The College Football Playoff Board of Managers unanimously approved a change to the 5+7 model as the expanded 12-team field debuts in the 2024 season, awarding automatic bids to the five highest-ranked conference champions with seven at-large bids filling out the field. It was a change necessitated by the implosion of the Pac-12 as a championship-producing conference, as 10 of …

Getty Images Caleb Williams could soon become the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. But the star USC quarterback does not currently employ an agent, and apparently intends to continue representing himself going into the pros, according to NBC Sports. Williams’ lack of representation first surfaced on a report of draft-eligible prospects and their agents, released Wednesday by …

Will he stay or will he go. That’s what Justin Fields wants to know sooner than later from the Chicago Bears. The quarterback recently unfollowed the team that originally drafted him 11th overall in 2021, and then went on the “St. Brown Brothers” podcast this week to offer his first public comments since the 2023 season ended. When Fields was …

A lot of themes emerged from Lincoln Riley and the new members of his defensive coaching staff at USC last week when they met the media. One of the themes which really came through as a centerpiece of the media availability session was mutuality. These guys are in this thing together. In the NIL space, there is something called a …

Feb 21, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Florida Panthers winger Ryan Lomberg was fined $2,083.83, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for elbowing Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun during Tuesday night’s game. Lomberg was not penalized for the incident, which happened early in the third period of the Panthers’ 3-2 overtime victory. Lomberg, 29, has six points (4 goals, …

Justin Fields explains why he unfollowed the Bears on Instagram originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Social media went into a frenzy on Monday when fans figured out Justin Fields had unfollowed the Bears’ Instagram account. With Equanimeous St. Brown and his brother Amon-Ra on The 33rd Team podcast, Fields revealed why he unfollowed the team’s social media. “Why do …

Steve Sarkisian and his staff are gearing up to host the annual Texas Football High School Coaches Clinic in Austin. The clinic will take place March 22-23 and will feature the current Texas football coaching staff as well as numerous top coaches from around the country. On Wednesday, the school announced that the keynote speaker this year will be Los …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Both Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and GM Joe Hortiz opened their introductory press conferences with promises of multiple Super Bowl titles, but the team’s prized quarterback, Justin Herbert, has not won a playoff game in his four-year NFL career.  Are the Chargers putting too much pressure on the Oregon product? Harbaugh doesn’t …

Happy midweek, everyone! John Breech is roaming the Cincinnati area campaigning for Tee Higgins’ return (or so we think), so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest from around the league, with NFL free agency just around the corner. This is the Pick Six newsletter for Wednesday, Feb. 21. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do …

Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has assisted the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan during a very difficult time. Lopez-Galvan is the mother of two children who was killed during last week’s shooting at the team’s Super Bowl parade in Kansas City. In a now-deleted tweet that was posted on X, a request was made for a white Butker …

A familiar but experienced leader will take over the Lincoln-Sudbury football program. The Warriors announced defensive coordinator Justin McKay will be the team’s next head coach Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. He’s been the team’s defensive coordinator for the past five years. McKay, an Ashland alumn, will take over for Jim Girard, who stepped down in December after …

76-year-old Wade Phillips believes he’s too old to work in the NFL. He’s not to old to work in the UFL. Wade Phillips will serve as head coach of the UFL’s San Antonio Brahmas. Phillips coached the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks in 2023. He replaces Hines Ward as coach of the San Antonio franchise. The son of legendary Oilers coach O.A. …

The landscape of college football has been changing so rapidly over the years, that there are few news stories anymore that are truly surprising. Stanford and California playing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference? Sure, why not? Oregon and Washington traveling to New Jersey to face Rutgers in conference games? I guess it makes sense. But a head coach …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 21, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Don’t forget, even teams that struggle more than others include valuable fantasy assets. At least a small handful, most of the time. Worth bringing up ahead of the current three-day stretch, as two non-playoff clubs are scheduled to battle two other non-contenders on …

Patriots take elite skill position player in NFL Network’s new mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s officially mock draft season, and while many experts believe USC quarterback Caleb Williams will go No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, the rest of the top 10 is still very much a guessing game and could unfold in so …