The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 athlete Brandon Brown Jr. on Tuesday. Brown becomes the latest 2026 weapon to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula and athletes Rico Blassingame and Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 5-foot-8, 150-pound athlete represents Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas. On3 …

Tom Brady says there’s no way to say who had more to do with the Patriots’ success, himself or Bill Belichick. As he was inducted into the Patriots’ Hall of Fame and had his jersey retired Wednesday night in New England, Brady addressed Belichick and said he couldn’t have had the same level of success with any other coach. “To …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to three-star class of 2026 offensive tackle Braden Wilmes on Tuesday. Wilmes becomes the latest 2026 target to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula, interior offensive lineman Samuel Simpson and athlete Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound athlete represents Lawrence Free State High School …

A.J. Brown explains his motivation after another stellar season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This is the time of year where we hear the same thing from a ton of players: They’re in the best shape of their lives. But if you’ve seen any workout videos of A.J. Brown this offseason, you probably believe him. “I think so,” Brown …

The Michigan vs. Ohio State football rivalry continues off the field. The Buckeyes and Wolverines have had their share of battles on the 2025 recruiting trail. When having both Michigan and Ohio State as finalists, four-star Michigan offensive lineman Avery Gach chose the in-state Wolverines. Four-star Ohio offensive tackle Carter Lowe also had the Buckeyes and Wolverines as finalists, but …

According to ESPN’s Bill Connelly (ESPN+), the 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team is the 25th most influential college football team of all time. Connelly released the first half of his list of the 30 most influential college football teams on Wednesday, unveiling teams ranked 16-30. The 1956 Sooners landed at No. 25. Of course, this team was coached by the …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EDMONTON — Before Matthew Tkachuk was a star player for the Florida Panthers, he was the most hated man in Edmonton. Tkachuk spent the first six seasons of this NHL career with the Calgary Flames, combating in the Battle of Alberta, the decades-spanning rivalry in …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Last year ended with the confetti falling on the Florida A&M Rattlers as they raised the Celebration Bowl trophy, signifying their 2023 Black College Football National Championship win. But past success has no bearing on what’s to come. At least, that’s how the Rattlers view it. They vie to avoid stagnancy and add another trophy to Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse’s trophy case. …

TOPEKA — Kansas football has a lot of reason to be optimistic about its chances this upcoming season. There’s the return of redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels from injury. Sticking on the offensive side of the ball, at running back there’s the duo of senior Devin Neal and redshirt junior Daniel Hishaw Jr. At wide receiver, there’s a trio of seniors …

Saints tight end Juwan Johnson is dealing with a leg injury. Johnson suffered an injury to his lower leg and will miss “a good amount of time,” according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. The nature of the injury and Johnson’s status when the regular season starts in three months is unclear. Last year Johnson was the Saints’ top tight end, …

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington South kicker Bryce Taylor had a busy summer ahead. Taylor’s recruitment was heating up after he handled all the Panthers place-kicking and punting duties last season. The five-star kicker was scheduled visits to Miami of Ohio, Toledo, Notre Dame and Ohio State in the coming weeks. Those plans changed on Wednesday after Taylor announced he was verbally committing …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are 11 weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual departures of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ …

Nearly $179 million in major facility upgrades to athletic venues are slated to be completed at the University of Georgia over the next eight months. UGA athletic director Josh Brooks is glad that the majority of that construction is done as athletic departments assess how nearly $2.8 billon in NCAA proposed settlements in three antitrust cases with past and current …