DALLAS — Before Monte Kiffin became a Bucs legend as the architect of a Super Bowl-winning defense, he was an assistant at Arkansas — one who had a small but important impact on the Razorbacks’ current coach. Sam Pittman was a high school player in Grove, Oklahoma, and remembers Kiffin coming to one of his games. Not to watch Pittman, …

Former NFL running back Corey Dillon said last year that it was “damn-near criminal” that he was not in the Bengals Ring of Honor, so he was likely happy to hear the team’s announcement about 2024 inductees on Thursday. The team announced that Dillon and defensive tackle Tim Krumrie will be inducted into the Ring of Honor this year. The …

After 17 years with the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, Nick Saban retired with one of the most impressive resumés in the history of college football. While he remains connected with the university and is active on various television broadcasts, he is expected to be honored in a very special way. Alabama’s home is Bryant-Denny Stadium, named after legendary head …

Longtime NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb did not formally announce his retirement this offseason, but it looks like he is moving on to the next phase of his life. ESPN announced on Thursday that Cobb will work as a studio analyst for SEC Network during this fall’s college football season. Cobb was a two-time All-SEC player at Kentucky before entering …

When it comes to venues to catch a Saturday game in the fall, very few can even hold a candle to LSU’s Tiger Stadium. With a capacity over 100,000 and a propensity to draw big-time night games, it’s one of the most feared places to play for visiting opponents. While quite a few stadiums around the country provide a unique …

If you want to be a better golfer, you head to the driving range. If you want to be a better fantasy football manager, you head to the mock draft lounge. That’s what 10 Yahooligans did three days ago, selecting 150 players in a 15-round draft. The managers drafted with these specs in mind: four-point passing touchdowns, half-point PPR scoring, …

Michigan Stadium is known as “The Big House” for a reason. With an astounding seating capacity of 107,601, it’s not only the largest stadium in college football, but the largest in the United States and the western hemisphere. On Saturdays in the fall, it plays host to a maize-and-blue congregation that has witnessed some of the best players, teams, coaches …

Jaguars inaugural head coach, Tom Coughlin, will be inducted into Pride of the Jaguars on Oct. 6, 2024, the same day the team will be debuting its new throwback uniforms. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) It’s a big news day for Jacksonville Jaguars fans. Not only were the team’s new throwback uniforms revealed on Thursday, but Tom Coughlin, the very …

Billy Napier and Co. received some good news on Thursday when one of the top recruits in the 2026 cycle whittled down his top schools list to 14 teams, including the Florida football program. Five-star offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell out of Nixo (Missouri) is among the top overall recruits nationally and a near-consensus No. 1 at his position. Along with …

As the cliché goes, nice guys finish last. 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk, in officially requesting a trade this week, has figured that out. There’s another modified saying that has been particularly relevant to the 49ers in recent years. The squeaky wheel gets the green. That’s how receiver Deebo Samuel cashed in two years ago. From the outset of the offseason, …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Patrick Mahomes is still a little pissed off about last year. Yeah, we all know he won the Super Bowl. And the Super Bowl MVP. He also cemented his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play. But the Kansas City Chiefs finished third in the AFC standings with a record of 11-6. …

USC football meets LSU in Week 1 of the college football season. It’s one of the biggest opening-week games on the slate. Nick Saban didn’t make a USC-LSU prediction this week at SEC media days, but the now-retired coach is making his assessments of various SEC teams. He is more bullish on LSU than many others who follow the SEC. …

Davante Adams certainly wouldn’t mind playing with Aaron Rodgers again, but the star wide receiver insists that he’s happy with the Las Vegas Raiders and recently downplayed trade rumors involving him and the New York Jets. “If I’m gonna be reunited with anybody … or relocated and be anywhere, it’d be with Aaron,” Adams said Wednesday. Rumors about a possible …

NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb is going back to college and joining the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. Cobb, who has played with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Jets over a 13-year NFL career, was a 2011 second-round draft pick out of Kentucky. This is apparently not a retirement announcement for …

Doug Belk and Taylor Mays face a stiff challenge in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. LSU doesn’t just have good receivers; it has a lot of them. LSU Tigers Wire has more on the quality depth LSU brings to the gridiron at the receiver position: Kelly was asked about LSU losing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr, …