Super Bowl LVIII marked the last NFL game played before kickoff rules were radically changed, and it was emblematic of why the league decided a major change was needed. In the Super Bowl to end the 2023 season, the Chiefs and 49ers combined to kick off 13 times. All 13 of them were touchbacks. It was the first Super Bowl …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — There hasn’t been much change to the coaching staff this offseason for Rutgers football, a rare period of stability in what seems like otherwise turbulent times in college football. But for Rutgers football and head coach Greg Schiano, the addition of two coaches to the staff are important in that they bring a singularity of purpose to …

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye possess all the qualities any NFL team would desire in a pocket passer prospect. Maye has the stature (6-foot-four, 229 pounds), the arm talent, and the athleticism to make almost any throw, whether that’s a deep ball from the pocket or on the run. His collegiate production is a result of these traits as he …

The No. 3 tight end in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his final list of schools down to only six schools. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are still in the running for him. Da’Saahn Brame is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound, four-star tight end who is ranked as the No. 3 tight end in the country by ESPN. Brame is …

When tight end Colston Loveland takes the Big House field for defending national champion Michigan football against Fresno State on Aug. 31, he will do so with a host of new faces around him. No matter where he looks − left, right, or behind him − he won’t see a single player who was a full-time starter alongside him in …

Georgia football staffer John Collins has been hired by the University of Michigan to serve as their assistant director of recruiting. Collins has spent the past two years as a recruiting and personnel analyst with the Bulldogs. He helped Georgia secure the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle. Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines previously made a splash …

It’s a typically busy Thursday night in the NHL, with 14 games on the schedule. And there are some absolute gems among those 14 contests, including several that could be run back during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The early window includes three games that could take place in either the first round of the Eastern Conference bracket or further …

Kobe Prentice is excited. And why wouldn’t he be? The high-flying pass attack coming to Alabama football under new coach Kalen DeBoer is good news for any wide receiver, but especially Prentice. The Crimson Tide junior’s explosiveness off the line of scrimmage and ability to get open quickly on shorter pass routes makes him a perfect fit for what DeBoer …

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. The NHL regular season is nearly done, meaning many teams …

It’s a new era of football at Saint James School with the announcement of its new football coach Aubrey Blackwell on Wednesday afternoon. Former head coach Neal Posey took his football expertise to Florida and joined the UCF football coaching staff as an offensive analyst last month. Head of School Dr. Larry McLemore and athletic director Katie Barton wasted no …

A five-star recruit that Georgia football heavily pursued and had designs on signing got away with a commitment to another traditional power. That’s an accurate description of in-state defensive lineman Justus Terry from Manchester High, who announced his commitment to Southern Cal over the weekend. It also describes where Kirby Smart and his staff stood with KJ Bolden last August …

The Chiefs, Ravens and 49ers will have the NFL’s best records in 2024, if the betting odds are to be believed. Kansas City, Baltimore and San Francisco each had win totals of over/under 11.5 in the odds that were released by DraftKings. The 11.5 number is the highest in the league. The Chiefs are -110 favorites to go over 11.5 …

Change is in the air with the Memorial Day School athletic program. The Matadors have recently hired a new athletic director, a new football coach and announced that the football program will be moving to the eight-man format competing in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association. Memorial Day parted ways with head football coach Jaha Taylor in February at the same …

On Monday, former Rutgers football assistant coach Damian Wroblewski officially joined the Maryland coaching staff. Wroblewski joins the Terrapins’ staff with 25 years of college football coaching experience. The veteran coach will serve as Maryland’s assistant offensive line coach after five seasons as an offensive line coach at James Madison. He had previously spent time on the Rutgers staff under …

Kickers’ moments of glory could be coming to an end if Larry David gets his way. Photograph: Eric Hartline/USA Today Sports The NFL will look radically different next season. The league’s owners voted on Tuesday to approve a new kickoff rule originally adopted in the XFL. It is one of the most groundbreaking changes in league history. After slowly legislating …