It appears as though Michigan football has finally found its defensive backs coach. LaMar Morgan, who was defensive backs coach under defensive coordinator Jesse Minter at Vanderbilt in 2021, will join Sherrone Moore’s staff in Ann Arbor to lead the defensive backs, according to reports. Morgan has been defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Louisiana the past two seasons; his …

Feb 16, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron on Friday signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract extension that will begin in the 2024-25 season. McCarron, 28, has recorded a career-high-tying seven goals to go along with six assists in 42 games this season. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound McCarron also is averaging a career-high 11:52 of ice time. McCarron …

Report: Ex-49ers QB Garoppolo suspended two games, set for Raiders release originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Former 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders appears to be over. The NFL is suspending Garoppolo for the first two games of the 2024 season after the veteran quarterback violated the league’s Performance Enhancing Substances Policy, ESPN’s Adam …

Is Texas on the verge of an offensive drop off? The numbers suggest the opposite. Not long ago we noted the Longhorns’ overall returning production ranking among SEC teams. Texas ranked second to the Texas A&M Aggies in that category. Perhaps more impressive is the balance between strong offensive and defensive returning production. Texas is in the Top 5 of …

New Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver plans to move star cornerback Jalen Ramsey around the field more next season. While playing under former Dolphins DC Vic Fangio this past season, Ramsey played 87.6% of his snaps through 10 regular season games on the right side of the field, per Next Gen Stats. The 29-year-old locked down that side of …

Getty Images Former Chicago Bears star and recent Pro Football Hall of Fame selection Steve McMichael has been hospitalized due to an infection and is in the intensive care unit, his family told ABC 7 Chicago.  McMichael, who has been living with ALS since his diagnosis in 2021, can no longer speak and requires around-the-clock care. He was brought to the …

Cornerback Patrick Peterson is hoping to stay put in Pittsburgh. The 13-year veteran says he wants to remain a Steeler, but says ultimately the ball is in their court, or field in this instance. “The question is if the Steelers want me to finish with them. I signed a two-year deal for a reason,” the eight-time Pro Bowler said on …

The Florida football program has been deep in the doldrums over the past three years, doomed to defeat now having put together three straight losing seasons bridging across two separate head coaches. Will the misery ever end? ESPN’s college football staff recently took a look at players and coaches who have the most to prove during the upcoming 2024 campaign, …

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has reportedly been suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league’s Performance Enhancing Substances Policy.  The policy violation is related to Garoppolo, 32, using a prescribed medication without having a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption, per ESPN’s report. The report also states that the veteran signal-caller is expected to be released by the …

Ex-NFL star Gerald McCoy explains why Bears hit home run with DC Eric Washington originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAS VEGAS — Gerald McCoy only spent one season around Eric Washington during his time with the Carolina Panthers, but the Bears’ new defensive coordinator left a lasting impression on the six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle. “Listen, what are you …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 tight end Caleb Tafua. “Thank God for his continuous blessings, after a great conversation, I’d like to announce that I have received my first SEC offer to the University of Tennessee,” Tafua said. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound tight end prospect is from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California. There are not recruiting rankings currently for …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  It has now been five days since the Super Bowl, which means things are likely going to start slowing down around here for the next few weeks. JUST KIDDING, THERE’S NO SLOW TIME ON THE NFL CALENDAR. Now that the Super Bowl is over, we’ll be going straight into the …

AJ McCarron has never done much in the NFL, but he was league MVP in the XFL in 2023. And now he’ll return to his XFL team, in a new league, in 2024. The UFL has announced that McCarron is signing with the St. Louis Battlehawks. Last year McCarron was the XFL MVP playing for the Battlehawks, and this year …

Based on FanDuel’s projections for the 2024 SEC football season, Georgia’s visit to Texas on Oct. 19 could determine the conference’s best team. But is Oklahoma really the ninth or 10th best team in its new league? Texas coach Steve Sarkisian looks on from the sidelines during the Longhorns’ game against the Washington Huskies in in a College Football Playoff …

Feb 16, 2024, 01:05 PM ET BOSTON — Prosecutors dropped a domestic violence charge against Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic on Friday, saying the decision by his wife to invoke marital privilege made it impossible for them to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. After his wife opted not to testify, the motion by prosecutors to admit 911 call …