Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee football event of the offseason, is just days away. We kick off a conference-by-conference look at which programs should be paying the closest attention to the results from Jacksonville next week. RELATED: Big 12 recruiting rankings ***** MORE IN THIS SERIES: SEC teams in spotlight | Big Ten teams in spotlight | ACC …

Don’t call it a comeback, but the running back position underwent a resurgence in the 2024 NFL offseason. Just a year ago in the 2023 offseason, Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard all failed to come to terms with their respective teams on long-term extensions with each settling for the franchise tag, and there had only been one running …

Every NFL season, all 32 teams are under some level of pressure. For contenders like the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, it’s basically Super Bowl or bust. For rebuilding clubs like the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders, even slight steps forward might be considered big wins. But what about specific people? Think coaches, players, and others in between. …

The Elite 11 is in the books and after days of seeing these top quarterbacks in action, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at each of the committed ones and how they’ll fit in each school’s offense. Eighteen of the 20 quarterbacks in attendance have made their pledges. ***** MORE: Florida State lands commitment of five-star QB Brady Smigiel …

Can second-year first-rounder take a big jump in 2024? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams22. Jake Elliott21. Nolan Smith The Eagles are going to need more from Nolan Smith …

Last week, College Sports Wire’s Patrick Conn named his top breakout candidate for every Big 12 football team, and wide receiver Will Sheppard was his pick for the Colorado Buffaloes. It’s hard to argue with the logic behind choosing Sheppard, as the wide receiver made many plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores over the past four years. Though Sheppard will still …

The biggest question mark entering last year was Jordan Love. Would he continue the Packers’ run of MVP-caliber quarterbacks, settle in as an average starter or completely face plant. Sure enough, he took a leap to superstardom, culminating with a blowout win in Dallas in the postseason. Now he’s on the doorstep of a new contract that’ll surely pay him …

Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program might be on the verge of picking up another commitment in the 2025 recruiting class. With UNC hosting three-star athlete Julien Horton for a visit this past weekend, the Tar Heels were hoping to pull the Maryland commit away from the Terrapins. And they may have just done that. On …

The Giants are counting on coveted rookie receiver Malik Nabers unlocking the offense in 2024. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) When the New York Giants made the playoffs at the end of the 2022 season, everyone celebrated. As they should have. It had been a long time since the Giants made the playoffs and even longer since they won a playoff game. …

Florida’s heralded 2026 high school quarterback class is quickly becoming the committed 2026 quarterback class. In the past three weeks, four of state’s top juniors have announced their college decisions and at least one more is expected to reveal his decision as soon as next month. “The big thing was just the fit,” said Cocoa quarterback Brady Hart, who committed …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss whether Daniel Jones can turn around the Giants and whether his play could cost HC Brian Daboll his job. View more Video Transcript Do you really want Daniel Jones to be the quarterback that has to save your job because I think that’s where the Giants are this year. If Brian Dable …

Justin Garcia/Rivals.com The final weekend of official visits in June is in the books and a bunch of major camps are happening across the country, as the Recruiting Rumor Mill stays busy yet again: ***** MORE: Florida State lands commitment of five-star QB Brady Smigiel CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: …

These rankings are not a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season. Instead, the following list is a snapshot of where the NFL’s teams currently are. (Will that stop people from interpreting these ranking as a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season? Nope.) 1. Chiefs: The two-time champs will stay kings of the NFL mountain, …

Wisconsin class of 2025 commit Rukeem Stroud was offered by UCF on Saturday. Stroud committed to the Badgers back on June 2 following his official visit to the program. He did not take any other official visits after committing and has not been rumored to be searching for any other college fits. The offer is of note, however, given UCF’s …

2025 four-star interior offensive line prospect Douglas Utu is a favorite to commit to Tennessee, Steve Wiltfong at On3 predicts. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound interior offensive lineman is from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utu is ranked as the No. 67 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 2 interior offensive lineman and No. …