Tom Brady might be considered the GOAT, though he says there is another quarterback whom he considers as the NFL position’s ‘gold standard.’  Brady gave that title to former longtime rival Peyton Manning, who was on hand for Brady’s recent induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame. Manning was there to honor Brady, but the seven-time Super Bowl champion took a …

MADISON – The Wisconsin football team continued to fill its defensive front Saturday. Nicolas Clayton, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound defensive end from Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida, announced his commitment to the Badgers on X. He chose Wisconsin after narrowing his choices to the Badgers, Central Florida, Florida State, Nebraska and Tulane. Clayton is considered a consensus three-star prospect. He …

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is anxious about players getting seriously injured in Frankfurt on the slippery turf that was laid several months ago after NFL games in the stadium. Nagelsmann raised the risk of ACL injuries when Germany plays Switzerland on Sunday (3 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). Germany must avoid defeat to finish on top …

USC has usually had Michigan’s number when the two schools have played in the Rose Bowl. Michigan did beat USC in 1989, but that was the exception and not the norm. Just one example: 1977. “Ricky Bell was the top running back on the 1976 Trojans, but a freshman named Charles White scored a fourth-quarter touchdown for USC to power …

Wisconsin football landed a commitment from three-star edge rusher Nicolas Clayton on Saturday. Clayton chose the Badgers over other top contenders including Florida State, Nebraska, Tulane and UCF. Wisconsin appears to have won a down-to-the-wire battle with Florida State for the Florida native’s commitment. The Seminoles recently received a crystal ball prediction to land the edge rusher after his visit …

LSU’s already strong 2025 class got even better on Saturday. The Tigers reeled in a commitment from four-star Robinson (Tampa) edge rusher LaJesse Harrold, the No. 100 player in the nation according to On3. The 6-foot-5, 207-pound prospect is also the No. 15 edge rusher nationally and the No. 14 recruit in the state of Florida. Harrold’s commitment comes just …

Getty Images Tom Brady may be retired, but he is still getting plenty of accolades for his remarkable NFL career that included a record-seven Super Bowl wins. As part of his recent induction into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, Brady received a gaudy new ring that represents, in the words of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, “a great memory …

In recent seasons, the Alabama Crimson Tide football program has had plenty of success recruiting wide receiver talent out of high school and through the transfer portal. The development of that talent is also noteworthy, as numerous receivers found their way into the NFL via early rounds of the draft, and cemented themselves as high-quality players at the professional level. …

It’s one thing for Aaron Rodgers to be criticized by idiots like me. It’s quite another for him to be criticized by a member of the exclusive club of Super Bowl MVPs. Former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman, who has won exactly as many Super Bowl MVPs as Rodgers, called Rodgers out for skipping the Jets’ recent mandatory minicamp. “I think …

An expanded College Football Playoff adds a lot of intrigue to the regular season for Group of Five teams. After watching the four-team postseason tournament from the outside for a vast majority of its existence — Cincinnati was the only team to make it, once, in almost a decade  — the non-power conferences are guaranteed at least one spot in …

Tennessee received another commitment for its 2025 recruiting class on Saturday from four-star defensive lineman Charles House. House committed to Tennessee over Alabama and Georgia. “I chose Tennessee because of my relationship with the staff and the coaches,” House told On3. “It felt like home. I can see myself excelling there and they can develop me really well.” The 6-foot-3, …

On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly made a move that will enable the state to lure the Kansas City Chiefs as well as the MLB’s Kansas City Royals from Missouri, via ESPN. Kelly signed legislation that will help both professional sports teams pay for new stadiums if they indeed decide to change locations.  The Chiefs have had every intent to …

Defensive lineman Charles House chose Tennessee football over Georgia, committing to the Vols on Saturday. House is a 6-foot-3, 288-pounder from North Mecklenburg High in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is rated a three-star prospect and ranked the No. 63 defensive lineman and No. 609 player overall in the 2025 class by 247Sports Composite. Charles House, a defensive lineman from Charlotte, …

Jun. 22—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois turned its first big recruiting weekend in June into a trio of commitments from in-state, three-star recruit Cameron Brooks and a pair of three-star prospects out of Indianapolis in wide receiver Davion Chandler and defensive lineman Isaiah White. The dozen prospects Illinois hosted that first weekend in June included most of the program’s committed players, including …

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables will be staying with the Sooners long-term. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) The Oklahoma Sooners have locked up their leadership long-term: The Sooners agreed to a six-year contract with head coach Brent Venables, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The deal will be worth a little over $46 million, per multiple reports. Sources: Oklahoma has agreed …