The college football coaching world moves fast. Shortly after it looked like Kalen DeBoer had finalized his first Alabama football coaching staff, the Crimson Tide coach had to patch it back up at the linebacker position. DeBoer and the Tide have reportedly hired Baylor linebacker coach Christian Robinson to coach the outside linebackers, according to multiple reports Monday night. It’s …

Patriots offensive lineman James Ferentz announced his retirement on Instagram on Monday afternoon. “After taking the time to collect my thoughts and speaking with my wife, Skylar, I’ve decided to retire from playing football,” Ferentz wrote. He did not indicate whether coaching is next for him. His father, Kirk, has been the head coach at the University of Iowa since …

Ring the bell for another new addition to the Penn State Class of 2025! Penn State received a commitment from Lyrick Samuel, a three-star wide receiver from New York, on Monday evening, adding a key player at a position of need in what is already being recognized as one of the top recruiting classes in the nation in the next …

NFL insider report: teams inquired about Justin Fields at Senior Bowl, decision to come soon originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bears are on track to have a decision made about Justin Fields by the NFL Combine next week, according to NFL insider Albert Breer. “The Bears are meeting over the next couple weeks to finalize plans at …

Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has retired after a legendary career, but he will still remain active within the program and in the game. Beginning in 2024, he will join the ESPN ‘College GameDay’ crew as they travel the country every week. One of College GameDay’s most notable segments is when the crew makes their weekly picks for …

How analytics experts evaluate Shanahan’s Super Bowl OT decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Super Bowl LVIII has come and gone, and the start of the NFL offseason has featured plenty of discussion about what the 49ers could have done to beat the Kansas City Chiefs. Unsurprisingly, coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision for San Francisco to receive the ball …

Michigan State football is one of 10 schools still in the running for a skilled three-star athlete from Ohio. Caden Piening of Cincinnati, Ohio cut the schools he’s considering to 10 on Monday, which included the Spartans. Michigan State was joined by Louisville, Florida, UCF, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Virginia, Stanford, Arkansas and Illinois. Piening ranks as the No. 45 athlete …

Former Iowa State offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase is joining Sean McVay’s Rams coaching staff. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) With Zac Robinson having left to become offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons, Rams coach Sean McVay is making moves to fill out his staff. Dave Ragone, most recently the Falcons’ offensive coordinator, will be the new quarterbacks coach and Nate …

USATSI The Minnesota Vikings are facing a quarterback question this offseason, and their starter in Kirk Cousins may be the most attractive quarterback looking for a new deal — even at 35 years old and coming off of a torn Achilles. Cousins has been with the Vikings for six seasons now, but if he’ll be back in 2024 is a …

The Los Angeles Rams have found their replacement for Jake Peetz, who was hired by the Seattle Seahawks. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Rams are hiring Nate Scheelhaase as their new pass game specialist. Scheelaase, 33, started his coaching career in 2015 at Illinois on the football operations side and as the team’s running backs coach. He left …

USATSI The Los Angeles Rams plan to hire Iowa State offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase as their pass game specialist, ESPN reports. Scheelhaase will join Sean McVay’s coaching staff for the 2024 season and replace Jake Peetz, who left to become the pass game coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks this offseason. Scheelhaase, 33, started his coaching career with his alma mater, …

Texas remains in good standing with four-star quarterback KJ Lacey. Lacey verbally committed to the Longhorns in June of 2023. The Saraland product is rated the No. 8 quarterback in the country for the 2025 recruiting class and No. 6 overall recruit in Alabama, according to On3 Sports. In a recent report by On3’s Chad Simmons, Lacey reaffirmed his pledge …

Russell Wilson, Kirk Cousins show why Bears must move fast with Justin Fields trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago General manager Ryan Poles promised to look under every stone to get all the information needed for the franchise-altering quarterback decision that awaits the Bears this offseason. The Bears should finalize their plans next week at the NFL Scouting Combine, …

The Alabama football coaching staff appears to be complete. Christian Robinson, the linebackers coach at Baylor, is set to join the Crimson Tide coaching staff as outside linebackers coach, according to reports from ESPN and The Athletic. MORE: Relive Nick Saban’s epic Alabama football coaching career with our special book! Robinson has deep SEC ties, having coached and played in …

Patriots announce new additions to Jerod Mayo’s coaching staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots made their new-look coaching staff official on Monday. All of the new additions to Jerod Mayo’s staff were announced, including Tyler Hughes as wide receivers coach and Bob Bicknell as tight ends coach. Troy Brown, who served as WRs coach from …