SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been a busy man of late. In the past week alone he announced a “joint advisory committee” partnership with the Big Ten and the state of Tennessee filed a pivotal lawsuit against the NCAA that could change the way name, image and likeness is governed going forward in college football. In a Wednesday appearance on ESPN, …

Why Rapoport is confident 49ers eventually will pay Aiyuk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With Nick Bosa’s contract saga officially put to bed this past offseason, the next 49ers star due for a payday is wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. The former first-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft is fresh off his second consecutive 1,000-yard season with San …

LAWRENCE — Signing day Wednesday proved to be quiet for Kansas football. The Jayhawks, as expected, didn’t announce any more scholarship additions from the high school or junior college ranks. KU did formalize the additions of five more players with college experience from the transfer portal, all of whom had previously committed. In total, combined the signing class for 2024 has …

LAS VEGAS — In the expanse of three days and two news conferences, we got an answer to what will be fueling the next phase of a tug-of-war between the NFL and players union. Grass. Specifically, how many NFL fields don’t have it, how many, according to the NFLPA, don’t maintain it well, and how long it will take for …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde examine the news that Kirk Herbstreit may have contributed to quarterback Dylan Raiola flipping from Georgia to Nebraska. In an interview with Rivals, Dylan’s father Dominic Raiola recalls a phone call with Kirk Herbstreit discussing the impact …

What Deebo told Lynch during halftime of 49ers’ epic NFC title win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If the game is on the line, don’t question Deebo Samuel’s willingness to call for the ball. Sluggish and completely overwhelmed defensively, the 49ers made their way into the locker room at halftime trailing the Detroit Lions by 17 points in …

Rutgers football received a commitment on Tuesday night from Talibi Kaba, a player who might be the most under-appreciated prospect in the state. An elite-level athlete, Kaba pops on tape. He is ranked a three-star by 247Sports and is the No. 12 recruit in New Jersey according to 247Sports. Kaba’s commitment to Rutgers sees him joining the class of 2025 …

Getty Images As his coaching future with the Washington Commanders was in doubt, Eric Bieniemy paid a visit to the Kansas City Chiefs in the midst of their Super Bowl run. Bieniemy attended the Chiefs meetings before the AFC championship game, according to NFL Network, and spent some time with the offense — as Kansas City would later go on and beat …

1 This guy is special. Even when he was counted out earlier this year, he finds a way to get it done. He’s on his way to being the best ever.2 McCaffrey makes the offense go. His ability to run it and catch it is makes him such a tough matchup. He is almost guaranteed to score a touchdown every …

What the Kansas City Chiefs are doing just isn’t normal. The defending Super Bowl champions are in their fourth Super Bowl in the last five years, sitting as only the third team in NFL history to accomplish such a feat, joining the 1990s Buffalo Bills (1990-1993) and the 2010s New England Patriots (2014-2018). Should they defeat the NFC champion San Francisco …

Linebackers Demontrae Gaston and Turner McLaughlin, along with offensive lineman Ryland Bragg, combined to help Pensacola Catholic attain a breakthrough football season and reach the state semifinals. They were saluted again Wednesday on National Signing Day by Catholic coach Matt Adams and teammates, after the trio all signed with separate NCAA Division I teams. Gatson is heading to the Toledo …

We’re just days away from Super Bowl LVIII, and the crew here at CBSSports.com is doing our best to look at this game from every angle imaginable. So, just as we did for the AFC and NFC title games, we’re going to use this space to do a tale-of-the-tape-style breakdown to determine which of the Kansas City Chiefs and San …

How to watch Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 announcement originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The end of the NFL season means it’s time to recognize the standout players, coaches and moments from 2023. That’s exactly what will happen at the 2024 NFL Honors, where the league’s brightest stars come together for an awards show before Super Bowl 58. …

Juven Hudson and Caden Beachamp of Watertown and Aberdeen Central’s athletes Cooper Eisenbeisz, Cooper Fosher, Jett Carlson, Jayden Comstock and Avery Ligon area among 21 area high school football standouts who signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday on National Signing Day. Here’s a list of area signees that have been announced by colleges throughout the upper Midwest. Some colleges hadn’t …

There was plenty of doubt surrounding Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs throughout the regular season. It’s only fitting that once Kelce turned his game up another level in the postseason, so, too, did the Chiefs.   The veteran tight end’s success in the postseason correlates to the Chiefs and their constant deep playoff runs. Patrick Mahomes has a track record …