Michigan State football first-year coach Jonathan Smith has secured another prospect, with Texas native Brandon Tullis announcing his commitment to the Spartans via social media Thursday. Tullis originally committed to Oregon State on July 8, but an offer from Michigan State on Dec. 3 led to a change of heart for the three-star recruit. Smith was the head coach at …

Dec 14, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild recently concluded two investigations into their code of conduct, and the organization said Thursday night it took “appropriate steps” to address the matters that were brought to its attention. The Athletic reported that Bill Guerin was the focus of an investigation following a complaint by an employee …

The Raiders did a lot of celebrating Thursday night. (AP Photo/David Becker) When an NFL analyst calls for your job at halftime of a nationally-televised game, it probably isn’t your night. Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers lived that reality Thursday during a 63-21drubbing to the Las Vegas Raiders. The game was essentially over the instant the Chargers took …

Dec. 14—OXFORD — The 2024 schedules for all SEC teams were released Wednesday night in a two-hour special on SEC Network. Next season will mark the first of the new-look 16-team conference with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12. The 2024 campaign will also mark the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. No. 11 …

Social media abuzz with Belichick/Chargers takes amid L.A.’s Week 15 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a rough season for New England Patriots fans, but at least their team hasn’t trailed by 42 points in a game this season. That was the deficit facing the Los Angeles Chargers in their Week 15 game at the Las Vegas …

The pieces are coming together for Colorado’s offense to be very, very strong next season. Head coach Deion Sanders has already put plenty of work into fixing his O-line and on Thursday, the Buffs earned a commitment from four-star transfer portal wide receiver Will Sheppard. This past year at Vanderbilt, Sheppard led the Commodores with 684 receiving yards and eight …

Well, the Chargers won’t be shut out. They assured that with a 79-yard catch-and-run score by Joshua Palmer on a pass from Easton Stick with 10:37 remaining in the third quarter. The one-play drive answered the Raiders’ nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the second half. Las Vegas leads 49-7. Stick is 10-of-15 for 154 yards and a touchdown. The …

Dec. 14—PULLMAN — Washington State’s football schedule for next season isn’t entirely complete, but the opponents are set. The Cougars will host six games at Gesa Field, including the Big 12’s Texas Tech in September, and travel for the other six, according to a release. Washington State will play eight games against Mountain West opponents, six of which come courtesy …

Getty Images Just five days after being shut out, the Las Vegas Raiders have scored more points in the first half than they had in the last three weeks. The Raiders lead the Los Angeles Chargers 42-0 at halftime, which is already their most points in a game in five years. The 42-0 halftime lead is tied for the second-largest …

The Chargers have had four fumbles, losing three of them. The Raiders have scored four touchdowns, three of them off Chargers turnovers. Las Vegas leads 28-0 with 9:15 left in the second quarter. The Raiders’ latest score came on a Derius Davis fumble of an AJ Cole punt. DJ Turner ripped out the ball and recovered it at the Los …

Getty Images Just five days after being shut out, the Las Vegas Raiders have scored more points in the first half than they had in the last three weeks. The Raiders lead the Los Angeles Chargers 42-0 at halftime, which is already their most points in a game in five years. The 42-0 halftime lead is tied for the second-largest …

Dec. 14—SOUTH BEND — As No. 16 Notre Dame (9-3) prepares for its final game of 2023 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State (8-4), the transaction log inside the program has not been quiet. New members to the staff have been named, a highly rated quarterback has landed in South Bend and several others …

Brandon Staley is trending on X, and it’s not hard to figure out why. He may be coaching his final game with the Chargers the way Thursday Night Football is going. The Chargers are playing like a defeated team, down 42-0 to the Raiders at halftime of a primetime game. It’s tied for the second-biggest halftime margin in NFL history …

Texas A&M interim head coach Elijah Robinson has officially poached a coach from College Station to follow him into his new role as defensive coordinator at Syracuse after this season. According to 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, Robinson has hired Aggies’ staffer Joe Schaefer to remain in the same role as a defensive assistant coach for the Orange. …

Why Patriots should follow in Bengals’ footsteps with ‘the Burrow model’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After the New England Patriots’ upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft may now be just out of reach. It’s no surprise that New England will be in the hunt for one of the draft’s …