The Patriots signed rookie receiver JaQuae Jackson, the team announced Thursday. The Patriots cut first-year receiver T.J. Luther in a corresponding move. Jackson signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers on April 30. Atlanta cut him Tuesday, and the Patriots are giving him a second chance. He played four seasons at California (Pennsylvania). In 13 …

USATSI The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has passed a guideline allowing college football programs at every level of the sport to sell sponsor advertisements on football fields for regular season games. The new guideline will go into effect in time for the 2024 season.  Corporate advertisements will be limited to three spots on the field: A single advertisement on …

The Bears announced their practice schedule for training camp this summer. Chicago, which will practice at Halas Hall, is opening nine practices to the public. The first open practice is Friday, July 26, and the last is Thursday, Aug. 15. All open practice sessions are free of charge to fans. Additional information, including ticketing registration details, can be accessed at …

Xzavier Henderson has led two Power Four teams in receiving in two consecutive years. In 2022, he caught 38 passes for the Florida Gators. Upon transferring to play at the University of Cincinnati last season, he hauled in 58 more. However, from those gridiron acrobatics, he’s been held to five touchdowns, two at Florida and three last season for the …

The Eagles have added a new title to chief security officer Dom DiSandro’s title ahead of the 2024 season. The team announced that DiSandro is now in charge of gameday coaching operations. The move is likely related to an incident from last year’s regular season game against the 49ers. DiSandro was ejected from the game after making contact with 49ers …

New Year’s Eve is a little cheesier with this year’s bowl game in Orlando. On Thursday, Florida Citrus Sports announced the dates and times for this season’s bowl games in Orlando, including the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. The top teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference will face off at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 31, 2024. It …

The Jaguars signed another draft pick on Thursday. The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that second-round pick Maason Smith has signed his four-year rookie deal. Three of the team’s nine picks, including first-round wideout Brian Thomas Jr., remain unsigned. Smith and Thomas were teammates at LSU, but Smith missed all but one game of the 2022 season with a …

The Pop-Tarts Bowl is returning to Orlando in December after a “crazy good” launch. The game will feature the top teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 Conference at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 28, 2024. On Thursday, Florida Citrus Sports announced the college football bowl schedule in Orlando for the 2024-2025 season, including the Cheez-It Citrus …

A lawsuit brought by NFL fans alleges the league colluded with network partners CBS and Fox, along with DirecTV, and controlled the pricing of Sunday Ticket in a violation of antitrust law. (Chris Delmas / AFP / Getty Images) Did the NFL conspire to put the squeeze on its biggest fans, driving up the price of DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package …

Ravenwood senior Donovan Starr committed to Auburn football and coach Hugh Freeze on Thursday, he confirmed to The Tennessean. The 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back visited Auburn on Wednesday. He chose Auburn over Clemson, Tennessee and Missouri. He was at Clemson last week. Starr is the No. 14 player from Tennessee in the Class of 2025, according to the 247Sports Composite, …

The Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000. It was a 23-17 overtime victory over the Colts in the wild-card round. Dave Wannstedt was the team’s coach; Jay Fiedler was the quarterback: and Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor led the defense. Mike McDaniel is the 10th Dolphins head coach since then, counting interim head coaches, and 21 other quarterbacks …

Texas Tech football players have made their mark in the Canadian Football League for years. Wide receiver Derrell Mitchell topped 12,000 career receiving yards in an 11-year career north of the border and was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2016. Linebacker Micah Awe last year set a single-season tackles record for the Calgary Stampeders. Former Tech offensive …

Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson has an uphill climb to make the roster after signing to play for the Bills, but he has found a good mentor in Von Miller. Miller, the eight-time Pro Bowl pass rusher, said Steveson approached him immediately and said he wants to soak up all of Miller’s knowledge. “His locker is right next to …

The BYU Cougars storm the field before a football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News BYU may have landed its quarterback of the future on Thursday. Nolan Keeney, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound QB from Tualatin, Oregon, announced on social media that he has committed to the Cougars. A three-star …

The Philadelphia Eagles replaced their coordinators on both sides of the ball after a stunning late-season collapse from the 2022 NFC Champions, including hiring Kellen Moore to run their offense. Moore spent four years as the offensive coordinator for the archrival Dallas Cowboys before one ill-fated season with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. While Moore has shown the ability …