Should Tee Higgins be Patriots’ priority in NFL free agency? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots need a major upgrade at wide receiver before the 2025 NFL season, and while the upcoming draft is a good place to potentially find this player, the free agent market could provide the best and most immediate returns. The top …

USATSI LSU coach Brian Kelly and his wife, Paqui, will personally match up to $1 million in contributions to the Tigers’ name, image and likeness collective with a gift to the Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Excellence Fund. The initiative, dubbed the “Kelly Family Million Dollar Match Challenge,” is set to run from Dec. 13 to Feb. 5, 2025. “LSU has a …

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the NFL’s most successful franchises since the Super Bowl era started in 1966, but during that span, there’s been one thing the team hasn’t been able to do and that’s win a game in Philadelphia.  The last time the Steelers came away with a win in “The City of Brotherly Love” came 59 …

By now, it’s well-documented that Bill Belichick is in a new element. The six-time Super Bowl-winning champion coach was hired and introduced as North Carolina’s newest football coach on Thursday. It’s a move that sent a shock throughout college football given Belichick’s age of 72 and his lack of coaching experience in college football. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban was …

The only thing that was clear after the San Francisco 49ers’ loss on Thursday night was that De’Vondre Campbell wouldn’t be welcome in the locker room anymore. Campbell, a starting linebacker for the 49ers most of this season and a nine-year NFL veteran, refused to go into a game against the Rams and when coach Kyle Shanahan asked him about …

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 …

A year after resuscitating the kickoff, the NFL wants to breathe new life into the onside kick. And sources believe it could look fairly similar to the old onside kick. The NFL’s football operations team and competition committee plan to convene this offseason to discuss changes to the onside kick that will increase the odds of a recovery. This season, …

Bob Donnan-Imagn Images The Clemson Tigers are back in the College Football Playoff after a four-year absence and will meet the Texas Longhorns in a first-round game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Clemson (10-3) punched its ticket to the playoffs with a thrilling 34-31 win over the SMU Mustangs in last week’s ACC Championship Game. Freshman kicker …

San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell warms up before Thursday night’s game against the Rams in Santa Clara. He refused to enter the game in the third quarter and walked off the field. (Scot Tucker / Associated Press) San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell was told to take the field during the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the …

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham had a surprise for the man just hired to guide his football program. In an ode to his new coach’s sleeveless hoodie fashion while in New England that spawned a nickname, Cunningham showed off a blazer with cut-off sleeves. It felt like Cunningham’s very public embrace of new UNC head coach Bill Belichick, who …

The Detroit Lions will host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday during one of the most important games on the Week 15 NFL schedule. Detroit is sitting atop the NFC with a 12-1 record, while Buffalo is looking to bounce back from a 44-42 loss to the Rams. The Lions are 2.5-point favorites in the Week 15 NFL odds from the …

Jan 30, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State University football center Seth McLaughlin talks with the media during his first sit-down interview since transferring from Alabama. Despite a season-ending injury forcing him to miss the final two games of the season, Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin has won the Rimington Award. The honor is given to the most outstanding center …

Thursday night brought word that wide receiver Hollywood Brown has been cleared to practice with the Chiefs and the team isn’t going to wait any longer to get him on the field. According to multiple reports, the Chiefs will have Brown on the practice field on Friday for the first time since he injured his sternoclavicular joint on the team’s …

When North Carolina coach Bill Belichick takes the sideline as a college football coach for the first time, he will face a familiar opponent: Sonny Dykes. The Tar Heels open their season with a nonconference matchup against TCU at Kenan Stadium, marking the first meeting between the two programs in nearly 30 years. Dykes had initially looked forward to the …

In the joyous aftermath of the Miami Dolphins’ 32-26 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, Miami defensive back and special teamer Siran Neal looked into a camera and smiled. “That’s how you get a dub!” he said. “Keep it rolling! Keep it rolling!” Indeed, the Dolphins are trending in the right direction. After starting the season 2-6, …