Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP They playoffs arrive with a super wildcard weekend packed with intrigue. The field is wider than ever after a rollercoaster regular season, any contender from the hobbled giants, plucky upstarts and surprise packages can make a case for a deep playoff run, all will believe they can live for another week until the league’s true heavyweights, San …

Two Ohio State football wide receivers have announced their intentions for next season. >>Ex-Ohio State QB Kyle McCord to transfer to Syracuse Marvin Harrison Jr. announced on social media on Thursday that he has decided to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft. He thanked the football program and Ohio State athletic department for its support over the years as well …

College football reached the end of an era Wednesday with news that Alabama coach Nick Saban would retire after 17 seasons with the Crimson Tide, ending a career that included 292 wins and a record seven national championships at the FBS level. Saban’s resume has cemented his standing as arguably the greatest coach in the sport’s history, leaving massive shoes …

Penn State football landed two former Georgia defensive backs in the NCAA transfer portal on the same day. Alabama native A.J. Harris, who Penn State recruited heavily in high school, committed to the Nittany Lions first on Thursday. He just finished his true freshman season with the Bulldogs. Jalen Kimber, a Texas native, made his transfer commitment to PSU official …

After spending one season at Ohio State, Willtrell Hartson has found a new college football home. The former Massillon Tiger confirmed Thursday evening that he would take his chances at the FCS level, committing to Southern Illinois. “(I’m) grateful for the opportunity to still be able to pursue my career, and I want to thank Coach James, Coach (Nick) Hill …

Jan. 11—For the first several years of Neal Brown’s tenure at WVU, the Mountaineers faced a severe talent drain by way of the transfer portal. Year after year, WVU lost promising, talented and productive players to the portal while never bringing in quite enough to make up the deficit. Following Brown’s best season in Morgantown, a 9-4 campaign that culminated …

Veteran quarterback Casey Thompson is transferring to Oklahoma for his seventh year of collegiate eligibility, he announced Thursday. This will be the fourth team in the past four years for Thompson, who should be a very familiar name for Sooners fans.  Casey’s father, Charles Thompson was a starting quarterback at Oklahoma under College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer. …

14. Pittsburgh Steelers Point Differential: 21stPoints Per Game: 28thOffensive EPA: 23rd Defensive EPA: 7thDropback EPA: 8thRun Game EPA: 11th This year’s only playoff team with a negative point differential, the Steelers are built on defense despite their recent increased offensive success under No. 3 QB Mason Rudolph. So you could say it’s not great news that DROY-contender and NFL sack …

AUBURN — Former star running back and beloved icon Cadillac Williams is no longer with the Auburn football program. He announced his resignation Thursday evening. “After taking time to pray and reflect, I have made the decision to resign from my position with Auburn football to pursue other opportunities,” Williams said in a statement. “I love Auburn, the players and …

Robert Kraft said Bill Belichick earned it. Until he didn’t. Therein lies the elastic and inevitable quandary of NFL owners who allow their head coaches to consolidate power and organizational autocracy on a level rarely seen in professional sports. It’s the kind of blood oath contract that maximizes potential but inevitably burns out. An accord that delivers victories, captures championships, …

Peyton Woodyard.jpg The All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced Peyton Woodyard (Bellflower, CA/ St. John Bosco H.S.) as the winner of the 2023 All-American Bowl’s Man of the Year award. Woodyard epitomizes a high standard of excellence in community service and athletic distinction. https://x.com/AABonNBC/status/1743471777232158891?s=20 According to 247Sports Woodyard is a four-star prospect and one of the top defensive backs in the …

Jan. 11—Penn State helped fill the void left by the loss of its top three cornerbacks with the addition Thursday of Georgia’s A.J. Harris and Florida’s Jalen Kimber from the transfer portal. Harris and Kimber give the Nittany Lions more experience at cornerback with Kalen King, Johnny Dixon and Daequan Hardy moving onto the NFL. King was named to the …

Nick Saban’s decision to retire caught just about everyone off guard. While the initial shock of the news still hasn’t settled for many, the main focus has shifted to finding a new head coach for the Crimson Tide. We can now likely cross Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian off that list. While there isn’t a clear list of candidates and …

The NCAA on Thursday announced serious recruiting violations and subsequent sanctions levied against a major college football program in one of the first such cases in the era of name, image, and likeness (NIL). The organization ruled that Florida State assistant coach Alex Adams, the school’s offensive coordinator, violated recruiting rules stemming from a 2022 recruiting trip that involved a …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins take the field on Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, it will be impossible not to feel the stakes and the weight of what they must accomplish. This is, for all intents and purposes, a blueprint game that will shape what the future holds for this franchise. The …