AUBURN — The offseason has officially arrived for Auburn football. The Tigers wrapped up coach Hugh Freeze’s second spring practice with A-Day on April 6. The offense did enough at the end to squeak out a 28-27 victory over the defense that was capped with a 58-yarder off the foot of kicker Towns McGough as the clock expired. Freshman receiver …

Caleb Williams is the presumptive No 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.Photograph: Ryan Sun/AP In theory, the NFL draft is an even playing field. Unlike the Super Bowl, you don’t automatically win the draft because Patrick Mahomes is nestled on your roster. Teams are free to build draft capital or ship it away in lieu of constructing the missing …

BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti hasn’t always waxed long and lyrical about his team during his first spring season at Indiana, but when the Hoosiers’ new coach has had a message to deliver, he’s not been shy. Like Tuesday when, after a disappointingly poor practice, Cignetti suggested too many of his players “came out like the old Indiana” after last weekend’s …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The annual South Florida stop of the Rivals Camp Series has consistently been one of the most talent-rich and impressive of the entire tour. That trend continued in a big way Sunday, with standouts all over the field. Here are 10 prospects that may not be ranked highly or have been at the top of their …

Seattle has continued to look at adding a veteran offensive lineman. Earlier this week, Lucas Patrick took a free-agent visit with the Seahawks, per the league’s transaction wire, working out with the club. Patrick, 30, started 15 games for the Bears at center last season. It was his second year with the franchise, after appearing in seven games with five …

Sometimes G-Day is a good indication of what is to come. Carson Beck threw for 211 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while completing 72.2 percent of his passes last April at the Georgia football spring game. He then helped the Bulldogs to an unbeaten regular season and a 13-1 finish. The leading tacklers in the intrasquad scrimmage were …

Two years ago, the Titans traded star wide receiver A.J. Brown for the Eagles’ first-round draft pick, then used that pick on wide receiver Treylon Burks. To say the trade hasn’t worked out for the Titans would be an understatement. Brown has shown himself to be one of the NFL’s elite wide receivers in Philadelphia, while Tennessee’s offense has slumped …

Giancarlo Michael Stanton of the New York Yankees is one of the best power hitters of the past 20 years, but I always wonder what could have been if he had chosen to play football at USC instead of signing his MLB draft contract in 2007. In the fall of 2006, USC head coach Pete Carroll and assistant Steve Sarkisian …

The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil. The 6 September matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season’s opening weekend. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had said in February that the Eagles would be …

Jaguars edge rusher Josh Allen agreed to a five-year contract with the team on Wednesday and that means seven of the nine players who were tagged by their teams earlier this year have struck long-term deals. One of the other two may be on track for one. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that safety Antoine Winfield Jr. and the Buccaneers …

Jets owner Woody Johnson has jokes. Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers might not find them funny. In a recent appearance on Fox News, Johnson was asked about Rodgers’s short-lived dalliance with becoming the running mate of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “He is getting back to football 100 percent,” Johnson said via the New York Post. “He never left football. …

With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at each individual position’s rankings. Here are the top five tight ends. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top OL] I recently wrote about how Bowers is an “offensive weapon.” That term is usually reserved for small players …

As the pre-draft process winds down, the Commanders will have another top quarterback prospect visit the team next week. Former North Carolina QB Drake Maye will meet with Washington next Tuesday and Wednesday, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported yesterday that former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels will visit with the club next Monday and Tuesday. Maye …

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald and ESPN contributor Domonique Foxworth discuss which positions the Chargers should go after in the 2024 NFL Draft. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript CHARLES MCDONALD: The Chargers at …

Washington Huskies running back Tylin “Tybo” Rogers has been suspended from the team after being charged with two counts of rape. Rogers, 18, was arrested by Seattle police on Friday and later released on bond. He was officially charged on Tuesday with one count of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree rape. Prosecutors say the incidents occurred between late …