Dec. 19—It hasn’t been difficult to identify Penn State’s greatest personnel need, whether it’s in the current recruiting cycle or through the transfer portal. The Nittany Lions want to improve their wide receiver position. They’ve received commitments from three high school wide receivers, who are expected to sign national letters of intent on Wednesday, the first day of the early …

The Falcons released defensive lineman Travis Bell, the team announced Tuesday. The rookie played two games for the Falcons this season. He totaled 30 defensive snaps total in the Week 14 loss to the Buccaneers and the Week 15 loss to the Panthers. Bell totaled one tackle in each game. The Bears drafted Bell out of Kennesaw State with a …

There is a three or four team race going on right now for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Depending on which of those teams gets that pick will determine the entire direction of the first round. But what about the rest of the NFL? Who are they picking if they should somehow land that top …

Some great teams have one clear MVP candidate. The greatest team has three. Maybe four. Appearing Monday on Tom Brady’s Let’s Go! podcast on SiriusXM, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey listed his top two MVP candidates. “If I had my vote, it’d be Brock [Purdy] as the MVP and Trent [Williams] would be the second in line,” McCaffrey said. Brady …

Rutgers football will be welcoming 23 new high school players on National Signing Day as well as one player in the transfer portal. That means that, if everything goes according to plan, the entirety of the 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers will sign their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday during the start of the early signing period. One player …

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. The last regular season episode of ‘Ekeler’s Edge’ is one you don’t want to miss. The Chargers RB connects with Matt Harmon and details one the wildest weeks of his NFL career. Ekeler shares his thoughts on the TNF debacle against the Raiders and …

Dec. 19—”Dolla Bill” is officially here to stay. New Mexico running back Andrew Henry — nicknamed “Dolla” — has withdrawn from the transfer portal, a program spokesperson confirmed to the Journal. The redshirt senior has one year of eligibility remaining. Henry, a Dallas native and former University of Louisiana-Monroe transfer, ran for 350 yards and three touchdowns over nine games …

The Jets placed defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced. They signed defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes to the active roster in a corresponding move. The team also announced it signed defensive lineman Stephen Jones and running back Jacques Patrick to the practice squad. Jefferson injured a hip against the Dolphins, playing 11 snaps. He signed with …

Dec. 19—Slowly — but surely — UNM football head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s staff is coming together. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported on Tuesday that Syracuse offensive coordinator Jason Beck is set to join UNM in the same capacity. A former quarterback at BYU, Beck, 43, coached quarterbacks under Mendenhall at BYU and Virginia before coordinating an offense that averaged 358.7 yards …

Former Chiefs offensive lineman Ed Budde died Tuesday, his family announced. Budde was 83. Budde spent his entire 14-year pro career with the Chiefs and entered the team’s Hall of Fame in 1983, seven years after his retirement. “He was a cornerstone of those early Chiefs teams that brought pro football to Kansas City,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in …

Dec. 19—For the first time in the Jerry Kill era, New Mexico State is set to deal with a major staffing change. Per a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, NMSU assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Tim Beck is poised to become Vanderbilt’s offensive coordinator. KTSM-9 News and 24/7 Sports have separately corroborated Thamel’s report, initially released after the Aggies …

Rice details key Purdy trait that reminds him of 49ers great Montana originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Joe Montana famously earned the nickname “Joe Cool” for his ability to thrive in high-pressure situations, an intangible trait that 49ers legend Jerry Rice sees in the team’s current starting quarterback, Brock Purdy. The Pro Football Hall of Famer joined 49ers …

Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin have finalized a contract extension fresh off the program’s second-ever 10-win regular season, both of which have come under Kiffin. The Rebels have a chance to pick up their first 11-win season in program history on Dec. 30 in the Peach Bowl showdown against No. 10 Penn State.  No details of the extension have been released; …

Deebo joins ‘crazy’ NFL receiver company with rare TD outburst originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel continued his dominant stretch of play in San Francisco’s 45-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium, catching four passes for 48 yards and two touchdowns. In the blowout, the 49ers’ fifth-year wideout made …

It wasn’t public knowledge but earlier this month Notre Dame defensive back Thomas Harper told the Fighting Irish coaching staff that he won’t play in the Sun Bowl versus Oregon State. Tuesday’s practice was open to the public as the Irish get ready for the Sun Bowl on December 29. Harper wasn’t there and when the media asked about his …