We pause this offensive revolution for a rebuttal from the other side of the ball. Not only was scoring down again across college football at the FBS level in 2023, it was down for the third consecutive year. That has never happened previously since the NCAA started tracking statistics in 1937. Behold a revealing statistical wrap for 2023: Average scoring …

Feb 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Blake Wheeler’s regular season is over after falling to the ice and injuring his right leg, and it might take the New York Rangers going on a lengthy playoff run to open the door for a possible return this spring, according to multiple reports. Wheeler was placed on injured reserve Friday. Wheeler went down …

Director of ‘The Dynasty’ explains how Patriots documentary was created originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There have been documentaries and several books about the New England Patriots’ unprecedented NFL success from 2001 through 2019. Some of them have been really well done, others have been just OK. The latest telling of the story has a lot of people excited, …

It’s no secret that Texas will field one of the top offenses in college football for the 2024 season. Many expected the Longhorns to take a dip in production with starting wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell departing for the NFL. On top of that, starting running back Jonathon Brooks also took his talents to the professional level. However, …

One person is dead and 22 others were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference.  Graves said that the 22 people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and 47 years old, half of whom were under the …

Operation “Get Elijah His Mask Back” is underway! The viral luchador mask that Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was spotted rocking during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration actually belongs to Elijah Smith, an eighth grader from Dallas — and he wants it back. Kelce spoke about the mask that made waves on social media on his podcast …

“Way too early” college football projections and rankings have been out since before the national championship even got underway back in January and we tend to soak all of them up. Along those lines, Bill Connelly released his first SP+ projections on Valentine’s Day.  His SP+ projections are used as a predictive measure, not as a traditional top 25 rankings …

With the Kansas City Chiefs recently recrowned as Super Bowl champions, the 2023 NFL season is officially in the rearview mirror. That means it’s time to start gearing up for the 2024 campaign as 31 other teams try their best to end Kansas City’s two-year reign atop the league.  Throughout the next several months, teams will adjust their roster, coaching …

Josh Lucas amplifies drafting Caleb, keeping Fields could be detrimental with shocking detail originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One idea some pundits have conjured about the best way to fix the Bears’ quarterback situation is combining the best of both worlds, drafting USC’s Caleb Williams and keeping Justin Fields for the last year of his rookie contract. That’s an …

A former Coronado assistant is returning to the South Plains. Lamesa ISD announced Friday that Efrain Ramos will be its next head football coach and athletic director. Ramos, a Plainview native, was defensive coordinator for Anna last season. Ramos and former Coronado football coach Seth Parr led Anna to its first state championship with a 26-0 win over Tyler Chapel …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Just about every offseason, a quarterback breaks the record for contract value. That’s because just about every offseason, the salary cap goes up. So, yes, with the salary cap rising in 2024, some lucky QB is about to break some records off the field. I just don’t think it should be Tua Tagovailoa. He absolutely …

Perry’s 2024 Mock Draft 3.0: Pats trade up to No. 1, take Caleb Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston As we continue to delve into our 2024 mock-draft permutations, we’ve found what feels like the right spot on the calendar to suggest something that might… not… actually be in New England’s best interest. While on Radio Row in Las …

The Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, the conference announced Friday. According to a statement from the league, Kliavkoff’s final day will bey February 29 with an announcement concerning new leadership coming sometime next week. The news comes as 10 programs prepare to exit the conference this summer. Teresa Gould, the conference’s deputy commissioner, has …

With the NFL Draft comes plenty of evaluation, which includes physical testing as well as mental testing. However, one agency is now reportedly directing its clients who will be prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft to skip out on the latter. Per The Athletic, Athletes First has told its clients to not participate in any cognitive testing during the pre-draft …

Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will miss the first two games of next season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has confirmed.  ESPN reports that Garoppolo’s violation related to his “using a prescribed medication without having a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption.” Garoppolo will be suspended no matter which team …