Despite his desire for more guaranteed money, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford participated in the team’s offseason program. He practiced during the minicamp this week as the Rams wrapped up their offseason program, and coach Sean McVay reiterated that he expects Stafford to report for the start of training camp. McVay again declined to address Stafford’s contract situation. “I couldn’t be …

JACKSON ― The Egg Bowl between Ole Miss football and Mississippi State will be skipping the turkey and dressing in 2024, moving off Thanksgiving in favor of a 2:30 p.m. CT kick on Black Friday set to be televised by ABC. The rivalry game has been college football’s Thanksgiving centerpiece since 2017, excluding the 2020 pandemic season, when it was …

Sean Payton did something Tuesday he had never done: He wore sunglasses at practice. Payton had cataract surgery on his left eye last Thursday and will have cataract surgery on his right eye Wednesday, Mike Klis of 9News reports. “First day ever wearing sunglasses coaching,’’ Payton, 60, told Klis. “Waiting for the [Bill] Parcells phone call [to call him a …

Ohio State football is back at making offers from camp with the latest one going to a very familiar high school, Clevelend’s Villa Angela-St. Joseph. Tight end D’Angelo White, a 2027 prospect, earned his scholarship on Tuesday after a very impressive camp showing. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 229-pound player did have more than a few schools already pull the trigger, but …

Tyreek Hill set his sights on Calvin Johnson’s single-season receiving record before the 2023 season. He was ahead of Johnson’s pace for most of the season until an ankle injury held him to four catches for 61 yards against the Titans in Week 14 and kept him out Week 15. His 1,799 yards led the league but fell 165 short …

The rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan doesn’t start and end on the field, it also happens on the coaching staff. Earlier this year, former Buckeyes running back coach Tony Alford defected North and took the same position with the Wolverines. On Tuesday, it was reported by On3’s Spencer Holbrook that Ohio State’s assistant AD of football recruiting. Erin Dunston. …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh (right) understands why quarterback Justin Herbert does not enjoy wearing the “protective” gold jersey. (Associated Press) Despite everything he did at Oregon, despite 17,000 NFL passing yards and 114 touchdown tosses and all the records already set as a Charger, Justin Herbert has never stood out quite like this on a football field. Wrapped in a …

Rutgers is on a roll, landing a commitment on Tuesday night from four-star wide receiver Michael Thomas III. The New Jersey athlete represents the fourth recruit to commit to Rutgers football over the past three days who is ranked as a four-star. ESPN ranks Thomas as a four-star and the No. 108 recruit in the ESPN 300. He is the eighth-ranked …

CMC ‘not superstitious at all’ about landing ‘Madden’ cover originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey isn’t concerned about any “curse” after the 49ers running back landed the coveted cover of the upcoming “Madden NFL 25” video game. While some view the honor as a bad omen for both the player and team represented on the cover, McCaffrey …

Ohio State fans haven’t been happy at all with anything to do with Michigan football of late. Whether it was the three wins in a row, the Connor Stalions saga, the national championship, the swiping of running backs coach Tony Alford, or the basketball team getting a transfer from guard Roddy Gayle Jr., all things maize and blue have even …

Christian McCaffrey was named the “Madden NFL 25” cover athlete on Tuesday, and he didn’t wait long to tempt fate. Speaking with NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the San Francisco 49ers running back was asked if he was worried at all about the fabled “Madden curse” when he accepted the offer to become cover athlete. He didn’t sound very worried: “No, …

Yet another blue-chip recruit has announced their commitment to Kirby Smart and Georgia football. The latest such prospect — the third in three days for the Bulldogs — is Talyn Taylor, a four-star, top-100 recruit from Geneva Community High School in Geneva, Illinois. The announcement came via On3’s Hayes Fawcett on X (formerly known as Twitter): REQUIRED READING: Georgia football …

DK Metcalf has one issue with his new coach in Seattle, Mike Macdonald. “He’s a defensive coach. That’s one thing I don’t like about him,” Metcalf joked. “But it’s good for our team.” Seattle’s star wide receiver was present for the start of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday after being around for only a limited time during the voluntary portion of …

Sean Payton’s first year in his second stint as a head coach didn’t go well. It has attracted plenty of criticism of the Super Bowl-winning coach. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Payton was asked whether he has a chip on his shoulder due to the national conversation about his coaching. “I think that I have two middle fingers,” Payton said. …

The Georgia Bulldogs have seen recruiting heat up thus far through the month of June, and another major target for Coach Kirby Smart announced his official decision on Tuesday night. Talyn Taylor, a four-star wide receiver in the class of 2025, committed to Georgia over Ohio State and Notre Dame less than two weeks after taking an official visit to …