The SEC has become a quarterback-rich conference in recent years. That has been apparent in both the Heisman Trophy voting and the NFL draft. LSU quarterbacks have won two of the past five Heisman Trophies. Joe Burrow won it in 2019 after leading the Tigers to an unbeaten season and national championship. Jayden Daniels won it this past season even …

The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in Texas on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. The legal issue comes as the younger Mahomes prepares to lead his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick Mahomes Sr., 54, was arrested Saturday night in Tyler and …

Harrison Butker, who was a soccer player in high school, kicked the decisive field goal in last year’s Super Bowl. Photograph: Perry Knotts/Getty Images On Sunday in Las Vegas, Harrison Butker will suit up alongside Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Co in Super Bowl LVIII and attempt to claim a third championship in five years for the Kansas City Chiefs. …

Feb. 4—Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** Here is my plan going forward. : between now …

Aquinas quarterback Trent Buttles throws on the run as he scrambles to his right, away from UPrep’s Tyrell Simmons. Late June, maybe early July, Aquinas suddenly needed a new starting quarterback for an offense that coach Maurice Jackson claims is one of the most complex in Section V. Ben Newman, the starter in 2022, decided to transfer and play with …

Four former Georgia Bulldogs really helped their respective NFL draft stocks at the 2024 Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl is a premier predraft event and gives NFL draft scouts unprecedented access to players throughout the week. Georgia defensive back Tykee Smith earned defensive MVP honors at the Senior Bowl for the American team. Georgia wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint scored a …

USC is pursuing a standout offensive tackle. Class of 2025 Eureka (Missouri) High School prospect Jack Lange has been offered by USC. The Trojans are trying to beef up their offensive line as they move to the Big Ten. Lange has listed other schools like Arkansas, Illinois, Notre Dame, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Kansas State, Washington and Kansas as top …

The University of Washington is expected to hire Steve Belichick as its new defensive coordinator, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reports. Belichick, 36, spent the past 12 years on staff of the Patriots, working for his father, Bill Belichick. Belichick and the Patriots parted ways following the 2023 season. New UW head coach Jedd Fisch was the Patriots’ quarterbacks coach in …

The 2024 Senior Bowl week capped off with Saturday’s game in Mobile. The three days of practices at the home of hte University of South Alabama saw over 100 potential NFL draft prospects work out under the watchful eyes of NFL evaluators from all 32 teams as well as hundreds of media members. Alas, many of those players chose not …

Ohio State is not done adding five-star cornerbacks in the 2025 recruiting class. Na’eem Offord, a five-star cornerback out of Birmingham, Alabama, announced X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that he is commitment to Ohio State. Offord is Ohio State’s second five-star cornerback commit in the 2025 class, joining Devin Sanchez. Offord, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound cornerback out of Parker …

Running back Le’Veon Bell last played in the NFL in 2021. He wants to return in 2024. Bell said in a recent Snapchat video that he wants to return to the NFL. And he hopes to play for only one team. “I won’t start training until like March,” Bell said, via SI.com. “And I’m gonna be honest with myself, I …

Feb. 4—The Riverside football team has enjoyed immense success over the past few years thanks in part to the current senior class. A quartet of the players on that team have decided to run it back the next four years in Alliance. Quarterback Mikey Maloney, receiver Brady McKnight, center Isaiah Walter and linebacker Gabe Hall have all committed to Mount …

OXFORD ― Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin loves Taylor Swift, and his enthusiasm for social media is well-known. So, naturally, when Swift announced her next album, The Tortured Poets Department, Kiffin was quick to provide his thoughts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “LFG!!!!! Love the drama,” Kiffin wrote on Sunday, tagging Swift in his post. The …

Getty Images Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of Patrick Mahomes II, the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, was arrested in Smith County, Texas on Saturday and charged with “driving while intoxicated third time or more,” per jail records.  Mahomes was arrested by the Tyler (Texas) Police Department on Feb. 3. He was released on Sunday afternoon, per ESPN, on a …

John Lynch told the story the last time this happened. When the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs faced off in a Super Bowl just four years ago, the 49ers general manager faced the same concern. How do you stop Patrick Mahomes? Lynch thought back to his January 2017 interview with the 49ers, and the exercise that management gave …