Getty Images Rich Rodriguez appears to be on the verge of returning to West Virginia, CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd confirms. Rodriguez, who has been at Jacksonville State for the past three seasons, coached the Mountaineers from 2001-07, winning four Big East titles in the process. During that span, he amassed a 60-26 record with a 34-14 mark in conference play …
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Bill Belichick, North Carolina contract details: Whopping salary, but surprising length of deal raises alarm
Getty North Carolina made a significant financial commitment to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill albeit with a shorter- than-industry-standard contract length. UNC and the 72-year old Belichick agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract, according to The Athletic. That is a significant financial upgrade from the $5 million UNC paid Mack Brown, a national championship-winning coach, …
Read More »2025 SEC Football schedule: Week-by-week schedules for all 16 teams
The 2025 SEC football schedule will be released Wednesday via the SEC Network and ESPN. The week-by-week SEC schedule will be released at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Wednesday, with the conference opponents already known. Each team will play the same conference opponents as this past season, but with the home and away flipped from 2024. Here is the 2025 …
Read More »Prospects will flock to North Carolina to play for Bill Belichick
© Bob Breidenbach / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images You thought Deion Sanders at Colorado was fun and different for college football? Just wait until you see Bill Belichick at North Carolina. Everyone in Chapel Hill should send holiday cards to Robert Kraft for pushing Belichick out of New England and to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank for choosing …
Read More »SMU QB Preston Stone’s juggling act: College Football Playoff practice, final exams and the transfer portal
Life for Preston Stone is a little busy at the moment. He’s preparing for four finals ahead of his graduation from SMU with a finance degree. He’s helping the Mustangs get ready for a College Football Playoff game against Penn State. Then there’s that whole transfer portal thing, with schools lighting up Stone’s phone since his official entry Tuesday evening. …
Read More »NFL Week 15 injury tracker: Latest updates on Isaac Guerendo, Justin Herbert, George Pickens, more
Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season, a week that is synonymous with the start of Fantasy football postseasons. Fortunately for you, we’ve got a rundown of every team’s injury report so you know who to start ahead of this week’s games. Even if you’re not a Fantasy football player (or unfortunately did not make your league’s postseason), there …
Read More »College football coaches with most NFL wins: Bill Belichick now tops all-time list
Bill Belichick spent 48 years coaching in the NFL, nearly half of which was spent turning the New England Patriots into one of the greatest dynasties the sport has ever seen. Now, the NFL’s second-winningest coach (including playoffs) is reportedly taking on a new challenge: college football. Belichick has agreed to become the new head coach at North Carolina, according …
Read More »Belichick set to become UNC’s new head coach: Report
Belichick set to become UNC’s new head coach: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick is returning to coaching, but not where most people would have expected. The former New England Patriots head coach has finalized a deal to become the next head football coach at the University of North Carolina, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. Belichick’s …
Read More »Bill Belichick gives North Carolina old college try: Inside Super Bowl-winning coach’s shocking career change
Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick will be named the next coach of the North Carolina football program, sources tell CBS Sports, completing one of the biggest surprises in recent football history and pausing — if not potentially ending — Belichick’s chase for the NFL all-time wins record. Belichick has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal, according to The Athletic, which will reportedly …
Read More »North Carolina hires Bill Belichick: Ranking 15 NFL head-coaching candidates for 2025 cycle
Sure, there are still a few weeks remaining in the 2024 regular season, but the head coach hiring cycle is already starting to spin. The most notable name on the market, Bill Belichick, is no longer in play for an NFL job, as he has been hired as the next head coach at the University of North Carolina, per CBS Sports …
Read More »LB Tyler Lockhart details signing with Ole Miss, and then Mississippi State
MOBILE, Ala. — Tyler Lockhart signed with two schools last week during the Early Signing Period. The four-star linebacker from the Sip was committed to Mississippi State when he woke up on National Signing Day morning to go to school. The one-time Auburn verbal committed to Jeff Lebby and the Bulldogs a month into his senior season at Winona (Miss.) …
Read More »Bill Belichick will reportedly be North Carolina’s next head football coach
Bill Belichick is a head coach again. Per ESPN, Belichick is finalizing a deal to become the head coach at North Carolina. Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported, but a contract is imminent, per the report. The agreement between Belichick and the school comes after conversations between the two parties about the Tar Heels’ open head coaching job became …
Read More »Navy vs. Army odds, prediction, line: 2024 college football picks for Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy by top model
The No. 22 Army Black Knights (11-1) will wrap up their historic season when they face the Navy Midshipmen (8-3) on Saturday with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on the line. Army got off to a 9-0 start for the first time since 1996 and won all eight of its conference games before blowing out Tulane in the AAC title game last …
Read More »Bill Belichick near deal with North Carolina: Legendary NFL coach would join college ranks in stunning move
North Carolina is “nearing” a deal with legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to lead the program, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones and Inside Carolina. The six-time Super Bowl champion has never coached at the collegiate level in any capacity, but now, it appears he is prepared to take over the top coaching position on the open market. UNC’s Board of …
Read More »What transfer portal targets could be LSU football roster fits?
BATON ROUGE — The NCAA transfer portal’s gates swung open earlier this week, as hundreds of college football players officially entered their names into the fray. LSU football has been one of the main actors to monitor in the early going of this open window as coach Brian Kelly has said that LSU would be “very aggressive” in seeking transfers …
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