USATSI The 2023 college football season is now behind us, which means it’s time to look back at the performance of first-year coaches from around the country. After a whirlwind 2022 cycle with 29 openings, the list fell to 24 in 2023 with only a handful of heavy hitters stepping up to the plate at new gigs.  Colorado coach Deion …

There are only eight remaining teams in the NFL playoffs with Super Bowl LVIII just 25 days away. Of the eight remaining teams, it’s hard to argue that any of them aren’t among the league’s upper echelon.  Five of the six remaining teams who played last weekend defeated a lower-ranked team at home. The lone exception was the Packers, who …

Eagles snap counts: Time to move on from James Bradberry? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia After a disappointing 2023 regular season, James Bradberry finally saw his snaps slashed in a major way during the Eagles’ 32-9 playoff loss to the Bucs. Bradberry, 30, started the game but after giving up some big plays, the Eagles began to use a …

After a very successful recruiting effort in the class of 2024, the Penn State coaching staff has to flip their attention to the next set of recruits to keep things building in the right direction. While it’s still early in the 2025 class’s recruitment process, getting players on campus for visits is one of the important steps in developing relationships …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Where does the Falcons’ job rank among the NFL’s head coach openings? If you want evidence that Atlanta is high on the list, consider the past 48 hours and two A-list candidates who have interviewed with the Falcons: Bill Belichick and Jim Harbaugh. One has six Super Bowl rings and needs 15 wins to become …

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The 2024 NFL Playoffs continue with a quadruple-header in the Divisional Round this weekend. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Detroit Lions with a trip to the NFC Championship Game on the line. Tampa Bay was 9-8 in the regular season, but the Buccaneers have won six of the last seven games, including a 32-9 win over the …

A one-time major target of Notre Dame’s that ultimately enrolled at Alabama is on the move.  Safety Caleb Downs, who had a five-star ranking in the 2023 recruiting cycle, is entering the transfer portal. Downs is originally from Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek and chose the Crimson Tide over Georgia, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and North Carolina. Downs made an official …

Phil Masturzo The Cleveland Browns are switching things up on the offensive side of the ball for 2024. CBS Sports NFL HQ Insider Josina Anderson reports the Browns have fired offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, running backs coach Stump Mitchell and tight ends coach T.C. McCartney. Anderson also reports that some Browns players were upset with these decisions.  Browns head coach …

In terms of excitement, wild-card weekend could have been better. At least we did identify Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions as the game to watch in this space last week. That was the one thriller in the first round, as the Lions moved on with a 24-23 win. The other five were decided by an average of 20.6 points. …

Jan. 17—The Idaho football team’s first-year defensive coordinator, Dan Jackson, spent the last two seasons scheming against offenses in the most prolific Power Five conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the SEC, as Vanderbilt’s defensive backs coach. Jackson departed Nashville to spearhead the Vandal defense and compete in one of the most sought-after conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision: the …

Report: How Patriots are handling contract talks with no official GM originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston When the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan reported Monday that the New England Patriots have been in contact with wide receiver and pending free agent Kendrick Bourne about a new contract, an obvious question followed: Who exactly was Bourne in contact with? After all, …

Another Auburn target is back on the open market. Four-star offensive lineman Dontrell Glover decommitted from Alabama on Tuesday. Glover had been committed to the Crimson Tide since April 13, 2023, but has reopened his recruitment after Nick Sabam retired. Glover visited the Auburn on Saturday and enjoyed his time on the Plains. “Today, it was great. I felt more …

Getty Images It’s been a while since Jim Harbaugh has coached in the NFL, but it may not be much longer until he’s back. Harbaugh coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 through 2014 before returning to the college ranks to coach at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Fresh off a national title, Harbaugh is once again doing …

Jan 17, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams: 11 MLB, 15 NBA and 11 NHL. Diamond Sports has been …