USATSI Northwestern is reassigning athletic director Derrick Gragg to a new position that will oversee the athletic department’s strategy in the ever-shifting collegiate landscape, the university announced Thursday. Northwestern is actively searching for a new athletic director to replace Gragg.  As the Vice President for Athletic Strategy, Gragg will advise university president Michael Shill and his successor to the athletic …

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday that Merrill Reese, the longtime radio voice of the Eagles, has won the 2024 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. “Each year, the Hall of Fame recognizes an individual who has dedicated their career to improving radio and television in professional football, and this year’s recipient, Merrill Reese, represents exactly what we look for …

Notre Dame football currently has two commitments for its 2026 recruiting class, quarterback Noah Grubbs and wide receiver Dylan Faison. If 247Sports insider Tom Loy is correct, they could be adding safety Joey O’Brien in the near future. The former Irish reporter, who now hold a national title, still has great connections with the program and felt strongly enough to …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …

On Jul. 1 the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners officially join the SEC as the No. 15 and No. 16 members of the most dominant football conference in the country. The Longhorns are coming off a College Football Playoffs berth and have aspirations to do the same in 2024. For these teams to be successful in 2024, they will need …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …

The Patriots took care of a final bit of contractual business before moving into summer vacation mode. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team signed second-round pick Ja’Lynn Polk to his four-year rookie deal. Polk was the final unsigned player from this year’s draft class. Polk was part of a dynamic offense at Washington with first-round picks Michael Penix …

Ohio State football has been extremely active with sending out offers over the last two weeks, and it’s no coincidence that the Buckeyes have hosted camps during that time frame. Since the state of Ohio doesn’t allow padded events, it’s a bit more difficult to gauge how good a lineman is. Texas 2026 offensive lineman, Drew Evers, didn’t need his …

Baker Mayfield jumpstarted his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. Now, the quarterback is hoping to help a former college teammate do the same. Sterling Shepard, the ex-New York Giants receiver who played with the No. 1 overall pick from the 2018 draft at Oklahoma, was contemplating retirement before signing a one-year contract, providing an opportunity for …

When Patrick Mahomes first took over as the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback, he immediately became arguably the NFL’s premier deep-ball threat. During that first season, Mahomes connected on an NFL-high 75 throws that gained 20 or more yards, while he also attempted a league-high 88 throws that traveled 20 or more yards in the air, completing a league-high 36 …

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key has brought Georgia Tech back to respectability. In 2023, the Yellow Jackets went 7-6 and won a bowl game for the first time since 2016, which was the last time that Georgia Tech defeated Georgia. Key and Georgia Tech challenged Georgia in 2023. The Yellow Jackets lost 31-23 and were close to …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 04:04 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EDMONTON — The Florida Panthers did in fact make it to Edmonton on Wednesday after travel delays, and they were rather amused with all the concern ahead of Thursday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. “It’s just so funny how everything gets so magnified …

Simms offers odd Jordan Love-49ers Super Bowl LVIII take originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy and the 49ers fell just short of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy back in February, but NBC Sports’ Chris Simms believes a change at quarterback could’ve got the job done. “If [Green Bay Packers quarterback] Jordan Love played in the Super Bowl, the …

The Big 12 is exploring the possibility of selling its naming rights to a corporate sponsor that could drive hundreds of millions of dollars into the conference, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. The deal would be the first of its kind in collegiate athletics, sparked by the growing need for new revenue streams as the industry prepares to share with …