Oklahoma just had one of its all-time best defensive line recruiting hauls with their 2024 class. It was headlined by five-star defensive tackle David Stone but there were multiple four-star defensive linemen in the Sooners’ haul. Oklahoma needed every single signee as the Sooners were set to be pretty thin along their defensive line after the 2024 season. They now …

USC’s Caleb Williams declines NFL combine medical exams: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago USC quarterback and expected No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is declining to partake in medical examinations with all 32 teams, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. ESPN first reported Williams didn’t plan to do the testing. In accepting his invitation, Williams didn’t sign off on …

Feb. 29—PULLMAN — Washington State spent much of last fall trying to complete its 2024 football schedule, wading through the wreckage of the Pac-12 to find opponents and nail down dates. As of Thursday afternoon, mission complete. WSU’s 2024 schedule features six home games and six away, starting with an Aug. 31 home opener against FCS Portland State and concluding …

Report: Patriots have made offer to free agent safety Kyle Dugger originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyle Dugger is one of the most important free agents the New England Patriots have to consider re-signing this offseason. And it sounds like the Patriots have made an effort to bring him back. MassLive’s Mark Daniels and Karen Guregian reported Thursday that …

It’s been one heck of a start to 2024 for co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach Todd Bates. He received a pay bump earlier this offseason and appears headed for another raise according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. According to Zenitz, Bates is set to push his salary up to $900,000 per year as he finalizes a three-year contract extension …

The Saints have informed veteran safety Marcus Maye they will release him at the start of the league year, Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report reports. Maye signed a three year, $22.5 million contract with the Saints as a free agent in 2022, but he missed as many games (17) as he played (17) in two seasons. That includes a three-game …

Former Florida State football star defensive tackle Braden Fiske is having himself a day at the 2024 NFL Draft Combine on Thursday. Fiske ran an unofficial 4.78 second in the 40-yard dash on the first day of field drills at the combine. He also posted a 33 1/2 foot jump in the vertical jump and a 9’9 in the broad …

Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy making strong case for QB4 at NFL Combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston INDIANAPOLIS — The football-watching world is primarily focused on three names at the top of this year’s draft, all of whom play the game’s most important position: USC’s Caleb Williams, LSU’s Jayden Daniels and UNC’s Drake Maye. But there’s a fourth passer in …

Feb 29, 2024, 09:57 PM ET DALLAS — Chris Tanev was right at the top of the list of players the Dallas Stars hoped to add before the trade deadline. They now just have to wait a few more days to get the veteran defenseman in their uniform. Tanev’s debut with the Stars will likely have to wait until they …

Amid all of the recent alterations and changes to the playoff system and conferences themselves, the discussion about Notre Dame and if and or when they may join a conference has resurfaced. Many speculate, and I agree with said speculation, that if the Irish were to join a conference it would likely be the Big Ten. The same group that …

Ian Rapoport reports no team willing to trade ‘historic haul’ to Bears for No. 1 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Earlier this offseason, NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport reported the Bears would need a “historic haul” to move off of the No. 1 pick. At the NFL combine in Indianapolis, he reported the unlikely chance a team is …

Michigan State has added another prospect to the official visit list for the fist week of June. The team will be hosting Floyd Boucard, a 2025 defensive tackle from Miami, Florida. Boucard plays his high school football at Norland High School, and does not yet have a ranking on the major sites. Originally from Canada, as it appears now, MSU …

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh made a bold move after the 2022 season when, in the midst of a lingering contract standoff between the team and star quarterback Lamar Jackson, Harbaugh fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman and hired Todd Monken from the college ranks to replace him, as Monken had just helped Georgia to back-to-back national titles as the …

INDIANAPOLIS — Every NFL Draft cycle there are positions that don’t seem to have a consensus top prospect, sparking debate on who has the talent to become transcendent players at their respective positions. This year’s cornerback class is extremely talented, but there isn’t a whole lot of agreement at the top in terms of who is the clear-cut, No. 1 …

Another change to the College Football Playoff model could be in the works. One day removed from its initial circulating rumors, more details regarding the newly proposed 14-team model are becoming known. According to several reports, in the proposed 14-team model the champions of the SEC and Big Ten would receive automatic byes to the quarterfinals. Using last year’s results, …