Algona’s Alex Manske, seen here during a game in 2023, has committed to Iowa State. Iowa State football landed its first commitment in the 2025 recruiting class – from 3-star Algona quarterback Alex Manske – on Thursday. Manske was ranked the No. 7 player in the Des Moines Register’s rankings of the junior class, released in December. He is ranked …

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says bets placed from his account that led to him being suspended indefinitely by the NFL last year were made for other people. Rodgers, then with the Indianapolis Colts, was suspended last June for violating the league’s gambling policy. He was waived by the Colts that same day. Rodgers, signed by the Eagles in …

Ian Cunningham remaining with the Bears would be helpful amid crucial offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago For a second straight offseason, Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is a hot commodity around the general manager circles. Last offseason, he interviewed for the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals general manager openings. He made the final cut for both, but …

Legendary quarterback performances has become synonymous with the Super Bowl, almost as much as commercials, food and the halftime shows.  Almost annually, a quarterback has a performance in the big game that become the stuff of legend. Last year, for example, both Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts recorded performances that were among the best by a quarterback in Super Bowl …

Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Herm Edwards walks the sidelines as his team plays the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe on Sept. 17, 2022. The nearly three-year long investigation into recruiting violations by the previous Arizona State coaching staff could be coming to an end. Finally. ASU and the NCAA are close to a resolution …

USATSI Taylor Swift has been a staple of the 2023 NFL season ever since the start of her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. A regular at Chiefs games, the Grammy-winning singer recently took the field after K.C.’s AFC championship to celebrate Kelce’s latest victory, and now plenty expect Swift to attend Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. …

We’ve got our first Super Bowl LVIII bulletin board material. It came courtesy of San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa, who on Thursday took a shot at two members of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive line.  When he asked to give his impressions on Chiefs linemen Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor, Bosa decided to give a less than diplomatic …

Senior Bowl practices have officially wrapped up in Mobile, and the final day of practice features multiple breakout performances from both sides of the ball. These are the secret superstars from Day 3 at the Senior Bowl. (Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports) Amongst all off-ball linebackers, Sirmon had the best day in terms of splash plays. He read South Alabama quarterback …

Warner reveals how Super Bowl loss scarred him for life originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Fred Warner expects plenty of comparisons of the 49ers’ loss in Super Bowl LIV to their rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs in a little over a week. While Warner believes it’s a different scenario with mostly different rosters, one …

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and athletic director Rick George announced Thursday that the Buffs’ annual spring game will be played on April 27 this year. The game will be the centerpiece of Black and Gold Day, which will include a field day for children presented by the Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Last year’s snowy spring game at Folsom …

As the San Francisco 49ers plan to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, star linebacker Nick Bosa doesn’t seem intimidated by those he’ll line up against. “They hold a lot,” Bosa said when asked what stands out about Kansas City offensive tackles Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor. The reporter who asked Bosa that question …

Golf, dodgeball and precision passing were the among the events that went down during opening night of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games on Thursday. The NFC, with the help of several Dallas Cowboys stars, lead the AFC 12-6 entering Sunday’s final.  This is the second year of the NFL’s revamped Pro Bowl format, which takes place in Orlando, Florida. It’s …

USATSI UCLA’s Chip Kelly may be eyeing a return to the NFL. The Bruins coach has shown interest in at least two offensive coordinator positions in the league, according to multiple outlets. NFL.com reports that Kelly was interviewed twice by the Las Vegas Raiders before they eventually decided on former Arizona Cardinals and Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury. According to …

Kliff Kingsbury’s hiatus from the NFL appears over. The Las Vegas Raiders are “expected” to name Kingsbury their offensive coordinator under new head coach Antonio Pierce, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Media. This will mark Kingsbury’s return to the NFL following his stint with the Arizona Cardinals, where he led the team to a 28-37-1 record in four …

The Baltimore Ravens replaced defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald with a feel-good story. One day after Macdonald was announced as the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, the Ravens announced they were promoting inside linebackers coach Zach Orr, a former player under John Harbaugh, as their next defensive coordinator. At only 31 years old, Orr will be one of the …