While much of the outside attention on Jonathan Smith’s recruiting has been fixated on filling out the 2024 roster, Michigan State’s first-year football coach has picked up a nice piece for the future. He and his staff didn’t have to look far for it, either. Jace Clarizio, a star running back in the 2025 recruiting class from nearby East Lansing …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 10:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. This NHL season might have been the greatest example of, “Well, you can’t fire the players.” Going back to Sept. 2023, there were 13 coaching changes made in the NHL. Stretch it back to Jan. 2023, and 19 of the league’s 32 teams have changed …

A three-judge panel of the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NFL on Tuesday regarding Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league. Via a 2-1 vote, justices ruled that Gruden’s dispute is subject to league arbitration, overturning a district court ruling that his lawsuit against the NFL could move forward. Hearings were held in January in front of the …

Despite all the talent on the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football roster, there’s also a ton of uncertainty surrounding quarterback and several skill positions. Before we get into those groups, we already know that starting running back Omarion Hampton is not only the ACC’s best rusher, but amongst the nation’s best. Moving onto quarterback, though, UNC still has three months …

Getty Images The 2024 NFL schedule will be released Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. ET, but matchups have been leaked leading up to the big event. On Monday, Fox’s Michael Strahan revealed that the Dallas Cowboys will open up their season in Cleveland against the Browns at 4:25 p.m. ET, and that it will be Tom Brady’s first official game …

Getty Images The Detroit Lions have struck another mega deal this offseason as they have agreed to terms with quarterback Jared Goff on a four-year, $212 million extension that includes $170 million guaranteed, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. Goff’s new AAV of $53 million makes him the second-highest paid quarterback in the league behind Joe Burrow of …

The need for leadership in the NCAA, especially in college football is long overdue. Between conference realignment, the transfer portal, and NIL, changes to the sport have quickly occurred and without much governing. Perhaps nobody affiliated with the sport is more synonymous with leadership than recently retired Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. Paul Finebaum appears to have the …

Neil PaineMay 13, 2024, 08:37 AM ET CloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. The Stanley Cup playoffs are no place for the fresh-faced and inexperienced — or so the conventional wisdom goes. Because one ill-timed mistake can often send a team spiraling toward elimination, coaches tend to lean on players …

Dak Prescott should be sending Jared Goff a fruit basket. Or maybe a whole orchard. Goff’s new contract, with a new-money average of $53 million per year, will give Prescott even more leverage in his effort to get his third deal from the Dallas Cowboys. Prescott already had plenty of leverage, thanks to a cap number in excess of $55 …

East Lansing’s Jace Clarizio runs for a gain against Grand Ledge during the first quarter on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at Grand Ledge High School. East Lansing High School star running back Jace Clarizio plans to “stay home” for college and play football for Michigan State, he announced Tuesday evening. Clarizio, a First-Team Division I-2 All-State selection as a junior, …

Getty Images Veteran NFL official John Parry is back in the league, but not in the same capacity as he was before. Parry has accepted a job with the Buffalo Bills, according to the New York Post. Specifically, the 59-year-old is set to serve as an officiating liaison, which will include helping the coaching staff with replay decisions and rule matters. …

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. The 2024 draft lottery is in the rearview mirror, and …

With the release of the NFL schedule coming on Wednesday, we’ve decided to get ready for the release by taking a look at every team’s strength of schedule for the 2024 season, and well, Browns fans might not like what they’re about to read.  If the Browns are going to make back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time in 35 …

The 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship is expected to take place in Las Vegas where a national champion for the 2026 season will be crowned, according to The Action Network. The decision has not yet been made official by the College Football Playoff, but “Sin City” playing host to the game is reportedly a “lock.”  Las Vegas will be …

The NFL has been in early discussions of going to an 18-game schedule, which won’t happen for a few years. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell even admitted the league was considering the possibility earlier this offseason. The push to eventually go to 18 games hasn’t been abandoned by the league, although the current CBA doesn’t expire until March of 2031.  The league …