First impressions of Joe Milton’s ‘cannon’ arm at Patriots minicamp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Milton faces an uphill battle to see the field in New England with veteran Jacoby Brissett and No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye ahead of him on the Patriots’ quarterback depth chart. But Milton does have one thing going for him: He can …

CBS Sports capped its 2024 Power Four coach rankings with the release of Wednesday’s top 25, highlighting the upper echelon of coaches at the highest level of college football. This year’s list features several new names after Nick Saban’s retirement and Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL left some huge vacancies near the top.  Georgia’s Kirby Smart was a natural …

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell floated the idea of an 18-game regular season during a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” He envisioned a reduction to two preseason games from the three exhibition contests NFL teams currently play, a second bye week during the regular season and the Super Bowl being held on Presidents’ Day weekend. Playing 18 regular-season games …

Bears schedule leaks tracker: Rumors, official announcements and reports for 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears and the rest of the other 31 teams in the NFL will hit send on their long-awaited schedule release videos on Wednesday night, starting at 7 p.m. But as is tradition, games have started to leak out, whether they be …

The 2024 college football season will be a pivotal one for Billy Napier. He got a boost this week with cornerback Cormani McClain, a former top-rated high school recruit who spent last season at Colorado, committing to play for Florida, according to multiple reports Wednesday. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Lakeland, Florida native, who made headlines last year …

Defensive tackle Mazi Smith had a quiet rookie season for the Dallas Cowboys after they selected him late in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But a change in defensive coordinator means a fresh start for the former Michigan star.  “Obviously, he was a high draft pick, and I heard that he kinda struggled a little bit last …

Jeff Fisher at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl game at the Rose Bowl last year. ( Jordon Kelly / Getty Images) The man whose firing led to the Sean McVay era with the Rams has been tabbed to breathe life into the wobbly Arena Football League. Jeff Fisher, a longtime NFL coach and executive with deep Southern California ties, said Tuesday …

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The future of Florida State and Clemson, amid ongoing litigation against the Atlantic Coast Conference, loomed over the ACC spring meetings this week, but commissioner Jim Phillips remained optimistic that those relationships could still be salvaged. The conference is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits with Florida State and Clemson as the two schools legally challenge the ACC’s …

Ten years ago, when the NFL was facing political pressure to scrap the blackout rule, the league responded with a clumsy campaign to protect free football on TV. The argument never made sense. The league wanted to retain the ability to not televise games in the home market if they weren’t sold out. If anything, that rule compromised free football …

The 2025 recruiting cycle is steadily rising in crescendo ahead of the official visit season and the Florida Gators have been right in the mix when it comes to pursuing the top prep prospects in the land. The Athletic’s senior writer Ari Wasserman recently put together his list of the 10 most impactful uncommitted prospects in the class, which included …

The 49ers are down to one unsigned draft pick. Sixth-round offensive lineman Jarrett Kingston signed his four-year rookie deal with the team on Wednesday. First-round wideout Ricky Pearsall is their only unsigned pick. Kingston started 12 games at USC last season and started 26 games at Washington State before transferring within the conference. Those starts came at every position other …

Week 1 of the college football season used to be comprised mostly of tune-up games. That’s not the case this season. It could be one of the more exciting first weeks in recent memory. At a glance, the featured matchups look like bowl games. On Saturday of Week 1, the Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers kick off the day in …

How to watch NBC Sports Chicago’s Bears schedule release special Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears will announce their full 2024 schedule on Wednesday night, and NBC Sports Chicago will be there to break down the biggest games, matchups and moments in real time. Starting at 7 p.m., NBC Sports Chicago will air a special edition of …

Outside of the military academies, Clemson was the only program in the country not to take a single transfer. While many have criticized coach Dabo Swinney’s approach to the portal, the Tigers’ head man defended his program’s lack of activity in the transfer market during an interview Tuesday on the ACC Network. “It wasn’t really necessarily an intentional thing,” Swinney …

A significant quarterback domino has fallen.  Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions agreed to terms on a four-year, $212 million contract extension that includes $170 million guaranteed earlier this week. The deal makes Goff, who’s had a career resurgence in Detroit, the second-highest-paid quarterback in terms of average annual value at $53 million, only trailing Cincinnati Bengals signal-caller Joe Burrow …