USC football enters the Big Ten Conference in a very real way this week at Big Ten media days. Penn State is not a longtime member of the Big Ten, but its tenure in the conference is longer than newer arrivals Nebraska, Rutgers, and Maryland. Penn State has been in the Big Ten for more than 30 years. We’re not …

Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham and Utah Utes QB Cameron Rising (7) listen to a official as Utah and Penn State play in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Last year, the Big 12 had nine teams qualify for the postseason. With four new teams — Utah, Arizona, …

Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s stay on the Chiefs’ non-football illness list was a brief one. Edwards-Helaire landed on the list before the team’s first practice of training camp on Saturday, but the NFL’s daily transaction report for Sunday shows that he’s been activated after passing his physical. The Chiefs re-signed Edwards-Helaire this offseason. The 2020 first-round pick had 441 carries …

Incoming Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent cliff-diving accident at a reservoir about 20 miles from the school’s campus, the university said in a statement. Deputies were called to the Porcupine Reservoir at around 2:20 p.m. MT following reports that a man dove from the cliffs into the water and didn’t resurface, the Cache County …

The Vikings now have both of their first-round picks under contract. After it was reported on Friday that quarterback J.J. McCarthy had agreed to terms with Minnesota, the club announced on Sunday that McCarthy and linebacker Dallas Turner have each signed their rookie deals. The Vikings traded up to select McCarthy at No. 10 overall and then traded back into …

The news of Andre Seldon Jr.’s sudden and tragic death this weekend reverberated from Michigan to Utah to New Mexico and even to Nashville, where one of his former coaches just began working for the Vanderbilt football program. Seldon, who transferred from New Mexico State to Utah State this offseason, died Saturday after an apparent drowning from diving off a …

Green Bay defensive lineman Kenny Clark has gotten paid once again. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Clark and the Packers have agreed to a three-year extension to keep him under contract with the club after the coming season. Clark was entering the last year of a four-year extension he signed with Green Bay in Aug. 2020. Rapoport notes the …

Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and the Green Bay Packers have agreed on a $64 million, three-year contract extension, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been signed, said Clark will make $29 million this year, including a …

The SEC is a conference loaded with talent all across the football field and on the sidelines. As the game continues to evolve, teams will emphasize certain positions. In 2024, a long list of wide receivers will receive national attention for their skills and abilities. However, it’s been some time since the Alabama Crimson Tide had a group of receivers …

The Packers made a handful of roster moves as they got ready for training camp on Sunday. Wide receiver Jayden Reed headlines a group of three players who were placed on the non-football injury list on Sunday. Defensive back Corey Ballentine and tackle Caleb Jones round out the trio. The list is for players who are injured while away from …

The USC Trojans are about to enter the Big Ten, a reality which will be affirmed at Big Ten media days this week. Michigan State becomes a conference neighbor for USC. If we were to ask which moment is Michigan State’s greatest, it’s not easy to pick the ultimate Spartan football memory. First things first: The most famous moment in …

Most of the players placed on the physically unable to perform list when training camp gets underway are activated ahead of the start of the regular season, but a number of them will remain on the list and miss at least four games before becoming eligible to return. Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders will be in the latter group this year. …

USC goes to Big Ten media days in Indianapolis this week. The Trojans enter a new world and a new era. One of their new conference neighbors is Wisconsin. The Badgers have had a lot of good teams in the past 35 years. They have beaten Miami in an Orange Bowl game. They have played in several Rose Bowl games. …

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t take part in the team’s first training camp practice on Sunday because of an illness, but neither that nor anything else is leading to doubts about his capabilities in Baltimore. Jackson won his second MVP award last season, but didn’t have his best day in a loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. …

Andre Seldon Jr.’s death Saturday in a drowning accident at Porcupine Reservoir in Cache County was another devastating blow to the Utah State athletics community — football specifically. For many in the USU fanbase, Seldon was something of an unknown still. After all, he only announced his transfer to Utah State from New Mexico State in late May (he had …