A Spartans target will be announcing his college decision on Thursday. Three-star offensive tackle Rowan Byrne of New Rochelle, N.Y. will announce his commitment on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET. Byrne will is considering the following six finalists: Michigan State, Clemson, Penn State, Texas A&M, Stanford and Florida State. Byrne ranks as the No. 42 offensive tackle in 247Sports’ composite …

Injuries are not just physical pain, but have an emotional aspect as well. After major injuries, athletes often note that on top of the physical recovery, the mental recovery was difficult as well.  Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb experienced both sides during his latest recovery, admitting that it was a difficult road. Chubb suffered a knee injury in Week …

Ryan Kelly is not playing along with Roger Goodell’s proposal of an 18-game regular season. Kelly, the Indianapolis Colts center as well as the NFLPA vice president, offered a critical response to the NFL commissioner’s recent promotion of an extended season.  “I hope not,” Kelly said when asked about the prospect of an 18-game season, via The Athletic. “Yeah, 18 games …

The dates for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff are set. The kickoff times and broadcast networks for all 11 games in the expanded version of the college football’s postseason were revealed Wednesday. The field will be announced on Dec. 8 – one day after the conclusion of conference championship weekend. Four first-round games played at campus sites will take …

Eagles minicamp observations: Cooper DeJean makes a play on the ball originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles held their second of three mandatory minicamp practices on Wednesday afternoon at the NovaCare Complex. They are scheduled to hold one more practice on Thursday afternoon before breaking for the summer. They won’t be back together after tomorrow until late July …

Not a stranger to being a groundbreaking college football bowl game, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will once again provide a first, this time on New Year’s Eve. The Fiesta Bowl will begin the new era of the expanded College Football Playoff and host the first quarterfinal game on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. from State Farm Stadium, on ESPN. …

Maiocco’s minicamp takeaways: 49ers’ new CMC plan opens RB door originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan suggested a goal of limiting the workload of star running back Christian McCaffrey. The completion of the 49ers’ offseason program featured the common sights of backup running backs Elijah Mitchell and Jordan Mason running routes and catching …

USATSI The College Football Playoff has announced kickoff times and broadcast information for the 2024-25 CFP games. The schedule marks the first of the expanded 12-team field.  Nine of the 11 games will be broadcast on ESPN, which extended its exclusive contract with the CFP. Two first-round games will appear on both ESPN and ABC; however, two other afternoon first-round …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Nobody feels bad for DeVonta Smith or A.J. Brown, not with the millions of dollars they’ve made, with millions more to come. They both just signed lucrative, long-term extensions with the Philadelphia Eagles. They’re doing fine. They also could have been doing better. That is one of the realities of NFL free agency, that it …

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said he first learned of the sexual assault allegations against kicker Brandon McManus on May 27. The Commanders released McManus less than a week later, the team announcing the transaction Sunday night. Quinn addressed the move with roster members still intact afterward. He said he couldn’t “comment a lot” on the …

No division around the NFL has been more winnable than the NFC South the last two seasons despite the Tampa Bay Buccaneers being the back-to-back division champions. In 2022, the Buccaneers wheezed across the finish line with an 8-9 record while the NFC South’s other three teams — the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — all …

If you ever have wanted the college football season to extend to almost throughout January, you’re in luck. With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams, the calendar also had to be expanded. Now, we know exactly how many weeks will be required to determine the national champion, when each game will be played and which network will televise …

RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst Following the 2023 USFL season, Skip Holtz should’ve taken a break. He planned to, and he let his wife Jennifer make plans to that effect. Europe was on the schedule, along with the chance to sit down for a while, wear shorts, sip on retirement. But 11 days after Holtz led the …

Justin Jefferson just reset the wide receiver market and replaced San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa as the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback in the process. The Minnesota Vikings signed Jefferson to a four-year, $140 million contract extension, averaging $35 million per year.  Bosa had become the league’s highest-paid non-quarterback last September right before the 2023 season started when he signed …

The schedule for the first 12-team College Football Playoff is official. The CFP released the dates and times for all 11 games of the expanded playoff format on Wednesday. The first game will take place on Friday, Dec. 20, a month before the national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20. The four first-round games will be played on Dec. 20 …