In this week’s Swampcast, the Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley wrap of a blockbuster news week involving both Florida football and Florida basketball. It began with Florida Gators athletic director Scott Stricklin giving head coach Billy Napier a vote of confidence that will result him likely returning for a fourth season at UF despite a 15-19 overall record. …

Nov 13, 2024, 06:54 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have placed forward Robby Fabbri and defenseman Cam Fowler on injured reserve. The Ducks made the moves Wednesday before their home game against Vegas. Anaheim recalled center Jansen Harkins and defenseman Drew Helleson from their AHL affiliate in San Diego. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Fowler missed the Ducks’ …

The 1990 Giants won the Super Bowl behind a dominant defense led by Lawrence Taylor and coordinated by Bill Belichick. That defense held its first 10 opponents to less than 21 points, a start to the season that has never been repeated — at least not yet. If the Chargers hold the Bengals to under 21 points on Sunday night, …

Plenty of coaches spent time around three-time NFL MVP Tom Brady across his 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, but few were around the future Hall of Fame quarterback more than Josh McDaniels, who was the team’s offensive coordinator in 11 of Brady’s 20 seasons with the team. The former Patriots offensive playcaller discussed what his day-to-day relationship with …

Penn State football moved to 8-1 with a commanding 35-6 victory over Washington in its annual White Out game on Saturday night. What may have gone unnoticed by many in the latter stages of the game was who graced the field at Beaver Stadium. Conemaugh Township alumnus Ethan Black was in the game for the final four offensive plays, earning …

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst The Thursday Night Football battle between the Eagles and Commanders will be a tough one. We probably won’t be able to match the drama and excitement of last week’s Ravens-Bengals TNF game, but Washington at Philadelphia still seems like it has the potential to be a classic. Let’s start …

Since getting traded from the Green Bay Packers to the Jets prior to the 2023-24 season, it hasn’t gone according to plan for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. A torn Achilles kept him out for his entire first season in New York (minus four snaps), and this season he and Gang Green are heading into their Week 11 matchup with the Indianapolis …

Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) walk slowly off the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. BYU won 22-21. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Every week around the country, college football teams pour everything into preparing for that Saturday’s game. From team meetings to film room to practice, it’s a grind …

Odell Beckham Jr.’s brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams is best remembered for culminating in a Super Bowl ring for the star wide receiver, even though he tore his ACL in the first half of the win over the Cincinnati Bengals shortly after catching a touchdown pass. But Beckham is still reaping the benefits from his Rams tenure thanks …

The first 10 games of the Aaron Rodgers-New York Jets reboot can be fairly assessed as a failure. A Jets team that had Super Bowl aspirations is 3-7 and not in the playoff picture. Rodgers is producing career lows in yards per attempt (6.4) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (15-to-7) with a completion percentage (62.4%) that’s among his career worsts. This is …

The Miami Hurricanes got some welcome news on the recruiting trail Wednesday evening. Four star 2025 defensive lineman Hayden Lowe flipped his commitment from USC to Miami, announcing his decision with On3. Lowe, who is listed as the No. 17 edge rusher and No. 189 player in 247Sports’ composite rankings, had been committed to the Trojans since June. Lowe, a …

Nov 13, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be sidelined for multiple weeks with a lower-body injury, coach Jim Montgomery said Wednesday. Lindholm, 30, departed Tuesday night’s 3-2 victory at St. Louis late in the first period after blocking a shot by Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. Editor’s Picks Lindholm has recorded three goals and four assists in …

Gardner Minshew will get the start this weekend after all. Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said Wednesday that, despite his struggles and the team’s seemingly constant rotation at the position, Minshew will start at quarterback Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. “Listen, when we brought in Gardner, we expected, obviously, the play that we had seen in the past …

As the regular season begins to wind down, the individual college football awards are beginning to trim down players form their preseason watch lists to semifinalists and finalists for the college football award season. One of the top individual awards in the sport is the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and this year sees two Penn State players …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter At the start of the season, Patrick Mahomes was practically unrecognizable. The swagger, the backyard ball, the Kermit-The-Frog voice — they were all there. But the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was offering up too many turnovers to opposing defenses, and he wasn’t offering many touchdown opportunities to his teammates. The turnover-to-touchdown ratio was just enough to keep …