The Oklahoma Sooners get set for spring ball with one of the deepest wide receiver rooms in the country. Despite the loss of 2023’s leading receiver Drake Stoops, wide receiver is absolutely stacked heading into 2024. Nic Anderson and Jalil Farooq return after finishing second and third in receiving in 2023. Jayden Gibson is back as well after having a …

The Colts moved to hold onto a key offensive piece this week when they used the franchise tag on wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. on Tuesday. Head coach Shane Steichen met with reporters after that tag was used and he said that having Pittman back “will be huge” for quarterback Anthony Richardson’s development in his second NFL season. Richardson’s full …

When Cypress offensive tackle Ryan Fodje committed to the Oklahoma Sooners, it kind of came out of nowhere. It wasn’t surprising that he committed to OU, but that he committed just as his recruitment was beginning to take off. In the weeks leading to his commitment, the Power Five offers began to roll in. But his relationship with the Sooners …

The Broncos will let one of their restricted free agents hit the open market. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Denver will not tender restricted free agent Jonathan Harris. That means Harris will become an unrestricted free agent next week. Harris, 27, appeared in all 17 games for the Broncos last season with five starts. He was on the field …

Luke Fickell’s class of 2024, his first full recruiting class as head coach at Wisconsin, can be labeled a resounding success. Time will ultimately tell how each signee in the group performs, and whether that occurs in Madison or elsewhere. But now that the 2024 cycle has officially concluded, we can officially give props to Fickell’s effort. Wisconsin’s class finished …

Position-by-position look at Eagles offense before free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL offseason will ramp up early next week with the start of free agency when the negotiating window opens on Monday at noon. The new league year will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Eagles are projected to have nearly $42 million in cap …

Deion Sanders wrote a new motivational book that comes out Tuesday with various tips for personal success, including a chapter entitled “Make Confidence Your Natural Odor.” But buyer beware: That advice about confidence seems to have double meaning. “I don’t use cologne,” Sanders writes in the book. “Somebody might pick up on my scent and ask, `What is that you’re …

As things currently stand, the Saints are over the 2024 salary cap, and Tyrann Mathieu is slated to cost more than $12 million in cap space this year. But that’s likely to change soon. The Saints and Mathieu are working on a renegotiated contract and expect to have it done soon, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Because of the …

It has been a little over two months since Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines defeated Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl overtime thriller. Little did we know that the instant classic would be the final game of Coach Saban’s legendary career that brought seven national championships, six of which he won in his 17 …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Inside the home of Robert Thomas is a replica Stanley Cup sitting on a desk. It’s a conversation piece, a reminder of career accomplishments and something his guests inevitably drink out of during house parties. “I mean, it’s only like a good half sip,” Thomas …

Ex-Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery adamant they build around Justin Fields, ‘baller’ DJ Moore originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Alshon Jeffery sees Caleb Williams’ appeal. He understands the talent and potential the USC star and presumptive No. 1 overall pick has for general manager Ryan Poles and the Bears. But he sees the same potential in Justin Fields and believes …

EAST LANSING — Jay Johnson and Scottie Hazelton always seemed like an odd pairing. Mel Tucker’s handpicked coordinators looked and sounded completely different. Johnson was clean-shaven with a professorial demeanor. He was exacting and precise with his words. Hazelton, in contrast, had a scraggly ZZ Top beard. He often rambled breathlessly with incomplete thoughts and run-on sentences. Beyond the press …

Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. And misers tighten belts. At a time when the league keeps generating more and more revenue, it’s cutting more and more costs. According to Sports Business Journal, roughly 60 of 200 eligible NFL employees have accepted a voluntary buyout. Many of those accepting the offer of three weeks’ pay for every year of service …

Jacksonville State will be starting to get into spring practice this month, and coming off a successful first FBS season there are a few things that this crop of Gamecocks will need to show this spring. The Gamecocks start spring practice on Saturday. The Gamecocks will be going through a few weeks of spring practice, leading up to the spring …

Previewing 49ers’ difficult decisions on unrestricted free agents originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While the early negotiating period for NFL free agents kicks off on Monday, the 49ers have been able to hold talks with their own players whose contracts are set to expire. Veteran guard Jon Feliciano is the 49ers’ only offensive starter who is scheduled for …