The Rose Bowl has no intention of leaving New Year’s Day for the expanded College Football Playoff. The bowl game told The Athletic on Tuesday that it will ask the CFP to not be added to the playoff’s semifinal rotation and instead always host a quarterfinal. By always holding a quarterfinal matchup, the Rose Bowl can ensure that it stays …

Can coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes lead the Kansas City Chiefs to an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl victory? (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) NFL training camps get underway this week, and there are lots of changes on and off the field, as well as a big one in the rulebook. The answers will come, but for the …

Lane Kiffin didn’t hold back when he “thanked” Paul Finebaum for helping him get fired. Kiffin explained that Finebaum called him “the Miley Cyrus of college football,” and that he should be fired. Lane Kiffin is a man on a mission this year. He knows he has something to prove. He knows he has a historic opportunity at Ole Miss. The …

Rams coach Sean McVay is happy the issues with the contract of quarterback Matthew Stafford have been solved. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Rams coach Sean McVay flashed his trademark smile when reporting Tuesday that quarterback Matthew Stafford was in camp, but this wasn’t a celebratory moment. This was more of a sigh of relief. Stafford had the Rams …

Penn State head coach James Franklin made it verbally clear from the moment he stepped in front of a microphone in Happy Valley that the Nittany Lions would dominate the state in football recruiting. Franklin went so far as to suggest Penn State would dominate neighboring states like New Jersey and Maryland, suggesting those are Penn State’s home states for …

Josh Allen will try again to get the Bills to a Super Bowl. (Yahoo Sports/Henry Russell) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | 21. Seahawks | 20. Buccaneers | 19. …

Wisconsin football has elevated player personnel director Max Stienecker to its general manager, according to Luke Fickell’s recent interview with WOZN’s Zach Heilprin. After serving as UW’s player personnel director under head coach Luke Fickell in 2023, Stienecker has quickly ascended to the top of the Badgers’ front office. He is set to become the youngest general manager in the Power …

The Giants will start training camp with right tackle Evan Neal on the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Tuesday evening. Neal, the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, missed 10 games a season ago with an ankle injury that required surgery in January. (Originally thought to be a sprain, it was later diagnosed as a …

Bill and Brock are back! Season 3 kicks off with a bang. We’re breaking down the best pro prospects entering 2024 and talking about the teams we love the most. Buckeyes Wire’s Josh Keatley and Trojans Wire’s Don James joined Team NBS Media to discuss the Big Ten Conference’s top football prospects and teams this upcoming season. Ohio State head …

49ers tight end George Kittle had a rough offseason, thanks to a nagging core muscle injury he had surgically repaired as well as an injury to the AC joint in his shoulder during the Super Bowl. But after losing 30 pounds because he couldn’t lift weights, Kittle says he’s now all the way back. Kittle said his weight got down …

There’s a Cody Schrader-sized hole in Columbia. Missouri football enters the 2024 season without one of its all-time greats at running back, as Schrader, who set the Tigers’ single-season record with 1,627 rushing yards last season, heads to the NFL on an undrafted free agent deal to the San Francisco 49ers. Schrader was more than just a tailback. His story …

49ers overreactions: Could it be core’s last shot at Super Bowl glory? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Super Bowl-or-bust wagon is heading out on another long journey of nearly seven months. It starts out the same as always. The 49ers and their fan base have every reason to believe this is going to be the season. Optimism …

Football season is only a month away in the Poconos, and every team is filled with anticipation of a new season. While there is a lot to be optimistic about ahead of 2024, every program has questions as a lot of talent is no longer on the mountain and new faces will take the stage on Friday nights. How will …

Derrick Henry has been the bell cow running back for the Titans in recent seasons, but the team is taking a different approach in the wake of Henry’s move to Baltimore as a free agent this offseason. While they moved quickly to sign Tony Pollard in March, they don’t project the former Cowboy will play a similar role to the …

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana football will be in for a unique experience when it heads to Evanston to play Northwestern in October. The Hoosiers played at Ryan Field the last time they visited their Big Ten rival in 2016, but all that’s left of the venue is rubble. Northwestern demolished the stadium over a four month-span starting in February as they started …