In retrospect, he sees it as a blessing in disguise. But at the time it happened, it seemed like the cruelest kind of curse. Here was Quinten Johnson on the doorstep of his dreams in January, days away from the College Football Playoff championship game and a perfect coda to his Michigan football career. It had been quite a journey …

Jonathan Taylor was once a hugely hyped fantasy RB — and the hype could be back for 2024. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Not that long ago, Jonathan Taylor was a destination pick for fantasy football managers, a game-changer, a league winner. He charted as the RB4 in his 2020 rookie year, and he jumped to the RB1 slot for …

West Texas A&M’s investment in a new football stadium has paid off as the NJCAA announced Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium will host the NJCAA Division I Football Championships, beginning in 2024. The stadium opened in 2019, and features 8,500 seats and an estimated capacity of 12,000 when including overflow berm seating and standing-room only space on the concourse level. The stadium …

In late 2021, Tom Brady said this regarding his post-football life: “I imagine not playing. And I imagine watching football on Sundays going, ‘These guys suck.’ I could do way better than that. And then still knowing in my heart that I actually could still do it.” To this day, he knows in his heart that he could still do …

Three-star defensive lineman Walter Mathis Jr. visited Auburn for the first time last week and the visit went “excellent” according to the Savannah, Georgia native. The No. 38 defensive lineman in the class, like so many recruits before him, mentioned the family culture on the Plains as a main reason he enjoyed his time in Auburn so much. Mathis Jr. …

After three months of investigation, the NFL resolved the free-agent tampering cases of the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. The league announced Thursday that its investigation found the Eagles did not have contact with then-free-agent running back Saquon Barkley during the 52-hour legal tampering period prior to the start of free agency, during which teams can speak to only agents …

Three months before the world shut down, then-Louisville head football coach Scott Satterfield signed 23 high school players on Dec. 18, 2019. It could’ve been 25, but the Cardinals lost four-star quarterback Chubba Purdy and three-star defensive end Josh Griffis to Florida State. Without the two, the recruiting class ranked 45th nationally and sixth in the ACC, according to 247Sports. …

The verdict is in. The Eagles have not been punished for potential tampering with running back Saquon Barkley. The NFL issued the following statement on Thursday morning: “After a thorough review of the Philadelphia Eagles signing of Saquon Barkley, the NFL today informed the club that the investigation did not discover sufficient evidence to support a finding that the Anti-Tampering …

MANHATTAN — For the most part, Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman and his staff have pivoted to assembling its 2025 recruiting class. Before that, much of their energy was focused on bolstering the 2024 roster via the transfer portal, and for the most part they accomplished that goal at the positions of greatest need. After the portal claimed 15 …

As they so often do, the Saints have restructured a contract to give themselves some salary cap relief this year but put themselves in a tougher cap position in future years. This time it’s Taysom Hill who has reworked his contract, according to multiple reports. The restructuring of Hill’s contract turns most of his 2024 base salary into a signing …

SOUTH BEND — Marcus Fakatou just finished up his eighth-grade year in Riverside, Calif., but that didn’t keep Notre Dame football from offering the prodigy a scholarship for the 2028 recruiting cycle. A defensive lineman who already stands 6 foot 7 and weighs 265 pounds, Fakatou reported the offer on social media after attending camp at Notre Dame on Monday. …

The NFL has sent a clear message to all teams when it comes to tampering with potential free agents. Go ahead and do it. The league announced today that the Falcons tampered with three different prospective free agents. The punishment was, frankly, laughably small. Here’s the official statement: “The NFL today informed the Atlanta Falcons of the discipline being imposed …

Wonderful “Champ” Monds IV has never played a snap in a high school football game, but he already boasts offers from Florida State and UCF. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound incoming freshman quarterback, who will officially begin classes at Vero Beach in the fall, checks a lot of the boxes that colleges are looking for. He’s already made a strong impression on …

Defensive end/outside linebacker Takkarist McKinley’s tryout with the Jets must have gone pretty well. According to SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes, the Jets are signing McKinley to the roster to bolster an already-loaded defensive front. The 28-year-old entered the league as a first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2017. He racked up 13.0 sacks over his first two …

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham doesn’t mind a good prank. He gives as good as he gets. He tries to foster an environment of working hard while having fun at the same time so this was just another example of that. The most recent practical joke involved a popular video game and the infatuation most college athletes have with …