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 …

NFL fans are ready to turn the page from “offseason” to “preseason,” but there’s still business to attend to. One of those orders of business has to do with the wide receiver market and the players awaiting new contracts.  Talented pass-catchers such as CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys, Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals, Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers — and then the best of them all, Justin Jefferson of …

Although coaches aren’t allowed to speak about players until they sign with their schools, that doesn’t mean that they won’t talk directly to recruits about how they feel about them. It seems like Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock really loves what he sees from 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight. The future Irish quarterback is currently participating at On3’s …

Guard Dalton Risner has agreed to re-sign with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Risner spent last season with the Vikings, for whom he appeared in 15 games and made 11 starts. He spent the previous four seasons of his NFL career with the Denver Broncos (2019-22), who selected Risner in the second round of …

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye signed his rookie contract on Tuesday, officially making him a member of the club. But Maye’s ascension to New England’s QB1 still could take some time. With veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett on the roster, Maye will have however long he needs to get ready to start. The Patriots have not set a public timeline for that …

A Nebraska class of 2025 commit has been invited to a prestigious high school all-star game. Tight end Bear Tenney has been invited to play in the US Army Bowl. In 2023, he caught 27 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns as a junior at Lucas Lovejoy High School in Texas. Tenney was the sixth commitment to Nebraska’s class …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 wide receiver prospect Connor Salmin. “After a great call with Kelsey Pope, I am extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Salmin said. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver prospect is from Woodgrove High School in Purcellville, Virginia. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Salmin from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or …

The path to NFL stardom is not the same for every rookie quarterback. Patrick Mahomes sat nearly all of his first season as Alex Smith led the Chiefs while eventual Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud was a revelation from the beginning.  In total, nine rookie quarterbacks made at least one start during the 2023 season. Gazing into the …

The Texas Longhorns are heading to the SEC. Perhaps the most exciting part of the move isn’t the conference prestige or donning the SEC logo patch, but reuniting with two of its three biggest rivals. The Longhorns will face the Texas A&M Aggies and Arkansas Razorbacks in 2024. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian highlighted that fact as reason why he’s …

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints have never used Taysom Hill as strictly a traditional quarterback. But the veteran’s “Swiss Army knife” label is gaining a new meaning under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, according to The Times-Picayune, with the 33-year-old practicing at least four different positions during the Saints’ opening weeks of organized team activities (OTAs). Though officially listed …

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As a 24-year-old college football player at the University of Colorado, Shilo Sanders has quite a problem on his hands: Bankruptcy. More than $11 million in debt. And now there are court proceedings that question his wealth and where he’s keeping it. How did it even reach this point? According to court filings by his attorney, it’s primarily because Sanders …

The Steelers offense is going to look very different in 2024 and that looks like a good thing for tight end Pat Freiermuth. New offensive coordinator Arthur Smith also ran the offense while he was the Falcons head coach and more than a third of their passes during his time in Atlanta were directed toward tight ends. The Steelers threw …