Ohio State coach Ryan Day is due to add to his bonus total as a result of his team’s academic performance. The Buckeyes earned a 3.24 grade point average over the past academic year, triggering a bonus worth $50,000 for Day, a school spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Day, who received a pay raise last year to bring his compensation to more …

Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes is the consensus best quarterback in the NFL, but which quarterbacks does the already-three-time Super Bowl MVP admire from afar? On Wednesday’s edition of “First Things First,” Mahomes revealed the quarterbacks he enjoys watching most. “I like watching Josh [Allen] a lot,” Mahomes said. “We play a lot of similar opponents. He plays a …

49ers RB coach Turner notes CMC’s OTA absence is ‘business part’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey, a constant fixture during the 49ers’ offseason program, was notably absent from the 49ers’ Tuesday on-field OTA practice. But running backs coach Bobby Turner isn’t worried about the 2023 NFL Offensive Player of the Year’s whereabouts, though, …

Dak Prescott felt disrespected four years ago during the long wait for his first big payday as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. The 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year had been a bargain as a fourth-round draft pick, and played on the franchise tag before signing the $160 million, four-year contract that expires after this upcoming season. This time, …

As the College Football Playoff format changes start this upcoming season, details on how it will operate and look are continuing to come out. One of those being TV rights and schedule. On Wednesday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced that the network came to a five-year contract agreement with TNT Sports — a subdivision of Warner Bros. Discovery …

Jim Harbaugh wound up leaving Michigan for the NFL after leading the Wolverines to a national championship, but that apparently wasn’t his initial wish following the 2023 season. The former Michigan coach told a close friend of his in January that he wanted to remain in Ann Arbor a day prior to his first interview for the Los Angeles Chargers …

Patrick Mahomes created a stir last summer when he completed a behind the back pass to wideout Skyy Moore during Chiefs training camp. Mahomes didn’t attempt a similar throw during the actual 2023 season, but he’s going to give it a try in 2024.  “I think it was (because) we didn’t play as well offensively enough for me to pull …

Corner Canyon’s Jerome Myles outruns Lehi’s Isaiah Allen for a score as they play in high school football semifinal action at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Myles was rated a five-star recruit by 247 Sports in the recruiting site’s latest rankings. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News For the first time since 2021, high …

USA Today Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown has filed for bankruptcy. According to the Times Union, Brown owes nearly $3 million to eight different creditors as stated by paperwork filed on May 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida. He reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which involves the court-supervised reorganization of a debtor’s assets …

Why haven’t Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze signed their rookie contracts? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It’s been nearly a month since the Bears drafted Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze with the No. 1 and No. 9 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, respectively. They’ve already completed rookie minicamp and have since participated in OTAs (Offseason Team Activities). So, …

The upcoming 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football season is full of unknowns. A new head coach, a new-look SEC and a new College Football Playoff format. How will all of this affect the team as they look to carry on the winning tradition it had for nearly two decades under the new-retired head coach Nick Saban? We can only guess. …

Patrick Mahomes is a man of many titles — two-time NFL MVP, three-time Super Bowl MVP, “dad bod” icon, and widely considered the greatest active quarterback in the NFL. He’s also a proud Texas native and Dallas Mavericks fan. So when Mahomes stopped by “First Things First” on Wednesday, host Nick Wright invited the superstar Kansas City Chiefs quarterback to …

Caleb Williams could rewrite Bears’ record books, according to ESPN projections originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bears are hoping to take a big step forward in the 2024 season, and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is hoping to be a big part of the reason why. Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, is …

Notre Dame football has had an uptick in recruiting the wide receiver position recently but still has room to grow. That’s what the Fighting Irish are looking to do with one of the few remaining spots in their top-ranked 2025 recruiting class. The good news for the Fighting Irish and wide receivers coach Mike Brown is that Notre Dame is …

Cincinnati Bengals fans have seen this story before when it comes to Tee Higgins and his contract situation. Two years ago, safety Jessie Bates III left Cincinnati after he and the Bengals couldn’t come to terms on a long-term deal. The same thing appears to be playing out now with Higgins, who requested a trade earlier this offseason after the Bengals …