Head coach Ryan Day and his coaching staff were dodging barbs in the media after a third-straight loss to Michigan, and a ho-hum initial peek into all the big names in the transfer portal, but since then, he’s moved the needle on the excitement meter by making some major moves. Ohio State grabbed the top prospect in the transfer portal, …

The Seahawks made it official, announcing the hiring of Mike Macdonald as the ninth head coach in franchise history. The team went from one of the oldest head coaches in the league to the youngest. Pete Carroll is 72, while Macdonald is 36. Macdonald spent the past two seasons as defensive coordinator of the Ravens. “What an honor,” Macdonald said, …

The state of Florida has been a hotbed for elite running backs over the last 20 years. With the talent that routinely comes out of Florida, that won’t be slowing down anytime soon. DeMarco Murray in pursuit of running backs for Oklahoma’s 2025 Recruiting Class. His latest find has taken him to Tampa, Florida. At Plant High School, there is …

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab breaks down Seattle’s decision to hire Baltimore’s former defensive coordinator, making him the youngest head coach in the league at just 36 years old. Subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] FRANK SCHWAB: The Seattle Seahawks hired the youngest coach in the NFL …

The Cincinnati Bengals have changed course in recent years and been more willing than ever to spend money on outside free agents, but they have still shown a strong willingness to retain their own, homegrown draft picks over the long term. This offseason, they have a big free agent decision ahead of them as Tee Higgins, their second-round pick in …

Michigan State football has extended an offer to another prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, this time extending an offer to a running back, Shekai Mills-Knight. Mills-Knight is a native of Chattanooga (TN), attending the Baylor School. He is not yet ranked but holds additional offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee. AGTG after a great …

Tom Moore is returning to the Buccaneers coaching staff in 2024, Peter Schrager of NFL Media reports. Moore, 85, just completed his 45th season of coaching in the NFL, his fifth with the Bucs. He serves as a senior offensive analyst. Moore is best known for the 13 seasons he spent coaching Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. While playing for …

The San Francisco 49ers arguably have the most talented roster in the NFL, a major reason why they’re playing the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. San Francisco has star players across the board (Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, Trent Williams, Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Javon Hargrave), but it’s the under-the-radar moves that are why the 49ers are …

Muskegon football coach Shane Fairfield was named the NFC representative of the NFL Don Shula High School Coach of the Year Award on Wednesday by the league. The award is designed to highlight “honor is given to the “high school football coaches that best represent character, integrity, leadership, dedication to the community, commitment to player protection and on-field success,” according …

There has already been plenty said about Sunday’s AFC Championship pregame incident involving Justin Tucker, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Tucker has told his side of the story, and Patrick Mahomes has too. Now Kelce also has a story to share. On the “New Heights” podcast Wednesday, Kelce explained what happened with Tucker prior to the Chiefs’ victory over the Baltimore Ravens. …

The Pittsburgh Steelers recently hired a new offensive coordinator, landing on former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as the man to succeed Matt Canada, who was fired midway through the 2023 season. Smith’s offenses in Atlanta were mostly pretty good during his first two seasons, but collapsed this year under the weight of poor quarterback play and suboptimal utilization …

Michigan State has extended an offer to one of the top targets in the 2025 recruiting class, extending an offer to Andrew Babalola, an offensive tackle from Overland Park, Kansas. Babalola possesses over 30 power conference offers, and is one of the most sought after prospects in the nation. He is a 4-star prospect that is ranked as the No. …

The Green Bay Packers have hired former Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley to their defensive coordinator position.  The Packers announced Wednesday night that Hafley will take over for Joe Barry, who was fired last week after three seasons as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator. Hafley went 22-26 at Boston College in four seasons, including a 7-6 mark this past season …

Former Bears executive John Lucas admits trading up for Justin Fields was a draft-day decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears knew they screwed up in the 2017 NFL draft, trading up to the No. 2 pick to draft Mitch Trubisky. After four years in Chicago, his time as quarterback was up, and the Bears took to searching …

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has been itching to get back onto the football field since tearing his Achilles during his team’s Week 8 victory over the Packers. While Cousins says healing has been “an interesting process,” it’s one he hopes to finish sooner rather than later.  “I haven’t been injured this severely in a long time. This was my …