Photograph: Doug Mills/AP My assignment on that unseasonably warm January afternoon was to write about the losing team, which is why I found myself in a windowless room in the bowels at RFK Stadium in Washington DC, watching a portly football coach clamber atop a platform for a news conference. Writing about losing teams is never much fun, let alone …

Jalon Walker closed out his sophomore Georgia football season with a flourish. He rang up two sacks and five quarterback pressures in the SEC championship game against Alabama and then tied his career-high with four tackles against Florida State in the Orange Bowl rout. What’s next for a player listed as an inside linebacker who showed he’s a playmaker on …

According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, LSU head coach Brian Kelly knows who will be calling the plays in 2024. LSU is promoting Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton to co-offensive coordinators, removing the interim tag the two had during the bowl game. After Mike Denbrock left for Notre Dame, Sloan and Hankton were seen as the favorites for this job. A …

Ohio State’s athletic department had a record-breaking year in operating revenue in the 2023 fiscal year by generating almost $280 million. The only athletic program ever to generate more was Oregon four years ago, but that was driven mostly by a $270 million contribution to renovate its track and field stadium. Jan 17, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State athletic …

Victor’s Adam Ruffalo hurdles over teammate Jameson Ricigliano as he is pushed out of bounds along the sideline by Rush-Henrietta’s Zachary Erne. While some high school football players and coaches already think about next season, let’s take another look at the best players last season in Section V. Both Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Football teams are out. And now, so …

Jan. 23—I was driving around Selinsgrove on Sunday, and I was struck by the silence around Harold L. Bolig Memorial Field. I spent a lot of the fall watching the Seals state semifinal team, and there was something about silence, and thinking about last season that made me realize how different high school football is going to look — at …

The Chicago Bears will have another coaching representative at the Senior Bowl this year. Bears assistant defensive line coach Justin Hinds will serve as the defensive line coach for the American Team at the Senior Bowl. He joins tight ends coach Jim Dray, who will coach the offensive line for the National Team. Chicago needs to shore up the defensive …

BYU linebacker Ben Bywater (2) gets ready to run a play against Arkansas on Sept. 16, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. Bywater was injured in the Big 12 opener against Kansas last season but vows to be good to go when the Cougars open their 2024 campaign. | Michael Woods, Associated Press Midway through the third quarter during BYU’s Big 12 …

Former University of Georgia mascot Uga X, known as Que, died at his home in Savannah early Tuesday, according to a release from UGA. Uga X retired as the Georgia Bulldogs’ official mascot following the 2022 season, when Uga XI, known as Boom, was officially made the mascot in a “collaring ceremony” ahead of the 2023 G-Day spring game. Uga …

Uncommitted 5-star wide receiver Ryan Williams from the Class of 2024 has reportedly decided to skip one of his upcoming trips to a prominent school in the Lone Star State. According to On3 Sports senior national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton, Williams has canceled his scheduled visit to the University of Texas. Williams has a “5-star plus+” rating per On3, basically …

Should Michigan find itself in a position where it needs to execute a search to replace Jim Harbaugh, the school intends to cast a wide net. Well, that’s assuming it ultimately needs to replace Jim Harbaugh. Perhaps, though, that net will need not extend much further than then end of Schembechler Hall. Who are we kidding? If Harbaugh heads to …

It is getting late in the recruiting game for current seniors seeking a Division I college football offer with the traditional Signing Day falling on Feb. 7. Especially during the transfer portal age. But as Anthem Boulder Creek senior heavyweight Dax Monestime dominates his wrestling matches, pinning 16 during his 30-0 season, including one in 14 seconds, he is driven …

Washington quarterback Will Rogers withdrew his name from the transfer portal Tuesday, 247Sports reports. The former Mississippi State quarterback committed to the Huskies last month, but re-entered the transfer portal Jan. 12 following the departure of coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama. His withdrawal provides new Huskies coach Jedd Fisch an accomplished veteran signal caller to work with as he stars …

Jan 23, 2024, 11:51 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Nikita Kucherov had three goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle late in the first period. He added a nearly identical goal on a power play 2:24 into the second. He also had …

The college football offseason will hold its next big day in early February with National Signing Day on Feb. 7th. From there, recruiting will continue to be in the forefront with Spring games and then a few months off before camps open in late Summer. For the 2024 class, the final weeks are here in terms of recruiting and 247Sports …