We haven’t discussed the possibility that USC women’s basketball could win the Pac-12 title for one simple reason: It didn’t look remotely possible. USC entered this weekend two games behind Stanford in the Pac-12 race. While USC keeps winning, Stanford faced undermanned Arizona on Friday before facing bottom-rung Arizona State on Sunday and then a weak Oregon team next weekend. …

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams in advance of the 2024 season. There is seismic change across the sport entering the year. The Big Ten welcomes in USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, the SEC welcomes in Texas and Oklahoma and the Pac 12 no longer exists. Then there’s the Playoff, which is sure to have trickle-down effects …

As the SEC expands to 16 teams in 2024, the conference is stacked at the quarterback position. From former five-star prospects to 2024 Heisman contenders to intriguing transfer additions, there will be some fantastic quarterback play on display this fall in the SEC. Seven of the last nine Heisman winners have come from Oklahoma and the SEC. Two of those …

Penn State showed last season that it needs to improve the wide receiver position in a big way. Penn State may have addressed that need with help from the transfer portal this offseason with the addition of former Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming, but the Nittany Lions are working on hitting the recruiting trail hard for wide receiver depth. …

Receiver Mecole Hardman caught the touchdown to win Super Bowl LVIII after returning to the Chiefs from the Jets in a midseason trade. Hardman is now once again approaching free agency. He noted this week that he’s essentially in a wait-and-see mode when it comes to potentially being with Kansas City in 2024, as the club goes for three straight …

A former Nebraska football coach has received an NFL coaching job. Greg Austin has been named the assistant offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Austin played offensive guard for Nebraska from 2003-2007. He returned to Lincoln as an offensive line coach from 2018 to 2021 as a member of Scott Frost’s staff. He was dismissed from his position following …

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry last month, and this week LaFleur called that the kind of tough decision that head coaches have to make. At a press conference that was primarily about introducing new Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, LaFleur described his process of deciding that it was time to replace Barry after three seasons. …

The latest member of the 2025 recruiting class for Rutgers football is certainly an impressive athlete. Jayden Elijah is a tough and physical athlete who also moves very well. A 6-foot-7 and 290 pound offensive lineman from Matawan Regional (Matawan, New Jersey), Elijah is the No. 14 recruit in New Jersey according to 247Sports. But he is also a standout …

With the release of the 2024 salary cap — which has gone up to $255.4 million — the NFL has also let teams know the numbers for the franchise and transition tags this offseason. The window to use the franchise tag opened earlier this week and teams have until 4 p.m. ET on March 5 to tag a player. The …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Joel Farabee didn’t understand the negativity. As he walked into Philadelphia Flyers training camp last September, he saw a locker room that had become even more tight-knit over the summer. He saw key players like center Sean Couturier, now their captain, and winger Cam Atkinson …

Wisconsin football returns to the field for spring practice in late March. It is then that we’ll get a first glimpse at some of the Badgers’ newcomers, including former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, former Oklahoma running back Tawee Walker and former Arkansas linebacker Jaheim Thomas. The spring period promises to be an active one after Wisconsin’s disappointing 7-6 campaign. …

49ers corner Ward undergoes successful core muscle surgery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Charvarius Ward underwent successful core muscle surgery Thursday, the 49ers cornerback confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area on Friday. Ward originally announced the successful procedure on social media, but did not include specific details. The standout corner suffered the injury to his groin/core muscle area …

Back in 1998, 21-year-old Mike Elko was finishing his playing career as a safety for Penn University of the Ivy League. That same year, the Texas A&M football team won the Big 12 Championship led by R.C. Slocum. 26 years later, Elko is head coach of the Aggies, Slocum is interim director of athletics and Texas A&M hasn’t won a …

What Chiefs DC Spagnuolo texted Purdy after 49ers’ Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy might not have walked away from the 49ers’ Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with the franchise’s sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy, but he did earn the respect of the opposing sideline. While Purdy was not able to …

The Georgia Bulldogs are hunting for a new running backs coach after Dell McGee became the head coach at Georgia State. McGee will coach his son, Austin, at Georgia State, so who can blame him for leaving to become a head coach. Head coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs are looking for a new running backs coach that can replace …