The UConn football program is set to hire Matt Brock as its defensive coordinator, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on X Friday morning. The defensive coordinator at Mississippi State last year, Brock joins UConn’s coaching staff in its third season under head coach Jim Mora. The program did not fill the defensive coordinator role after Lou Spanos, who held the position …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 9, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Approaching the final third stretch of the season, we’re back to the league’s own brand of regularly scheduled programming where the large majority of teams play during the meat of the weekend while only a precious few gear up on either daily side. …

Getty Images The Green Bay Packers recently filled their defensive coordinator position, but not before wading through some interesting applicants. One of them, a fan with a wealth of fantasy football success, even received a hand-written letter of rejection from CEO Mark Murphy. After a few years on the job, Joe Barry was relieved of his duties as Green Bay …

Bill O’Brien won’t be making a Penn State football reunion stop this fall, after all. Less than a month after deciding to lead Ohio State’s offense — and being scheduled to coach in Beaver Stadium for the first time in more than a decade — O’Brien has bolted to lead another college program. He’s going back to his hometown, as …

Brock Purdy will make the biggest start of his career when he lines up under center for the San Francisco 49ers, who are facing the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII. Good news for the Niners: Purdy is taking care of business in practice. “He’s had a hell of a week,” head coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday. …

Billy Walters loves the Super Bowl. Loves it. “I don’t know if there’s any better source of entertainment,” the renowned gambler and Vegas icon says, “even if you’re not a bettor.” Oh, but if you are a bettor? It’s nirvana. “If you’re a professional gambler,” Walters told Yahoo Sports this week from Radio Row, “it’s the best opportunity in the …

A lot of things have changed over the last few years in the world of college football, and things are going to continue to change rapidly going forward. The most immediate difference that we will see in 2024 is the new-look conferences across the nation, where conference realignment has landed schools like California and Stanford in the Atlantic Coast Conference, …

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Super Bowl LVIII is finally here. On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will meet in the final game of the 2023 NFL season, with both teams battling for right to call themselves champions. The Chiefs are the defending champs, and are looking for their third Super Bowl victory of the Patrick Mahomes era. They captured …

SHEFFIELD, England — The man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson has had his bail extended, police said Friday. Johnson died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Oct. 28. He was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against the host Sheffield Steelers in …

Former Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek is transferring to Georgia following a four-year career with the Cardinal. Yurosek, who is the No. 6 tight end in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, is a huge get for the Bulldogs, who needed an experienced tight end to replace star and expected first-round NFL Draft pick Brock Bowers.  “Obviously Georgia has the best of both …

Ryans rooting for 49ers, believes team ‘destined’ to win Super Bowl originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Even from 2,000 miles away, DeMeco Ryans has kept tabs on his former team. The former 49ers defensive coordinator told reporters Thursday that even though he was busy in his first season as head coach of the Houston Texans, he always made …

Micah Parsons is an integral part of the Dallas Cowboys’ identity, and he doesn’t want that to change anytime soon. “I love Cowboys nation. I’m extremely grateful to still be a Cowboy, and I hope I’m a Cowboy for life,” Parsons said at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Parsons, a two-time All-Pro, finished the 2023 regular season with 14 sacks, …

The Oregon Ducks have played their final football game as a member of the Pac-12. And the next time the teams put on their shoulder pads, they’ll wear a Big Ten emblem on the right side of their jerseys. The Ducks’ move to the Big Ten has been official for several months now, but there are still things that will …

Super Bowl LVIII is just around the corner, but 30 other teams not named the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of their offseason plans. There are Super Bowl contenders looking to play in New Orleans next year (host of Super Bowl LIX) while other teams that didn’t make the postseason are seeking to make …