With Jim Harbaugh as the team’s head coach, the Chargers also have a new defensive coordinator in Jesse Minter. Minter, 40, was previously with Harbaugh as Michigan’s defensive coordinator from 2022-2023. He also spent 2017-2020 with Harbaugh’s brother, John, as a defensive assistant, assistant defensive backs coach, and defensive backs coach. As noted in a recent interview with Eric Smith …

OXFORD ― Eighty-nine years after the award’s inception, Ole Miss football is still waiting on its first Heisman Trophy winner. It has been 21 years since the Rebels’ last finalist — Matt Corral narrowly missed the cut in 2021 — and the Earth has completed 64 trips around the sun since their last Heisman finalist not named Manning. Quarterback Jaxson …

Could Patriots be team to watch with free agent tight end Dalton Schultz? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have zero tight ends signed for the 2024 NFL season. Hunter Henry, Mike Gesicki and Pharaoh Brown are all able to hit free agency when the legal tampering period begins March 11. New contracts can be signed …

The 2024 college football season is going to simply be pandemonium. From the 12-team playoffs to conference realignment to the rapidly changing NIL landscape, the sport is the Wild West right now. For Alabama fans, that’s not even the main concern yet as we are still adapting to life post-Nick Saban. It must be said that new head coach Kalen …

As one of the faces of the Cowboys, quarterback Dak Prescott takes a leading role in just about any discussion of the team’s fortunes. For much of last season, those discussions were positive when it came to Prescott and the job he was doing leading the Cowboys offense as they won the NFC East. Their playoff loss to the Packers …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 interior offensive lineman prospect Henry Fenuku. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Fenuku said. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound interior offensive lineman prospect is from North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Fenuku from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. Fenuku has scholarship offers from …

Jason Kelce (right) greets his brother Travis after last year’s Super Bowl. Photograph: Mark J Rebilas/USA Today Sports Jason Kelce, one of the greatest centers of all time, has announced his retirement from professional football after 13 NFL seasons. The 36-year-old, dressed in a sleeveless workout jersey, was in tears for long periods of his retirement press conference, which was …

EAST LANSING — Joe Rossi quickly became a font of information for Jonathan Smith and the rest of his colleagues. Even though Rossi also was getting to know to his new home with Michigan State football. But after spending the past 11 years at two Big Ten schools, Rossi — beyond bringing his acumen as defensive coordinator — has been …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The race for NHL most valuable player is remarkably contentious this season, as a half-dozen players have a legitimate claim to the Hart Trophy. “I can’t lie, I’m struggling with this one. But I’m happy to be struggling because the Hart race is giving us …

After retirement announcement, how will Eagles replace Jason Kelce? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The day has finally come to replace Jason Kelce and it won’t be easy. The legendary center announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday after 13 seasons and a Hall-of-Fame career. And as Kelce moves to the next phase of his life, the Eagles …

The Big Ten is officially expanding once again. No, there are not any more teams being added to the conference following this year’s upcoming additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington. Instead, to accommodate the expanded membership, the Big Ten is adding a third day to the schedule for the annual Big Ten football media days this summer. What was …

Defensive lineman Foley Fatukasi’s time with the Jaguars is coming to an end. According to multiple reports, the Jaguars are going to release Fatukasi. Fatukasi signed a three-year deal with the team as a free agent before the 2022 season and appeared in 32 games for the team over the last two seasons. The Jaguars have not announced the move, …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football will begin its spring practice Thursday, and despite a tumultuous 2023, Sam Pittman is back for his fifth year in charge. There are six months till the Razorbacks host Arkansas Pine Bluff in Little Rock for the season opener. A position battle at quarterback and the return of Bobby Petrino will take center stage in …

Center Jason Kelce announced his retirement with an emotional and entertaining speech at the Eagles’ facility on Monday afternoon and there are sure to be a number of tributes to what Kelce meant to the team in the coming days. One of the first came from Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. Kelce spent his entire 13-year career with the Eagles and …

Jason Kelce announces his retirement from the NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The day Philadelphia has been dreading finally arrived. Jason Kelce, one of the greatest centers in NFL history and one of the greatest Eagles ever, is retiring. Kelce announced at a press conference Monday afternoon at the NovaCare Complex that his career is over after 13 …