BLOOMINGTON — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters told reporters at Big Ten media days that the school’s entire athletic department is going into the 2024 season with a “chip on our shoulder” after being picked to finish last in the conference. The Boilermakers ranked No. 18 in the USA TODAY Sports Network preseason media poll and the cleveland.com poll this week. …

Why Shanahan is unbothered by ‘crazy’ QB market as Purdy payday looms originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While Brock Purdy currently remains a steal for the 49ers on his rookie deal this season, the young quarterback is due for a lucrative contract extension in 2025 after thriving in San Francisco’s starting role. The situation can seem overwhelming at …

As long as you play NCAA Division I football, you should have an opportunity to compete for a national title. That’s how the leadership and players feel at West Point and that’s why it was a prime reason to join the ranks of affiliated football for only the second time since the program was created in 1890. Army was greeted …

The wide receiver position is absolutely loaded in both fantasy and reality. It’s so hard to put together any sort of position ranking list without feeling like you left someone off or slighted a really good player or two. And yet, I’m going to give it a shot … and I’ll absolutely feel the aforementioned. This embedded content is not …

INDIANAPOLIS — Here are four things we learned about Ohio State as it took its turn at Big Ten media days on Tuesday. Quarterback competition continues Coach Ryan Day is planning to maximize repetitions among quarterbacks in the early days of preseason training camp, which opens on Aug. 1. Day said they will divide the Buckeyes between two of their …

The Raiders placed receiver Michael Gallup on the reserve/retired list Tuesday, the team announced. Gallup, 28, played six seasons with the Cowboys before signing a one-year deal worth up to $3 million with the Raiders this offseason. He won’t play a down for his new team. The Cowboys made Gallup a third-round pick in 2018. He made 66 receptions for …

Jul. 23—Polls and predictions? Those two rituals of the preseason in college football say Ohio State will be one of the top teams in the country this season. Ryan Day called them noise and distractions on Tuesday during the first day of Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. “Our focus is on this preseason as the next …

The Cowboys reportedly were prioritizing receiver CeeDee Lamb’s contract. They apparently didn’t prioritize it enough. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Lamb is not reporting to training camp. It’s no surprise. He skipped the offseason program, and prior reports indicated he wouldn’t show up without a new deal. Lamb is due to make $17.99 million in the final year of …

The anticipation for the start of college football season continues to build, especially in the ACC, with the ACC Football Kickoff running until Thursday afternoon. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips started off Monday responding to the Big 12 Commissioner, highlighting the ACC is a Top-3 conference. Georgia Tech, Florida State and conference newcomer SMU followed Phillips, then Tuesday included appearances from …

Kyle Shanahan is smart enough to not be threatened by having a coach smarter than him on his staff. The 49ers head coach told Tim Kawakami of TheAthletic.com that he offered Belichick the chance “to do anything he wanted with the 49ers this year.” Belichick declined. What a combination they could have been. Shanahan, a master of offense. Belichick, one …

After losing “The Game” three times in a row, Ryan Day has received some heavy criticism. Most of the soundbites and news clippings coming from Big Ten media days are surrounding the extremely high expectations that Ohio State has this upcoming season. The other hot topic is the temperature of Day’s seat. The players are not immune to this and …

The Saints have hired former Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler as a personnel advisor, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports. In March, it was reported that Ziegler was working with the Saints in an advisory role and was expected to remain with the team through the draft. But Ziegler now will stay with the Saints going forward. The Raiders hired him …

Gulf Shores (Alabama) four-star 2026 linebacker JaMichael Garrett has locked in the USC Trojans as one of his top schools. Auburn, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Michigan, and USC football made the top six. The 6-2, 200-pound product is currently ranked as the No. 125 player and No. 11 linebacker in the nation according to the On3 industry ranking. He is …

Two years ago, the Rams replaced the three remaining years on defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s contract with a new deal. Today, the Rams did the same thing with quarterback Matthew Stafford, resolving a contract drama that had simmered for months and — but for the new deal — might have boiled over. Although coach Sean McVay didn’t come out and …

INDIANAPOLIS — While he may no longer be wearing maize and blue, no one was happier to see Michigan football win the national championship than AJ Henning. The former Wolverines receiver, who transferred to Northwestern last offseason, was tuned in just like everyone else, elated to see his previous team take down Washington on January 8. Considering he spent three years …