The first big weekend of the summertime college football recruiting calendar is down, but there’s still three left to go. We saw a ton of big news materialize following last week’s visits — Georgia landed five-star linebacker Zayden Walker, while Alabama flipped four-star quarterback Keelon Russell from SMU.  What does this weekend have the store? As they say in recruiting: Follow the …

What surprised Jeff Stoutland the most about Mekhi Becton originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There was a point in his career — and not all that long ago — where Mekhi Becton would have resisted a move to guard. “Yeah,” Becton says now. “There was.” Heck, the former first-round pick didn’t even want to move from left tackle to …

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have officially hit summer break, as the final day of mandatory minicamp came to a close on Thursday. The final practice of the spring session lasted just over 50 minutes, as there weren’t many 11-on-11 plays in that portion of practice.  This session felt like the last day of classes, with red zone starting the …

The Oregon Ducks are starting to trend for a blue-chip defensive lineman in the class of 2025 after a recent visit to Eugene. On Thursday, 4-star DL Trajen Odom announced that he was narrowing his recruitment down to six schools, and the Ducks were among them. Oregon is joined by Ohio State, USC, Colorado, Georgia, and UCLA. Odom is rated …

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes the later free agent signings are the ones that pan out the best. The Philadelphia Eagles may be finding that out with Mekhi Becton, whom they signed after the draft last month. Becton, a former first-round pick who fell out of favor with the New York Jets, is getting a second chance with the Eagles to save …

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The complete 2024-25 college football bowl schedule was released this week. The full list, as shared by CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli, spans from the Cricket Celebration Bowl on December 14, 2024 to the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025. Related: Where every Big Ten team ranks in ESPN’s 2024 College Football Power Index While the bowl schedule …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Two things can be true: OTAs and mandatory minicamp can be vitally important for NFL teams. But there can still be an overreaction. We’re at the slow point of the NFL offseason where all there is to talk about is “practice” in t-shirts and shorts happening at facilities across the league. Reports come out about …

Getty Images Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard is still looking for his new NFL home, but he’s now dealing with a serious issue off the field. According to new court filings that were filed Thursday and provided to CBS News Miami, Howard is accused of circulating photos and videos of himself and other women having sex to humiliate them …

Chase Linton committed to Rutgers football while on an official visit over the weekend. The Georgia edge rusher cites the feel of the Big Ten program while on the trip and his connection with head coach Greg Schiano for his commitment. A three-star edge, Linton is coming off a junior season at North Atlanta High School (Atlanta, Georgia) with 31 …

USATSI PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie is considering selling a minority stake in the Philadelphia Eagles, per a report by Bloomberg News. However, there’s one condition: The buyer won’t have an opportunity toward owning a controlling stake of the team. Basically, the Lurie family will still be the majority owners of the Eagles — no matter who joins the ownership group.  …

When Mekhi Becton signed with the Eagles as a free agent, head coach Nick Sirianni said that the team would start the 2020 Jets first-round pick at tackle and see how things go from there. Things have unfolded in a way that Becton saw snaps at left guard this week with Landon Dickerson excused from the team’s minicamp. It’s a …

The Georgia Bulldogs have been off to a hot start in the month of June, and they received more good news in the world of recruiting on Thursday night. Derrek Cooper, a four-star running back out of Hollywood, Florida, announced his commitment to Georgia over Alabama, Florida State, and Miami. Cooper is listed as an athlete and a running back …

The Wisconsin Badgers were omitted from ProFootballFocus’ ranking of the top offensive lines in college football entering the 2024 season. The top 10 list instead comprised of Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Texas, Oregon, Ohio State, Missouri, Miami, Florida State and Florida. Related: Where every Big Ten team ranks in ESPN’s 2024 College Football Power Index This ranking comes after the Badgers …

Wisconsin was among the Big Ten’s leaders in rushing yards before contact during the 2023 season, according to numbers from Sports Info Solutions. Specifically, 29.7% of the Badgers’ carries had the running back gain three or more yards before contact with a defender, a mark good for No. 5 in the now-expanded conference. Related: Where every Big Ten team ranks …