The Rose Bowl ended up being Nick Saban’s last game at Alabama. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) Nick Saban was not thrilled with the way that his team reacted to losing the Rose Bowl. Alabama lost 27-20 to eventual national champion Michigan in the College Football Playoff on Jan. 1. The overtime loss came after Jalen Milroe’s fourth-down run …

Is there room for Jason Kelce on Eagles’ Mt. Rushmore? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt are the four Presidents sculptor Gutzon Borglum carved into the face of Mount Rushmore in western South Dakota in the 1930s. But what about the 5th-best President? Sorry, FDR. Sorry, Eisenhower. Sorry, James K. Polk. …

While the majority of recruiting focus is on the current 2025 class, it’s never too early for programs around the country to start developing relationships with players in the later classes as well. That’s what Penn State and offensive line coach Phil Trautwein is doing with a specific class of 2026 offensive line prospect. Darius Gray is a 6’3″ 285-pounder …

2024 Eagles mock draft roundup 4.0: A couple trades in post-Combine edition originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL Combine was last week so it’s a chance to see if the week in Indianapolis did anything to change the mock drafts. Here’s a look at the latest projects for the Eagles at No. 22: Dane Brugler, The Athletic Trade …

Steve Spurrier weighed in on the state of Florida football under embattled coach Billy Napier, and the HBC’s assessment came off as anything but a ringing endorsement. Florida Times-Union columnist Gene Frenette quoted Spurrier questioning the direction of Napier’s Gators in a recent column. The most biting quote? “There’s a feeling around the Gators of, ‘What the heck are we …

Bears salary cap situation after Jaylon Johnson gets franchise tag originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Now that the Bears have made the decision to place the franchise tag on star cornerback Jaylon Johnson, the team’s salary cap picture is much clearer as free agency approaches. Johnson is now locked into a $19.8 million deal to play in 2024, unless …

GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Napier opens spring practices Thursday aiming to set a new course for a struggling program entering Year 3 on his watch. Napier welcomes 30 new scholarship players and four new assistant coaches, the latest being Jonathan Decoster as UF continues to have two offensive line assistants. In the search for answers, leaders, playmakers and momentum, …

New Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter has been familiarizing himself with the team in recent weeks and that process has been helped by having familiarity with some players from their time in college. Minter was the defensive coordinator at Michigan the last two years and one of the players that he saw on tape was edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu. Tuipulotu …

Daniel Akinkunmi used to stroll into Southgate College in North London carrying massive lunch boxes filled with chicken and rice. He transported the food three hours each morning by train from North England to stay on top of his diet and then carried them home each evening to be refilled the next day. When he arrived on campus in the …

In the Bears’ ongoing quest to get a new stadium, they’ve promoted an executive who will have that as the No. 1 item on her agenda. Karen B. Murphy, who has long served in the team’s business office, has been promoted to a newly created role with the title of executive vice president of stadium development and chief operating officer. …

Four-star offensive line recruit Kaden Strayhorn has named his top schools. Strayhorn includes the Georgia Bulldogs in his top 12. Kaden Strayhorn is a member of the class of 2025. He plays high school football for national powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Strayhorn is ranked as the No. 380 recruit in the country and the No. 20 interior offensive …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Charles McDonald is joined by Ryan McFadden of the Denver Post to do a deep dive on the state of affairs in one of the most chaotic franchises in the league: the Denver Broncos. After taking on an $85M dead cap hit to cut ties with Russell …

Jack Wilson was invited to a Rutgers football camp this June, the Wisconsin athlete just recently getting on the radar of the Big Ten program. Wilson is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete who plays for Mt. Horeb (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin). A class of 2026 prospect, he lines up as a linebacker and at running back. In the 2024 recruiting class, Rutgers …

Colts General Manager Chris Ballard said last week that wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. will be on the team’s 2024 roster one way or another and the Colts moved to make sure that proves to be the case on Tuesday. According to multiple reports, the Colts are using their franchise tag on Pittman. The move allows them to keep working …

2025 defensive lineman Andrew Maddox announced his top 12 schools. Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Alabama, Miami, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Florida State, Texas, Florida and Georgia are Maddox’s top 12 schools. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive line prospect is from Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Tennessee offered a scholarship to Maddox on Jan. 23, 2023. Southern Miss was the first …