LAWRENCE — To listen to Lance Leipold talk about David McComb, is to listen to a head coach talk about a quarterback that fits their system. Leipold, Kansas football’s head coach, described McComb as a player who had everything you’d want in a quarterback, including leadership qualities. This was earlier this month, after the 6-foot-4 and 210-pound McComb signed as …

Late Sunday night in the Dallas Cowboys locker room, as players reveled in a 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, head coach Mike McCarthy was making his way through a jovial scene when he spotted Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones near an entrance. Earlier in the day, the two had shared a conversation steeped in disappointment when they’d learned …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers. After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean. Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games. Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had …

How Deebo, Kittle showed Purdy their ‘character’ in 49ers’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Real recognize real. Even though the 49ers’ NFL playoff aspirations came to an end before their 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, Brock Purdy made sure to recognize the valiant effort from teammates George Kittle and Deebo …

In the first year of the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff, eight teams played in what was called the “first round.” Of the four games, one was not met with the same ire as the other three and it was Texas’ 38-24 win over Clemson at home in Austin. Clemson took a 7-0 lead on the opening drive and Texas …

Washington are just the second team this year to commit five turnovers and still win a game – thanks to Jayden Daniels [Getty Images] Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels produced an incredible late rally to help the Washington Commanders stun the Philadelphia Eagles on a Sunday full of play-off movement in the NFL. Daniels showed why he could be a huge …

Jacksonville State football’s coaching staff is still in a work in progress. The biggest step was the hire on Charles Kelly that was made official on Saturday, and he was introduced to local media on Sunday. During his first press conference, he gave some insight into the coaching staff. The Gamecocks announced that offensive line coach Rick Trickett would be …

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills The Bills won, but Josh Allen fell crushingly back to earth during the fantasy semifinals coming off a historical two-week stretch. Allen managed just 5.3 YPA while failing to score a rushing TD for the first time in six games. He picked a bad time to have one of his worst fantasy performances of …

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 02: Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick of the Washington Huskies looks on before the game against the USC Trojans at Husky Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Despite struggling through their regular season, the North Carolina Tar Heels have a ton of excitement within their football program right now. On …

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones skipped through the tunnel on his way to the locker room, a big smile on his face after the 26-24. He put coach Mike McCarthy in a bear hug in the locker room. Jones was downright giddy. “Mike McCarthy, he just won’t let them not think they’re playing for the Super Bowl out there. He won’t …

Wisconsin top remaining defensive tackle transfer target Joshua Donald included the Badgers in his list of finalists on Saturday. Wisconsin made the list along with Houston, Kansas State, Boise State and Tulane. The veteran tackle has visits scheduled for three of the five: Wisconsin, Kansas State and Houston. Donald registered 32 total tackles, 5 1/2 tackles for loss, three sacks, …

In the 11 days since Bill Belichick officially became the head coach at North Carolina, not much information has surfaced about his coaching staff. One big — and expected — piece fell into place today. Via Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Steve Belichick will become the defensive coordinator at UNC. He has spent 2024 as the defensive coordinator at the …

One of the biggest things that new Jacksonville State football coach Charles Kelly will bring to the Gamecocks will be his recruiting prowess. Kelly has become known as one of the top recruiters in the nation helping Auburn land two of its Class of 2025 prizes in Anquon Fegans and Derick Smith. He also helped Alabama land plenty of big …

5 things I care about The Cowboys should not blow it up We will all remember the 2024 season as a lost year in Dallas. It felt like the Cowboys didn’t do enough in the offseason to make the roster talent good enough to be a real winner and we quickly found out that was the truth of the matter. …

Dec. 22—A grade card on Ohio State’s 42-17 win over Tennessee in a first-round College Football Playoff game: OFFENSE: A The results were outstanding and unlike the Michigan game so was the offensive game plan. When five of OSU’s first six offensive plays, including a 37-yard touchdown pass from Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith, were passes it was clear the …