NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Do the SEC and Big Ten want this current 12-team College Football Playoff format to extend beyond next season? Neither conference boss would answer that question Thursday. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey offered two words in response to whether he’d like to continue this format past next season. “We’ll see,” Sankey said. Commissioners and athletics directors from the …

All signs point toward Eagles being at full strength vs. Browns originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles were at full strength again at practice on Thursday at the NovaCare Complex. For the second straight day, stars players A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson were all full participants in practice. With a few days before the Eagles’ Week …

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was unaware of the NFL rule prohibiting players from writing messages on their eye black during games. Pickens wrote a message that included an expletive during Pittsburgh’s 20-17 loss to Dallas on Sunday night. The third-year pro finished with three catches for a season-low 26 yards against the Cowboys with the phrase …

It’s probably fair to say that Ryan Day is the first coach in college football history to amass a 61-8 record, yet still have something to prove. And it’s not just nationally, but with his own intense, and occasionally desperate, fan base. It’s never easy succeeding a larger-than-life legend, a bill that fits Urban Meyer. So Day knew the challenges …

Some think Jets coach Robert Saleh had lost the locker room. If he did, cornerback Sauce Gardner wasn’t among them. The third-year player, who was a first-team All Pro in both of his first two seasons, told reporters on Thursday that the firing of Saleh still feels weird, via Kimberley A. Martin of ESPN.com. “If I’m being honest,” Gardner said …

Last year, when Michigan football was looking for wide receivers in the transfer portal, there was one name that seemed to stick out as a viable option to come to Ann Arbor. However, following a coaching change, that wideout opted to stay with his original school. However, last week, Indiana wide receiver (and former quarterback) Donaven McCulley re-entered the transfer …

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Running back Joe Mixon was back at practice for the Texans on Thursday, but a decision about his status for Sunday’s game against the Patriots is still pending. Mixon said that his ankle felt good in his return to the field and said he expects to practice again on Friday before any decision is made about his status for this …

It’s probably fair to say that Ryan Day is the first coach in college football history to amass a 61-8 record, yet still have something to prove. And it’s not just nationally, but with his own intense, and occasionally desperate, fan base. It’s never easy succeeding a larger-than-life legend, a bill that fits Urban Meyer. So Day knew the challenges …

Perry: Drake Maye has ‘exceeded expectations’ in an important area originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Let’s be honest: This isn’t the ideal week for Drake Maye to make his first NFL start. The New England Patriots rookie, who was officially named the team’s starting quarterback on Wednesday, will face a fierce Houston Texans defense that leads the NFL in …

The first-ever top-five matchup will take place inside Autzen Stadium this week as the No. 3 Oregon Ducks host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon. ESPN’s College GameDay will be in town, and it guarantees to be among the most electric games inside Autzen Stadium that we’ve ever seen. While the eyes of the college football world …

Tight end C.J. Uzomah is getting a second chance with the Eagles. Uzomah failed to make the team during training camp this summer, but the Eagles announced that he has signed to their practice squad on Thursday. Defensive back Caden Sterns was released from the squad in a corresponding move. Uzomah spent the last two seasons with the Jets and …

As LSU prepares to face Ole Miss on Saturday night in Death Valley in a matchup with College Football Playoff implications, it’s getting healthier coming off a bye. Still, there are several players whose statuses are in question ahead of the Week 7 contest, and three starters were listed on LSU’s injury report on Wednesday night. Receivers Chris Hilton Jr. …

Tom Brady recently filled garbage time during a Fox broadcast by claiming that the Bears quietly pursued him in free agency, in 2020. Bears chairman George McCaskey has confirmed the past interest in Brady. “Well, that seems like ancient history at this point,” McCaskey said from England, site of his team’s Week 6 game, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. “I …

Back when boy bands ruled the airwaves and Beanie Babies adorned the shelves of retail stores, the Florida football rivalry with Tennessee played for higher stakes. In the 1990s, the winner of the game was assured a leg up in the SEC East and a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game. Much has changed since. Steve Spurrier is …