As soon as Angel Lopez got the call from Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, he knew he found his home. The Gadsden County senior defensive back signed with Colorado on Wednesday morning, alongside six other teammates who signed to play football at their respective colleges. Joining the Buffaloes in Sanders’s second year as head coach, the opportunity to learn from …

Aiyuk headlines 49ers’ list of NFL offseason priorities originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — This one might take a while, but the 49ers’ top offseason priority is to sign wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a long-term contract. The goal, of course, is to come to an arrangement that makes both sides happy. But if history is …

BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis throws a touchdown pass against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Slovis is now preparing for the upcoming NFL combine in Indianapolis later this month. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News It’s amazing what can get lost in an email. For BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis, it was his future. Slovis …

New Titans offensive coordinator Nick Holz thinks he has a quarterback he can build an offense around in Will Levis. Holz said that last year, when he was the Jaguars’ passing game coordinator, he didn’t scout Levis in the draft because the Jaguars knew they weren’t going to use a high pick on a quarterback. But Holz started watching Levis …

In Georgia football’s latest coaching staff move, Georgia Bulldogs special teams coordinator Scott Cochran is no longer with the team. Cochran, who had served as Georgia’s special teams coordinator since 2020, helped Georgia have one of the top special teams units in the country. In fact, the Georgia special teams did not allow a punt return all season in 2023. …

Elite QB prospect falls to Patriots in ESPN’s new 2024 NFL mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Now that the Super Bowl is over and the offseason is officially underway, it’s time to devote even more attention to the 2024 NFL Draft. Sure, free agency in March will help shape the balance of power in the NFL, especially …

Spring ball for the 2024 season hasn’t even started, but it’s never too early to start making some projections. This will be the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, and that means the concept of the New Year’s Six is also a thing of the past. Action Network’s Brett McMurphy recently released his way-too-early bowl projections for …

The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after they lost Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs and a little over a year after he was hired. “It just ended up being not the right fit,” said 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan during a Wednesday news conference. “We felt pretty strongly that this was …

Feb. 14—CHAPEL HILL — University of North Carolina linebacker Milad Aghaiepour recently announced his decision to transfer this offseason to North Carolina Central University to play football for the Eagles. A true freshman at Guilford for junior college, UNC was Aghaiepour’s only Divison-1 opportunity. “It was less about the hype and the media,” he said. “I know I can play …

One of the biggest questions of the 2024 offseason centers on Chicago, where the Bears have both a fourth-year player who could become a franchise quarterback and dibs on drafting any potential franchise quarterback they want in April. Some think the Bears should trade Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams. Others, including Bears receiver D.J. Moore (the video of our …

Now that NFL and college football seasons are over, we can start looking forward to what 2024 will hold for the Colorado Buffaloes. We recently predicted each game on CU’s schedule and we’re now doing a different kind of deep dive. Colorado regained the attention of the college football world when Deion Sanders was hired as head coach, and to …

Mike Zimmer is a hard-nosed, old-school football coach. Some have called him a “jerk” (or maybe worse). The truth is: Most players love playing for him (and beat writers love covering him). Zimmer was introduced as the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator on Wednesday, getting him back on the sideline for the first time since 2021. For the first time in …

Only 10,000 fans will be permitted to attend the Tennessee Orange & White spring football game due to construction at Neyland Stadium. The game will be played at 1 p.m. on April 13. But only a fraction of Neyland Stadium will be utilized. It normally has a capacity of 101,915. Tickets will go on sale Feb. 21. They will be …

Greenlaw’s injury evoked heart-wrenching reaction from 49ers, Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As painful as Dre Greenlaw’s Achilles injury appeared to be during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, it was as equally heart-wrenching for 49ers teammates and Kansas City Chiefs counterparts looking on. With 9:16 remaining in the second quarter, the 49ers linebacker attempted …

Scott Vallone is the hire for Rutgers football as the tight ends coach. It is an interesting hire to say the least for the Scarlet Knights. A former standout defensive lineman at Rutgers, Vallone is a highly-regarded and well-respected young coach. High school coaches value him and his recruiting style while young players can relate to him as one of …