Now that the four-team College Football Playoff era is coming to a close, ESPN took a look back at the past decade and graded every team that ever made it on a CFP Top 25 poll, including the Florida Gators. The good news is that the Orange and Blue are the No. 2 team in the B tier of this …

The NFL’s annual meetings will take place next week in Orlando, Florida. After years of some level of drama around the meetings — hello, Daniel Snyder — this year’s meetings plan to be so ho-hum that the league pushed up the end date from Wednesday to Tuesday. The biggest ticket item for these meetings will be the proposed change to …

Joe Hortiz inherited a salary cap mess when he joined the Chargers as General Manager. They began the offseason $22.1 million over the 2024 salary cap. Four big moves helped them get under the $255.4 million cap: Edge rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack accepted pay cuts; receiver Mike Williams was cut; and receiver Keenan Allen was traded. “We had …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti didn’t go into much detail about defensive tackle Philip Blidi entering the transfer portal other than to call it an “unexpected” departure. Cignetti met with the media on Thursday morning following his team’s first practice of the spring. Blidi was one of the few returning starters on the defense still on the team from …

Left tackle Tyron Smith held down the Dallas Cowboys’ left tackle spot for 13 seasons with a level play that has him on a likely path toward the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Eight Pro Bowls, two First Team All-Pro selections and a selection as a member of the league’s 2010s All-Decade Team is the result of his body of …

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Steve Spurrier. He joined an exclusive group of “Distinguished Americans.” He made headlines for sounding like countless Florida football fans. Spurrier received the Walter Camp Award last weekend at Yale. It goes to someone who, among other things, “has been dedicated to the preservation of American ideals.” For someone who has enough …

The Lions have released cornerback Cameron Sutton. The team announced the move on Thursday. He started all games for the Lions last year, regular season and postseason. He signed with Detroit in March 2023 after spending his first six NFL seasons in Pittsburgh. Sutton has been wanted for two weeks. He faces a felony charge of domestic battery by strangulation. …

Ryan Roberts of College Sports Wire is ranking the 18 teams in the new-look Big Ten Conference before April and the completion of spring football for every program. Within his larger rankings (which you can see at the link posted just above), Roberts devoted a separate article to USC football in particular. Here’s a small excerpt: “The defense for the …

It seems to be a foregone conclusion that the Chicago Bears will draft Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Not only has Williams long been the heavy betting favorite to be selected No. 1 overall by the Bears, but days after trading former quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bears general manager Ryan …

Tyron Smith has accomplished just about everything a left tackle can accomplish during his 13-year NFL career with multiple Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections to his name. But the new Jets’ tackle is still missing out on the ultimate team accomplishment: a Super Bowl victory. “New York has the potential to do it and I’m going to do everything in …

A third man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in connection with the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally that killed a woman and injured nearly two dozen others. The 20-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He is jailed on $1 million …

Florida’s push to flip Raines (Jacksonville) offensive lineman Solomon Thomas from Florida State isn’t slowing down any time soon, and the Gators plan to host the elite in-state recruit on yet another unofficial visit, according to 247Sports. After an extended visit in January, Thomas will return to Florida on April 5-6 to see the Gators in their second spring scrimmage. …

Getty Images Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton is wanted in Florida for alleged domestic battery by strangulation, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. And police have been unable to locate him for weeks, per ESPN. Sutton, 29, has not yet returned inquiries from Hillsborough County police despite multiple attempts by the department to make contact, according to Lions reporter …

Last season, Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. was one of the best rookies in football. He finished the season with seven sacks and 59 pressures in his 13 games played. Anderson was named Defensive Rookie of the Year for his efforts, and also selected to the Pro Bowl. As Anderson looks to build on that campaign heading into …

Tony Alford is receiving a pay raise following his departure to archrival Michigan last week. A longtime Ohio State running backs coach who was hired in the same role on the Wolverines’ staff, Alford is due $850,000 as part of an annual base salary. The terms of his employment agreement, which runs for three years, were provided Thursday to The …