Georgia has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Georgia scored a win against Florida State more than a week before the Orange Bowl kicks off. The Bulldogs were able to secure a commitment from five-star safety KJ Bolden on Wednesday. Bolden, a native of Buford, Georgia, had been committed to …

Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday put to rest any thought of returning to play in the 2023 season, acknowledging that he doesn’t have enough time to get back to 100 percent from his Week 1 Achilles tear. However, the Jets are still placing the star quarterback on their active roster. New York activated Rodgers off injured reserve on Wednesday, theoretically allowing …

USATSI Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe we’re already approaching Week 16? And that the Bengals are still in the playoff race?! John Breech is taking the day off to celebrate, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself a favor and …

The Indianapolis Colts are right in the thick of a heated race in the AFC South, but will have to finish out the 2023 campaign without two players. On Tuesday, the team announced they had placed cornerback Tony Brown and wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie on the reserve/suspended list for three games due to conduct detrimental to the team. These three-game suspensions …

Michigan football is adding more than two dozen incoming high schoolers on Wednesday, the start of the national signing day early period, however its most notable acquisition of the day might have come from via the transfer portal. Jaishawn Barham, a 6-foot-4, 233-pound former Maryland linebacker, announced he will transfer to Michigan on social media on Wednesday. Barham, a four-star …

Giff Smith has received plenty of advice since the Los Angeles Chargers hired him as the interim head coach last Friday. The best might have come from one of Smith’s former bosses. “Chan Gailey said all those suggestions and thoughts you had are now decisions. Good luck,” said Smith, who worked for Gailey at Georgia Tech and with the Buffalo …

(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports illustration) You’re now an NFL general manager. Congratulations! Your owner has only one job for you: Get the team a franchise quarterback. You have the choice of any quarterback who joined the league in the last five years. (Hey, if we’re already in fantasyland making you a GM, might as well go all the way.) Which way …

Leonard Moore.jpg Notre Dame has stockpiled at cornerback in recent years to make up for failures in past recruiting cycles. Thus, the Irish now have four underclassmen defensive backs they think highly of, led by preseason All-American Benjamin Morrison. Adding two more now keeps the position stocked enough to avoid the vacuum of trusted cornerbacks that held Notre Dame back …

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers are one of the best teams in the NFL this season, and even Tom Brady has enjoyed watching them play. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean Brady has dropped his 23-year grudge against them. On the latest episode of the “Let’s Go” podcast, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey joined Brady to talk about the team’s …

Travis Kelce has hilarious reaction to Bill Belichick/Chargers speculation originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick’s future as the head coach of the New England Patriots is uncertain as the 2023 NFL regular season winds down. The Patriots sit at the bottom of the AFC standings with a 3-11 record and will miss the playoffs for the third time …

There were concerns for weeks that Ohio State might lose wide receiver Jeremiah Smith before the early signing period. But it was four-star wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan who ended up flipping. On Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period, McClellan flipped from Ohio State and committed to Oregon. A standout wide receiver at Christian Brothers (St. Louis, …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter From the moment Ron Rivera named Sam Howell his starting quarterback in the summer, the coach had never flinched. He has praised Howell’s potential, even as he struggled. He lauded his growth, even as the losses mounted. He made it clear he believed the Washington Commanders had found their franchise quarterback. Then, last Sunday, he …

There hasn’t been much for the Panthers to smile about this season, but they were able to crack a few of them last Sunday. Kicker Eddy Pineiro hit a 23-yard field goal as time expired at a rainy Bank of America Stadium to secure a 9-7 win over the Falcons. It was the second win of the season for Carolina …

Anthony Richardson’s rookie year ended a lot earlier than he, the Colts and their fans had hoped. The No. 4 overall pick suffered a  season-ending shoulder injury that in October, and Indianapolis’ quarterback is now providing a positive update to his recovery a little over two months later. “I think I’m progressing way faster than everyone thought,” he said on …

Five-star WR Jeremiah Smith is heading to Ohio State. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) Ohio State got an official commitment from the top-ranked player in the country on Wednesday. Rivals.com five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith stood by his verbal commitment to the Buckeyes and announced that he was going to sign with Ohio State. Wednesday was the first day …