Florida football coach Billy Napier confirmed Wednesday that associate coach/director of football strength and conditioning Mark Hocke has been demoted. Hocke spent two seasons as the strength and conditioning coach for the Florida Gators under Napier (2022-23) and four more seasons under Napier in the same role at Louisiana (2018-21). He also had strength and conditioning coach stints at Texas …

“Deflategate” is back. Certain footballs during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-17 win over the New England Patriots last weekend were underinflated by two pounds, according to MassLive’s Mark Daniels. After complaints were made, officials took balls meant for each team’s kicking units into the locker room at Gillette Stadium at halftime Sunday. There, officials reportedly discovered the balls weighed 11 …

Chaminade Madonna wide receiver and 5-star Ohio State commit Jeremiah Smith competed in the FHSAA Class 1M state championship on Dec. 7, 2023, at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Wednesday marked early signing day for high school recruits across the country. Highly-touted future college football players signed to play for the likes of Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and other top programs. By Wednesday …

The decision of the Eagles to throw the ball down the field when facing first and 10 on their own 45 with 13 seconds to play. With two timeouts, they could have gotten in position for a long field-goal try, to be attempted by a kicker who can make long field goals. So why throw a long pass? Eagles coach …

Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has submitted his National Letter of Intent to the Buckeyes, the school announced Wednesday night. Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes in a ceremony earlier in the day, but Ohio State coach Ryan Day was informed that the team had not received his NLI as of the team’s press conference in the afternoon. After a …

The Lions designated safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to return from injured reserve Wednesday. He practiced with the team for the first time since tearing a pectoral muscle in Week 2. It opens the 21-day window for Garnder-Johnson before the Lions are required to make a decision on whether to activate him. The Lions listed him as limited in Wednesday’s practice. Gardner-Johnson, …

Tyler Buchner is moving on from football. The Alabama quarterback announced on social media Wednesday that he plans to transfer to Notre Dame and play lacrosse after the Crimson Tide’s run in the College Football Playoff. Buchner played football at Notre Dame initially before transferring to Alabama, but he was also a top lacrosse recruit. I am excited to return …

Free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh said in October he wanted to continue his career. He might still get that chance. Suh visited Miami on Wednesday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that nothing is imminent between the sides. Suh, 36, played for the Dolphins from 2015-17, earning Pro Bowl honors in 2016. He also has played for the Lions, …

The first day of the early signing period was filled with plenty of intrigue and more flips than the dolphin show at SeaWorld. Among those flips was K.J. Bolden, who de-committed from Florida State to sign with Georgia. Bolden, a five-star athlete, is coming off a sensational senior season for Buford High School (Buford, Georgia). Capable of playing as a …

Who’s Playing New Orleans Saints @ Los Angeles Rams Current Records: New Orleans 7-7, Los Angeles 7-7 How To Watch When: Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. ETWhere: SoFi Stadium — Inglewood, CaliforniaTV: Amazon Prime VideoFollow: CBS Sports App What to Know The Rams and the Saints are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but likely not for long. …

247Sports Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has yet to submit his biding National Letter of Intent to Ohio State as of Wednesday night. This comes after Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes in a signing day ceremony earlier in afternoon, where he appeared to sign his a piece of paper thought to be his NLI. However, the Buckeyes have yet …

USATSI Damontae Kazee will miss the final three games of the regular season after the Pittsburgh Steelers safety lost his appeal with the league over his suspension handed down earlier this week. The NFL banned Kazee for the remainder of the season following his helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. in the Steelers’ 30-13 loss on the road in …

The Baltimore Ravens head into its Monday-night game against the San Francisco 49ers as underdogs. It’s only the second time this season that the Ravens aren’t the favored team. Even though Baltimore sits atop the AFC at 11-3, there were members of the team who didn’t like the fact that the 49ers are perceived as the team to beat. “We …

Dec. 20—SPRINGFIELD — Aaron Scott Jr. verbally committed to Ohio State more than four months ago. Nothing happened in the meantime to give him any second thoughts about being a Buckeye. “I feel like that was one of the greatest decisions I’ve made,” the All-Ohio cornerback said. “Once I committed and saw how much love it was, I feel like …

While he has never played for the Steelers, Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd has a keen understanding of the franchise having grown up in Pittsburgh. Boyd was a fan of the Steelers teams that won Super Bowls in the 2000s, teams that featured rough-and-tumble wideout Hines Ward.  Boyd didn’t mind sharing his true thoughts on the Steelers’ current team on Wednesday, three …