Monday night’s game was Jason Kelce’s last. Kelce told teammates in the locker room after the Eagles lost to the Buccaneers that he is going to retire, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The 36-year-old Kelce declined to talk to reporters after the game, but he appeared emotional as he walked off the field, and he has mused about retiring …

Before Kalen DeBoer became the new coach of Alabama football, he agreed the Crimson Tide belonged in the top four in the sport. As one of the coaches voting in the US LBM coaches poll, DeBoer ranked Alabama No. 4 in his final ballot of the season released after the national championship game. DeBoer kept the top four teams in …

Bills quarterback Josh Allen had his rough patches during the 2023 regular season, but he showed on Monday why the highs more than balance out the lows over the long run. Allen threw three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Bills to a 31-17 win over the Steelers in a game that was pushed to Monday afternoon because …

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star pass rusher Cedric Works. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound pass rusher plays high school football for Northmont High School in Dayton, Ohio. On3 ranks Cedric Works as the No. 258 recruit in the country and the No. 20 edge rusher. Works is considered the No. 10 player in Ohio in the class of …

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts got the question that was on just about everybody’s mind after Monday night’s 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs. Hurts was asked if he wants to see head coach Nick Sirianni return to the team after presiding over the 1-6 slide that saw the Eagles go from the top of …

The transfer portal is a touchy topic to mention to college football fans and coaches alike. How do you regulate it? When should a player be able to transfer? Should transfers have to sit out a year? All kinds of questions and grey areas surround the portal and every conference is working diligently to figure out what the best method …

Three conference honorees. A 1,000-2,000 season. That’s just the beginning. Maybe 2023 was the First Coast’s year of the quarterback in college football. The just-completed college season was a banner year for quarterbacks as the Times-Union releases its annual First Coast All-FBS team, highlighting top Jacksonville-area performers across the Football Bowl Subdivision. The list includes multiple all-conference selections as well …

Retired Alabama coach Nick Saban hired George Helow as a special assistant following the SEC Championship Game, and the former Michigan linebackers coach turned out to be the last hire the legendary coach ever made. Helow first came to Alabama as a defensive intern for Saban’s sixth season at UA, in 2012. In a Tuscaloosa News exclusive Q&A, Helow reflects …

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest from the NFL playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys lost (again), the Detroit Lions won (a rarity) and more than 23 million people found the league’s first playoff game primarily broadcast on a streaming service. It was …

Penn State head coach James Franklin was under the unenviable task of having to replace his defensive and offensive coordinators this offseason. But after filling those roles, Franklin was thrown into a position where he needed to replace his special teams coordinator as well. Now, it appears Franklin has his next special teams coordinator. Justin Lustig, who has been the …

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, widening the postseason path for teams like Tennessee. The Vols would’ve made a 12-team playoff in 2022. They would’ve missed it by two wins in 2023. Neither an unbeaten record nor a conference title will be needed to make the CFP. An SEC team with a 10-2 record or better will …

Where 49ers’ divisional-round playoff odds stand vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the 49ers prepare for their third consecutive NFL playoff run after a well-deserved bye, they’ll face a familiar foe when the Green Bay Packers come to Levi’s Stadium on Saturday for the divisional round. San Francisco leads the all-time postseason series against Green Bay, …

4-star 2024 linebacker commit Jordan Lockhart will be representing Texas A&M later this week at the Polynesian Bowl. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive signal caller officially signed to play in Bryan-College Station on December 20. The future graduate of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California chose the Aggies over Alabama, Arizona, Boston College and Ole Miss. With the departure …

TAMPA, Fla. — Along the right wall of the locker room, four cubbies from the entrance, Jalen Hurts sat on a folding chair, his eyes red. Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson sat on a folding chair to his quarterback’s left, comforting the fourth-year pro after his season ended three games earlier than last year’s — and amid a nose …

The University of Georgia proclaims it is a powerhouse in academics and athletics. The Georgia football team is certainly a perennial championship contender with back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 and ranking as high as No. 3 after this season. The program, though, is at the bottom of more than 130 FBS programs when it comes to the latest …