Class of 2025 four-star athlete Zymear Smith is staying home after all. Smith announced his commitment to Maryland on Friday. This comes just a couple of weeks after Smith decommitted from Alabama, which he publicly declared on July 3. Smith ranks as the No. 7 prospect in the state of Maryland and the No. 10 athlete in the 2025 cycle. …

Geno Smith became an unlikely success story when he took over the Seahawks quarterback job in 2022 after an early run as the Jets starter flamed out and he spent years as a backup around the league. There are questions about how long Smith’s run in Seattle will last, though. He turns 34 this season and his contract makes it …

The debate is over. The University of Tennessee is the official “UT” of the Southeastern Conference. At least that is according to the press release put out by the SEC Friday morning when it announced who made the conference’s preseason teams as Tennessee was abbreviated and the University of Texas was listed as “TEX.” Don’t miss the biggest story of …

Former Bears All-Pro safety Eddie Jackson agrees to deal with Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears All-Pro safety Eddie Jackson has agreed in principle to a one-year contract with the Ravens, the team announced on Friday. The Bears cut Jackson, 30, and veteran offensive lineman Cody Whitehair last February, opening up north of $21 million in cap …

The 2024 football season unofficially began at SEC Media Days. Billy Napier and the Gators were optimistic and stuck to the script amid a sea of skeptics. But the week’s big surprise was the sudden resignation of UF president Ben Sasse because of his wife’s health issues. The native of Nebraska quickly became an ardent Gators fan and was sure …

C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans have a potentially elite passing game on their hands this upcoming NFL season, a notion furthered by the offseason acquisition of wide receiver and four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs. “It’s a five-headed monster,” Stroud said Thursday about Houston’s offense. “It’s definitely super dope to have just a bunch of options.” Diggs, 30, has posted …

It took a bit longer than most other deals for 2024 draft picks, but the Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams finally got to the finish line this week. Williams signed his four-year rookie deal in time for the start of training camp and he met the media to talk about it on Friday. Williams declined to comment on PFT’s reports …

This offseason, the Fresno State Bulldogs and head coach Jeff Tedford landed former five-star recruit and USC transfer Korey Foreman. During the Mountain West media days earlier this month, head coach Jeff Tedford — before retiring from coaching due to health reasons — offered his highest praise yet for the USC transfer, comparing Foreman to New York Giants Hall of Famer Lawrence …

Bears still working to finalize preseason plan for Caleb Williams as training camp begins originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Head coach Matt Eberflus and the Bears’ coaching staff have been working for months to create a preseason plan for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. With the first training camp practice set for Saturday and the preseason …

Former Alabama quarterback and national champion Greg McElroy said this week on the “Always College Football” podcast that USC’s month of October will be the most important in the Trojans’ upcoming college football season. McElroy broke down USC’s schedule this fall during a recent episode of “Always College Football.” To him, their year will come down to the four-game stretch …

49ers have seven stars on PFF’s list of top 50 players for 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ star-studded roster continues to receive respect from the NFL’s top analysts. This time, it is Pro Football Focus’ Sam Monson who believes San Francisco has one of the best rosters in the game with some of the best …

The excellence of Jayden Daniels was impossible to ignore last season. Daniels was a one-man band who won the Heisman Trophy even though LSU lost to Alabama, did not win the SEC, and did not make the College Football Playoff. This year, LSU has to be better at every non-quarterback position in order to compensate for Daniels’ exit to the …

The Kansas City Chiefs know exactly what they have returning from last season. They know what Patrick Mahomes, the two-time league MVP, can do under center. They are quite familiar with how much tight end Travis Kelce means to the offense. And they know that their defense, which allowed the second-fewest points in the NFL last season, returns mostly intact …

From the sounds of it, we can expect to see plenty of this year’s No. 1 overall pick during the games in August. Head coach Matt Eberflus said in his Friday press conference that the Bears plan to give quarterback Caleb Williams significant preseason reps, as the 2024 top pick prepares for his rookie season. “We talked about that in …

ESPN recently named its top 25 college stadiums, and two Texas universities made the list. The sports media organization had 14 writers select and rank their top 20 favorite stadiums — without criteria and parameters. ESPN then assigned points based on these rankings: 20 points for a first-place vote, 19 for a second-place vote, and so on, down to 1 …