Star quarterback Justin Herbert has been blown away by rookie receiver Ladd McConkey, one of several new faces in the Los Angeles Chargers offense. “He’s just picked up the offense so easily. It’s like he’s been a four- or five-year vet,” Herbert told ESPN in a story published on Monday. “He understands the game.” The Chargers traded up from No. …

USATSI Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence over the weekend, according to News on 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol noted that Gordon was driving 17 miles per hour over the speed limit and swerving in and out of traffic lanes when he stopped.  According to 247Sports, the state …

Getty Images Almost a year after acquiring him via trade, the Minnesota Vikings are soon expected to re-sign running back Cam Akers, provided the free agent passes a physical, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Akers, 25, has been unsigned since his contract expired in March. The 2020 second-round draft pick originally arrived from the Los Angeles Rams last …

The Oklahoma Sooners 2025 recruiting class is looking really good as the calendar turns to July. There are 20 prospects committed to the class and they could add a couple more this week with blue-chip prospects Omarion Robinson and Lamont Rogers nearing their commitment dates. It’s a star-studded class on both sides of the ball, but if there’s an area …

Paris Johnson is playing a new position in his second NFL season and he’s set some big goals for himself as he shifts from right tackle to left tackle for the Cardinals. Johnson closed out his rookie year with strong play in the final weeks and he sees that as a stepping stone to much bigger things in 2024 and …

College football has entered into a new era thanks to the transfer portal and the introduction of NIL, and being a college football coach has never been more difficult. Those difficulties are exasperated, especially in a league like the SEC where expectations are sky-high and time to succeed is limited. Now, with the additions of the Texas Longhorns and the …

Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. is entering his second season in the NFL, and he’s setting lofty goals for himself in the coming years. “Yeah, I think personally, just Year 2, being able to fulfill all of the expectations that I have for myself, expectations that the team has for me being here. My goal ultimately is to …

Quinyon Mitchell is one of two highly drafted defensive backs the Eagles are adding to their secondary in an attempt to fix one of their biggest issues last season. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) With OTAs over and training camps still weeks away, plenty of questions are circling the NFL. Charles McDonald is tackling them this summer. The Philadelphia Eagles underachieved based …

Was Lincoln Riley unenthused about Oklahoma’s move to the SEC? OU and Texas officially became members of the SEC on Monday, a move that had been years in the making. News first broke in the summer of 2021 that both teams were looking to leave the Big 12 for the richer pastures of the SEC — a report that came …

When the Arizona Cardinals came on the clock with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, they elected to trade down rather than take someone right there. The Houston Texans came up to that spot and took edge rusher Will Anderson, while the Cards dropped down to No. 12.  Three picks later, though, the Cardinals moved right …

2023 Stats (Rank)Points per game: 22.5 (12th)Total yards per game: 345.5 (11th)Plays per game: 61.8 (23rd)Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 35.3 (15th)Dropback EPA per play: 0.155 (4th)Rush attempts per game: 25.8 (22nd)Rush EPA per play: -0.054 (10th) Coaching Green Bay offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich enters his third season as the team’s OC. After finishing 17th in offensive yardage in …

The Wisconsin Badgers meet the Tennessee Volunteers in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Sporting News’ latest preseason bowl projections for the 2024 college football season. The Music City Bowl will be played on Dec. 30, 2024, far removed from the first edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Related: Three Wisconsin football assistants among Big Ten’s top recruiters for …

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It had to be scary for the Minnesota Vikings to break up with Kirk Cousins. There was comfort in having Cousins. Minnesota always knew that they’d have solid, steady quarterback play. That was reassuring even if the Vikings had to realize that reaching a Super Bowl with Cousins was never going to happen. They had more losing seasons (three) in …

Was Lincoln Riley unenthused about Oklahoma’s move to the SEC? OU and Texas officially became members of the SEC on Monday, a move that had been years in the making. News first broke in the summer of 2021 that both teams were looking to leave the Big 12 for the richer pastures of the SEC — a report that came …