Former Oklahoma football stars Baker Mayfield and Jalen Hurts will be rivals Monday when Tampa Bay visits Philadelphia in the NFC wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. The two did not play at Oklahoma at the same time, but both were part of the Sooners’ three-year run of Heisman Trophy finalists: Mayfield won in 2017; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray …

Sunday night was doubly painful for Rams tight end Tyler Higbee. His team’s season came to an end with a 24-23 loss to the Lions and he was absent for the final minutes after suffering a knee injury on a hit from Lions safety Kerby Joseph in the fourth quarter. It looks like that injury will be one Higbee is …

At the end of the 2022 season, Oregon Duck fans saw offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham leave Eugene to take a head coaching job in the state of Arizona. A year later, it looks like history has a chance to repeat itself. While Dillingham left to take over the Arizona State Sundevils, the last 24 hours have seen current Oregon OC …

Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander wasn’t a sure bet to play against the Cowboys on Sunday because he hurt his ankle when someone stepped on it during practice last week, but he wound up getting the green light to play and he made a big impact in Green Bay’s win. Alexander picked off Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott late in the first …

TJ Lateef is one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2025 recruiting cycle and on Saturday he announced his final seven schools and the Auburn Tigers made the cut. They are battling Colorado, Florida State, Ole Miss, Arizona, Georgia, and Texas A&M for the four-star prospect. From Orange, California, he has not visited Auburn yet but he is hoping …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA, Fla. — As the Buccaneers’ equipment director, Brad Berlin is responsible for everything the team wears and uses — about 25,000 pounds of helmets, pads, jerseys and everything else, enough to fill a 53-foot tractor trailer or the entire belly of a 767 wide-body jet. For the past two seasons, one of the smallest …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) and Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) hug after the Lions defeated the Rams 24-23 during the NFC wildcard game at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) When it comes to power, Jerome “The Bus” Bettis had plenty. Over the course of 13 seasons, the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers running back …

Sheldon football defensive coordinator and Irish alum Tyler Martell will be the program’s new head coach, the school announced. The move comes after former head coach Josh Line resigned in December. Line had been Sheldon’s head coach since 2016 and led the Irish to a 60-25 record (including the shortened 2021 spring season) and state championship game appearances in 2018 and …

Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines celebrated their national title with a parade and ceremony in Ann Arbor on Saturday and Harbaugh will be moving on to other business on Monday. According to multiple reports, Harbaugh will meet with the Chargers about their head coaching vacancy on Monday. Reports last week indicated that such a meeting was coming as Harbaugh …

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After 30 years without one, Lions fans were going to be fired up about facing any opponent in a home playoff game on Sunday night but the fact that it was the Rams made for an even more electric scene at Ford Field. Fans booed former Lions quarterback and current Rams starter Matthew Stafford before the game and they chanted …

Looking for more recruiting news regarding Texas A&M’s 2025 cycle? We have you covered, as it’s been confirmed that five-star wide receiver Jaime Ffrech has officially decommitted from Alabama, and after it was reported that Ffrench is “strongly considering” the Aggies late last week, head coach Mike Elko and new wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins are now in play. Wiggins, …

After the Rams wrapped up a 5-12 season in 2022, head coach Sean McVay took some time to contemplate his future before ultimately deciding to return for another season on the sideline. That was the first step toward a big rebound for the Super Bowl LVI champs. The Rams would go 10-7 and advance to Sunday night’s playoff game in …

With Kalen DeBoer going from Washington to Alabama after Nick Saban’s retirement, there are a lot of moves which will soon be made, reshaping the Huskies’ roster. One player who has re-thought his choice is quarterback Will Rogers, who transferred from Mississippi State and was expected to take over the starting role at Washington. With Michael Penix Jr. going to …

According to 247Sports, four-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola will visit Tennessee on February 3. He also has visits planned to Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas next month as well. USC is taking notice of all this, offering the prospect to try to get in on the action. 247Sports described Babalola this way: “A fairly nimble, balanced athlete in space who can …