Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor will put a lot of focus in the passing offense in 2024. In his first season, the deep pass often was missing. To get back to being an offense as challenging to defend as it was in 2022, when Taylor was the receivers coach and the Tigers won their second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference …

The Oklahoma Sooners pursuit to land another five-star defender for the third recruiting class in a row looks to be on really solid footing. Oklahoma has been the trending favorite to land five-star safety Jonah Williams for some time now, and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down. OU picked up another prediction, this time from Rivals’ Texas Insider Geoff …

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have hired Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Josh Crawford to serve as the running backs coach at Georgia. Crawford replaced Dell McGee, who is now the head coach at Georgia State. Crawford joined Georgia Tech in 2023 after coaching as the Western Kentucky outside receivers coach (2021). Crawford was promoted to be …

The NFL is taking steps toward banning hip-drop tackles. As long as the league can figure out how to define what, exactly a hip-drop tackle is. A hip-drop tackle occurs when a tackler pulls down a ball carrier while dropping onto his legs. It has caused several notable injuries, and Judy Battista of NFL Media reports that the Competition Committee …

SOUTH BEND — Three words came immediately to Mike Denbrock’s mind when the new offensive coordinator for Notre Dame football was asked recently about Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard. Competitive. Energetic. Curious. Their highly anticipated collaboration is still in the conceptual stages, but with March 7 and the start of spring practice right around the corner, their fertile football brains …

Ziyare Addison is pulling in some impressive offers recently, including one from Rutgers football last week. But perhaps what is standing out the most about Addison is not the star rankings and the offer list. It is his character and his work ethic. On Sunday night, Addison was honored by Sumner High School (Riverview, Florida) with the Stingray Award, given …

A pair of the top quarterback prospects won’t showcase their throwing ability at the NFL Scouting Combine. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels plan to opt out of participating in the passing drills in Indianapolis, NFL Media reported Sunday. Instead, both quarterbacks will participate in passing drills at their respective schools’ Pro Days at a later date, according to NFL Media. …

Former USC quarterback Caleb Williams will attend the Scouting Combine. But he won’t be working out. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Williams will defer throwing and other physical activity until his Pro Day workout. It’s a smart move. He has nothing to gain at this point. He’s the presumptive No. 1 overall pick. If he doesn’t go first, he …

Caleb Williams will not throw at NFL Scouting Combine: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Caleb Williams, the projected top pick and possible future quarterback of the Chicago Bears, will not throw at the NFL’s Scouting Combine, according to a report from Ian Rapoport. According to the report, Williams will be present at the combine, but won’t throw for …

Florida A&M football head coach James Colzie III made his first coaching moves, promoting Joseph Henry to assistant head coach. “I’m happy for Coach Henry, who will now get the opportunity to call plays for our nationally-ranked Rattler offense,” said Coach Colzie. “Coach Henry and the staff are working hard to ensure we continue to improve as an offense. I’m …

The USC Trojans’ Pac-12 women’s basketball championship hopes lasted about 42 hours. From the end of the Colorado game late Friday night to the end of Sunday afternoon’s loss to Utah, USC harbored realistic aspirations of being able to win a share of the last Pac-12 regular season title in women’s hoops. That dream died with the 74-68 defeat dealt …

How Warriors coach Kerr was involved in Commanders hiring Quinn originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Longtime Warriors coach Steve Kerr endorsed Dan Quinn for the Commanders’ vacant head coach position before Washington offered him the job. Bleacher Report’s Mike Chiari detailed Kerr’s connection to Quinn and the Commanders three weeks after Washington made the big-time partnership official. ESPN’s …

If you ask the Georgia Bulldogs fans they will tell you it is a rivalry, if you ask an Alabama fan they’ll call it one-sided, but the fact of the matter is these are the two teams on top of the college football world. The two programs have combined to win three of the last four national titles and have …

Most NFL head coaches will be attending the Scouting Combine. A growing minority have decided that the juice is not worth the squeeze. Per the Packers, coach Matt LaFleur will not be attending this week’s event in Indianapolis. He joins Rams coach Sean McVay, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, Jets coach Robert Saleh (although that might be changing; stay tuned), and …

Feb 25, 2024, 08:03 PM ET CHICAGO — Patrick Kane raised his stick and skated to the middle of the ice three times, and the crowd got louder with every lap. It just kept cheering as play resumed, and then picked up again when Kane was shown on the overhead videoboard. Showtime was back — and no one seemed to …