There has been considerable fallout in the Scottsdale Saguaro football program since capturing the 6A championship last season. Coach Zak Hill left. Several players, including one of the state’s best safeties in Zeth Thues, transferred out. And now four assistant coaches have left to join Phoenix Brophy Prep’s football coaching staff. Brophy head coach Jason Jewell told The Arizona Republic …

Bears don’t see Caleb Williams as a ‘diva’ but rather ‘over-the-top impressive’: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One of the few drawbacks of making USC’s Caleb Williams your quarterback — prognosticated only by some — is his behavior and leadership. During most of the offseason, some have gripped onto several instances of Williams’ persona that don’t resonate with …

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has already proven his recruiting chops in his first full offseason with the program. After rebuilding Duke’s football program in just two years at the helm, he has returned to the Aggies since his days as defensive coordinator from 2017-2021 with the same level of coaching acumen. Helping recruit several current players from A&M’s …

The Seahawks announced a couple of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon. They have signed tackle Max Pircher and placed running back Bryant Koback on their reserve/retired list. Pircher was born in Italy and began playing football in Austria. He joined the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program and signed with the Rams in 2021. He remained with the team through the …

South Carolina football landed its second commit of its 2025 recruiting class on Tuesday. Three-star receiver Brian Rowe on Tuesday announced his commitment to the Gamecocks via X, formerly known as Twitter. Rowe, who attends Jay M Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina, told GamecockCentral “everybody is like a family there and I know I can really help the …

Fletcher Cox announced his retirement last month before free agency began. The former Eagles defensive tackle held a news conference Tuesday to officially end his time in the NFL. “I know this is April, and I wish this was an April Fool’s joke, but it’s not,” Cox said, via Chris Franklin of NJ.com. “It’s real.” Cox, 33, spent 12 seasons …

After one of the most productive seasons among quarterbacks in college football a year ago at Oklahoma, transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel talked about his move to Eugene to play for the Oregon Ducks for his final collegiate season Tuesday during the third week of spring ball. While he was looking at his options in the transfer portal for the second …

Hunter Henry reveals why he re-signed with Patriots in NFL free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Hunter Henry was arguably the best tight end who could have entered NFL free agency last month, but instead of hitting the open market and chasing a major payday, the 29-year-old veteran decided to remain with the New England Patriots. Henry signed …

When Texas Tech football coaches moved Amier Washington from defensive tackle to defensive edge late last season, Washington could have told them how much he appreciated the position switch. Instead, he showed them. As a previously little-used true freshman, Washington wreaked havoc in Tech’s 34-14 conquest of California in the Independence Bowl. He was credited with four tackles for loss, …

Edge rusher Jared Verse is generally projected to be a first-round pick in this month’s draft and he’s visiting with teams who could make that projection a reality. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Verse is set to visit with the Seahawks on Tuesday night and Wednesday. He is also scheduled for a meeting with the Broncos and has …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 11:36 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette called two hits by New York Islanders players “vicious” after an intense 4-2 loss at UBS Arena on Tuesday night. With 11:09 left in the third period, Rangers center Mika Zibanejad skated into the shoulder of Islanders defenseman Adam …

BYU Football Head Coach Kalani Sitake walks off the SAB outdoor practice fields after practice at the start of spring camp in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Before we present the Deseret News’ fifth-annual post-spring stab at BYU’s depth charts for the 2024 football season, a confession is probably in order. While we got most of the 2023 projections …

Report: Troy Brown a candidate to leave Patriots for ASU job originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Troy Brown may not be staying in New England, after all. The former Patriots wide receiver and current assistant coach is a candidate to become Arizona State’s new wide receivers coach, 247 Sports’ Noah Furtado reports. Brown was spotted on ASU’s campus Monday, …

Former Georgia and current USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander looks to be headed to the transfer portal. The big name interior lineman is set to leave after a good season in Los Angeles. Alexander went for 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss in his 2023 season. And while his role and value to the USC football squad …

On Monday, a report emerged that Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb is expected to skip the voluntary portion of the offseason program, and possibly will skip the mandatory minicamp. A video then emerged on TMZ.com of Lamb answering very general questions about his future. He wasn’t asked whether he’ll stay away from voluntary workouts or mandatory minicamp. He was only asked …