Is Jerod Mayo ready to be an NFL head coach? Devin McCourty weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a long time — 24 years, in fact — since the New England Patriots were in the process of hiring a head coach. They might be in that situation as early as next week. The 2023 NFL regular …

While it seems like Penn State was ready to close the door on their 2024 class after getting 25 signees during the early signing period, they could be landing another talented player. Four-star prospect Kevyn Humes has decided to reclassify from the class of 2025 to 2024 and is very high on the Nittany Lions. According to Ryan Snyder of …

Quarterbacks are just one piece of the puzzle in the NFL, but they’re a mighty large piece, in case you haven’t noticed. It’s no coincidence, for example, that the Ravens and 49ers are current Super Bowl favorites while possessing MVP front-runners in Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy, respectively. The same thing happened in 2022, with the Chiefs and Eagles. Accordingly, …

The NFL’s upcoming coaching cycle is set to be particularly dramatic, primarily due to two big names: Bill Belichick and Jim Harbaugh. The former has been mum on his future with the Patriots as he closes the worst season of his storied career, while the latter has taken steps to potentially make a long-rumored bolt from college football. Besides Belichick …

Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen was the only Badger to make ESPN’s Top 100 players of the 2023 season. He barely made the cut, slotting in at No. 96. The list, headlined by LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, is thorough. Allen was joined in …

McCourty: ‘Hard to believe’ Pats would be better off without Belichick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston To those who are hoping the New England Patriots move on from Bill Belichick, Devin McCourty warns that the grass may not be greener on the other side. Despite the Patriots’ dismal 2023 season — and the team’s overall struggles in the post-Tom …

LSU gained a commitment from the No. 1 running back in the 2025 recruiting class, Harlem Berry, on Wednesday. Brian Kelly now has commitments from the No. 1 wide receiver and the No. 1 running back in the 2025 class. So, who is next? Next up is another No. 1 player in the 2025 recruiting class. On Saturday, the No. …

The Bears’ season will be over whether they win, lose or draw on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean they are heading into their game against the Packers without care for the result. A win will put the Packers into the playoffs and Bears quarterback Justin Fields made it clear on Wednesday that keeping that from happening is motivation enough for …

Welcome to 2024, the last year of the current four-team College Football Playoff. Next season, the playoff expands to a whopping 12 teams, which means — theoretically at least — that even more conferences will be able to participate. But for this year, it’s undefeated Michigan against undefeated Washington on Monday, Jan. 9, a preview of … another Big Ten …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Hope can be a powerful motivation for NHL teams. Or it can be a powerful hallucinogen, with the lure of the playoffs altering best-laid plans. Or it can be a foreign concept for teams that are dwelling in the standings basement as the midpoint of …

After a flurry of players decided to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday, it is also being reported that Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are expected to return a pair of defensive players who could have opted for the NFL draft. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported on Wednesday evening that star linebacker Deontae Lawson and defensive lineman Tim …

The end of the college football bowl season leaves us with a number of in-game situations which cry out for better rules and procedures in the sport. One obvious example is the 2023 set of substitution rules. This happened in a number of bowl games over the past few weeks, and it needs to be viewed as a flawed reality: …

The Jets named Trevor Siemian their starter for Sunday’s finale against the Patriots and said Zach Wilson will not play because of the concussion that’s kept him out the last two weeks. That drops the curtain on Wilson’s third NFL season and it would seem to drop the curtain on Wilson’s run with the Jets. The third overall pick of …

USATSI Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, meaning some decisions are coming down to the wire across the country as prospects mull whether to return pro or play another season of college football. Those decisions can have major impacts on college football rosters, and there can be several complicating factors. In the name, image …

NFL logo for Sam Farmer picks (Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 10-6 (.625); season 153-103 (.598). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-6-1 (.600); season 122-127-7 …