Getty Images Florida State and head football coach Mike Norvell have agreed to a new contract in the midst of the Seminoles boss being tied to the Alabama coaching search, essentially removing Norvell from consideration to leave for the Crimson Tide. Details of the “enhanced” extension aren’t yet official but ESPN reports it will be eight years and pay Norvell …

The Cowboys elevated linebackers Malik Jefferson and Buddy Johnson from the practice squad on Saturday, the team announced. Jefferson has an illness and is questionable for the game. Jefferson has played six defensive snaps and 61 on special teams in three games this season. He has not played since Week 6. He has three tackles this season. Johnson has played …

Decamerion Richardson’s career with Ole Miss football was short-lived. The former Mississippi State transfer announced Saturday, via social media, that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. The cornerback announced in December that he was transferring to Ole Miss after four years in Starkville. He appeared in 45 games for MSU, collecting 177 tackles and 10 pass deflections. “I …

C.J. Stroud makes his NFL playoff debut against the Browns. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) C.J. Stroud did not disappoint in his NFL playoff debut. The Rookie of the Year favorite carried over his remarkable first NFL season into the postseason in leading the Houston Texans to a 45-14 win over the Cleveland Browns. He threw for 274 yards and three …

Texas and head football coach Steve Sarkisian have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the Longhorns through the 2030 season, the university announced Saturday. Sarkisian, 49, just completed the third year of the six-year contract that he signed after his hire in 2021. Terms of the extension were not released. “I said it when I …

Neither the cold weather nor the Dolphins defense posed much of a problem for the Chiefs on the opening drive of Saturday night’s game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit wide receiver Rashee Rice for an 11-yard touchdown to cap a nine-play, 69-yard opening drive. The extra point made it 7-0 Chiefs with 11:05 to play in the first quarter. Mahomes fired …

Jan. 13—Nick Saban sent shockwaves throughout the state and sports world Jan. 10, when he announced his retirement as Alabama’s football coach following an unprecedented 17-season run leading the Crimson Tide to incredible heights. During Saban’s remarkable tenure, Alabama won six national titles and nine SEC championships as the program transformed into a national powerhouse under the longtime coach, who …

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill has made some of the biggest plays of the Dolphins season and he gave them a much-needed jolt in the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night. Hill slowed down to catch a deep ball from Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and then ran through a tackle on his way into the end zone. The score …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs have a new star. Yes, Patrick Mahomes remains the best quarterback on the planet, his rocket arm still liable to slice and dice the opposing team. But the Chiefs no longer go as he goes. They have transformed into a team led by its defense. That change …

Jan. 13—Friendship Christian’s Tyson Wolcott and Car’Lando Barton and Mt. Juliet Christian’s Andy Griffith are consensus all-state performers as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and Tennessee Football Coaches Association released their lists this week. Wolcott is a running back and Griffith a defensive lineman on both Division II-A teams. Barton was named to the defensive line by the coaches and …

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Former Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward will transfer to Miami, he announced on social media Saturday. Ward had previously declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, but will now return to college football to finish his career with the Hurricanes.  “Ever since I declared, I haven’t gotten a lot of sleep,” Ward told 247Sports. “It’s always been in the back of …

The Chiefs offense has outperformed their counterparts from Miami through 30 minutes of play in Kansas City, but the game isn’t out of reach. A penalty for an illegal block in the back by Chiefs tackle Jawaan Taylor wiped out what would have been Rashee Rice’s second touchdown catch of the night and the Dolphins defense has bent without breaking …

History was made on the first day of the NFL postseason, thanks to the presence of C.J. Stroud. Making his playoff debut at 22 years and 102 days old, Stroud became the youngest quarterback to ever win a playoff game in NFL history in the Houston Texans’ blowout victory over the Cleveland Browns.  Stroud has been the franchise quarterback Houston …

For the first time in almost two decades, when the Alabama football coach stepped to the lectern to speak, it wasn’t Nick Saban. Instead, Kalen DeBoer moved toward the microphone after he was introduced by Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne as the Crimson Tide’s next coach on Saturday inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. DeBoer’s predecessor wasn’t far away, though. Saban sat in …