MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Josh Heupel got (very unofficially) inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Heupel spoke with reporters during a break in the second day of the SEC’s spring meetings. In between Heupel’s answers on some pretty heavy, off-the-field topics about the direction of college football, an Oklahoma-based reporter congratulated Heupel on his Hall of …

49ers sign Jennings to contract extension through 2025 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings is back with the 49ers, and he will be around for at least the next two seasons. Jennings on Wednesday signed a new contract with the 49ers that locks him up with the organization through the 2025 …

Getty Images Isaiah Buggs, a former Alabama standout and current member of the Kansas City Chiefs, has been accused of animal cruelty in Tuscaloosa, according to civil documents filed Wednesday that were obtained by Tuscaloosa Patch. Buggs is expected to receive criminal charges for the case. On March 28, police received information of dogs being left on the back porch …

This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde react to the news of the House v. NCAA settlement being approved by the power conferences at the end of last week. They discuss how the new funds to recruit players will impact the college football landscape and which football …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing quickly turned his group into one of the most physical running units in the NFL during his first season in Arizona. Veteran back James Conner finished No. 6 in the league with 1,040 rushing yards in 2023. Electric with the ball in his hands, quarterback Kyler Murray ran for 244 …

NFL season win totals are some of the most fun action to wager on — it’s a season-long gambit with week-to-week intensity because of how much every game matters for the final season record. With the explosion of legalized sports betting, win totals have been out for a while now, but we can’t really get crystallized and concrete numbers until the NFL …

Florida football coach Billy Napier received support from his athletic director and a former SEC football coach on Wednesday in regard to the pending lawsuit against him filed by Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada. When asked about the Rashada lawsuit at SEC spring meetings in Destin on Wednesday, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin came to Napier’s defense. Napier, former Florida Gators …

USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to become the first NFL team to three-peat, but their journey to attempt to make Super Bowl history will not include a key member of their defense. The Chiefs put a franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed before trading him to the Tennessee Titans this offseason. The team was able to keep some …

Justin Fields kickoff returner? Steelers QB laughs off ‘joke’ idea originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The “Justin Fields: Kick-off returner” story predictably took off last month when Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren said that special teams coordinator Danny Smith floated the idea during a meeting. It was never a real idea the Steelers were pondering, and Fields put …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—In the 48 hours before a high-stakes game with major playoff implications last December, both Georgia football coach Kirby Smart and then Alabama coach Nick Saban fielded questions about whether key offensive players would be able to go. There may be less uncertainty about injured players in the SEC’s future. The conference is talking about rolling out “availability …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter It’s graduation time and we’ve got caps and gowns and yearbooks on the brain. So did the Chicago Bears when they released their 2024 schedule. While students are getting ready to graduate, NFL teams will be concluding their offseason programs in a couple of weeks and graduating to next season, officially. As such, I’ve compiled …

Conventional wisdom suggested the Dallas Cowboys would get a done deal with quarterback Dak Prescott early this offseason. The 2023 NFL MVP runner-up’s $59.455 million 2024 salary cap number was thought to be untenable. Equally important, Prescott has provisions in his contract preventing Dallas from designating him as a franchise or transition player in 2025 should he play out the …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the effects of the NCAA’s settlement on the competitive balance in college football. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript …

Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe we’re already halfway through the last week of May? Before you know it, minicamps will be raging, training camps will be just around the corner, and the 2024 season will officially be upon us. John Breech is busy pulling strings to ensure the Cincinnati Bengals appease their absentee star wide receivers, or at least …

Mike Evans has shown no signs of slowing down, but he’s not being drafted like the WR1 he is in fantasy football. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Mike Evans is coming off the standard-issue Mike Evans season, which is to say he was great in 2023. In fact, Evans was better in his first year with Baker Mayfield than he’d …