Getty Images The New York Jets’ Week 1 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers is headlined by Aaron Rodgers’ return to the field against the team he cheered for as a youth, but it’s also a matchup that features two of the best running backs in the game: Christian McCaffrey and Breece Hall. McCaffrey has solidified himself as one of the …

Jun. 22—There is a little more than nine weeks left until college football — until Hawaii hosts Delaware State, SMU travels to Nevada, New Mexico opens the Bronco Mendenhall era against Montana State — and a potentially compelling season for the Mountain West begins in earnest. It can’t get here soon enough. In light of that, I’m picking all 12 …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star is back next week in Jacksonville and some of the nation’s top linebackers in the 2025 and 2026 classes will be working out. Here are five storylines we’re watching heading into the premier summer event. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: SEC teams in spotlight | Big Ten teams in spotlight | Five QBs storylines | RB …

Even in the triple-digit temperatures of June in Phoenix, Tavon Rooks is excited to be on a football field. It’s in a vastly different capacity than what he imagined as a top offensive lineman at Kansas State in 2014. Now, it’s about teaching kids life skills to go along with football skills as Paradise Valley High School’s offensive line coach. …

In Roob’s Observations: Why DeVonta Smith has a monster year in him originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Why DeVonta Smith has a monster year inside him waiting to come out, what the Eagles’ head coach said after the Eagles lost to the Giants by 52 points in 1972 and how the Eagles’ interior line snaps might be distributed in …

Not all football games are played in stadiums, feature pads or helmets, or even require teams to compete 11-on-11. “I have like six friends in my neighborhood,” South Kitsap junior quarterback Franklin Fox said, “and we used to play on my grandmother’s cul-de-sac. People would get messed up.” Street football, backyard football, pickup football, whatever you want to call it …

Neil PaineJun 23, 2024, 09:55 AM ET CloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. A week and a half ago, hockey fans were wondering whether the 2024 Stanley Cup Final would end in a sweep for the first time since 1998. Now, we’re all wondering whether it will end with the …

In two years, the market has gone from $46 million (Deshaun Watson) to $51 million (Jalen Hurts) to $55 million (Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence). Inevitably, a quarterback will get to $60 million per year in new-money average. Who will it be? Rich Eisen asked that question recently. I threw out a couple of possible names. I’ve since had a …

Former four-star and Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Jahquez Robinson is transferring to Auburn. Robinson began his college career at Alabama. The native of Jacksonville, Florida spent three seasons in Tuscaloosa. He played in seven games for the Crimson Tide and recorded two unassisted tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. Following the 2022 season, Robinson transferred to Colorado. In …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell joined the Big Ten Network’s ‘B1G Today’ earlier this month to preview the Badgers’ upcoming football season. He discussed everything to the program’s objectives during spring practice, what needs to be done during fall training camp, the Big Ten’s additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, the location of the Big Ten championship game and …

With the college football season quickly approaching, the latest Phil Steele preseason All-American list was released this past week. Rutgers was well represented, with five players selected. The list of Rutgers football players named to the list included running back Kyle Monangia, linebacker Mohamed Toure, offensive lineman Hollin Pierce, and defensive backs Flip Dixon and Robert Longerbeam. Expectations are higher …

Heading into the 2024 college football season, the race for the Heisman Trophy will be as wide-open as it’s ever been. With no returning winners and the top five vote-getters from last year all going to the NFL, there is no clear front-runner. The award has become increasingly more of a quarterback award with seven of the eight last winners …

What exactly would you, the reader, consider the goal for the 2024 season? Of course, if you ask Kirk Ferentz and his staff their end goal for the upcoming college football season, it would be to bring home the Big Ten championship. Now, even as fans, we all know that is a massive stretch for the Hawkeyes, who last won …

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program received some huge news on the recruiting trail on Saturday night. During an official visit to Alabama, 2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Micah DeBose announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. DeBose chose Alabama over other programs such as Florida, Ohio State, and LSU. Alabama has landed commitments from four offensive linemen in the …

Penn State saw one running back commitment flip from the Nittany Lions to Auburn last week, but that spot in the Class of 2025 has already been filled by another running back recruit. Jabree Wallace-Coleman, from Philadelphia’s Imhotep Institute, committed to Penn State on Saturday evening. Wallace-Coleman, a 6′-0″, 205-lb running back, committed to the Nittany  Lions following his official …