9 players Bears could draft with No. 9 pick this year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago There will almost certainly be no drama with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Everything points to the Bears selecting Caleb Williams to take over as their new quarterback, and after the team’s visit to Los Angeles for USC’s …

After a never-ending wait, the Oklahoma Sooners are mere months away from their first season in the SEC. They are in spring practice, laying the groundwork for Team 130’s journey into unchartered territory. Next season will start with three consecutive home games, which will allow the Sooners to build confidence behind a new quarterback in Jackson Arnold and an offensive …

Getty Images The first weekend of the United Football League has already provided some unexpected fireworks, with a play that isn’t really seen in professional football. Fake punts happen in the NFL, but not to the degree the San Antonio Brahmas executed.  On a 58-yard field goal attempt that Brahmas holder Brad Wing appeared he was going to pooch punt, …

This weekend, Texas A&M and head coach Mike Elko hosted a long list of 2025, 2026, and even a few 2027 prospects amid spring practices, looking to make significant headway this offseason. Focusing on the 2025 recruiting class, April will include several visitors ahead of the Aggies’ Maroon & White Spring Game on Saturday, April 20. Next week, Elko and …

Everything will look anew in Ann Arbor in 2024 following the big national championship win this past season. Many of the star players from last year are gone, and it’s an entirely new coaching staff, led by former offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore. Only one on-field coaching staff member is in the same position as he was a year ago (wide …

Michigan football fans got well acquainted with former Nebraska linebacker Ernest Hausmann last year when he started laying licks on running backs. Though used in a reserve role, it was clear that he was the heir apparent to that being left behind by Junior Colson and Mike Barrett. But there’s another linebacker that fans aren’t quite as familiar with who …

USATSI Could Ezekiel Elliott be back in a Dallas Cowboys jersey next season? There is mutual interest between the two parties, according to ESPN. A deal to make the reunion happen has not been finalized, but Elliott and the Cowboys are both willing to make it happen. In 2023, Elliott played his first season in a different jersey, after spending …

If all goes well, Cincinnati Bearcat fans should see fewer “torchings for touchdowns” in 2024. With two weeks left of spring football practice the new 3-3-5 defensive scheme is still a work in progress, but there’s a variety of talented football players and coaches dialed in learning the concepts. The idea of it came from trying to stop spread offenses …

A six vehicle car crash on Saturday in Dallas, Texas has lead to a police search for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, according to the Dallas Morning News. The report states that a vehicle believed to be registered or leased to Rice was involved in an accident at 6:20 p.m. local time on Saturday.  Dallas police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman …

The Rams will have wide receiver Tyler Johnson back for the 2024 season. Johnson’s agents announced that their client has agreed to re-sign with the Rams this weekend. No terms of the deal were announced. Johnson was a 2020 fifth-round pick by the Buccaneers and helped the team win a Super Bowl during his rookie season. He had 48 catches …

The United Football League kicked off its inaugural season on Saturday and a kicker was the star of the show. That kicker was Jake Bates and he pulled off easily the biggest play of the weekend when he kicked a 64-yard field goal with just three seconds left to play to give his Michigan Panthers an 18-16 win over the …

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney is joined by national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman, Jed May of UGASports.com and Seth Berry of MaizeandBlueReview.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE FACT OR FICTION: Oklahoma State will dominate the Big 12 CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

In Roob’s Observations: An under-rated position of need heading into the draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia An under-rated position of need, why DeVante Parker has a chance to help and the remarkable roster turnover over the past couple months headline this week’s Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations. 1. With Jack Driscoll now in Miami, offensive tackle is …

In the look ahead to the 2024 college football season, Bleacher Report recently compiled a list of players who were formerly top recruits who are running out of chances. Amongst the players listed was former Bulldog linebacker Xavian Sorey Jr. A five-star recruit in the class of 2021, Sorey earned snaps the rotation at linebacker last year for the Dawgs …

Duke Johnson committed to Alabama on March 20. However, his recent pledge to Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide did not stop him from paying a visit to Auburn over the weekend. Johnson, a four-star linebacker from Dodge County High School in Eastman, Georgia, visited Auburn over the weekend to watch a spring practice sessions as well as meet with …