San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan is loving what he’s seeing from quarterback Brock Purdy ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. “He’s had a hell of a week,” Shanahan told pool reporter Nicki Jhabvala. “Brock’s pumped up.” Shanahan has liked his players’ attention to detail during a week when potential distractions abound. “I think it’s been great,” Shanahan said. “The first two …

When Jeff Lebby took over the offensive attack for the Oklahoma Sooners Brent Venables made it abundantly clear that Lincoln Riley’s previous strategy of taking a quarterback every other year would no longer fly. Since then, the Sooners have replenished the quarterback cupboard with talent every year, with at least two new quarterbacks joining the program via the high school …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter LAS VEGAS — Early in his Chiefs career, L’Jarius Sneed used to call his father, frustrated.  Kansas City had him playing a heavy dosage of slot cornerback, a position he’d never played before. A 2020 fifth-round pick out of Louisiana Tech, Sneed lined up on the outside his first three years in college. He played …

Getty Images Christian McCaffrey has been named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first San Francisco 49ers player to win the award since Joe Montana in 1989. McCaffrey is the fifth 49ers player to win the award, joining Roger Craig (1988) as the only running backs to win the award.  A First Team All-Pro at running back, McCaffrey …

Most of Alabama’s 2024 football recruiting class signed during the Early Signing Period in December, leaving just a handful of players who participated in the 2024 National Signing Day on Wednesday. Five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams, who originally committed to Alabama during his sophomore year, was one of the players who signed. He decommitted from Alabama following Nick Saban’s retirement, …

The 2023 NFL season was a disaster for the New York Jets, and everybody involved is now on alert. “They all got the message. This is the time to go. We have to produce this year. We have to produce this year. … It’s not a playoff mandate, but we have to do a lot better than seven [wins],” Jets …

Once again, the AP’s coach of the year comes from the Browns. Cleveland’s Kevin Stefanski has won the award for the second time in four seasons, as announced during the NFL Honors ceremony on Thursday night. Stefanski, 41, led the Browns to an 11-6 record and a postseason appearance despite starting five quarterbacks during the regular season. Four of the …

The high school recruiting scene is bustling in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the Class of 2025, and Penn State is actively pursuing the top recruits in each state. Already with a handful of players lined up from each key recruiting state, Penn State is looking to add to its offensive line with Michael Troutman of DePaul Catholic in Wayne, …

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Despite the offensive struggles in the regular season, and despite a 3-5 stretch which included a Christmas Day loss at home to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the last five years. Head coach Andy Reid has a chance to add to his legacy in a major …

Andy Reid is set to go down as one of the greatest coaches in football history regardless of whether he wins his third Super Bowl in five years with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. But in a year when three other men belonging to that tier — Nick Saban, Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll — have all departed their …

Georgia football topped its own record spending for recruiting in the fiscal year 2023 NCAA financial report by nearly $758,000. Expenses for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 totaled nearly $5.3 million, up from more than $4.5 million in the previous fiscal year. Only Texas A&M ($4.0 million) and Clemson ($3.5 million) have also reported more …

Getty Images Tiësto will be unable to serve as Super Bowl LVIII’s in-game DJ. The Grammy award winner announced Thursday night that a family emergency has compelled him to return home ahead of Sunday night’s game.  “Me and my team have been preparing something truly special for months, but a personal family emergency is forcing me to return home Sunday …

Mike Zimmer is back in the NFL. Two years after the Vikings fired Zimmer as the team’s head coach, Zimmer is expected to return to the Cowboys as defensive coordinator, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. The 67-year-old Zimmer connects the Cowboys to their distant past of on-field excellence; he first joined the team in 1994 as a defensive …

Michigan’s lack of recruiting gusto the past three years is unprecedented. The Wolverines have lost three games, one regular season game, won the Big Ten three times, beaten Ohio State three times, won a national title, had dozens of draft selections, and still can’t land top prospects. There are a couple of reasons for the lack of talent, but the …