Jim Harbaugh, the former Michigan football head coach who led the Wolverines to the 2023 national championship, has been suspended for one year and hit with a four-year show-cause order by the NCAA after he was found to have demonstrated both “unethical conduct” and a failure to promote “an atmosphere of compliance” as it pertains to an investigation into impermissible …

The Dolphins are dealing with a handful of injuries at wide receiver, including one that has kept Jaylen Waddle out of practice for the last few days. Head coach Mike McDaniel called Waddle’s injury “minor” at a Wednesday press conference, but did not delve into the nature of the problem that’s sidelined the wideout. “He’s one of the toughest wide …

Notre Dame offensive line coach Joe Rudolph, second from right, talks to offensive lineman Aamil Wagner (59) during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in South Bend. All eyes will be on the health and effectiveness of Notre Dame’s offensive line in 2024. Big Game Boomer, who makes a lot of college …

With the Falcons participating in joint practices with the Dolphins this week, it sounds like their rookie quarterback will take the bulk of the snaps in Friday night’s preseason game. Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that No. 8 overall pick Michael Penix will be on the field for a substantial amount of time, which …

Photo: Isaiah Hole It’s been widely known (at least in Michigan football circles) that the NCAA has been looking to make an example of former Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh, and now it looks like it is doing just that. In January 2023, it was revealed that the NCAA was investigating Harbaugh for recruiting violations and instead of eventually issuing …

Velus Jones has had limited impact at wide receiver since the Bears took him in the third round of the 2022 draft, so they are looking at a new way of using him in hopes of getting more production. Jones has been practicing with the team’s running backs at training camp this week. Head coach Matt Eberflus said offensive coordinator …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After coming out of spring ball a bit decimated at the position, Michigan football bolstered its wide receiving corps by adding two players via the transfer portal — one unfamiliar and one very familiar. The unfamiliar one was Youngstown State transfer C.J. Charleston. Last year, the Ohio native had 33 catches for 503 yards …

Coaches will tell you there’s a competition at any position, even when there’s not. Weigh that when deciphering what Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said about his quarterbacks on Wednesday. But also know that Tomlin spent most of the offseason saying Russell Wilson was his starter, not really entertaining the notion that Justin Fields could win the job. Him declaring …

As the 2024 Notre Dame football season rapidly approaches, the goals are fairly obvious, make the expanded College Football Playoff field. ESPN ranked 25 players with the most importance (subscription required) in the CFP race, and not one member of the Irish was included in the group. There is a silver-lining however, as [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] was one of two players …

Steelers’ Tomlin has sly Aiyuk response to loaded question originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin addressed the elephant in the room. …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Convention would say that without J.J. McCarthy at the helm and with Michigan football breaking in a new quarterback, the Wolverines would get more conservative and lean more on their roots of running the football. But general convention doesn’t necessarily win games. Go big or go home. The maize and blue are still embroiled …

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. [Quarterbacks I like more/less | Running backs I like more | Running backs I like less] ECR: WR21 vs. …

The New England Patriots are out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes. After Aiyuk turned down the Patriots’ extension offer, the Patriots opted to no longer pursue a trade for the star receiver, ESPN reported. New England was prepared to make the highest contract offer to Aiyuk out of all the teams pursuing him, giving him a proposal that would’ve paid …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by recruiting analyst Jed May of UGASports.com, Ryan O’Bleness of SpartansIllustrated.com and Tim Verghese of InsideNebraska.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: Beating Miami would boost Florida’s recruiting instantly ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

Even the experts can have a tough time during their draft evaluations. We asked six analysts to reveal which player has been their hardest to rank for the 2024 fantasy football season. I’m having a hard time ranking DJ Moore. On the one hand, he balled out last year and was a top-five fantasy receiver when Justin Fields was his …