With the start of the new college football season less than two months away, experts and analysts are rolling out their predictions for the 2024 campaign — and Kentucky’s quest for Southeastern Conference contention is expected to remain an uphill battle. With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to what was already considered the most competitive league in the country, …

One of the more underrated storylines of the 2024 offseason has been the turnover that has gone on throughout the Miami Dolphins defense. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio departed the franchise and the club has now ushered in Anthony Weaver to run the unit. On the personnel side, the likes of Christian Wilkins, Xavien Howard, Emmanuel Ogbah, and Jerome Baker are all …

Getty Images Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has died in a car accident, the team announced Saturday. He was 24 years old. Jackson was selected by Minnesota out of Oregon in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 108 overall pick.  Oregon head coach Dan Lanning confirmed the news on social media, posting, “RIP Khyree… …

247Sports Michigan coach Sherrone Moore picked up his first significant win on the recruiting trail by flipping four-star safety commit Ivan Taylor from Notre Dame. Taylor committed to the Fighting Irish in December 2023 but flipped after taking an official visit to Michigan last month. Taylor is the son of former NFL defensive back Ike Taylor, who won two Super …

Getty Images The New York Jets haven’t posted a winning record since 2015, but that could change in 2024. Aaron Rodgers is back under center following the torn Achilles he suffered in last year’s season opener, and he has the backing of one of the best defenses in the NFL. Last year, the Rodgers-less Jets offense scored the fewest offensive …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a suggestion for boosting interest in the Pro Bowl. The NFL’s All-Star showcase is easily the worst of the four major professional sports. Players are barely interested in a competitive effort, largely fearing injury. The exhibition takes place either after the season or during the week between the conference championships and Super Bowl, when …

Picking a Georgia football game that’s most attractive this year isn’t a cinch. Sure, a showdown at new SEC member Texas looms large. So does an SEC championship rematch in Tuscaloosa against Alabama. Starting the season against border rival Clemson is a spicy opener. Closing the regular season with a Friday Thanksgiving weekend game against in-state rival Georgia Tech brings …

Getty Images Cameron Sutton, a veteran cornerback who spent his first six seasons in Pittsburgh before spending the 2023 season with the Lions, and rejoined the Steelers on a one-year, $1.21 million contract this offseason, has been suspended for the first eight games of the 2024 season, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The NFL came to the conclusion that …

Getty Images As the 2024 NFL season approaches, CBS Sports is breaking down the top players at every position to see who stands as the best of the best heading into the new campaign.  There was no surprise which player ranks highest amongst all quarterbacks, with that spot going to back-to-back Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City …

Barring something unforeseen, the Michigan football program will have a tight end selected in the NFL draft for a third consecutive year when Colston Loveland is inevitably taken. Though he’s a handful of years away from doing so himself, perhaps down the line U-M will add the name Andrew Olesh to that list of former Maize and Blue tight ends …

Cameron Sutton will be eligible for reinstatement on Oct. 29 ahead of Pittsburgh’s Week 10 game against the Washington Commanders. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Warning: This story includes details of an alleged domestic assault. The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton eight games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following allegations in March that he committed domestic battery by …

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals named Chris Patrick as their general manager on Monday with longtime GM Brian MacLellan remaining president of hockey operations. Patrick, 48, who was also named as a senior vice president, has worked for the Capitals in various capacities since 2009 and served as assistant GM under MacLellan the past three years. The son of …

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 30: Defensive lineman Shemar Turner #5 and defensive back Dalton Brooks #25 of the Texas A&M Aggies gesture after stopping a run by running back Raheim Sanders #5 of the Arkansas Razorbacks in the fourth quarter of the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) Next …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The rebuilding — or recalibration of the Washington Commanders, as new coach Dan Quinn calls it — was never going to be a small project. There was too much work that needed to be done on a franchise that hasn’t had a winning season since 2016 and hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005. What …

Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr., the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, became an immediate impact player as a pro, ranking third in the entire league in pass rush win rate (26%, according to ESPN Analytics), behind only All-Pro players like Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett. He also …