Tennessee football hired two assistant coaches last week. What was your reaction? My guess is you were enthusiastic about the news. Fans tend to be optimistic about any changes in their favorite program. And changes haven’t occurred that often in Josh Heupel’s three years as Tennessee’s football coach. So, when his running backs and linebackers coaches decided to move on, …

The Bills fell short of a trip to the Super Bowl once again this season, but that hasn’t changed head coach Sean McDermott’s view of what is coming Buffalo’s way in the future. McDermott has gone 73-41 in the regular season since becoming the Bills’ head coach in 2017 and the Bills have advanced to the postseason in all but …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Beginning Monday, representatives of all 32 NFL teams will descend upon Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. They’ve arrived for the scouting combine, where 321 of this year’s top prospects seek to boost their stock before the draft, which begins on April 25. The exhaustive process was originally designed to provide every club with thorough medical …

The following is Miss Terry Saban’s foreword to The Tuscaloosa News’ commemorative Nick Saban book that looks back on his legendary 17 seasons coaching Alabama football. Order the 192-page hardcover book, packed with expert storytelling and stunning action photography, via Pediment Publishing. The foundation was here at Alabama, ready for something special to be built upon it, a pyramid rising …

Kirby Smart is poised to turn to a rival staff for the next Georgia football running backs coach. Georgia Tech’s Josh Crawford, who coached at five different high schools in the state, is expected to fill the vacancy created when Dell McGee was hired as Georgia State head coach, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports was first to report. Crawford worked under …

Jim Harbaugh, left, celebrates with Michigan defensive lineman Kris Jenkins Jr. after the Wolverines’ Big Ten championship win over Iowa in December. Which Michigan players could be at the top of Harbaugh’s Chargers draft wish list? (Darron Cummings / Associated Press) After a year of too many losses, the Chargers decidedly won the start of the offseason, their addition of …

Philadelphia made significant changes to the coaching staff following a historic collapse that saw the Eagles lose 6 of their final seven games. The positive vibes are back around the NovaCare Complex following the additions of Vic Fangio (DC) and Kellen Moore (OC). It’s never too early to look ahead at the NFL draft, and with so many holes on …

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins had a breakout season in 2023 and it came at a good time on the contract front. Collins was drafted in the third round of the 2021 draft, so he became eligible for a contract extension this offseason. Posting 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns is a good argument for a new deal …

A host of structural changes are coming ahead of the 2024 college football season, including the inaugural campaign for the 12-team playoff structure that will finally provide football parity the CFB landscape has been yearning for over the last decade. Year after year, contending teams, especially in the SEC, are led by at least one freshman stud on offense or …

Coach Sean McVay, congratulating receivers Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell (5), and the Rams have some holes to fill and salary-cap space with which to work. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) No more rebuild, remodel, reframe or however the Rams defined their frugal 2023 spending approach. After achieving an unexpected 10-7 record and earning a playoff appearance, the Rams …

Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor will put a lot of focus in the passing offense in 2024. In his first season, the deep pass often was missing. To get back to being an offense as challenging to defend as it was in 2022, when Taylor was the receivers coach and the Tigers won their second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference …

The Oklahoma Sooners pursuit to land another five-star defender for the third recruiting class in a row looks to be on really solid footing. Oklahoma has been the trending favorite to land five-star safety Jonah Williams for some time now, and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down. OU picked up another prediction, this time from Rivals’ Texas Insider Geoff …

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have hired Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Josh Crawford to serve as the running backs coach at Georgia. Crawford replaced Dell McGee, who is now the head coach at Georgia State. Crawford joined Georgia Tech in 2023 after coaching as the Western Kentucky outside receivers coach (2021). Crawford was promoted to be …

The NFL is taking steps toward banning hip-drop tackles. As long as the league can figure out how to define what, exactly a hip-drop tackle is. A hip-drop tackle occurs when a tackler pulls down a ball carrier while dropping onto his legs. It has caused several notable injuries, and Judy Battista of NFL Media reports that the Competition Committee …

SOUTH BEND — Three words came immediately to Mike Denbrock’s mind when the new offensive coordinator for Notre Dame football was asked recently about Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard. Competitive. Energetic. Curious. Their highly anticipated collaboration is still in the conceptual stages, but with March 7 and the start of spring practice right around the corner, their fertile football brains …