Missouri State head football coach Ryan Beard received a contract extension ahead of his second season leading the Bears, the university announced Friday morning. Beard’s extension includes a hefty raise that makes his salary more respectable before the school moves to Conference USA in 2025. The deal is expected to be approved by the Missouri State Board of Governors at …

NFL free agency has passed its third wave as the top players have already signed, and the next crop of free agents have found a home for 2024 after the draft concluded. There are still some good players available heading into the summer, but most of these players likely won’t sign until training camp.  Compensatory picks no longer factor into …

The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled their championship rings for Super Bowl LVIII on Thursday. The rings, which have 529 diamonds, 38 rubies and a host of small details on every surface of the ring, represent the Chiefs’ fourth Super Bowl victory. This embedded content is not available in your region. But there’s a catch: For all of its tiny details, …

Following their first bowl win since 2014, expectations are higher than ever for Rutgers football. And according to the Sporting News, there is a good chance that Rutgers can build on last year’s success. Last season, the Scarlet Knights posted a 7-6 record and defeated Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. As they look to build on their …

For most of his tenure as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, Sean McVay has shown a strong preference for using one bell-cow running back. He did it with Todd Gurley, C.J. Anderson (briefly) Darrell Henderson Jr., Cam Akers and, most recently, Kyren Williams.  However, the Rams made a significant investment in another running back this offseason, using the No. 83 overall …

NFL insider predicts Aiyuk’s annual pay in new 49ers contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Less than three months until the 2024 NFL season, Brandon Aiyuk’s future with the 49ers remains unclear. If both parties finally agree on a contract extension to keep the wide receiver in the Bay beyond next season, Sports Illustrated’s NFL insider Albert Breer …

SOUTH BEND — Exactly two months into his tenure as Notre Dame athletic director, Pete Bevacqua celebrated his first national championship with the men’s lacrosse team in Philadelphia. His predecessor and mentor had to know what was coming next. “I got back and I saw Jack Swarbrick, who’s been so amazing to me this year,” Bevacqua said on a university-produced …

The Chargers today have signed a sprinter who was born in Nigeria, raised in Scotland and ran track at Ohio State. Praise Olatoke, an All-Big Ten sprinter for the Buckeyes, has been signed by Jim Harbaugh’s team to play wide receiver, the Chargers announced today. Olatoke is part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program, which gives international athletes a chance …

LSU was college football’s most explosive offense in 2023. It wasn’t that close either with 17% of the Tigers’ plays accounting for 20+ yards or a touchdown. The next best was USC at 13.5%. LSU’s level of explosiveness came somewhat as a surprise. The unit was expected to be good returning players like Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Will Campbell, but …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 01:46 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EDMONTON — History says the Florida Panthers most likely wrapped up the Stanley Cup by winning Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, taking a 3-0 series lead. Just don’t tell that to the Florida Panthers “We don’t look at that stuff. You guys do. I’m …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson is joined by Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods.com, Mark Passwaters of AggieYell.com and Ryan Young of TrojanSports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: Georgia leads for four-star OL Dontrell Glover ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …

Taylor Swift wasn’t physically in attendance for the Kansas City Chiefs’ ring ceremony, but she was certainly there in spirit. The pop music icon and girlfriend of Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce watched some of the ceremony via Instagram live streams shared by players and their significant others. Swift made her presence known while viewing the live broadcast of …

The month of June has been a blast, albeit an exhausting one, on the college football recruiting calendar. Last weekend the nation’s top players did their thing at Overtime OT7 Finals in Florida. Next week, the Class of 2025’s top quarterbacks trek to Los Angeles for the 2024 Elite 11 Finals.  In between all of that, major visits are popping off …

Guess what? You made it to Friday! Before we all kick back for the weekend, allow me, Tyler Sullivan, to provide everything you need to know surrounding the NFL. Cody Benjamin and I will be tag-teaming the newsletter while our buddy John Breech enjoys some time off and we’ll do our best to meet Breech’s quota of 47 Bengals and/or …