The 2024 college football season will feature a new-look ACC with 17 football members after California, Stanford and SMU join officially this summer. And across the conference there is a wide range of approaches to the transfer portal, with schools like Florida State and Louisville using highly ranked transfer classes to help power runs to the ACC Championship Game, while …

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce insisted Friday that he is ready for the circus that comes with the Super Bowl. He’s been through it three times, after all, and has two rings to show for it. It has never been quite like this, though. Kelce’s profile has never been higher than it is now, as the Chiefs prepare …

Report: Saints working to hire 49ers’ Kubiak for OC position originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A member of the 49ers’ coaching staff could depart for a coordinator job after Super Bowl LVIII. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Friday, citing sources, that the New Orleans Saints are working to hire 49ers passing game specialist Klint Kubiak as their new offensive …

Michigan football already had announced two official hires on Friday with the promotions of Kirk Campbell to offensive coordinator and Grant Newsome to offensive line coach. While fans await the news of defensive coach retentions as well as that of a new defensive coordinator, new head coach Sherrone Moore has turned his eyes to special teams for his next hire. …

Getty Images Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen announced on Friday that he’s retiring from the NFL after a decade-long career. This announcement comes after he had battled injuries throughout the latter half of his tenure in the league and drastically limited his availability.  “With any chapter in the book of life, there is always an ending,” Jensen …

Just like last offseason, questions surrounding Danielle Hunter’s future with the Minnesota Vikings are in the forefront. The two parties agreed to a one-year deal, worth up to $20 million, going into the 2023 season, but the year has passed and free agency is coming.  The pass rusher has spent his entire career with Minnesota, spanning eight seasons. This year he …

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are formally trying to find solutions to the issues facing college sports. The two wealthiest and most-powerful college conferences announced Friday the formation of a joint advisory group of university leaders and athletic directors. The group’s members and what exactly it will be tasked to examine are still to be determined. The enterprise of …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:15 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. It has been a seismic couple weeks for Hockey Canada as five current or former NHL players surrendered to London, Ontario, police in connection to a sexual assault case from 2018. The five players in question — New Jersey Devils forward …

Matt LaFleur was miffed at Fox reporter Tom Rinaldi, who shared what the Packers coach considered a joke. In a production meeting, LaFleur told Rinaldi that he prays when Anders Carlson lines up to kick a field goal. Despite characterizing it as something said in jest, LaFleur obviously had concerns about Carlson and rightfully so. The rookie kicker missed at …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Most NFL observers know that the Tennessee Titans have an offensive line issue. That their pass protection is far below NFL standards.  Tennessee last season allowed a 41.4 percent pressure rate, second-worst in the NFL, according to Next Gen Stats. It has played a key role in injuries to both Ryan Tannehill and Will Levis, …

It’s time for the Senior Bowl once again. The event is a great opportunity for upperclassmen to boost their stocks ahead of the draft, and LSU will have two representatives in this year’s game. Center Charles Turner and defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson are participating, and coach Brian Kelly was in Mobile this week during practice to support them ahead of …

Getty Images Klint Kubiak will try to help the San Francisco 49ers hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVIII. After that, he’s set to take up new work, with the New Orleans Saints working to hire Kubiak as their next offensive coordinator, according to ESPN. Kubiak, 36, currently serves as the 49ers’ offensive passing game specialist, one of the …

Patience is a virtue. The Seattle Seahawks twiddled their thumbs and bided their time, waiting for the postseason to end to hire their top target: Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Seattle was one of the last teams to fill its vacancy, but at the end of the day, the Seahawks ended up with arguably the top candidate in this …

The two kings of college sports are now working together. The Big Ten and SEC, the two wealthiest conferences in college athletics that helped usher in widespread change with new TV deals and conference realignment, announced the formation of a joint advisory group comprised of university presidents, chancellors, and athletics directors “to address the significant challenges facing college athletics and …

In the Super Bowl novelty odds prop market, bettors can bet on the color of the Gatorade victory bath, the coin toss, the length of the national anthem, and this year, a marriage proposal.  It’s only right, then, that fans can also sprinkle a little cash on the halftime performance. Taking the stage this year as the headliner for the …