NFL free agency dates 2024: Franchise tag deadline, tampering period, start time originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL offseason is about to get busy. While the Super Bowl might not seem like that long ago, the league isn’t slowing down. Thirty-one teams are entering the offseason unhappy and determined to knock off the back-to-back champion Kansas City …

The Pac-12 Conference didn’t waste any time in announcing a successor to outgoing commissioner George Kliavkoff. On Monday, the conference released a statement announcing that Teresa Gould has been appointed as the new commissioner and will begin on March 1, 2024.   The conference announced on Friday that Kliavkoff and the Pac-12 had “mutually agreed to part ways,” effective Feb. …

Left tackle Tyron Smith has no plans to retire, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports, and the eight-time Pro Bowler hopes to continue his career with the Cowboys. Smith, 33, is scheduled to become a free agent next month. In 2023, Smith had his best season since 2016 when he played 13 games, his most since 2019, and …

Penn State continued some strong recruiting momentum by landing Lyrick Samuel on Monday. A three-star wide receiver, Samuel is one of the top players in New York in the 2025 recruiting class. He took a visit in late January to Happy Valley which helped seal the deal for the athlete to land at Penn State. He also held offers from …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by the legendary Mike Golic Jr. as the duo dive into the 2024 free agency class by competing against each other to see who can create the best team out of only 2024 NFL free agents. The duo start off the show by discussing the rumors around Fitz’ physical appearance at the …

In less than two months, Scott Satterfield’s Cincinnati Bearcats have lost three staffers to new jobs. The most recent is running backs coach De’Rail Sims leaving for the same job with the Tennessee Volunteers. Before that, chief of staff Mark Speir left for a similar position at Appalachian State and defensive coordinator Bryan Brown departed for his alma mater, Ole …

The Raiders have hired Rich Scangarello as their quarterbacks coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Scangarello has been helping USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the possible No. 1 overall pick, in his pre-draft training. It’s a return to the AFC West for Scangarello, who was the Broncos’ offensive coordinator under Vic Fangio in 2019. He most recently was offensive coordinator …

The Calallen Independent School District Board of Trustees met on Monday to discuss the future of the athletic director/head football coach position after current head coach Steve Campbell announced that he will be retiring at the end of the school year. The board also interviewed two search firms, including Jeni Neatherlin and Darren Allman from Solid Oak Leadership. Parents, students, …

Did Justin Fields unfollow Bears on Instagram? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears social media went into a frenzy Monday night when fans noticed Justin Fields was not following the Chicago Bears’ official Instagram account. A crucial note is that it’s unknown whether or not the quarterback was following the Bears to begin with. If he was, it is …

Nick Saban is no longer working for Alabama football as its head coach, but he’s not gone completely. He has an office now at Bryant-Denny Stadium and Tuscaloosa continues to remain home base. Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne has also said that Saban will be an adviser for UA. But how involved will he be now that Kalen DeBoer is …

What will the Bears do at quarterback? Technically, that’s for them to know and the rest of us to find out. The Bears reportedly don’t know yet. They reportedly will by next week. Via Albert Breer of SI.com, the Bears expect to have a plan in place at the quarterback position by next week, at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. …

The college football coaching world moves fast. Shortly after it looked like Kalen DeBoer had finalized his first Alabama football coaching staff, the Crimson Tide coach had to patch it back up at the linebacker position. DeBoer and the Tide have reportedly hired Baylor linebacker coach Christian Robinson to coach the outside linebackers, according to multiple reports Monday night. It’s …

Patriots offensive lineman James Ferentz announced his retirement on Instagram on Monday afternoon. “After taking the time to collect my thoughts and speaking with my wife, Skylar, I’ve decided to retire from playing football,” Ferentz wrote. He did not indicate whether coaching is next for him. His father, Kirk, has been the head coach at the University of Iowa since …

Ring the bell for another new addition to the Penn State Class of 2025! Penn State received a commitment from Lyrick Samuel, a three-star wide receiver from New York, on Monday evening, adding a key player at a position of need in what is already being recognized as one of the top recruiting classes in the nation in the next …

NFL insider report: teams inquired about Justin Fields at Senior Bowl, decision to come soon originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bears are on track to have a decision made about Justin Fields by the NFL Combine next week, according to NFL insider Albert Breer. “The Bears are meeting over the next couple weeks to finalize plans at …