John Garcia, Jr. MOBILE, Ala. — Notre Dame won out early before Auburn and Ole Miss battled it out in the end. The recruitment of Deuce Knight was national news over the last six months or so, with plenty of eyeballs still on the Lucedale (Miss.) George County quarterback on December 4 when it was time to make things official …

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet Thursday night in an NFC West clash that’s critical to each team’s playoff hopes. If the postseason started today, neither team would be in the field. The Seattle Seahawks (8-5) are in control of the division, while the Rams (7-6) and 49ers (6-7) are on the outside looking in at the …

We are rapidly approaching the start of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and here at CBS Sports we have found all kinds of ways to break it down. There are, of course, expert picks with our thoughts on how the bracket will play out. We’ve also broken down the easiest and hardest paths in the bracket, power ranked the …

Justin Herbert has thrown 335 consecutive passes without an interception, fifth best in NFL history. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) At the mention of his record-setting streak of passes without an interception, Justin Herbert gently knocked on a wooden lectern and smirked. A run like this can always use some superstitious help. Herbert has thrown 335 consecutive passes without …

Names had already been tossed in, but the NCAA football transfer portal officially opened on Dec. 9 and will close on Dec. 28 before a spring window opens in April. Recruitment from the transfer portal is off and running with the opening. Here is a list of local athletes that have put their names in the transfer portal with hopes …

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 …

Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick was introduced as the next head coach at North Carolina on Thursday, kicking off what promises to be one of the more fascinating tenures in the history of the sport. At 72-years-old, Belichick was questioned about his age and desire to stick it out with the program if the NFL came calling once more. He …

A Detroit Lions fan who got into verbal confrontations with Green Bay Packers players and head coach Matt LaFleur on the field before their Week 14 game has had his season tickets revoked by the team. The fan, identified as Fahad Yousif, told Detroit’s WXYZ-TV that the Lions emailed him and took away his season tickets after the incident. As …

Nov 23, 2024; Berkeley, California, USA; California Golden Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) throws a pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the fourth quarter at California Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top contenders to land a commitment from California Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza is considered a four-star transfer prospect. 247Sports ranks …

Before the start of the 2024 season, the NFL’s 32 owners voted to make a dramatic rule change to the kickoff, and now, the same thing could soon be happening to the onside kick.  During the NFL’s winter meeting on Wednesday, Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said that replacing the onside kick will be something …

USATSI Eight-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick is now the coach at North Carolina, and those within the athletic department are fired up about the marquee hire. No one more so than athletic director Bubba Cunningham, who emulated Belichick’s iconic sleeveless look at the introductory press conference. After presenting Belichick with a hooded North Carolina sweatshirt, Cunningham walked off stage …

49ers activate Greenlaw off PUP list for season debut vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Linebacker Dre Greenlaw has completed the long journey to get back to the 49ers’ 53-man roster. The 49ers on Thursday activated Greenlaw off the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list to be available to play Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams …

Maybe at some point after a future loss to Virginia Tech, we’ll once again get a glimpse of the Bill Belichick persona as a way-too-serious, perpetually annoyed, “We’re on to Cincinnati” hater of answering questions from the media. But on Thursday, the new North Carolina coach — it still feels weird to type those words — struck a different tone …

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! This isn’t a college football newsletter, but we might be turning into one today, because we’re going to spend some serious time talking about Bill Belichick’s SHOCKING decision to take the coaching job at North Carolina.  My theory is that he only decided to go to UNC because he realized …

North Carolina made a significant financial commitment to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill.  UNC and the 72-year old Belichick agreed to a five-year deal, the school announced. The yearly salary for Belichick (base salary plus supplemental income) amounts to $10 million, a big jump from the $5 million UNC paid Mack Brown, a national championship-winning coach, …