The Lions are hiring Deshea Townsend as their defensive passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach, a source tells PFT. Detroit finished 29th in passing yards allowed last season. Townsend, 48, spent the past two seasons with the Jaguars as their passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach. He has coached for four other NFL teams and had one college stop. …

Texas recruiting is in a good spot early on in the 2025 recruiting class. The Longhorns rank No. 8 in the class for On3 Sports’ industry rankings with room for improvement. Highly regarded Saraland (AL) quarterback KJ Lacey headlines a class that includes top tight end Emaree Wilson, elite defensive lineman Lance Jackson, Florida defensive lineman Brandon Brown and Pearland …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst A year ago, the NFL was blessed with one of the richest running-back classes in years with Bijan Robinson (Atlanta Falcons) and Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit Lions) each being selected in the top 12. To put that in perspective, only five other running backs have been selected that high in the past decade. This year’s running …

Getty Images Earlier this month, The NFL announced that Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone will be performing “America the Beautiful” ahead of Super Bowl LVIII.  Malone rose to fame in 2015 and since then is eight-time diamond-certified and has been nominated for 10 Grammys. He earned his first Grammy nominations in 2019. He earned nominations for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Record …

Michigan State football has added one of the best kickers in the 2024 class to its program. Martin Connington of Boise, Idaho officially signed with Michigan State as part of National Signing Day on Wednesday. Connington is listed as a three-star prospect in 247Sports’ ratings but is considered a top 10 kicker in the class. Connington ranks as the No. …

For every Super Bowl, the NFL invites prominent musicians to perform songs honoring the country. Among the many performances that take place before kickoff, the singing of the national anthem gets the most attention. Several renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner” have been so powerful and memorable that years, and even decades, later, we are still going back to them. …

Sanders proclaims Purdy’s NFL journey ‘best story’ in two decades originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area From one incredible football story to another — Deion Sanders is fascinated by the journey of 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Purdy has inspired the NFL world since emerging as San Francisco’s starter in extraordinary fashion after being selected with the final pick of …

Two teams remain as the quest for the Lombardi Trophy culminates in Arizona on Sunday.  The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up to play in the NFL’s biggest game of the year. And as you make your own food and housing preparations for the show, FOX Sports Research has you covered with a Super Bowl edition …

Getty Images Wisconsin could turn to former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel for a sounding board as the Badgers enter their second season under coach Luke Fickell in 2024. Vrabel, a longtime friend of Fickell, has yet to land on his feet since being fired by the Titans on the heels of a second straight losing season in January. That’s …

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Some of the National Football League’s top awards will be up for grabs on Thursday night during the 13th annual NFL Honors. This year’s show will once again be hosted by Emmy-winning actor Keegan-Michael Key, who also hosted in 2017 and 2022.  The NFL’s best and brightest will be on hand as some major awards …

Whenever Taylor Swift has attended a Chiefs game this year, she’s almost always been sitting in a box with Donna Kelce, but that might not be the case for Super Bowl LVIII. That’s because it appears Travis Kelce’s mom won’t be sitting in a box.  During a Wednesday interview on the “Today” show, Donna Kelce was asked what the seating …

Three-star running back recruit Brandon Hood has signed with the Georgia Bulldogs as a preferred walk-on. Hood is the latest three-star recruit to sign with Georgia as a walk-on despite having offers to play elsewhere. Brandon Hood plays high school football for Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia. Hood is ranked as the No. 817 recruit in the country, …

Minnesota Wild general manager and three-time U.S. Olympian Bill Guerin will be responsible for overseeing the building of the United States teams competing in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament next year and the 2026 Winter Games, USA Hockey announced on Thursday. The hiring of Guerin as GM is a carryover from three years ago, when he was tabbed as …

Super Bowl LVIII is drawing close. Yahoo Sports has spent the past week both on the ground in Las Vegas and from afar covering every angle of the big game across multiple platforms. You can find all our work right here, and keep checking back right up to kickoff on Sunday. Super Bowl matchup 10 most important non-QB/coach figures who …

Ohio State football is once again looking toward St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a top prospect. If you didn’t know, that was the high school Marvin Harrison Jr. prepped at and there is always good talent in the program. It is also the former high school of Kyle McCord. One of those prospects is linebacker, Anthony Sacca, who …