USATSI The SEC is pushing for major changes to the early signing period in college athletics, including making the entire month of December a recruiting dead period and moving early national signing day up two weeks closer to the start of the month, league commissioner Greg Sankey told Yahoo Sports. According to Sankey, the league’s coaches have already approved the proposed …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2023 season: 9-8, won NFC South, lost in divisional round Overview: Tampa Bay’s gamble on Baker Mayfield worked out, as the journeyman quarterback threw for 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions and led the Bucs to an NFC South title and the divisional round. Now, the Bucs have some work to do to keep …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a big-time safety prospect in the 2025 class. DeShawn Stewart of Wayne, N.J. announced he has received a scholarship from the Spartans on Thursday. Stewart is a four-star prospect in the 2025 class. Stewart ranks as the No. 19 safety in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed …

1 He suffered a torn Achilles tendon last season, but he should be back for the start of the 2024 season. The Vikings found out what it was like without him, so they should make sure he’s back, and I think they will.2 He is a game-wrecker for any defense and the Chiefs would be wise to keep him. Jones …

The Eagles have signed tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to a one-year deal, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Okwuegbunam, 25, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The Eagles acquired Okwuegbunam in a trade with the the Broncos on Aug. 29. He played four games in the middle of the season, seeing action on 57 percent of the offensive …

Cherryville football coach Tim Pruitt has decided to call it a career. The veteran coach informed Cherryville athletic director Scott Harrill on Thursday of his intent to retire. “Cherryville HS would like to thank Coach Tim Pruitt for his many years of service to CHS,” according to a post on the school’s Facebook page. “Coach Pruitt has announced his retirement …

The Seahawks announced the addition of 15 more assistant coaches Thursday. Offensive passing game coordinator Jake Peetz’s hiring now is official along with seven position coaches. The Seahawks hired Charles London as quarterbacks coach, Frisman Jackson as receivers coach, Justin Hinds as defensive line coach, Kennedy Polamalu as running backs coach, Jeff Howard as safeties coach, Mack Brown as tight …

Texas football fans excited for the upcoming College Football ’25 game will be glad to hear that their star quarterback will be making an appearance. Quinn Ewers announced his intention to opt into the game via paid partnership on Instagram, allowing EA Sports to use his name, image and likeness. He’s one of the first of many, as other notable …

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett looks to pass during a preseason game against the Chargers in August. Will Bennett be backing up Matthew Stafford next season? (Jevone Moore / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Rams were confident that they found star quarterback Matthew Stafford’s backup — and possible successor — when they selected Stetson Bennett in the fourth round of …

EA is bringing back the college football game. And it is offering roughly 11,000 college football players a measly $600 for the ability to use their names, images, and likenesses in the production. They also get a free copy of the game. The College Football Players Association, which in the past has urged players to reject the offer, issued a …

The 2024 NFL Draft is going to be headlined by quarterbacks. This class is flooded with talented signal-callers headlined by USC’s Caleb Williams, who is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick. In fact, most mock drafts have three QBs coming off the board within the first three picks, further highlighting how the position is set to engulf the …

UCF‘s Board of Trustees approved naming its proposed football operations building the Taylor A. Gerring Football Center. The move acknowledges a $5.5 million financial gift from Gerring, a 2005 UCF graduate who is a pioneer in blockchain technology and co-founder of Ethereum Foundation. The gift is the largest single cash pledge given to the athletics department and is part of …

Feb 22, 2024, 06:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone could be out for an extended period with an injury that coach Bruce Cassidy said Thursday wasn’t related to his surgically repaired back. Cassidy said Stone was week to week with an upper-body injury. He got hurt during Tuesday’s 5-3 home loss to the Nashville …

Eagles reportedly bringing back TE before he hits free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have signed tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to a one-year deal that could keep him in Philadelphia through the 2024 season, ESPN’s Field Yates reported. Okwuegbunam, 25, was set to become an unrestricted free agent next month. It seems a bit strange that …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SEC leaders are exploring a way to unclutter the month of December. In a concept that the league is socializing with other conferences, the entire month of December would be a dead period for recruiting and the early national signing day would move up about two weeks to the early portion of the month, SEC commissioner Greg …