Florida hosted a slew of recruits from the class of 2025 on official visits over the weekend, including Anderson High (Cincinnati, Ohio) tight end and UCF commit Caden Piening. While Piening had seen Florida’s campus and facilities before, an official visit showed him everything The Swamp has to offer. Highlights of the trip include spending time with coaches and players, …

Preston Smith is entering his 10th NFL season. He’s 31, with a birthday in November. The Packers defensive lineman, though, doesn’t feel his age. “I really be thinking I’m 29 and 28 sometimes. I feel like I’m aging backwards,” Smith said, via Wes Hodkiewicz of the team website. “But when y’all keep reminding me I’m in my 30s, I start …

CBS Sports college football analyst Blake Brockermeyer is clearly concerned about Michigan’s quarterback situation. Brockermeyer doesn’t know what to expect when Michigan faces USC and the other teams on its 2024 schedule. USC’s Miller Moss is a higher-rated quarterback than Michigan’s Alex Orji. Here’s Brockermeyer on Orji: “Although Michigan’s coaches are confident in his running skills, his passing ability remains …

PHILADELPHIA — “Motion” was the key word in the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season, for all the wrong reasons.  The NFL has trended toward pass catchers moving fluidly at the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. The San Francisco 49ers used motion prior to the snap 70.2% of the time, and the Kansas City Chiefs 60.5%. Both teams …

Devon Witherspoon made the Pro Bowl and finished fourth in defensive rookie of the year voting in 2023 after the Seahawks made him the fifth overall pick. It could have been better. The cornerback missed three games with a hip pointer. He plans on being healthier and better this season. “First of all, I want to play all games, the …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 17, 2024, 05:54 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Pascal Vincent is no longer coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets with the team announcing Monday they’ve parted ways after less than one season. Vincent’s dismissal comes after he guided the Blue Jackets to a 27-43-12 record that saw them finish …

Brothers and former Florida Atlantic standouts Jaylen and LaJohntay Wester are two of Colorado football’s most intriguing incoming transfer portal players. LaJohntay, a wide receiver, shined during the Buffs’ spring game while the younger Jaylen adds some much-needed talent to Colorado’s linebackers room. According to Pro Football Focus College, the younger Wester comes to Boulder as the second-highest-graded returning LB …

For the first time ever, this season HBO’s “Hard Knocks” will follow an entire division. The AFC North will have the spotlight this season and follow the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns during their respective training camps. One head coach who will be featured in the “Hard Knocks” has stated that he is not the biggest …

Getty Images Tom Brady has officially entered the next stage of his career, making his broadcasting debut for Fox at the UFL Championship Game on Sunday. Brady, making his debut three months before his first NFL game, is in the first year of a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports to be their lead color commentator.  Brady, who will …

Texas’ stacked quarterbacks room is about to add yet another legit talent. The Longhorns and coach Steve Sarkisian landed a commitment from Class of 2026 quarterback recruit Dia Bell on Monday. Bell, a five-star recruit from Florida who’s the No. 2 quarterback prospect in the country for that class, is a rising junior who chose Texas over LSU, Penn State …

It’s June. No one has nor does anyone need “the answers to the test” yet — to use a silly analogy that somehow makes the very unserious pursuit of understanding and projecting NFL teams and players seem like some profound quest. We’re writing thoughts in pencil and merely take-shopping, for now. This embedded content is not available in your region. …

Penn State has been on the cusp of College Football Playoff contention for years now, but James Franklin’s squad has always fallen short against the  Michigan’s and Ohio State’s of the world. However, thanks to the new 12-team playoff format, beating the other top teams in the Big Ten may no longer be required for a playoff berth. Penn State …

Two Bears starters to challenge Packers players in celebrity cornhole tournament originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago A couple of Bears teammates will renew the Packers rivalry a little early this year, but it won’t be on the gridiron. Cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and left tackle Braxton Jones will take on Packers running back A.J. Dillon and corner Carrington Valentine in …

Trevor Lawrence recently became the latest in a long line of quarterbacks to raise eyebrows with a long-term contract extension, securing a $275 million commitment from the Jacksonville Jaguars despite an uneven start to his NFL career. It’s par for the course in a league dominated by signal-callers: Even reasonably effective starters are due big bucks as teams fight to …

Former LSU football coach Les Miles, who coached the Tigers to a national championship in 2007 but was tainted by scandal, sued LSU, the NCAA and the National Football Foundation (NFF) and Hall of Fame Monday over his ineligibility for the College Football Hall of Fame. In a complaint filed in a Louisiana federal district court, Miles, 70, contends he …