Here’s some college football television news: ESPN and the College Football Playoff reached a 6-year, $7.8 billion media rights extension for the upcoming expanded playoff, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. The deal locks in the 12-team Playoff with ESPN through the 2031-32 season. Marchand’s report notes that “The full contract’s completion is still contingent on CFP leaders finalizing details …

If the Chiefs are getting points and Patrick Mahomes is starting, you’re a fool to bet against them. Counting Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs have now been underdogs 13 times in games Mahomes started. They’re 10-3 straight up in those games, and 11-1-1 against the spread. That includes beating the 49ers 26-23 on Super Bowl Sunday, in a game San …

The 2023 NFL season wrapped up on Sunday with the Super Bowl in Las Vegas and attention has now turned to the 2024 NFL offseason. Up next on the NFL’s offseason calendar is the 2024 NFL combine, set for February 26-March 4 in Indianapolis. The combine will be televised on NFL Network and available to stream on fuboTV (try it free) Here …

Many college football programs quickly took notice of the immense talent in Oklahoma’s high school class of 2025. Offers poured in, and top recruits committed early with several choosing to stay home at OU. With their senior seasons approaching, it’s time to take an initial look at The Oklahoman’s 2025 Super 30 rankings of the state’s top recruits. The list …

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The season did not end the way 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy wanted it to, but he was able to find one thing to feel good about as the offseason gets underway. Purdy faced elbow surgery and an extended rehab when the 2022 season because he tore his UCL in the NFC Championship Game. Purdy was unscathed physically in the team’s …

Georgia is in the running for the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2026 class, defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart. The five-star recruit included the Bulldogs among his top 15 programs on Tuesday. Out of St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), Stewart is rated as the No. 1 overall player and the No. 1 defensive lineman, per 247Sports composite. Although he’s …

The Lions have added the CFL’s top defensive player from 2023 to their offseason roster. The team announced the signing of defensive lineman Mathieu Betts on Tuesday. Betts was won the CFL’s most outstanding defensive player award last year. Betts posted 42 tackles, 18 sacks, and four forced fumbles for the B.C. Lions during the 2023 season. The 18 sacks …

Ryan Silverfield was looking to replace his recruiting director, but he ended up with something else — a general manager. The Memphis football coach recently hired Beau Davidson, who had been the director of player personnel at Georgia Tech, to be the Tigers’ general manager. That’s a position popping up more and more in college football — someone still focused …

The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror, and the NFL offseason is in full swing. But before every team looks to morph and upgrade for 2024, the Yahoo Fantasy Football analysts decided to put together a way-too-early 12-team first-round mock draft — who’s building the best team? CMC is a tier-of-his-own player, the unchallenged overall RB1. He was the …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football has made it its business to acquire finished products. Coach Lane Kiffin was among the first to embrace the transfer portal, and has continued to use it to acquire talent more consistently than any of his peers. Still, the Rebels, like any other college football program, depend on developing talent. With an eye toward spring …

Longtime Chargers center Nick Hardwick is returning to the team, this time as a member of Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff. The Chargers are hiring Hardwick as assistant offensive line coach, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Hardwick was a third-round pick of the Chargers in 2004 and played for them for 11 seasons. He was a Pro Bowler and …

The College Football Playoff is staying on ESPN. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) The expanded College Football Playoff is staying with ESPN. According to The Athletic, ESPN is in agreement with the CFP to extend the network’s deal to televise the playoff for another six seasons. ESPN’s original contract went through the 2025-26 season. The extension is worth a reported …

Haason Reddick denies he requested trade, still wants more $$$$$ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Haason Reddick said Tuesday he never asked for a trade and wants to spend the rest of his career with the Eagles. NFL Network reported Sunday that Reddick, whose three-year contract expires after the 2024 season, had requested permission to seek a trade. But …

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off on February 26 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and runs through March 4. Most of the top college players in the country will be there as they attempt to impress NFL scouts from all 32 teams. On Tuesday, the league announced that 321 college prospects have received invitations to this year’s combine. Check out all …