For the last two years, Mike Carroll’s school day has been a little different than most. Yes, he gets up early, around 6:30 a.m. like most high schoolers to get ready, but when he checks his phone, things are a little different. “My phone never stops with the texts and a lot of calls,” Carroll said. “And even different coaches from …

Brian Bonner Jr. is a Class of 2026 running back from Valencia High School in Valencia, California. He has been offered by USC football in another recruiting story of interest. Bonner measures in at around 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. He holds offers from a number of schools, including UCLA, Nebraska, Auburn, Arizona, Oregon, Tennessee, Washingto, Stanford, California, Utah and now …

Four-star linebacker Ty Jackson announced his top 10 schools back in March, but was recently offered by the USC Trojans this week in another recruiting development. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker is from Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee (Florida). Jackson’s top schools are Syracuse, Texas A&M, Florida State, Penn State, Miami, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Florida. Jackson is the …

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb will be the guest speaker during the 2024 Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show on June 21 at Akron Civic Theatre. The show is produced with the support of Meijer, Planet Fitness and SARTA. Tickets for the event can be purchased on the show’s ticketing site. Chubb was selected by the Browns in …

Texas’ reign in the Big 12 is nearly over. In just a few weeks, the Longhorns will be official members of the SEC, as college athletics shifts into a much different look for the 2024-25 sports calendar. REQUIRED READING: Texas softball slugger Reese Atwood named one of three finalists for national player of year Joining Texas in the SEC is …

Though the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII, the team struggled on offense through much of the 2023 season — particularly at receiver. Kansas City addressed the position with two significant moves this offseason by signing free agent Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and trading up to select Xavier Worthy. Both Brown and Worthy bring a speed element to the Chiefs’ offense, with …

Colorado offensive line transfer Isaiah Jatta announced his plans to transfer last month. He had offers from BYU, USC, Auburn, South Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, NC State, San Diego State, Oklahoma State and Syracuse. He picked BYU, denying USC a chance to build extra offensive line depth. Jatta entered the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining and took visits …

As a rookie for the Colts in 1998, Peyton Manning threw 28 interceptions, the most ever for a rookie quarterback. He’d like to see someone take that record from him. Manning said at an event in Denver on Wednesday that while he’s not wishing a bad first season on Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix, he would like to see some …

A street party broke out in Massillon after the football team won a state championship in Canton. Nov. 30, 2023 was as loud as it gets in high school football these days. The recruitment of Massillon’s star quarterback was strikingly quiet. After the noise of NCAA Division I business blew over, DaOne Owens signed with NCAA Division II Slippery Rock. …

The Giants and Jets may be spending some extra time together this summer. The two clubs play a preseason game each year and Giants head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Thursday that they plan to have a joint practice with their MetLife Stadium co-tenants as well. The Jets are the home team for this year’s game, which is the …

Thursday meant we were 100 days from watching the Michigan football team take the Big House field under the lights to kick off the 2024 season against Fresno State. A lot has happened with U-M’s chief athletic program since it was last seen on the field, confetti reigning down upon the team at NRG Stadium in Houston, moments after defeating …

The Chiefs’ Organized Team Activities are giving quarterback Patrick Mahomes an opportunity to see how this year’s receiving corps compares to last year’s. Mahomes likes what he sees. Mahomes told Pat McAfee that free agent wide receiver Hollywood Brown, rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy and rookie tight end Jared Wiley make for a strong addition to the group that returns …

In 2023, then-Titans running back Derrick Henry led the NFL with 280 carries. In 2024, Henry’s new team, the Ravens, wants to give him the ball even more than that. Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken said he’d love to see the Ravens take some early leads and then grind out the clock by giving Henry the ball repeatedly. “I know …

Tom Brady apparently is closer to becoming a minority owner of the Raiders, even if it’s still not clear how the league will navigate the inherent conflict of interest arising from his role with the Raiders and the access he would get as a broadcast at Fox. On Wednesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell said that ownership has addressed the access issue. …

In the weeks leading up to the draft, one of the questions being bandied about was whether the Giants were going to draft a quarterback with the sixth overall pick. There were reports of interest in various quarterbacks, but they ultimately took wide receiver Malik Nabers in a move that kept Daniel Jones in line to be the team’s starter …