Former Michigan State football offensive tackle Spencer Brown has committed to Oklahoma, he announced Wednesday via On3. The fifth-year senior with one season of eligibility remaining made his transfer decision fast, as he announced his transfer portal entry on Nov. 27. Losing Brown would be a blow for the Spartans, as the 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle has started each of the …

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is known as “Mr. October.” The NFL has a coach who should be dubbed “Mr. December.” It’s Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur, who is 16-0 in December since being hired by the Packers prior to the 2019 season. RELATED: Jordan Love shines in Packers’ win over Chiefs LaFleur, 44, said the perfect mark …

Patriots Mailbag: What does the ideal offseason look like for New England? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The lowly New England Patriots are set to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime on Thursday night. With the Pats taking a 2-10 record into the Week 14 matchup, many fans will be rooting for a loss that would improve their …

Dec. 6—A handful of local high school grads were among the hundreds of college football players who had entered the transfer portal by the middle of this week. Most notable and perhaps most likely to have a major impact at his next school is quarterback Cam Fancher. After redshirting in 2021, the 6-foot-1, 201-pounder from Wayne High School became the …

Zach Wilson is once again the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Head coach Robert Saleh made the announcement Wednesday after a report from The Athletic that Wilson was “hesitant” to reclaim the starting role after being benched for backup Tim Boyle two weeks ago. But Boyle was no improvement over the struggling Wilson in losses to the Miami Dolphins and …

Getty Images A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is in hot water, as he has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL club over a five-year period from 2019-23, per The Athletic. Amit Patel is the former employee named in court documents that were filed in Jacksonville earlier this week, and he allegedly took advantage of the …

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George told The Tennessean Wednesday that he has relieved offensive coordinator Theron Aych and offensive line coach Anthony Lewis of their duties. TSU was 6-5 this season for its first winning record since 2017. Aych, who previously was on the staff at UTEP, replaced Hue Jackson as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator in 2022. Lewis also …

No position in any sport affects winning to the degree quarterbacks do. There’s a reason they can account for 20% of a team’s salary cap — meant to be spread between 53 players — and a reason why NFL franchises mortgage their futures when any potential top-10 passer comes available. Sometimes they get Matthew Stafford’s 2021 season and a Super …

Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone could be back in the team’s lineup this week. Anzalone missed last Sunday’s win over the Saints with a hand injury, but he was on the field as a full participant in practice on Wednesday. Should that level of participation continue through the rest of the week, it’s a safe bet that he will be on …

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is away from the team to undergo surgery for appendicitis but expects to be on the sideline Sunday night for a highly anticipated rematch with the Philadelphia Eagles. The team said McCarthy was hospitalized after experiencing abdominal pain Wednesday morning. He was expected to have surgery in the afternoon and be released later in the …

While some fans are new to the head coach transition period encompassing semi-drastic change to the roster, new Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is one of many to endure the wrath of the transfer portal, which he’ll also have to use to put a curb any more future losses. If you’re keeping track, eleven Aggies have now entered the …

The Minnesota Vikings will have the same player under center when they return from their bye week as they did when they departed for their break. Joshua Dobbs will remain the Vikings’ starting quarterback when they take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters on Wednesday. Dobbs provided an initial spark to the …

Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don discuss the Dallas offense and how it could continue to excel on Sunday night against the Eagles. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Show” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] MATT HARMON: Dak Prescott is the ninth quarterback with …

One of the most eagerly anticipated elements of the Texas Tech football team’s 2020 signing class was a wide receiver group that featured Ja’Lynn Polk, J.J. Sparkman, Loic Fouonji and Myles Price. Now that position group from that class is void, and none of the four will finish their careers as Red Raiders. Sparkman and Fouonji have their names in …

In the process of running away from defenders, Tyreek Hill appears to be running away in the Offensive Player of the Year race as well. The Miami Dolphins star is the odds-on favorite to win the award at -200. Behind him on the oddsboard is San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey at +170, and rounding out the top three …