You knew this was coming. With USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon moving to the Big Ten, and with the Pac-12 essentially if not technically dead, the on-air talent at Pac-12 Network was going to have to find new homes. One prominent Pac-12 Network football analyst has landed at the Big Ten Network. Yogi Roth, the lead game analyst for Pac-12 …

The Giants are taking a look at a veteran offensive lineman. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Greg Van Roten is taking a free-agent visit with New York. Van Roten, 34, spent last season with the Raiders — where he was coached by now-Giants offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. He started all 17 games for Las Vegas, playing 98 percent of …

The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff extended an offer to 2026 four-star athlete Jett Washington on Friday. Washington is the nephew of former Los Angeles Laker and NBA Hall of Fame inductee Kobe Bryant. The product of Bishop Gorman High School is one of the top dual sport athletes in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Washington plays both basketball and football …

What would a ‘successful’ season look like for rebuilding Patriots? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Twenty-five years ago this month, a noisy, irrepressible, impossibly upbeat little yellow guy was introduced to the world. SpongeBob SquarePants, the ocean’s most enthusiastic employee, has been with us for a quarter century. Flipping Krabby Patties, hanging with Patrick, trying to keep Squiddy upbeat. …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will make his Big Ten Media Days debut this week. Cignetti will take the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday alongside linebacker Aiden Fisher, running back Justice Ellison and offensive lineman Mike Katic. It will be the first time the former JMU coach speaks to reporters since an NIL-related event in June. IU …

John Harbaugh has a high opinion of his two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Lamar Jackson has surpassed any reasonable expectation set on him as he entered the NFL. Jackson was the last pick of the first round in the 2018 NFL Draft. After that, Jackson won two NFL MVP awards and the Baltimore Ravens …

The Green Bay Packers will not have their starting quarterback on the practice field for at least the first day of training camp. Jordan Love’s agents have informed the team that he will not be suiting up for practice until he has a contract extension in place. The team was informed of the quarterback’s decision to hold out Saturday, general …

Big Ten football power Ohio State will rule the conference; newcomer Oregon will push the Buckeyes for the title; and defending national champion Michigan will take a step back in 2024, according to results of the Cleveland.com poll of media members who cover the conference. The Gophers, meanwhile, were picked to finish 12th in the Big Ten, which will have …

NFL training camp season has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Prepare for the onslaught of information, rumors and hype pieces. But fantasy managers shouldn’t be wary of the influx of info — Scott Pianowski has you covered with one key nugget to know for every team. First up, the NFC South. This embedded content is not available in your region. Atlanta …

Auburn football is less than 50 days away from taking the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the 2024 season opener against Alabama A&M. But until then, it’s still talking season. That means we want to hear from you. From your own perspective, who do you think is Auburn’s biggest rival? Is it a program with rich history such as Alabama, …

The Cincinnati Bengals have a reputation of being cheap, and that’s not necessarily fair anymore. The Bengals have signed some expensive free agents. They signed Joe Burrow to a contract that set the NFL record at $55 million per year (it has been tied by Trevor Lawrence’s deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars). The old trope that the Bengals won’t spend …

INDIANAPOLIS — One year into the Ryan Walters era of Purdue football and we still don’t have clarity. The Boilermakers had some high points in 2023, but also saw winnable games against Fresno State, Iowa and Northwestern slip through the fingertips during a 4-8 season. Work to do: Where Purdue ranks in preseason Big Ten poll? Roster turnover is to …

Latest report on Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching future originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick is the greatest head coach in NFL history, and even though he won’t be on the sidelines for a team during the upcoming season, it’s possible that he could return to a coaching role at some point in the future. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported …

Kirk Herbstreit is adding something else to his fall schedule. Along with his duties as the color commentator for the primetime college football game each Saturday night on ABC, the color commentator for Amazon’s Thursday night NFL broadcast and as an analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” Herbstreit, a former Ohio State quarterback, has a new project with his dog Ben. …

Aaron Rodgers cleared up his mysterious absence from New York Jets’ minicamp in June by telling the “Pardon My Take” podcast that he was in Egypt on vacation and that minicamp isn’t what it used to be. “They can arbitrarily put a tag on whatever week of OTAs they want and say, ‘This is the minicamp week,’ which makes it …