It’s the offseason, and while spring football is just around the corner, these early spring months are dominated by recruiting, specifically the 2025 cycle that’s filled with defensive talent. Quietly assembling in an impressive 2025 class thus far, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has continued to garner attention from recruits throughout the national landscape. On Friday, 2025 4-star cornerback …

The Bengals will be keeping their top two receivers in the fold. For now. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Bengals have informed Tee Higgins that the franchise tag will be applied. The move will keep him from becoming an unrestricted free agent. It will result in an offer of a one-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $21.816 million. With …

Feb. 23—TUCSON, Ariz. — Kyle Smith can’t do much wrong at the moment. Washington State’s head coach, who guided No. 21 WSU to a 77-74 road upset of No. 4 Arizona Thursday night for first place in the Pac-12, has been named to the Naismith Coach of the Year late-season watch list, the organization announced Friday. Smith, who is guiding …

Framework of a Justin Fields trade could be in place next week: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It feels like a matter of “when” not “if” when discussing the Bears potentially trading Justin Fields. The dominant thinking around the Bears’ quarterback situation surrounds the idea of the front office drafting Caleb Williams or another rookie signal caller from …

With many of the stars of the 2023 team like J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum, Roman Wilson and Kris Jenkins turning their attention to the NFL Scouting Combine, there are plenty of holes on the 2024 Michigan football depth chart to be filled. That job falls to new head coach Sherrone Moore, who took over quickly after the departure of Jim …

49ers create valuable salary cap space by releasing CB Oliver originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers began their financial maneuverings Friday, just hours after the NFL announced a salary cap increase of more than $30 million for the 2024 season. San Francisco released veteran cornerback Isaiah Oliver, which creates an immediate $2.4 million in cap savings. Oliver …

The transfer portal is one of the biggest debate topics in college football. There’s so many positives to the portal: it allows kids to see more playing time elsewhere, suit up closer to home and play for coaches who initially recruited them, but moved schools. There’s also plenty of negatives, with the most pressing one being that college football feels …

Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium in December. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The Rams and receiver Demarcus Robinson agreed to terms on a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team. Robinson, 29, played for the Kansas …

Call it the James Laurinaitis effect for Ohio State football and its recruitment of linebackers. Although the newly elevated former Buckeye hasn’t been out on the recruiting trail for long, he’s still making his mark. One of those prospects he’s impressed is California’s, Madden Faraimo, who included Ohio State in his final four schools along with Notre Dame, Oregon and …

How NFL’s 2024 $255.4M salary cap impacts 49ers’ free-agent decisions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers now head into the 2024 NFL season with a little more financial wiggle room than expected. The NFL announced Friday that the 2024 salary cap has been set at $255.4 million per team, an increase of more than $30 million from …

Getty Images South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium has hosted plenty of seismic SEC football showdowns over the years. Now, the venue is set to host a different kind of major football event as European soccer powers Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United will square off inside the 77,559-seat stadium on August 3. The clubs announced the game Friday in tandem with South …

Draft prospect Rome Odunze says ‘it would be awesome’ to play for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots would be wise to select a wide receiver early in the 2024 NFL Draft, whether that’s with the No. 3 overall pick or during Day 2 in the second or third rounds. One of the best wide …

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Golden Richards (83) being helped off the field after being injured in the NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 1976. | Associated Press Former BYU and Dallas Cowboys receiver Golden Richards, one of the most gifted — and troubled — athletes the state of Utah has ever produced, …

The Miami Dolphins’ decision to release four-time Pro Bowl and 2020 First-Team All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard makes dollars and sense when it comes to the salary cap.  The team is currently projected to be $24.8 million over the 2024 base salary cap of $255.4 million, according to OverTheCap.com. However, Howard’s eight-time Pro Bowl defensive backfield teammate of one season, Jalen Ramsey, is …

Georgia State is targeting Georgia running backs coach Dell McGee as its next head football coach, according to 247Sports. McGee, who has also served as Georgia’s run game coordinator since 2019, is set to replace Shawn Elliott, who abruptly left his post to become the tight ends coach and run game coordinator at South Carolina. McGee and Georgia State are …