Getty Images The Denver Broncos are making a quarterback change on the depth chart this week, giving their first-round pick an opportunity to start and work with the first-team offense. Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced Bo Nix will start Sunday’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Payton made the announcement last week that Nix would get his opportunity …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions, who allegedly ran what the NCAA deems an illegal sign-stealing scheme, may not have returned to college football, but he’s getting another chance to coach in the game. First reported by The Detroit News’ David Goricki, Stalions has joined the Detroit (Mich.) Mumford program as the team’s defensive coordinator. Stalions is …

Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson is out on the road covering training camps. Today’s stop: the New York Jets. About the QB Those animated exchanges between Aaron Rodgers and wideout Garrett Wilson a few weeks back? The Jets absorbed it as a positive. Elite QBs and their best pass catchers will get after each other at times fixing …

With Thursday’s announcement making his starter status official, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard enters the 2024 season as possibly the most important college football player in the country. In what coach Ryan Day is deeming a national championship-or-bust season in Columbus, Howard must deliver. The transfer quarterback from Kansas State has all the attributes to be enough, especially with a …

With only a few weeks left before the official NFL season kicks off, the Panthers’ odds are on the move. After opening with a win total of 4.5, that line for Carolina has moved to 5.5.  According to John Ewing at BetMGM, that’s the only win-total increase in the NFL so far this year. But professional bettor Adam Chernoff warned …

Preseason Week 2 began Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. Looking ahead, fans are expected to gain more exposure to high draft choices and veterans in new places this weekend. Here is a look at the starting quarterback situations for each game in preseason Week 2: Thursday, Aug. 15 Philadelphia Eagles 14, New England Patriots 13 …

Tom Brady hung up his cleats and is on to his next venture as a broadcaster, but he may still harbor some bad feelings toward teams that beat him in big moments in his career. The future Hall of Famer took shots at a player on the team that beat him twice in the Super Bowl, the New York Giants. …

Rutgers University athletics director Patrick Hobbs has quit his job, according to multiple reports, and is being replaced on an interim basis by deputy athletics director Ryan Pisarri, a former three-sport star at Ramapo High School. Hobbs was the university’s athletics director for nine years. The change comes on the eve of the highly anticipated football season, with some national …

Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons’ pass-rushing dominance has earned three All-Pro selections, two first team and one second team, in each of his first three seasons. The numbers back up those accolades.  Parsons is one of only five players ever to have at least 40 (40.5) in his first three NFL seasons since individual sacks became an official statistic …

Lenoir explains mindset entering contract year in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Deommodore Lenoir knows he needs a different mindset heading into the final year of his rookie contract with the 49ers. Speaking on “The Richard Sherman Podcast,” Lenoir discussed what he wants to accomplish on the field in a contract year. “With the contract part, it …

Getty Images Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned unexpectedly Friday, effective immediately, a source confirmed to CBS Sports. Rutgers deputy athletic director Ryan Pisarri is expected to serve as interim athletic director, according to multiple reports.  Hobbs had been Rutgers’ athletic director for more than nine years, helping navigate the school during its challenging Big Ten transition. NJ.com, which first …

Brandon Aiyuk is still employed by the San Francisco 49ers, but he isn’t practicing with the team while he seeks out a new extension. With the 2024 NFL regular season creeping up, where do the Niners stand with the star receiver? It’s a gray area for general manager John Lynch. “I’m not going to characterize any chances or anything,” Lynch …

USATSI The Cincinnati Bengals have locked down another member of their core with an extension. First, it was quarterback Joe Burrow.  On Friday, Cincy took care of kicker Evan McPherson, re-signing him to a three-year, $16.5 million deal, according to NFL Media. The $10 million he is set to earn in new money for the first year of the contract …

. The Oklahoma Sooners are in the midst of a big-time recruiting battle with their long-time foes, the Texas Longhorns. Five-star offensive tackle [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag] is one of the most coveted players in the 2025 recruiting class, and it appears the Sooners have a leg up on the Horns. On Wednesday, Brandon Drumm of OUInsider and Rivals released a Futurecast …

NEW YORK — C.J. Stroud had one of the greatest first seasons for a quarterback in NFL history. CBS’ “THE NFL TODAY” analyst J.J. Watt took it a step further, saying Stroud did have the best rookie season for any quarterback in the 104-year history of the league.  “He had the best rookie quarterback season of all-time,” Watt said. “He …