The New England Patriots are to retire Tom Brady’s number 12 shirt and build a statue of their legendary former quarterback. The franchise made the announcement while inducting the 46-year-old into their Hall of Fame. After being selected by the Patriots with the 199th pick of the 2000 draft, Brady led them to six Super Bowl wins. “[The statue] will …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said. Daniels’ body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy, Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem told news outlets. The 21-year-old Daniels was a starting cornerback for Southern Miss last season. He tied for …

The Ohio State athletic department will again finish in the top ten of the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings and become the highest ranked Big Ten team for the 2023-2024 athletics cycle. Thanks in large part to a third place finish by the men’s tennis and golf teams, as well as a fifth place finish nationally by the men’s volleyball team, …

Longtime Colorado men’s basketball head coach Tad Boyle takes great pride in recruiting nearby talent, and he’s already got his sights set on the state’s top-ranked class of 2025 prospect. A four-star point guard (per the 247Sports composite) from Colorado Prep in Denver, Josiah Sanders told 247Sports that he has been communicating with CU’s coaching staff on a frequent basis. …

Ethan Houck was told he should leave Brunswick High School. It wasn’t a big enough school, they said. Not enough people would see him there to offer him a major football scholarship. The offense might not showcase his talents enough. But Houck ignored all that advice. He chose to stay at Brunswick, where he has shined for three seasons as …

Jun. 12—The University of Idaho has secured the services of football coach Jason Eck through the 2028 season after the Idaho State Board of Education approved a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Vandals athletics director Terry Gawlik “contacted me right after the (2023) regular season. She said they were interested in doing an extension,” Eck said Wednesday. Idaho reached the quarterfinals …

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was held out of full team drills during mandatory minicamp as part of the Giants’ effort to bring him along slowly from his torn ACL. Giants coach Brian Daboll acknowledged that it wasn’t Jones’ preference. “He’s not too happy about it,’’ Daboll said, via the New York Post. Jones would have preferred more work during minicamp …

Jackson State football will have nine of its 11 football games streamed on ESPN+, starting with the season opener Aug. 29 at Louisiana Monroe. Kickoff is 6 p.m. The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 ESPN football schedule Wednesday. The Tigers’ two other games don’t list a TV provider and only the contest against Florida A&M has a kickoff time. …

In the final year of his contract with the Jets, cornerback DJ Reed said he is open to signing a contract extension to remain in New York, but he is already looking forward to free agency. “Quite honestly, the ball is in the Jets’ court,” the cornerback said about getting an extension done. “I love being here, but I’m not …

Southern Miss football player MJ Daniels died after he was shot in his vehicle on Tuesday night, police in Hattiesburg, Mississippi said Wednesday. He was 21. According to Hattiesburg Police, Daniels was pronounced dead where he was found at the 6300 block of Highway 49. An investigation is underway. “We are asking the community for their help and to come …

The Giants signed veteran cornerback Tre Herndon on Wednesday, the team announced. Herndon tried out at the team’s minicamp, making an interception on the final day. He has three interceptions and 32 passes defensed in his six-year career, all previously spent with the Jaguars. Herndon has started 34 of 83 games played in the regular season in addition to two …

Kyle Flood’s unit is getting some lofty praise ahead of the 2024 college football season. The Texas Longhorns offensive line was ranked as the No. 4 group in all of college football. The group is led by standout left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and center Jake Majors. Four of five starters return with Christian Jones off to the NFL. Cameron …

The Jaguars signed receiver Austin Trammell on Wednesday, the team announced. Trammell originally signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He spent his rookie season with Atlanta and has spent the past two seasons with the Rams. He has appeared in 24 career games and has recorded 25 punt returns for 183 yards and six kick …

Florida football was well-represented in Phil Steele’s preseason All-SEC team. Steele named eight Florida Gators to All-SEC honors in his preseason magazine, including two to the preseason All-SEC first team. Senior running back Montrell Johnson and senior punter Jeremy Crawshaw earned first-team honors for UF. The 5-foot-11, 213-pound Johnson led Florida in rushing (817 yards) for the second straight season …

The Patriots had a number of surprises for Tom Brady on Wednesday night as they inducted him into the franchise’s Hall of Fame before a crowd of 60,000 at Gillette Stadium. The biggest surprise came when owner Robert Kraft ended the night by announcing the franchise is retiring the No. 12 Brady wore for 20 seasons with the team. As …