Four-star offensive line recruit Cortez Smith has locked in his commitment date for July 20. Smith is one of the top recruits in the trenches in the class of 2025. The four-star is projected to commit to Georgia football, per 247Sports. However, Smith is considering Georgia, South Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive line recruit plays football …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley’s rise up the coaching ranks was meteoric, going from a Division III defensive coordinator to head coach in the NFL in a dizzying five-year span. Staley’s stay at the top of the football coaching profession proved to be brief as he was fired before the end of his third season as coach of …

Following a solid spring and with a very strong core, the arrow appears to be pointed up Rutgers football in the Big Ten. And that very much includes the media, with conventional wisdom seeing Rutgers as an improved team in 2024. In their Big Ten power rankings this week, On3 placed the Scarlet Knights in the top half of the …

The Giants have signed fourth-round pick Theo Johnson. Johnson is the fifth member of this year’s draft class to sign with the team. The tight end agreed to a four-year deal and his signing leaves second-round safety Tyler Nubin as the only unsigned selection from the six-player class. Johnson had 77 catches for 938 yards and 12 touchdowns over 44 …

The Alabama football roster has plenty of breakout candidates, considering all the change and new faces on the team. That means there are several unknown or relatively unproven commodities. And a new coaching staff can mean new uses for players who might not have seen as big of a role in a different system. For the purpose of the following …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Conn Smythe Trophy is unique, in that a player’s entire postseason performance is factored into who wins the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most valuable player. The first two rounds narrow the field and start defining narratives. The next two rounds are where legacies are made. …

Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell is making progress in his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but he still has months of rehab ahead. Mitchell injured his left knee in a Dec. 17 game against the Jaguars, cutting short his rookie season. “It’s not a come-back-during-training-camp or first game-type of thing. I think we all know that,” Ravens coach …

Feelings are all over the place about the Oklahoma Sooners. From USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring power rankings, which have the Sooners at No. 8, to On3’s, which has them at No. 24, opinion on OU is scattered as they enter year one in the SEC. Oklahoma is a talented team, but it also has questions that will only be answered …

As talk around the NFL increasingly turns to the topic of adding an 18th game to the regular season, Giants owner John Mara thinks most of his colleagues want to do it. Mara said at the owners’ meeting today that he believes most owners are in favor of eventually expanding the regular season to 18 games, although Mara said he …

ESPN has been the home to the College Football Playoff for each of the first 10 seasons of its existence, and that will continue to be the case until at least 2032 with its current contract agreement in place. But in 2024, for the first time, College Football Playoff games will also appear on a different network. The College Football …

Geno Smith is heading into his fifth year with the Seahawks and his third as their starting quarterback, but much has changed this offseason. New head coach Mike Macdonald and new offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb are bringing in a different system, and after the start of Organized Team Activities, Smith said it’s the right offense for him. “Very impressed,” Smith …

The NFL’s new kickoff rule is one of the most significant rule changes in league history, and Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said there’s no way for any team to be sure it has prepared for what its Week One opponent will do. Asked how much time the Seahawks need to spend on the new kickoff, Macdonald said, “I wish I …

The NFL is in Nashville for league meetings this week and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suggested they could return for an even bigger event in the near future. A new stadium for the Titans is expected to be completed in February 2027 and Goodell was asked if the league is considering that as a possible site for a Super Bowl. …

Adapted from The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos by Armen Keteyian and John Talty to be published by Harper Books, August 27, 2024. The Price is an in-depth look at an inflection point in college football where name, image and likeness, the transfer portal and conference realignment have turned the sport upside down.  Written by …

The Falcons announced a pair of additions to their receiving corps on Wednesday. They have signed OJ Hiliare and Daylen Baldwin to their 90-man roster. Baldwin’s agreement was initially reported on Tuesday. Tight end Tucker Fisk was let go in a corresponding move. Hiliare went undrafted out of Bowling Green this year. He played 26 games and made 18 starts …