Rookie quarterback Drake Maye may not be Tom Brady, but he’s the face of hope for a franchise that has seen a rapid fall from grace in recent years. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) The last time the New England Patriots played a game without Bill Belichick as their head coach, it was a day after Y2K. On Jan. 2, 2000, the …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 tight end Jack Janda on Monday. As UW begins to shift its focus from its 2025 cycle to the class of 2026, Janda becomes the latest offensive weapon to earn an offer from the Badgers. The Orchard Lake, Michigan product joins the group of RB Jaeden Hill, WR Madden …

Pro Football Focus has released its preseason College Football Power Rankings for all 135 FBS teams, and Clemson football ranks in the top-15. Tigers come in at No. 15, sandwiched between SEC teams Ole Miss and Tennessee. ACC foe Florida State is the only team in the conference ranked higher than Clemson at No. 7, and newcomer SMU comes in …

Pro Football Focus released their latest power rankings for the upcoming 2024 college football season this week. Wisconsin fell at No. 30 in the service’s ranking. PFF’s metrics specifically give the Badgers a projected win total of 7.5, an 81.74% chance to make a bowl game, a 5.72% chance to win the Big Ten and a 1.22% chance to win …

Wisconsin boasts two players on 247Sports’ recent list of the ‘100 first-year players who will influence the 2024 college football season.’ Those two Badgers: linebacker Thomas Heiberger and offensive tackle Kevin Heywood. Related: Every remaining class of 2025 recruit Wisconsin football is in great shape for Heywood is the headliner of a Wisconsin class of 2024 that finished No. 23 …

After a run of 18 commitments over the past three weeks, Rutgers football now has one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation. The Rutgers class, which has five commits who have four-star rankings in the On3 Industry Rankings, is very solid in terms of player projections. According to Rivals, the Rutgers class is ranked sixth in the nation. Per …

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Nobody in the state of Michigan is wishing away the summer that is just now beginning. Yet as the warm months arrive, so too does the inevitability of fall and with that comes Michigan football. Much to the delight of those around Ann Arbor and throughout the country, the Wolverines are the defending national …

The Steelers have had total turnover at the quarterback position this offseason, and General Manager Omar Khan says they couldn’t be happier about their offseason acquisitions. The depth chart currently has Russell Wilson as the starter, Justin Fields as his backup and Kyle Allen at No. 3, and Khan said on 93.7 The Fan that he never would have dreamed …

Not that Penn State was falling out of contention for having one of the top recruiting classes in the Big Ten in recent weeks, but the Nittany Lions did climb back into a top 10 ranking with a new commitment this week. Penn State received a verbal commitment from four-star cornerback Jahmir Joseph, one of the top recruits overall in …

The Pittsburgh Steelers “would love” to play an NFL game in Ireland in the future, says director of business development and strategy Dan Rooney. A regular-season NFL game has never taken place in Ireland but the Steelers faced the Chicago Bears in a pre-season match at Croke Park in 1997. The Aviva Stadium in Dublin has also hosted college football …

AUBURN — Auburn football had noticeable holes within its defensive front during spring practice, so coach Hugh Freeze and his staff went to work in April to plug them as best as possible. The Tigers landed three defensive transfers after A-Day in linemen Philip Blidi (Indiana) and Isaiah Raikes (USC) and pass rusher Keyron Crawford (Arkansas State). All three figure …

In the Texas Tech football team’s first scrimmage of spring practice, Joey McGuire had seen enough of 2023 team MVP Tahj Brooks after a couple of carries. McGuire reminded himself that a player who carried 290 times for 1,538 yards last season didn’t need to prove anything in March and April. “Our very first scrimmage, we were going to have …

USATSI Ohio State is making a change to its 2025 nonconference schedule, swapping an October matchup against UConn for a September showdown against HBCU power Grambling State. This will be the first meeting between the Buckeyes and the Tigers as well as Grambling State’s first game ever against a Big Ten opponent.  The Tigers are set to travel to Columbus, …

Ohio State is looking at Caleb Downs, the All-America transfer safety from Alabama, as an additional option for its offensive backfield. It was a possibility Buckeyes coach Ryan Day raised Tuesday, referring to Downs seeing snaps at running back in addition to safety as a potential contingency plan for this fall. “I know that he has the capability to do …

Ohio State’s football training camp starts in less than seven weeks for a season that’s viewed as a make-or-break one for Ryan Day. Three straight losses to Michigan has upped the ante for the Buckeyes coach, but it’s pressure that Day embraces. On Tuesday, he made it clear he believes his 2024 team is ready to meet the sky-high expectations. …