Mainland hired within the family Wednesday to fill its sudden football coaching vacancy — in more ways than one. Jerrime “Squatty” Bell, who led Atlantic to the District 8-2S championship and a return to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs last fall, told The News-Journal on Wednesday afternoon that he has accepted an offer to take over at his …

Rejuvenated Eagles disappointment Derek Barnett gets new contract with Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia One-time Eagles 1st-round pick Derek Barnett, who finished last season with the Texans after the Eagles finally gave up on him, has re-upped with the Texans, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Barnett, who had 2.5 sacks in his last 29 games as an Eagle, …

Most of the talk among the LSU football offensive players entering this spring and through the first couple of weeks of practice has been turning the page. For the mostly new crop of receivers, it’s making their own name after Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. have moved on. At running back, the scarcely-thin group has been working to produce …

Should Pats draft Drake Maye? Experts make case for and against QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the New England Patriots keep the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, they’ll likely choose between two quarterbacks: Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels. While Maye fits the Patriots mold, according to our Phil Perry, he seems to be the …

NORMAN — DeMarco Murray, the former OU football star and fourth-year running backs coach, has reportedly decided to stay after being offered a three-year contract to turn down Ohio State. On3 first reported Murray’s decision on Wednesday. Longtime Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford departed to serve on new Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore’s staff on March 13, resulting …

The Bears sent a large contingent to watch Caleb Williams throw at USC’s Pro Day in Los Angeles. General Manager Ryan Poles, assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham, head coach Matt Eberflus, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph were among the Bears’ representatives. The Bears had another team member watching as well. Newly acquired receiver Keenan Allen showed up …

The SEC is sticking with eight conference games for the 2025 season, the conference announced Wednesday. The schedule for Mississippi State and Ole Miss football will feature a replica of the 2024 SEC schedule, but home and road assignments will be flipped. MSU will play home contests against Texas, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Georgia. That’ll accompany a nonconference schedule featuring …

Free agent receiver Michael Gallup is scheduled to visit the Ravens on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Gallup’s first scheduled visit was with the Panthers. The Cowboys released Gallup last week, making him a free agent. Dallas designated him as a post-June 1 cut, saving them $9.5 million in room this year, though Gallup will count $8.7 million in …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football opponents for 2025 were revealed by the SEC Wednesday, with the league also confirming it will maintain its eight-game schedule. In 2025, the Razorbacks will have home games against Missouri, Auburn, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. The Hogs will travel to face Texas, Tennessee, LSU and Ole Miss. Those are the same opponents Arkansas will …

Quarterback Caleb Williams, likely the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, drew quite a crowd to pro day at USC. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Nearly two dozen of Caleb Williams’ former USC teammates joined him on the field Wednesday for the school’s annual pro day. This was not unexpected, the Trojans having plenty of talent that …

Tennessee football will play the same eight SEC opponents in 2025 as the 2024 season, but with home and away games flipped. On Wednesday, the SEC released the list of conference games for the 2025 season. It will stick with an eight-game league schedule for at least one more year, keeping the same matchups in place. That means Tennessee will …

The Competition Committee made official its proposal to prohibit hip-drop tackles, following the edict of Commissioner Roger Goodell. A defender would face a 15-yard penalty for grabbing the ball carrier with both hands or wrapping the ball carrier with both arms, and then swiveling or dropping his hopes or lower body and landing on and trapping the runner’s leg below …

Auburn football now knows its conference opponents on its 2025 schedule. The SEC released the opponent list Wednesday, and it’s an exact copy of who the Tigers are playing in 2024. The only difference is that the home games in 2024 are now away games in 2025, and vise versa. The 2025 season will be the third of the coach …

Eagles sign slot cornerback with experience to add depth to secondary originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Wednesday signed slot cornerback Tyler Hall. Hall, 25, went undrafted out of Wyoming in 2020 and has played in 31 NFL games with six starts. Those six starts have come over the last two years — two in 2022, two …

The 2025 schedule for Alabama football was announced Wednesday on the SEC Network. The Crimson Tide will face Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, LSU, Oklahoma and Auburn. Dates will be released at a later time. The Crimson Tide’s 2025 opponents are the same as its eight-game SEC slate this fall, but with a reversal of which games are at …