What were you doing 20 years ago this month? Some of you reading this weren’t even born yet while many of us were certainly living much different lives. Personally, I had just graduated high school and was looking forward to leaving for college in the fall. That’s what Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was doing, too.  Freeman was a …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Saquon Barkley felt a little weird wearing green the first time he put his new Philadelphia Eagles jersey on. But that was nothing compared to what he felt the first time he jogged onto the field and joined the Eagles’ huddle. That was truly an experience the 27-year-old running back has never had before. “The …

Tarik Cohen tries another comeback with Jets, nearly four years after last game with Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears running back Tarik Cohen is giving it another go. On Wednesday the Jets announced that they signed Cohen to a deal. “Explosive playmaker,” said Jets head coach Robert Saleh. “He’s starting to get back healthy.” Cohen hasn’t …

So, it begins. Michigan football will start the summer recruiting frenzy this upcoming weekend, first by partaking in the SoundMind SoundBody camp on Thursday before hosting a slew of official visitors the following day. The past few years, the Wolverines have — with the exception of last year — usually counted heavily upon the June visitors to fill out the …

Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New York Jets. Enter Tarik Cohen, the former Chicago Bears standout, who has once again revived his NFL comeback efforts, joining Rodgers and the Jets on Wednesday with a reported one-year deal. Cohen, 28, was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier …

USATSI Pittsburgh Steelers fans are hoping new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith can bring some excitement to the Steel City. While his tenure as lead man of the Atlanta Falcons didn’t go according to plan, Smith did find success as an offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans. Back in 2020, Tennessee had the No. 3 offense and No. 4 scoring offense …

Wisconsin football’s legendary tradition ‘Jump Around’ was omitted from EA Sports College Football 25 due to licensing issues, according to a recent article from The Athletic’s Chris Vannini. That and Virginia Tech’s ‘Enter Sandman’ are the two most notable college game day traditions that the video game was unable to replicate. Related: Predicting Wisconsin 2024 player ratings in EA Sports …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Trevor Lawrence’s mega extension is inevitable. Contract talks between his reps and the Jaguars’ top brass have been ongoing for months.  Before the 2024 regular season, the sides are expected to reach agreement on a deal that will make Lawrence one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL. It will likely surpass $50 million in …

What will Patriots’ ‘collaborative’ Drake Maye approach look like? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have made it very clear they’re taking things slow with Drake Maye, with veteran Jacoby Brissett expected to be the Week 1 starter as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft observes and develops. But at some point, …

By now, you have likely seen the Saturday Down South report on USC football trying to get out of its 2024 season opener against the LSU Tigers. Everyone has an opinion on how scared Lincoln Riley is — or isn’t — and on how confident the Trojans are about their football program in the post-Caleb Williams era. All those opinions …

The Buffalo Bills had an offseason full of change, losing many players to free agency and trades. Their biggest loss on offense was Stefon Diggs, whom the team traded to the Houston Texans. Quarterback Josh Allen’s offense will certainly look different without his favorite target, but offensive coordinator Joe Brady has a plan to make up for Diggs not being …

C.J. Stroud got into the driver’s seat then set it to cruise control on his way to the Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 2023, making himself the first quarterback to win the coveted hardware since Justin Herbert in 2020. The year before, in one of the closest races, with one of the most obscure finishes in NFL history, …

The USC Trojans don’t look good right now, given the report from Saturday Down South that the school wanted to back out of its Week 1 2024 college football game against the LSU Tigers in Las Vegas. It never looks good when a school wants to get out of a big-game contract. You know the “Lincoln Riley is scared!” articles …

The Jets made a surprising signing on Wednesday morning, adding former All-Pro returner and running back Tarik Cohen. Though he’s still just 28 years old, Cohen has not played in the NFL since the 2020 season. He played three games that season before tearing his ACL and MCL. After missing the entire 2021 season, Cohen then tore his Achilles while …

This is not going to be a fun topic to discuss at USC over the next several days. Matt Hayes of Saturday Down South cites multiple sources as saying the USC Trojans tried to get out of their 2024 Week 1 college football game against the LSU Tigers in Las Vegas. Here’s one small excerpt from the piece: Another source …