Tennessee running backs coach Jerry Mack is headed to the NFL, accepting a position with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday. This will be his first NFL job after coaching in college for the past 20 years. Under the 43-year-old Mack, the Vols were among college football’s top rushing teams the past three seasons. In 2021, UT ranked third in the …

Chiefs, NFL world react to 49ers’ ‘crazy’ SB58 OT decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers tested Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ability in clutch moments, and it came back to bite them in their gut-wrenching Super Bowl LVIII loss on Sunday. San Francisco’s decision to receive the ball after winning the overtime coin toss confused the general …

Feb. 12—Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** How good is the UCLA coaching job? Depends on …

Is Andy Reid now in the Best Ever conversation? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Andy Reid, the guy who couldn’t win the big one while he was here, can’t stop winning the big one. And his resume is reaching historic levels. Three Super Bowl championships. Five Super Bowl appearances. Eleven conference championship games. Twenty-six playoff wins. But maybe the …

Zak Hill has stepped down as head football coach at Scottsdale Saguaro to become an administrator at American Leadership Academy Gilbert North. Hill said he notified his players on Monday morning about the move. Saguaro Athletic Director Matt Harris said that Mark Martinez will serve as interim head coach. Martinez has been offensive line coach at Saguaro, where he has …

Would this hypothetical Justin Fields trade idea make sense for Patriots? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are one of the most fascinating teams in the 2024 NFL Draft. They badly need a franchise quarterback. Lackluster play at the position was among the primary reasons why the franchise finished 4-13 at the bottom of the AFC …

So, a muffed punt changed the course of a championship football game. That’s what happened in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs were outplayed by the San Francisco 49ers for the first two and a half quarters of the big game. Then the Niners muffed a punt in their own territory. The Chiefs recovered …

If you bet on Super Bowl LVIII being the most watched TV event of all time, it’s time to collect. The telecast of the Kansas City Chiefs’ stunning 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers had an average audience of 123.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The game from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which aired across CBS, …

Chip Kelly owns a reputation, exaggerated as it may be, of being “out there.” But the new Ohio State offensive coordinator does not have his head in the clouds so much as having it above the clouds. The mind of the 60-year-old coach operates in the upper atmosphere of football strategy, in a galaxy far, far away from conventional thinking. …

It was only the second Super Bowl to be decided in overtime in the last 58 years, and the first to feature the biggest recording artist on the planet getting in on the postgame celebration. As such, there’s little wonder that CBS’ broadcast of Sunday night’s 49ers-Chiefs thriller set a new ratings record. Well, sort of. According to Nielsen, Kansas …

Rutgers football has landed a big in-state commitment. Matawan Regional offensive lineman Jayden Elijah announced late Monday night that he committed to Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights, picking Rutgers from a list of offers that included Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Texas A&M, among others. The 6-foot-7, 265 pound Elijah will bring Big Ten size to Rutgers. …

Nick Wright is one happy man.  Not only did the “First Things First” co-host watch his beloved Kansas City Chiefs win another Super Bowl on Sunday after defending them at every turn during a rocky regular season, but then got even more vindication when quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted a message to social media after the victory: “Never A Doubt.” That’s …

Getty Images Super Bowl LVIII, which aired live Sunday on CBS, is officially the most-watched program in television history. The broadcast, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in overtime, drew in 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision and NFL digital properties, including …

It was a super Monday for Rutgers football as the Scarlet Knights landed a commitment from in-state offensive lineman Jayden Elijah. The three-star offensive lineman gave his verbal to Rutgers on Monday night. It marks the second straight week where Rutgers landed a commitment from a New Jersey prospect. Last week, three-star linebacker Talibi Kaba committed to Rutgers. A member …

The Dallas Cowboys have settled on a coaching reunion by deciding to bring back Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator to replace Dan Quinn. Zimmer is rejoining the Cowboys 18 years after serving in the same role for Dallas. He later spent eight years as Minnesota’s head coach. The Cowboys and Zimmer reached an agreement Monday. The Cowboys had an opening …