Georgia football topped its own record spending for recruiting in the fiscal year 2023 NCAA financial report by nearly $758,000. Expenses for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 totaled nearly $5.3 million, up from more than $4.5 million in the previous fiscal year. Only Texas A&M ($4.0 million) and Clemson ($3.5 million) have also reported more …

Getty Images Tiësto will be unable to serve as Super Bowl LVIII’s in-game DJ. The Grammy award winner announced Thursday night that a family emergency has compelled him to return home ahead of Sunday night’s game.  “Me and my team have been preparing something truly special for months, but a personal family emergency is forcing me to return home Sunday …

Mike Zimmer is back in the NFL. Two years after the Vikings fired Zimmer as the team’s head coach, Zimmer is expected to return to the Cowboys as defensive coordinator, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. The 67-year-old Zimmer connects the Cowboys to their distant past of on-field excellence; he first joined the team in 1994 as a defensive …

Michigan’s lack of recruiting gusto the past three years is unprecedented. The Wolverines have lost three games, one regular season game, won the Big Ten three times, beaten Ohio State three times, won a national title, had dozens of draft selections, and still can’t land top prospects. There are a couple of reasons for the lack of talent, but the …

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer as their next defensive coordinator, NFL Media reported. It’s a return to Dallas for Zimmer, who previously coached there from 1994-2006 and served as Cowboys defensive coordinator for the final seven of those seasons. Before that, he was the Cowboys’ defensive backs coach, and his time in that …

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys have found their next defensive coordinator. The team is expected to hire veteran coach Mike Zimmer to lead the defense going forward, according to NFL Media. Zimmer comes aboard after the Cowboys lost Dan Quinn, who has since accepted the head-coaching job for the Washington Commanders.  Zimmer has a history with the organization, so this …

Getty Images Former TCU coach Gary Patterson is joining Baylor’s staff as a senior consultant, according to 247Sports and multiple reports. Patterson spent some time away from the game in 2023 and most recently served as a special assistant to Texas coach Steve Sarkisian in 2022.  This latest move serves as a hop over Bluebonnet Battle lines for Patterson, who …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs continued their on-field preparations for Super Bowl LVIII on Thursday, and an injury storyline is developing that bears watching throughout the rest of the week. Wide receiver Rashee Rice was listed as a limited participant in the team’s official injury report for Thursday’s session. The club notes that Rice has an ankle injury.  This …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 05: Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings looks on before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 05, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer as their defensive coordinator, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports. …

DJ Moore has just one year of catching passes from Justin Fields under his belt, but the Chicago Bears wide receiver wants the team to stick with their young signal-caller. Moore, who said he’s “definitely on record” that he wants Fields back, raved about Chicago’s incumbent quarterback. “His growth has been phenomenal,” Moore said about Fields to PFT Live Thursday. …

COLUMBIA − Illinois football has hired South Carolina football tight ends coach Justin Stepp, the Fighting Illini announced Thursday. Stepp has spent the last three seasons coaching wide receivers for the Gamecocks and moved to coaching tight ends in the offseason after South Carolina hired James Coley as wide receivers coach on Jan. 12. Stepp helped develop two All-SEC wide …

When it comes to the Super Bowl, it turns out that Taylor Swift’s biggest challenge isn’t going to be making it to the game on time from Tokyo. As we established earlier this week, Swift, who has a concert in Japan on Feb. 10, will have plenty of time to make it to Las Vegas for the big game thanks …

The Super Bowl has teased us the previous two years. While both endings were good, they were marred by controversial penalties that contributed to the outcome.  Those penalties cost both games a place on my list of the greatest endings in Super Bowl history. Hopefully, the zebras won’t have a similar impact in Super Bowl LVIII. If they don’t, there’s …

Host J.C. Shelton and former Georgia Bulldog Arthur Lynch breakdown some positive updates on multiple 2024 signees!  Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.” The podcast streams on YouTube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network and wherever you get your podcasts. Check …

C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young have had their careers intertwined since they were both in high school in Southern California — but their rookie seasons couldn’t have been more different.  Young, who went first overall to the Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft, struggled mightily at the helm in Carolina. The Panthers finished a league-worst 2-15 on the season, and …