USATSI South Alabama is expected to promote offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to fill its vacant coaching position, 247Sports reports. Applewhite served under former coach Kane Wommack for the past three seasons until Wommack left to become Alabama’s defensive coordinator. Applewhite, 45, helped assemble one of the top offenses in the Sun Belt this season. The Jaguars averaged over 33 points and 440 yards …

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby found a way to play through a knee injury, throughout most of the 2023 regular season. It was definitely nothing minor. And definitely not something that could heal without surgery. Crosby has posted on social media a photo from a hospital bed with his left leg heavily wrapped and in a brace. The specific nature …

Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been a name circling around as a potential future head coach candidate in the NFL. He’ll get a taste of running a team in Mobile, Alabama as he will be the head coach of the National Team at the 2024 Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl announced the full coaching staffs for both the National …

The Dallas Cowboys are retaining head coach Mike McCarthy for the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday night. McCarthy will return for the fifth and final season of his current deal. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head …

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice for the first time since a serious ankle injury Nov. 16. He was injured when Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson used a hip-drop tackle to bring down Andrews. The NFL wants to eliminate the hip-drop tackle in the offseason. The league cites statistics that show the hip-drop tackle increases …

Basha quarterback Demond Williams poses for pictures after signing his letter of intent to play for University of Arizona during the NLI signing at Basha High School in Chandler on Dec. 20, 2023. Highly-touted Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who enrolled this month into the University of Arizona to get a head start to his college football career, is entering …

Purdy proves draft status is irrelevant as playoff QB outlier originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Of the eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs, the 49ers are the only team whose starting quarterback was not drafted in the first round. While those outside of the 49ers organization might think Brock Purdy’s performance since taking over …

The coaching staffs for the Reese’s Senior Bowl were announced on Wednesday and some familiar faces from both the Jets and Giants will be present at the game, most notably Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich serving as a head coach. Gang Green’s defensive coordinator since 2021, Ulbrich will coach the National team and go up against Tennessee Titans assistant head …

Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Buffalo Bills will have a little bit of something old and a little bit of something new for Patrick Mahomes.  The Chiefs’ superstar quarterback is once again going up against Josh Allen in a playoff game, marking the third time the two quarterbacks have gone head-to-head in the postseason in the last four years. As …

It’s official. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy will be back for a fifth year on the job. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head coach,” Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. …

Chicago Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower is set to be one of the two head coaches for this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl. Director of football operations for the East-West Shrine Bowl, Eric Galko, confirmed an announcement will be coming on Thursday that has Hightower coaching the East team, while New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will coach the …

First responders found Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay unresponsive and struggling to breathe in early December when they responded to an emergency call from inside the home, TMZ.com reported Wednesday. The online outlet cited police records from Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, that detailed the Dec. 8 incident. TMZ.com said the police report revealed Irsay had a “blue …

The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced that Titans assistant head coach/defensive line coach Terrell Williams will serve as the head coach of the American team and Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will lead the National team. The game will be played Saturday, Feb. 3 at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama. The NFL Network and …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions don’t have much of a storied rivalry, thanks in large part to their relative lack of success over the years. But with the two facing off Sunday with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line, the trash talk has already started from two likely sources.  Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson …

Alabama safety Caleb Downs has entered the transfer portal following a standout freshman season with Georgia emerging as the “clear favorite” to land his services, according to 247Sports. Downs earned SEC Freshman of the Year honors while starring as one of the top defensive backs in the conference for a Crimson Tide team that reached the College Football Playoff. “Obviously we’re …