This week, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko discussed several topics regarding the progress made during the Aggies’ spring football practice season, as the annual Maroon & White spring game is set for next Saturday afternoon. As the roster has made considerable strides since the start of the spring period, Elko and his staff have also been very busy hosting …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein to dive into the how and why of the biggest news around the league this week. The trio start with the news of O.J. Simpson’s passing and why it’s hard to put a bow …

Video Details The 2024 NFL Draft is just two weeks away and talks are heating up across the league. However, it is almost certain that USC QB Caleb Williams will head to Chicago as the No. 1 pick. The Bears are coming off a seven-win season with Justin Fields, hungry for a playoff appearance against a tough NFC North division. …

IRVING, Texas — Incoming American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spent time on both sides of college athletics learning the intricacies of the sport. From 2009-13, he served as athletic director at Rutgers and helped negotiate the Scarlet Knights’ entry to the Big Ten. He also worked on the television side of college sports at both ABC and CBS.  In …

In the hours Thursday after the announcement of the death of O.J. Simpson, the football legend who infamously was acquitted of criminal charges in a double murder, few wanted to talk. The National Football League has provided no statement on the passing of the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. The Buffalo Bills, who a day …

A former star running back who experienced one of the most epic rises and falls in sports and media history, O.J. Simpson died Wednesday at 76 years old. Simpson was one of the most infamous figures in American history. He was a Heisman Trophy winner, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft and an NFL MVP who was eventually inducted …

After 14 sessions, LSU football has one final practice to put a stamp on its spring. Brian Kelly and the Tigers will wrap up 2024 spring practice up with the National L Club Spring Game inside Tiger Stadium Saturday (1 p.m., SEC Network+). Coming into the spring, there were a number of question marks surrounding this LSU team and what …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 11, 2024, 05:13 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Noah Hanifin and the Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $7.35 million annually, the team announced Thursday. Re-signing Hanifin, who was set to become a pending unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, to …

49ers sign veteran CB Rock Ya-Sin to one-year contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have added veteran presence to their secondary for the 2024 NFL season. San Francisco signed veteran cornerback Rock Ya-Sin to a one-year contract on Thursday, the team announced. Ya-Sin, a five-year pro, originally was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. …

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer released a statement Thursday after one of his former Washington football players, Tybo Rogers, was arrested and charged recently with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in fall of 2023 when DeBoer was still coach at Washington. “While I am not able to comment specifically on the situation involving an individual at my …

NFL scout would be ‘shocked’ if the Bears don’t trade the No. 9 pick: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago A bevy of possibilities could unfold when it comes time for the Bears to draft with their second first-round pick at the No. 9 spot in the 2024 NFL Draft. But, according to one NFC area scout, per ESPN, …

Ohio State’s spring game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday is just a glorified scrimmage, though in front of a crowd most college football programs would envy for games in the fall. But to FOX Sports football analyst Joel Klatt, the Buckeyes’ intrasquad scrimmage represents a step in football’s evolution. This will be the first time FOX or any national network …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles have already made multiple moves this offseason in hopes of bolstering their offense, and they’re now on the verge of making another one.  According to NFL.com, the Eagles are expected to sign C.J. Uzomah to a one-year deal. The tight end, who spent the past two seasons in New York, has been a free agent …

The former star running back who experienced one of the most epic rises and falls in media, O.J. Simpson, died Wednesday at 76 years old. Simpson is one of the most famous figures in American history. He was a Heisman Trophy winner, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft and an NFL MVP. Simpson was eventually inducted into both …

USC running back O.J. Simpson carries the ball against UCLA during a 21-20 win over the Bruins in November 1967. Simpson, who died on Thursday, finished as that season’s runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. That September, Simpson had a big game in the Trojans’ upset of No. 4 Texas. O.J. Simpson died Thursday morning following a battle with cancer. The …