If there’s one thing Ladd McConkey wants you to know about his game, it’s that he’s not defined by being a scrappy slot receiver. In the leadup to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Georgia receiver said on the “NFL on FOX Podcast” that he finds the narrative that he’s just another white slot receiver misguided. “I think if you just …

New LSU football defensive coordinator Blake Baker has been on the job, and back in Baton Rouge, for a few, short months. But that’s long enough to have run across one prevailing question on LSU’s defense. “‘How are you going to use Harold?'” is what everybody wants to know, according the Baker, who helped recruit Perkins Jr. out of Cy …

Getty Images The New England Patriots are on the doorstep of a pivotal NFL Draft in the coming weeks where they hold the third overall pick. The franchise will hope to carry the momentum of the success it had a year ago, particularly in the first round where it selected Christian Gonzalez, who’ll look a bit different as he heads …

The NFL has seen many changes over the last few years, and many have given the players more freedom of choice, from more jersey numbers to choose from to more available helmets. Their choices for headgear just increased even more, as the options for 2024 will double for position-specific helmets. The news was revealed by the annual helmet safety rankings, …

OU football’s season opener against Temple has officially been moved from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30 and will kick off at 6 p.m., the school announced Tuesday. SoonerScoop first reported the game would be moved to Friday moments before OU’s release. The Sooners announced that ESPN requested the change so their first game as a member of the …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter At his best, Stefon Diggs could give the Texans a weapon that makes their explosive pass game even more potent. He could shore up the deficiencies of their offense overall. On paper, he makes Houston one of the AFC’s elite teams. If he’s at his best. That’s the big question, not only because of his …

When a team doesn’t owns its own stadium, any effort to upgrade the venue can become a game of “mother may I?” In Green Bay, the Packers want the local stadium district to authorize payment of $3 million toward the building of a third locker room, at an estimated cost of $5 million. Via the Green Bay Press Gazette, the …

For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be a new coach roaming the sidelines of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Saban, the legendary head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, announced his retirement at the beginning of the 2024 offseason. Moving swiftly, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne hired Kalen DeBoer, luring him away from the Washington Huskies …

Running back Gus Edwards was among the players the Los Angeles Chargers brought in to be a featured element of new head coach Jim Harbaugh’s offense. Furthermore, Edwards reunites with Greg Roman, his former offensive coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens who’s now the Chargers’ offensive coordinator. Coming to L.A. was a no-brainer for the 28-year-old back. “I just thought it …

The Chiefs took care of a little roster housekeeping before their offseason program gets underway next week. The team announced that they have re-signed guard Mike Caliendo and safety Nazeeh Johnson. Both players were tendered as exclusive rights free agents, which means they had no ability to negotiate with other clubs so there’s no surprise that they’re back in Kansas …

New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes was ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs due to an upper-body injury. Devils interim coach Travis Green would not specify how long that Hughes would be out of action. Hughes has a team-leading 27 goals and 74 points in 62 games this season for the Devils, who are …

With not much room left in Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class, they have to be very picky at which position and prospect they want to add. Of the current 19 commits, the Irish have three current wide receivers in the fold and are looking like another one will join the trio. On Tuesday, two 247Sports Crystal Ball projections went …

After posting a career-best 9.0 sacks with the Ravens last year, linebacker Kyle Van Noy re-signed with Baltimore on a two-year deal last week. During his Tuesday pre-draft press conference, General Manager Eric DeCosta noted just how pleased the Ravens are to have Van Noy stick with the club. “Well first, we were very excited to bring Kyle back,” DeCosta …

Joel Klatt College Football Analyst The 2024 NFL Draft is fast approaching. In recent weeks, I’ve looked at the upcoming draft from all sorts of angles. I’ve ranked the top prospects at a few positions, I’ve conducted multiple mock drafts and I’ve shared which players I’m “planting my flag on” ahead of their perspective NFL careers. As we’re just over …

The much anticipated move to the SEC will come one day earlier as the University of Oklahoma announced a date change for their week one matchup with the Temple Owls. Originally slated to play on Saturday August 31, Joe Castiglione announced Oklahoma and ESPN have agreed to play the season opener on Friday night, August 30 at 6 p.m. CT. …