It’s no secret that the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has changed the landscape of college athletics — particularly college football. It’s a recent development, Penn State football coach James Franklin said, that doesn’t necessarily bode well for the sport. “We’ve been on a slippery slope for a while,” Franklin said at his winter news conference on …

Patrick Mahomes has had a Hall of Fame career in the six years since he became the Chiefs’ full-time starting quarterback. With three Super Bowl titles, three Super Bowl MVP awards, two league MVP awards and six Pro Bowls, Mahomes already is drawing comparisons to Tom Brady. Brady remains the greatest of all time with seven Super Bowl rings, five …

ESPN and the College Football Playoff reportedly have agreed to a contract extension to televise the 12-team playoff through the 2031 college football season, according to a Tuesday report by The Athletic. The deal is reportedly worth $1.3 billion per season through the life of the extension. The Athletic added the deal is still contingent on how the Pac-12’s disbandment …

In the first 29 Super Bowls, the 49ers won five and lost none. In the next 29, they lost three and won none. Throw in coach Kyle Shanahan’s role with the Falcons in an epic loss after blowing a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI, and a narrative has emerged that Shanahan and the 49ers can’t win …

ESPN has updated its way-too-early college football rankings for the 2024 season. Since ESPN released its initial rankings, Nick Saban retired, Washington lost its head coach and much of its roster, and numerous Alabama players transferred. Not too much has changed for the Georgia Bulldogs over the past several weeks. Georgia has the nation’s No. 13 incoming transfer portal class, …

Feb 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — Ridly Greig, speaking for the first time since the Ottawa Senators center was cross-checked to the face by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly, summed up the ensuing fallout by saying he “didn’t think it would get this far.” But three days after the incident, and fresh off Ottawa’s 6-3 win …

In the immediate aftermath of Super Bowl LVIII, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan explained that he opted to take the ball after winning the coin toss to start overtime because he wanted to have the third possession of the game, with the next score winning it all. On Tuesday, at their end-of-season press conference, Shanahan and G.M. John Lynch elaborated on …

The 2024 NFL combine will begin later this month in Indianapolis. The league announced the full list of prospects who were invited to participate. In all, 321 prospects were invited. The combine begins Feb. 26 and will run through March 4. All 321 players, grouped by position, are listed below. Quarterback Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Jayden Daniels, LSU Sam Hartman, …

Feb 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — Ridly Greig, speaking for the first time since the Ottawa Senators center was cross-checked to the face by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly, summed up the ensuing fallout, by saying he “didn’t think it would get this far.” But three days after the incident, and fresh off Ottawa’s 6-3 win …

Nick Allegretti stepped in at left guard for the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl because of an injury to Joe Thuney and he remained in the Super Bowl win over the 49ers despite suffering an injury of his own. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Allegretti tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow during …

Feb. 13—Nick Saban’s decision to leave college football a month ago after guiding Alabama to six national championships was stunning. And last week, Chip Kelly’s resignation as UCLA head coach to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State and take a hefty pay cut was shocking. Not necessarily to Penn State coach James Franklin, who has been complaining for most of …

Feb 14, 2024, 12:32 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead Edmonton to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers’ eighth straight home victory. It was McDavid’s second career six-point game (Nov. 14, 2019, against the Colorado Avalanche), as he became the fifth Oilers player ever with …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Charles McDonald is joined by friend of the show Justis Mosqueda to look back on Super Bowl LVIII and discuss Charles’ time in Las Vegas and at the game, how the Kansas City Chiefs game-planned to beat the San Francisco 49ers, how we should view the Chiefs dynasty and much more. Later in the show, Charles …

Feb. 13—Julian Fleming has been at Penn State for a little more than a month and already he’s receiving positive reviews. Fleming, the former Southern Columbia High School star, transferred last month from Ohio State and is expected to be a starting wide receiver and a team leader. “He’s a very good guy,” Nittany Lions coach James Franklin said Tuesday. …

Curran: Pats have to decide where their next QB is coming from originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots need to revamp their offense this offseason. That starts with addressing the quarterback position, which was a glaring issue throughout their 4-13 campaign. Fortunately for them, they’ll have the option to take their next QB with the No. …