Aikman oddly revives idea Bears should trade for 49ers’ Shanahan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan put out a wildfire in early December. Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman is trying to reignite the blaze. Roughly 10 days after both the 49ers’ president of football operations/general manager and head coach …

USATSI Norfolk State is set to hire former NFL star Michael Vick as its next coach, according to multiple reports. Vick, 44, has no previous experience as a college or professional coach. Vick was hired by the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football in 2019 as offensive coordinator but resigned before coaching a game due to other commitments. …

In this jam-packed episode of Football 301, hosts Nate Tice and Matt Harmon break down each top NFL contender’s biggest concern that could send them home early in January. The Buffalo Bills kick things off, fresh off a big win. The offense is as dynamic as ever, while the defense—specifically the run defense—might be their Achilles’ heel, especially when facing …

Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks (6) catches a touchdown during the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners have watched a number of players leave the team via the transfer portal in December. Most have come from an offense that was …

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have one of the longest standing rivalries in NFL history, and the distain between the two teams and fanbases goes deep. New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams may be looking for a new team for the 2025 season, but there is one franchise’s uniform he knows he won’t be wearing next year, …

The time for screaming at each other about who deserves to be in the College Football Playoff and who doesn’t has come and gone. There’s no more need for hypotheticals, whether sensible or not, because it’s time to determine some winners on the field.  The first round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff begins on campus sites this weekend, …

Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy In this episode of McCoy & Van Noy, Gerald McCoy and Kyle Van Noy tackle the biggest NFL storylines and bring bold takes with insider insights. We kick things off with the Ravens’ dominant win over the Giants, where Lamar Jackson silenced the doubters with 5 touchdowns and the defense showed why Baltimore is …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football has beefed up its wide receiving corps for next season. Coach Lane Kiffin and the Rebels have added a commitment from De’Zhaun Stribling, a senior who is transferring from Oklahoma State. Stribling is the No. 16 wide receiver in the portal class, according to 247Sports. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Stribling is a …

What did Vic Fangio really think of the personal foul on Reed Blankenship? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Two weeks ago, Vic Fangio praised the officials working the Eagles-Panthers game for not calling a personal foul on C.J. Gardner-Johnson after a vicious – but clean – hit on Xavier Legette. “That was a big hit that was 100 percent …

USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch plans to enter the transfer portal after two seasons with the program, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports. He is expected to be a package deal with his brother, safety Zion Branch, who also entered the portal the same day.  Zachariah was the highest-rated recruit of the Lincoln Riley era at USC, rated the No. 7 …

While many bettors would prefer to make Week 16 NFL predictions and Week 16 NFL game picks with narrow lines, others would prefer heavy NFL favorites or NFL underdogs go bet on. Fortunately, both of those groups are in luck thanks to the wide spectrum of Week 16 NFL spreads. Six games have Week 16 NFL odds of a field …

During a Dec. 17 press conference, Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua holds up one of the towels that will be handed out during Notre Dame football’s game against Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff at Notre Dame Stadium on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Whenever a sports team plays a particularly important game, usually in the …

Grant DuBose’s season is over after a helmet-to-helmet collision sent him to the hospital. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker) The Miami Dolphins placed wide receiver Grant DuBose on injured reserve on Tuesday, two days after a blow to the head sent him to a hospital. The transaction ends DuBose’s season. Placement on injured reserve requires a minimum of four missed games. The …

The lone bowl game on Tuesday’s college football slate will be a late-night affair between No. 25 Memphis and West Virginia in the Frisco Bowl. This will mark the first meeting between West Virginia and Memphis in football as both programs look to close out the 2024 season on a high note. West Virginia finished the season 6-6 and fired …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I have some big news: There are no more Monday night doubleheaders this season. There were a total of four of them this year as the final one went down last night, and it ended with a thud. First, the Vikings blew out the Bears 30-12, and then that was …