Defensive end Jeff Gunter has decided to walk away from the Bengals and professional football. The Bengals announced on Wednesday that they have placed Gunter on the reserve/retired list. The team will continue to hold Gunter’s contractual rights in the event he decides to return to play again. Gunter was a 2022 seventh-round pick and he appeared in 10 games …

Last year’s marquee non-conference games more than lived up to expectations by helping to shape the regular season and the makeup of the College Football Playoff. Texas beat Alabama — way back when the two programs were in different leagues — and rode that victory to a top-four finish and playoff berth. Florida State’s win against LSU was the first …

The Falcons have added a linebacker. Atlanta announced on Wednesday that the club has signed Storey Jackson. Jackson, 26, entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Liberty in 2022. He spent time with the Cowboys and Browns, appearing in one game for Cleveland and playing 15 special teams snaps. He also played for the UFL’s Arlington Renegades. …

Oct. 28, 1995; Knoxville; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning in action against South Carolina at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee defeated South Carolina 56-21. USA TODAY Sports Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 16 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise …

Some would say the Cowboys want to win. Others would say the Cowboys just want people to talk about the Cowboys. In recent months, more and more evidence has emerged to suggest that, as to owner Jerry Jones, the latter is more important than the former. With a fairly narrow gap, all things considered, between the Cowboys and receiver CeeDee …

. Five-star plus 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. has received multiple predictions to commit to Tennessee. On3 gives Sanders Jr. an 82 percent chance to commit to the Vols, per the sites recruiting prediction machine, that includes predictions from recruiting insiders Chad Simmons, Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong. 247Sports’ Anna Adams has also predicted Sanders Jr. will commit to …

The Cowboys signed offensive lineman Cohl Cabral on Wednesday, the team announced. Cabral worked out for the Cowboys, and they signed him after backup offensive lineman Earl Bostick was carted off the practice field with an ankle injury in a joint practice with the Rams. Cabral entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and has bounced around …

Jul 15, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; LSU head coach Brian Kelly speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports LSU’s head coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is going to get to share one last football season with his son as a player. His youngest son, [autotag]Kenzel Kelly[/autotag], has announced that he is transferring to LSU after spending four seasons …

New England Patriots and rookie QB Drake Maye will face the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, here’s how to watch. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) With the 2024 NFL preseason in full swing, the New England Patriots will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, August 15 for an exhibition game at Gillette Stadium. With Jerod Mayo …

EAST LANSING – Among the few constants over the last five decades in the Michigan State football program, producing high-quality specialists remains at or near the top of the list. Punter Ryan Eckley and kicker Jonathan Kim are the latest in that lineage. And a welcome sigh of relief for new coach Jonathan Smith to inherit their talented legs. “We …

Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy has earned a dubious distinction. McCarthy, who was lost for the season with a preseason knee injury, is the first rookie quarterback since the common draft began in 1967 to be selected in the first round and miss his entire rookie season because of an injury. Other first-round quarterbacks have sat out all year, but …

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: apgarcia@freepress.com On this episode: Say what you want about the Michigan football program, but it sure isn’t boring. It was another busy week in Ann Arbor as Sherrone Moore held his first and only media availability of fall camp, with multiple storylines coming out of the press …

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams are joined by Sportico colleague Kurt Badenhausen to discuss his latest NFL valuations. The Dallas Cowboys top the list at $10.32 billion, followed by the Los Angeles Rams ($7.79 billion) and New York Giants ($7.65 billion). The Cincinnati Bengals bring up the rear at $4.71 billion. The Cowboys are …

Welcome to the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. In anticipation of the first four-round postseason in college football history, we’re counting down our predicted playoff field as the season approaches. The top five conference champions in the CFP selection committee’s rankings will make the playoff and the rest of the field will be filled out by seven …

OXNARD, Calif. — Stephen Jones sat in a tent overlooking the Dallas Cowboys’ mock game on Tuesday and considered his dilemma. The Cowboys executive vice president knew he and colleagues need to determine three key contractual futures. Jones recognized, too, that strategizing the future for Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons is a good problem to face. How many …