College Football Playoff announces schedule for new 12-team event in 2024-25 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The countdown to kickoff for the new-look College Football Playoff. The 2024-25 season will be the first to feature a 12-team playoff, up from the four-team format the playoff has used since it was first held in the 2014 season. On Wednesday, the …

The 49ers signed running back Christian McCaffrey to a contract extension this week and cornerback Charvarius Ward hopes there’s one coming his way as well. Ward is in the final year of the three-year deal he signed with the 49ers heading into the 2022 season. He’s started all 40 games that the Niners have played since he joined the team …

NCAA Football: Fiesta Bowl-Texas Christian at Michigan The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff will kick off with a first-round game on Dec. 20 and conclude with the title game one month later in Atlanta. The CFP announced its entire schedule on Wednesday. The four first-round games will be on Dec. 20 and 21. ABC and ESPN will …

The Chargers announced that they have released center Corey Linsley on Wednesday. Linsley missed almost all of last season after being placed on the non-football illness list due to a heart condition. He told reporters in January that he was almost certainly going to retire as a result of the issue and Chargers president of football operations John Spanos’s statement …

Carter Lowe did not need to be recruited to come to Ohio State’s first recruiting camp of the summer. The 2025 Toledo offensive lineman is committed to the Buckeyes and was in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center Wednesday “to get comfortable around my coaches” before his arrival as an early enrollee in January. But Lowe also had recruiting on his …

The Dolphins have held their final practice of the offseason. Head coach Mike McDaniel said before Wednesday’s workout that the team might alter their schedule based on how things went and the team announced later that the final practice of minicamp that was scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The team will hold a walkthrough instead of a full session …

As recruiting continues to heat up this month, the Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have secured another major commitment to their 2025 class. Zayden Walker, a five-star linebacker out of Ellaville, Georgia, announced on Wednesday afternoon his decision to join the Bulldogs. He chose Georgia over Miami, Penn State, and South Carolina, among others. Walker is listed at …

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. …

It feels like the Ohio State football program is making waves in the recruiting community everyday and we have another intriguing nugget of news with the most recent offer to an in-state talent. The Buckeyes have officially sent an offer to Ohio product, Jakob Weatherspooon. The Avon product is rated a four-star athlete in the class of 2026 by most …

The Patriots announced the signing of another draft pick on Wednesday. Fourth-rounder Layden Robinson is the latest to agree to his four-year rookie deal with the team. With the guard under contract, second-round wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk is now the only unsigned member of their draft class. Robinson was a three-year starter at right guard for Texas A&M before being …

Ohio State football is killing it on the recruiting trail and it is has really picked up the momentum in its own backyard, but one of its most recent scholarship offers was submitted to a tight end in SEC country. Jude Cascone is currently and unranked tight end in the class of 2026 from the state of Georgia, but apparently …

49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on a non-contact play Nov. 19. He underwent surgery soon after and continues to work his way back. Hufanga is targeting the season opener, which comes almost nine months after his injury. “We’ve had plenty of conversations with the training staff, and putting me in the best …

Jaelyne Matthews is in the midst of a busy time in his recruitment. The four-star offensive lineman just had an official visit to Rutgers over the weekend and now has official visits lined up for Miami and Tennessee. The official visit for Matthews at Rutgers ran Saturday through Monday because he attended prom on Friday night. Most of the recruits …

Talk about extending the regular season to an 18th game has picked up recently and one member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee weighed in on the notion on Wednesday. Colts center Ryan Kelly said that having more games “sounds great” to some people when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell discusses it, but that his feeling is that it is …

The Ohio State football high school camps are in full swing and these camps provide the perfect opportunity to identify talent and offer a scholarship on the spot, which was the case for in-state running back, Nino Hill. The three-star prospect in the class of 2025 from Canton McKinley looks to be the ideal addition to a recruiting backfield that …