UConn to the Big 12 is the perfect offseason story. Spoiler alert: the prospect of such a move is going to extend into the football season. It has to. Commissioner Brett Yormark will not stand still. He is advocating for UConn while the biggest Big 12 ever (16 teams) kicks off for the first time. At the same time, Yormark …

Josh Allen has led his team to the playoffs in five straight seasons, but apparently, he still hasn’t done enough to impress some of his peers.  In a recent poll conducted by ESPN, 103 anonymous NFL players were asked to name the most overrated quarterback in the league and Allen was the top answer. The Bills quarterback got 11 votes, …

Patriots have NFL’s toughest 2024 schedule based on this metric originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots finished at the bottom of the AFC standings last season with a 4-13 record — their worst finish to a campaign since 1992. The 2024 season could see the Patriots finish with an equally bad record or worse, and one …

MADISON, Wis. — Last winter, Luke Fickell talked about having his good friend Mike Vrabel, the former Tennessee Titans head coach, come to campus to help the Wisconsin Badgers football team in some capacity during spring practice. That didn’t work out, but Fickell has enlisted the help of a former NFL head coach. Jack Del Rio, who was a head …

Those who have followed my work for any period of time are probably fully aware that I’m fearless when it comes to my fantasy football convictions. There is no take too bold to proclaim … as long as there is a rational, logical thought process (usually data-driven) that led me to come to that conclusion. I am human, however … …

TCU and Stanford open the 2024 season with a Friday night clash in the fourth all-time meeting between the programs. The Cardinal will play their first game as an official member of the ACC after being affiliated with conference ties on the West Coast for nearly the last century. TCU is coming off a disappointing 5-7 campaign less than a season removed …

The Atlanta Falcons are the favorites to top the NFC South standings at the end of the 2024 season. Currently, the Falcons sit at -130, after opening at -125 to take the division.  After Atlanta is Tampa Bay at +320, whose opening line was slightly shorter at +300. The Buccaneers are second on the board, despite having won the last …

USATSI For months, all signs have pointed to Rashee Rice facing a multigame suspension for his role in a high-speed hit-and-run crash that occurred this spring. With only a week until the start of the 2024 NFL season, however, the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver is eligible to take the field as usual, with league executives hinting Thursday that Rice …

Ohio State has a new offensive play caller in 2024. Chip Kelly left his post as UCLA’s football coach to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator ahead of the 2024 season, teaming up with his former quarterbacks coach at multiple stops and current OSU coach Ryan Day. Here’s a look at how much Kelly will make in 2024. What is Chip …

Getty Images Could this be the year the Detroit Lions win their first Super Bowl? Many believe it can happen, including general manager Brad Holmes, who thinks this is the Lions’ year and has confidence in the group in front of him. “For this season? Win the Super Bowl,” Holmes said, via NBC Sports, when asked what his expectations were …

Eagles practice notes: Eagles missing a few players at the Linc originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles moved practice across the street to the Linc on Thursday afternoon and it might be their final time on that field until the home opener on Sept. 16. Right now, the Birds are in purgatory between training camp and regular season …

No. 1 Georgia and No. 14 Clemson are two of the winningest teams in the College Football Playoff era, but one has been on an upward trajectory as the other has fallen short of the CFP the last four years. The two meet Saturday in the Aflac Kickoff Classic in Atlanta in an important game that may determine whether Clemson …

If the Cincinnati Bengals want to get an extension done with Ja’Marr Chase before the start of the season, it looks like they’re going to have to write a pretty hefty check to make it happen.  Chase, according to NFL Media, wants a new deal that will make him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history. That title currently belongs to …

The New England Patriots have their QB1. On Thursday, coach Jerod Mayo announced that it will be veteran Jacoby Brissett who’ll lead the team as its starting quarterback for the 2024 season. That decision leaves No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye as the primary backup following a late summer surge that sparked a brief quarterback controversy. Not long after Mayo’s …

Feb 13, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; DeShaun Foster answers questions from media after he was introduced as the UCLA Bruins head football coach during a press conference at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports It is widely felt in the Big Ten football community that UCLA football is in for a very difficult 2024 season. We wrote …