Jason Kelce is going to go down as one of the greatest Philadelphia Eagles players of all time, and arguably the greatest player at his position in league history. And now it looks like the veteran center is calling it a career. In the aftermath of Philly’s NFC wild-card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, Kelce told …

Tem Lukabu, currently a linebackers coach with the Carolina Panthers, will interview for the defensive coordinator position with the New England Patriots per a report. Lukabu spent time on the Rutgers football staff early in his career. Freshly announced Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, who replaces the legendary Bill Belichick, is beginning to piece together his first staff as a …

The Buccaneers were at home for Monday night’s game against the Eagles, but they weren’t favored to beat a team that lost five of their last six games in the regular season. Oddsmakers got that call wrong. The Bucs rolled to a 32-9 win behind a big night from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield went 22-of-36 for 337 yards and three …

With the win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the ReliaQuest Bowl, Brian Kelly secured back-to-back 10-win seasons during his first two years on the Bayou. When people mention new head coaches, the word “fit” gets brought up a lot. Does the new coach “fit” the program? Many people did not think Kelly would do so well at LSU because he …

Monday night’s game was Jason Kelce’s last. Kelce told teammates in the locker room after the Eagles lost to the Buccaneers that he is going to retire, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The 36-year-old Kelce declined to talk to reporters after the game, but he appeared emotional as he walked off the field, and he has mused about retiring …

Before Kalen DeBoer became the new coach of Alabama football, he agreed the Crimson Tide belonged in the top four in the sport. As one of the coaches voting in the US LBM coaches poll, DeBoer ranked Alabama No. 4 in his final ballot of the season released after the national championship game. DeBoer kept the top four teams in …

Bills quarterback Josh Allen had his rough patches during the 2023 regular season, but he showed on Monday why the highs more than balance out the lows over the long run. Allen threw three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Bills to a 31-17 win over the Steelers in a game that was pushed to Monday afternoon because …

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star pass rusher Cedric Works. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound pass rusher plays high school football for Northmont High School in Dayton, Ohio. On3 ranks Cedric Works as the No. 258 recruit in the country and the No. 20 edge rusher. Works is considered the No. 10 player in Ohio in the class of …

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts got the question that was on just about everybody’s mind after Monday night’s 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs. Hurts was asked if he wants to see head coach Nick Sirianni return to the team after presiding over the 1-6 slide that saw the Eagles go from the top of …

The transfer portal is a touchy topic to mention to college football fans and coaches alike. How do you regulate it? When should a player be able to transfer? Should transfers have to sit out a year? All kinds of questions and grey areas surround the portal and every conference is working diligently to figure out what the best method …

Three conference honorees. A 1,000-2,000 season. That’s just the beginning. Maybe 2023 was the First Coast’s year of the quarterback in college football. The just-completed college season was a banner year for quarterbacks as the Times-Union releases its annual First Coast All-FBS team, highlighting top Jacksonville-area performers across the Football Bowl Subdivision. The list includes multiple all-conference selections as well …

Retired Alabama coach Nick Saban hired George Helow as a special assistant following the SEC Championship Game, and the former Michigan linebackers coach turned out to be the last hire the legendary coach ever made. Helow first came to Alabama as a defensive intern for Saban’s sixth season at UA, in 2012. In a Tuscaloosa News exclusive Q&A, Helow reflects …

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest from the NFL playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys lost (again), the Detroit Lions won (a rarity) and more than 23 million people found the league’s first playoff game primarily broadcast on a streaming service. It was …

Penn State head coach James Franklin was under the unenviable task of having to replace his defensive and offensive coordinators this offseason. But after filling those roles, Franklin was thrown into a position where he needed to replace his special teams coordinator as well. Now, it appears Franklin has his next special teams coordinator. Justin Lustig, who has been the …

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, widening the postseason path for teams like Tennessee. The Vols would’ve made a 12-team playoff in 2022. They would’ve missed it by two wins in 2023. Neither an unbeaten record nor a conference title will be needed to make the CFP. An SEC team with a 10-2 record or better will …