ORLANDO — UCF added an intriguing piece to its quarterback room Friday via the NCAA transfer portal. Tayven Jackson, a former four-star recruit who made six starts at Indiana over the past two seasons, announced a verbal commitment to the Knights. Jackson will have two years of eligibility remaining. Jackson — a 6-foot-4, 212-pound redshirt sophomore from Greenwood, Indiana — …

Rams starting receiver Puka Nacua (17) and Cooper Kupp will not play against the Seahawks in the regular-season finale. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) With the Rams having clinched a playoff spot, quarterback Matthew Stafford, receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, running back Kyren Williams, left tackle Alaric Jackson and right guard Kevin Dotson will be held out of …

Wisconsin is set to host Miami transfer cornerback D’Yoni Hill on an official visit, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Zenitz reports that Wisconsin, West Virginia and Missouri are the three schools with a visit scheduled, with Kansas State and Oklahoma State also in the mix. Hill is looking for a new destination for his final year of eligibility. Related: Tracking Wisconsin …

Quarterback Start: Michael Penix, Falcons We’re doing it again with Penix. The Falcons’ team total sits at 28 points. They get a Carolina defense that ranks 31st in EPA per dropback allowed and has given up the third-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Atlanta dialed up an extremely conservative approach in Penix’s first start, logging a -11% pass rate over …

AUSTIN, TEXAS – DECEMBER 21: Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo XV enters the stadium during the Playoff First Round Game against the Clemson Tigers at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) After being banned from the sidelines for the SEC Championship Game and the CFP Quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl, …

The Dallas Cowboys’ (7-9) 2024 season finale on Sunday afternoon against the Washington Commanders will not alter team owner and general manager Jerry Jones’ evaluation of head coach Mike McCarthy and his coaching staff.  McCarthy and his staff’s original, five-year coaching contracts that began in 2020 are set to expire on Jan. 14, per NFL Media, which gives Jones a little …

Wisconsin transfer quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is visiting SMU this weekend, according to a report from 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Van Dyke entered the portal last month after one season with the Badgers. He played just two full games before a Week 3 knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. He’s in the portal with one year of …

The Vikings shouldn’t make J.J. McCarthy available. Sam Darnold has been nothing short of magnificent this season, but barring a trip to the Super Bowl, they don’t have to pick one or the other yet. They should franchise tag Darnold (which isn’t an issue with $77 million in cap space), make him show it for one more year, and then …

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer dismissed safeties coach Colin Hitschler on Friday, as first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The move is a significant one after Hitschler spent just one season with the program. The Crimson Tide finished at 9-4 after a bowl loss to Michigan, clinching its first season without double-digit wins since 2007 — Nick Saban’s …

Getty Images The final week of the NFL season always has some compelling storylines. Whether its for playoff spots, the race for draft positioning or contract incentives, there’s always something to play for in Week 18.  There’s also individual records and milestones that certain players are attempting to break, as they are on the verge of etching their names into …

Georgia coach Kirby Smart looks up into the crowd before the start of a NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. News Joshua L Jones Lincoln Riley, who made the College Football Playoff three straight years from 2017 through 2019 and won four straight Big 12 championships, has fallen from the …

Subscribe to Inside Coverage In this episode of Inside Coverage, hosts Jason Fitz, Jori Epstein and Frank Schwab dive deep into the latest coaching rumors and news across the NFL. With the New York Jets already making moves early in the offseason, the team’s pursuit of former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is front and center. The hosts explore …

PASADENA, Calif. — It was so quiet in the Oregon locker room you could hear a season end. Amid the near silence Wednesday night, Ducks cornerback Jabbar Muhammad found himself offering a way-too-early state-of-the union assessment of his program.  “None of us should come out of here with our head held low. We should definitely have our head held high,” …

The NFL is nothing if not unpredictable. Week 17, after all, delivered quite a few surprises, from the New York Giants stunning the Indianapolis Colts to the Kenny Pickett-led Philadelphia Eagles trouncing the Dallas Cowboys. So who, exactly, might be a safe bet for the upcoming Week 18 slate? We’ve collected all of the best picks and gambling content from …

High school football season in Cincinnati has been officially over for about a month now, and the coaching carousel is just starting to get spinning. About a half-dozen Cincinnati schools have head football coaching openings, and more may be to come. A few schools have filled their openings, most notably Colerain by hiring former Mount Healthy coach Jordan Stevens, but …