USC football plays at Michigan on Sept. 21. The Trojans might still be getting used to their new defensive scheme. The offensive line and Miller Moss might still be immersed in a feeling-out process. The Trojans might not yet be fully aware of who they are as a football team. They might not be entirely sure of what they can …

The NFL has now been playing regular-season games abroad since 2007. The first such game took place in London, which has hosted more NFL games than any other international city. It’s long been rumored that if the NFL were to expand beyond the United States, it would be London that got the first crack at it. According to brothers Jason …

Atmosphere is a word routinely heard when discussing college football, particularly when comparing the game to its professional counterpart, the NFL. The stadiums in which the games are played provide much of that atmosphere. While many NFL stadiums, particularly the newer ones, look and feel the same every Sunday, college football stadiums have unique personalities. Some are gigantic, while others …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 29, 2024, 01:30 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Washington Capitals’ offseason of change continued Saturday with the club getting Logan Thompson in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights. Washington parted with a 2024 third-round pick and a 2025 third-round pick to get Thompson in a move that …

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell’s NFL career is remembered as an infamous one. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, Russell went just 7-18 as a starter over parts of three seasons, completing only 52.1% of his passes at an average of a paltry 6.0 yards per attempt, with 18 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions. He …

While LSU doesn’t necessarily have a true natural rival as the only power conference program in the state of Louisiana, it has quite a few around the SEC that have developed due to both regional factors and others. The Tigers’ biggest rival historically is probably Ole Miss, and they also have a long-running series with Arkansas, known as the Battle …

New York Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux has a lofty goal for the 2024 season. Well, really for every season. He wants to become the NFL’s all-time single-season sack leader, taking down the mark held by a former Giants legend.  “We’re just going to start this off, if you were wondering, I’m going for the record — so don’t ask,” …

Active NFL players are prohibited from promoting alcohol. That hasn’t stopped Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, arguably the most recognizable face of the league, from skirting the rule in recent years. Now the reigning Super Bowl champion is at it again, filming a new Coors Light commercial … that will be buried in a time capsule, only to be …

Penn State football analyst Marty Leap, from Rivals’ Happy Valley Insider, talked to us on our USC football show at The Voice of College Football. He explained that Drew Allar has all the tools and he has the arm talent to be an elite quarterback. Allar had issues which were similar to the ones Caleb Williams faced in 2023, with receivers …

The current expectation is that wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will be playing for the 49ers in 2024, but he has thought about what other options might be in play. Aiyuk met with the 49ers this week and a report said that the meeting ended with both sides saying they were not looking for a trade ahead of the season. Aiyuk …

The Georgia Bulldogs have the highest-rated offense in EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game. Georgia has an offensive rating of 94, which is No. 1 in the game. The Oregon Ducks also have an offensive rating of 94, but are still considered the No. 2 offense. Alabama (rating of 91), Texas (91) and Ohio State (89) round out the …

There have been plenty of takes and comments about the decision of the Los Angeles Lakers to draft Bronny James, the son of LeBron James. Here’s one that is relevant to the NFL. Agent Rich Paul reportedly told other teams not to draft Bronny James, explaining that if they did he’d play in Australia. While there’s no Australian equivalent for …

The Oregon Ducks are continuing their hot run in the recruiting world this summer, landing a commitment from one of the top tight ends in the nation for the 2025 class. 4-star TE Da’Saahn Brame announced his commitment to Oregon, joining the Ducks’ 2025 class. Brame is rated by 247Sports as the No. 102 overall player in the 2025 class, …

It went from being largely ignored to the biggest story in sports — even if many media outlets continue to downplay or ignore it. The NFL, ordered to pay $4.696 billion in the Sunday Ticket class action. Which under federal antitrust law becomes $14.088 billion. The litigation is far from over. There will be multiple appeals. The magnitude of the …

The 2024 ACC season will be a landmark one as membership balloons to 17 full-time football members with the offseason additions of California, Stanford and SMU. With only eight games on the conference schedule, every team will play exactly half of the ACC before we tally up the wins and losses to decide who gets to play for the ACC …