After already meeting with Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels, the New England Patriots are currently hosting fellow top quarterback draft prospect J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy was slated to have dinner with Patriots’ brass on Sunday night before visiting the team’s facility on Monday, according to NFL Media.  Owners of the No. 3 overall pick, the Patriots will undoubtedly use the pick …

Apr. 14—By Jim Naveau jnaveau@limanews.com COLUMBUS — Making quarterback runs a bigger part of Ohio State’s offense has been a hot topic since Justin Fields played his final game as a Buckeye in the 2020 season. Seeing Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy and Missouri’s Brady Cook do some damage running the ball in OSU’s only two losses last season only added …

Apr. 14—By Jim Naveau jnaveau@limanews.com COLUMBUS — Spring football games, Ohio State’s included, probably should come with warning labels. Something like, “Warning: What you see in April is not necessarily what you will see in September, October, November, December, and January.” Fans want specifics but generalities are what most spring games deliver. Applying that standard to Ohio State’s spring game …

Though college football spring games aren’t quite as thrilling as they’ve been in the past with teams preferring to protect players and keep things vanilla so the opposition can’t get a good look at actual scheming and game planning, there are still reasons to watch. Chief among them is the fact that spring games offer fans and media alike an …

Arizona State has hired former Pittsburgh Steelers star Hines Ward as its wide receivers coach. “I am truly honored to join Arizona State University football as wide receivers coach,” Ward said in a statement Sunday. “It’s an incredible opportunity to share my passion for the game with a group of talented young men and help them reach their full potential. …

What to know about 2024 NFL draft timing as Bears prepare for No. 1 and No. 9 overall picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago All signs point to the Bears selecting Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick when the 2024 NFL draft finally begins on Apr. 25. But even though the entire world seemingly knows what’s going …

247Sports Four-star quarterback prospect Husan Longstreet announced his commitment to Texas A&M on Sunday during a ceremony broadcast on the 247Sports YouTube channel. He chose the Aggies over fellow finalists Auburn, Louisville, Ole Miss and Oregon. A product of Centennial High School in Corona, California, Longstreet ranks as the No. 28 player nationally and the No. 5 quarterback in the …

Apr. 13—In so many ways, spring practice is a time of mutual admiration. Run into the same guys for five, 10, 15 practices and there’s going to be a degree of respect for what the other side is up to. And after Saturday’s closed door scrimmage, New Mexico was no different. Case in point: “This is how defenses should be,” …

Four star class of 2025 linebacker Jaedon Harmon announced his commitment to Alabama football on Sunday, per On3. Harmon, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker out of Rome High School in Rome, Georgia becomes the 10th addition to Kalen DeBoer’s 2025 pledge class which is currently ranked at No. 7 in the nation per 247Sports Composite following Harmon’s announcement. He is the …

Former Texas A&M head football coach Jackie Sherrill gave Aggies bragging rights over the Longhorns (briefly) and is fired up about the renewal of this fierce rivalry. WACO — Jackie Sherrill fired a warning shot across the bow of the Longhorns on Saturday night. But it wasn’t the first time. Remember, the controversial, outspoken former Texas A&M head football coach …

USATSI Arizona State has hired former NFL All-Pro Hines Ward as wide receivers coach, the school announced on Sunday. Ward spent the 2023 season as coach of the San Antonio Brahmas in the former XFL, leading his team to a 3-7 record.  Ward’s previous experience coaching in the collegiate ranks came in 2021 when he worked with the wide receivers under …

USATSI Despite publicly requesting a trade, Tee Higgins doesn’t see himself playing for another team in 2024. The Bengals receiver, who has been in pursuit of a new contract, does not think that Cincinnati will trade him before the start of the upcoming season.  “We’ll see. I do anticipate (staying in Cincinnati),” Higgins said during his youth football camp, via Fox19. …

The Michigan Panthers found their footing on offense Sunday to beat the Houston Roughnecks, 34-20, in Week 3 of the UFL season at Ford Field. The Panthers are 2-1 on the season. The Panthers’ offense had its best game so far, scoring on six of the first seven drives of the game to build an insurmountable 34-14 lead heading into …

Bears mock draft: Caleb Williams gets tons of help after trade back originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We are just 11 days away from the 2024 NFL Draft, so the Bears’ draft needs are in pretty clear focus now. After presumably drafting Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick, GM Ryan Poles will look to use the other …

Apr 14, 2024, 02:58 PM ET The NHL has fined Boston Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk $2,734.38 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he hit Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting with his stick from the bench during Saturday’s game. Shattenkirk was not penalized for his action with 19:37 left in the first period of the Bruins’ 6-4 victory. Bunting had made contact with …