About five minutes into his ESPY Awards acceptance speech Thursday night, standing on stage in Los Angeles next to two of his former Heisman Trophy winners at Alabama, Nick Saban doled out some advice from his father to an audience filled with some of the world’s greatest athletes. “People aren’t going to remember what you say,” Saban said. “They’re going …

The Steelers didn’t pick up their fifth-year option on running back Najee Harris’s contract, but the team’s other offseason moves are the focus of the running back’s thoughts about the upcoming season. Harris saw the Steelers sign Russell Wilson and trade for Justin Fields to overhaul the quarterback position and those transactions were front and center when he was asked …

One of the things everyone is curious about is how the Oregon Ducks will adjust to the more physical type of football the Big Ten Conference promises to bring on a weekly basis. But many aren’t asking how the Big Ten will adjust to the Ducks. Oregon has the talent and experience to bring one of the best defenses in …

NFL: Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets 2023 Stats (Rank) Points per game: 20.4 (21st)Total yards per game: 329.4 (18th)Plays per game: 65.1 (8th)Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 39.7 (3rd)Dropback EPA per play: 0.02 (19th)Rush attempts per game: 25.4 (24th)Rush EPA per play: -0.24 (32nd) Coaching Staff Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce sent the analytically-minded Brandon Staley …

NFL training camps are just around the corner, which means battles for key roster spots are set to heat up around the league. Which positional competitions warrant the most attention as we move deeper into the summer? Here are the top 14 battles to monitor: The competition: Bo Nix vs. Zach Wilson vs. Jarrett Stidham Nix is the widespread favorite …

In college football, the reality of the matter is coaches don’t last long, especially in the Southeastern Conference. Only Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoop and Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart have been at their current school for more than five years with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Texas A&M Aggies all having new coaches in …

Last offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders paid Jimmy Garoppolo a decent amount of money to come in and be their starting quarterback. After some drama around the announcement of his signing and a foot injury, Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72.5 million deal. Given his connection with then-head coach Josh McDaniels, it made a certain degree of sense — even if …

Juszczyk admits he was ‘hurt’ by 49ers’ surprise pay cut proposal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area STATELINE, Nev. — Fullback Kyle Juszczyk had just completed his seventh season with the 49ers. It was also his seventh Pro Bowl campaign with the 49ers. Juszczyk did not show any signs of dropping off. So that’s why it was a bit …

Ohio State fans already have an idea of what the Buckeyes will look like in EA Sports College Football 25. But fans got a further preview into the Ohio State roster Thursday. CBS Sports’ Josh Pate played as the Buckeyes during his preview of the new video game, which is set to release July 19. With Ohio State, Pate said, …

For the last several years, Justin Simmons has been one of the best safeties in the NFL. Over the last five seasons, he has made the Pro Bowl twice and the All-Pro second team four times. He’s intercepted 23 passes, deflected 51 more, and collected at least 70 tackles in the four seasons where he played at least 15 games. …

As back-to-back Super Bowl champions and with three titles in the last five seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t really competing with teams in the AFC West; they’re in a race against the ghosts of Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots dynasty.  Kansas City’s eight consecutive division titles stand alone as the second-longest division title winning streak …

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Originally 2025 Nevada wide receiver Derek Meadows was set to make his commitment on July 13th, but on Thursday night he announced a change in his plans. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 200-pound star has pushed his verbal date back a week, and will now make his choice on July 20th, which will be done live on 247Sports YouTube Channel at …

The long-awaited EA Sports College Football game is being released on July 19 so we take a look at what we feel would be the ratings for some of the best prospects in the 2025 class. In the EA ratings for the upcoming game, Michigan CB Will Johnson, LSU OT Will Campbell and Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon lead the …

LAS VEGAS — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham has never been one to shy away from the media. Quite the opposite — he embraces it. The Sun Devils’ second-year head coach talks to the local media after every practice, which is not common in Division I programs. Earlier this week he was at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas where …