via TMZ.com, Merriman said earlier this month that Rivers, who was last seen nearly upsetting the Bills in the wild-card round of the 2020 playoffs as the quarterback of …

And … here we go again. Well, not me, but you, dear Michigan football fan. The holidays are here, and so are reports about the NFL’s interest in your football coach. The latest comes by way of Los Angeles, where a head coach vacancy opened up a couple weeks back. The Chargers are reportedly interested in Jim Harbaugh, which makes …

Ninteen receivers were drafted before him. He was the last player taken before the start of round six. And Rams receiver Puka Nacua is now making a late run at being named the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year. The award seemed to be locked up by Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, who has been spectacular. But Stroud missed Week 15 …

A former Nebraska quarterback has once again entered the transfer portal. Casey Thompson has entered the portal after spending one year at Florida Atlantic. Thompson spent 2023 at Florida Atlantic University after three years at Texas and then playing for Nebraska for the 2022 season. He started three games for the Owls this past season before tearing his ACL. In …

Kyren Williams does a celebratory dance after scoring a Rams TD and tossing the ball to his mom in the stands. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Rams running back Kyren Williams revered one star above all others at SoFi Stadium Thursday, and it wasn’t who you might think. It wasn’t new Dodger Shohei Ohtani, though the two-way standout’s …

For the first time in nearly 26 years, Michigan football is the nation’s No. 1 team, with the Wolverines jumping to the top of whichever measure you prefer: US LBM Coaches Poll, Associated Press poll or College Football Playoff seedings. The Wolverines aren’t exactly feeling the love, however, at least according to running back Blake Corum. When he spoke Thursday …