Nov 25, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze talks to a game official during the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Auburn football’s 2023 season could be compared to a roller coaster, with several moments of hope for a brighter future and moments of despair mixed …

Everybody always wants more. That feeling becomes intensified when a lesser competitor gets more. So it’s fair to ask Commissioner Roger Goodell whether he thinks the NFL is underpaid, given the massive new packages signed by the NBA. Julia Boorstin of CNBC asked Goodell that very question on Thursday. “A lot of people in the NFL think they’re underpaid,” Goodell …

Jonathan Cunnigham stayed in-state, committing to Texas on Friday. A four-star linebacker in the class of 2025, Cunningham picked Texas from a final group of schools that included TCU and Utah. He also had offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, Kansas, Miami, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Oregon State among others. A 6-foot-3, 190-pound outside linebacker at North Crowley (Forth Worth, …

Brian Kelly had a lot of memorable moments while at Notre Dame.  Some of them were for the good (upsetting Oklahoma in 2012, knocking off No. 1 Clemson in 2020) and others not so good (the South Florida and Michigan disasters of 2011, all of the 2016 season). Perhaps the most memorable think Kelly ever mentioned while head coach at …

Late last month it was announced that the Notre Dame-Michigan State football rivalry was being renewed.  The former annual rivals haven’t played since 2017 when Notre Dame went into East Lansing and had their way with the Spartans. The Megaphone Trophy will be on the line when the two meet in 2025 and 2026, just like it was back in …

Where 49ers star Hufanga ranks among NFL safeties, per ESPN originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Talanoa Hufanga is looking to return to form as one of the best safeties in the NFL, and many league executives, coaches and scouts believe he will. In ESPN’s latest positional rankings, Hufanga was ranked ninth among safeties, with those around the NFL …

High school football action in the Greater Cincinnati area is just over a month away, with many teams’ first official game scheduled for the week of Aug. 19. This year, there will be more than a dozen new head coaches in Cincinnati-area high school football. Here are the new or new-to-them coaches fans will see on the sidelines this fall: …

The best teams have the best players, but when all the best players want to be paid as such, it can become impossible for teams to retain them all. Often, in order to keep a solid core around and stay with a winning squad, players end up taking pay cuts or revising their contracts. This was the case with San …

Last season, Lane Johnson and the Philadelphia Eagles got off to a 10-1 start before proceeding to lose five of their final six regular-season games. To cap it off, they were blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC wild-card round, 32-9. Inevitably, head coach Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts received the brunt of the blame for …

On Saturday, July 13, one the more underrated wide receiver prospects in the 2025 recruiting cycle will announce his commitment in front of his friends, family, coaches, and teammates, as 2025 4-star WR Taz Williams Jr. will choose between Penn State, Michigan, SMU, and Texas A&M. One of the more significant decisions he will make in his young life, Williams, …

Four-star wide receiver recruit Travis Smith Jr. is announcing his commitment on July 13. Ahead of Smith’s commitment, he is projected to commit to the Tennessee Volunteers, per 247Sports. Smith was previously projected to commit to Georgia, but that has changed over the past week. Smith, who is No. 15 wide receiver recruit in the class of 2025, is deciding …

Recruiting rankings are a year-round business with June and July particularly eventful months that see schools rise and fall. This year is no different. To that end, ESPN released its updated 2025 college football recruiting class rankings ($) Friday. Clemson slipped one spot from No. 10 to No. 11. Oregon was the biggest riser after the Ducks landed top wide …

On Thursday, 2025 three-star defensive lineman Floyd Boucard narrowed his list of finalists down to four schools: the Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami (FL), Oklahoma Sooners, and USC Trojans. Boucard has taken official visits to all four schools and has set a commitment date for July 20. As things stand, there is not a clear leader in Boucard’s recruitment. Each school …

Fullback Kyle Juszczyk secured his return to the 49ers when he agreed to a revised contract with the team early this offseason, but it wasn’t an easy conversation for him to have with General Manager John Lynch. Lynch and the 49ers were looking to clear cap space ahead of the offseason and came to Juszyzck with a request for him …

Could Florida State and Clemson join the Big 12? | College Football Enquirer<p>Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s comments about “being open for business” and whether Florida State and Clemson would be interested in jumping to the conference. Hear …