Patriots linebacker Matt Judon is pushing back against a report that he will refuse to play if the Patriots don’t give him a new contract. “Before yall get on my ass I didn’t say that. At all don’t let them make me the villain,” Judon wrote on social media. According to Boston.com, Judon was refuting a report from longtime Patriots …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers landed their third 2025 ESPN 300 recruit on Sunday. Cornerback Bryson Webber announced his commitment to the Huskers on social media. Webber enters his senior year at Ridge Point High School but only his second year as a cornerback for the Panthers. Webber played wide receiver in his freshman and sophomore years before switching to cornerback. In …

Coaches are surely glad these high school football players have graduated. The Class of 2024 was well-represented on the 2023 Journal Star All-Area first-team football team with a dozen players named including player of the year Kainon McQueary of Washington. An additional 15 senior players were named honorable mention. These five first-team all-area players have headed off to training camp with …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football went through spring ball with a competition along its offensive line, especially at center. As Mike Novitsky’s college career came to an end, it left a hole for the Jayhawks to fill. Novitsky had been a mainstay at center during the first three years of Lance Leipold’s tenure as coach. Senior Michael Ford Jr. put himself in …

Perhaps lost in the chaos of last week’s Big 12 football media days, BuffZone’s Brian Howell reported Friday that the Colorado Buffaloes promoted analyst Damione Lewis to coach the defensive line. Lewis officially takes over for Sal Sunseri, who is no longer on head coach Deion Sanders’ staff. According to Howell, Lewis agreed to a two-year contract that will pay him …

The year was 1990. I was in my first year of covering the Vikings for the Star Tribune, and I was trying to develop contacts around the NFL. In those days of wide-open access and seemingly unlimited travel budgets, I could go pretty much anywhere there might be a good story. So, when the Vikings played against the Giants in …

Five-star safety Trey McNutt will make his college decision on July 19, he announced last week. He will choose from Florida, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Texas A&M. McNutt is the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio, the No. 19 overall player and No. 1 safety in the 2025 class. The Shaker Heights (Ohio) native officially visited the Ducks …

TAYLOR — Jordan Chmielewski and Victor Holt became friends the first day they met many years ago. According to their memories, they were in kindergarten and starting youth sports. They were classmates and teammates and had an immediate connection. Through their varsity careers, the two helped the Spartans have success in both football and track. Now, before they head off …

USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley sat down with Rick Pizzo of Big Ten Network. He discussed Caleb Williams and the 2024 USC football schedule. At Trojans Wire, we think the Penn State home game on Oct. 12 might be the pivot point of the 2024 college football season for USC, which will not have a whole lot of …

The next evolution of the SEC finally kicks off this week as SEC Media Days takes center stage at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The location deep in the heart of Texas is extra fitting as rivals Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024, creating perhaps the most competitive conference in the history of college football.  But really, …

DUNMORE — Christopher Conte has a personality as big as he is. When he arrived at Media Night for the 90th Scranton Lions Club Dream Game at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium, he made it a point to introduce himself to everyone, offered a powerful grip for a handshake and had a smile on his face the entire time. On the …

Baylor head coach Dave Aranda speaks during Big 12 NCAA college football media days in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. | Lucas Peltier Editor’s note: Second in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2024 Credit Baylor football coach Dave Aranda for the most honest, and succinct, quote at last week’s Big 12 football media days …

Aaron Rodgers recently told reporters that he “can’t wait to play” with former Green Bay Packers teammate Davante Adams “again,” which has sparked major debate online about what the two may have up their sleeves in the near future and whether the star receiver should want to reunite with his former quarterback if given the opportunity. When asked about Rodgers’ …