A Lipscomb Academy reunion in Knoxville? That could become a reality if Mustangs linebacker Kris Thompson decides the lure of Tennessee football is too strong to pass up. Thompson received the news he’d been anxiously waiting for when Tennessee, and coach Josh Heupel, offered the three-star 6-foot-1, 225-pound junior earlier this month. The clock now begins for him to make …

USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs are going to franchise tag L’Jarius Sneed, but that doesn’t mean the talented cornerback will be on the team’s roster in 2024. The Chiefs are tagging Sneed, but both sides are open to a possible trade if they can’t come to terms on a longterm deal, according to ESPN.  While the tag usually isn’t used …

Patriots’ new draft grading system among takeaways from NFL Combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a new man making roster decisions, and he’s implementing a new draft grading system. The last five or six drafts have produced a couple good players for the Patriots, but these classes overall have been mostly underwhelming. For the …

Feb 27, 2024, 05:55 PM ET For the first time since suffering a knee injury Jan. 11, star center Jack Eichel skated with the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Eichel, 27, who wore a red non-contact jersey, won’t play Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tuesday’s game will mark the 16th he has missed since he was injured in a …

Georgia is staying within the men’s tennis program for its next head coach. Jamie Hunt, a former Bulldog All-American in his seventh season as associate head coach, will succeed Manuel Diaz after this season when the longtime coach retires. “Coach Hunt understands what it takes to compete at a championship level,” athletic director Josh Brooks said in a release Tuesday …

The NFL Combine is meant to confirm or reject impressions that teams have of players based on film study. Over the course of the week, 321 draft prospects will be poked and prodded as they are put through medical evaluations, interviews and physical testing in an effort to determine where they should be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, which …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — New Panthers head coach Dave Canales, shuttling back and forth between work in Charlotte and his family back in Tampa, said he’s constantly bumping into Bucs fans in airports. Meaning well, they tell him how much Tampa Bay’s offense overachieved in his lone season there. “I just hate that,” Canales said Tuesday, speaking …

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football’s spring practices began Tuesday morning, and so did another competition for the starting quarterback job. Fourth-year coach Will Hall said following Tuesday’s practice that the quarterback, offensive line, tight end and punter positions are all up for grabs as the Golden Eagles strive for a better 2024 season. Hall named the four who are in …

Brett Veach has said for the last month that L’Jarius Sneed and Chris Jones are the Kansas City Chiefs’ top two priorities for the offseason. On Tuesday, he told reporters he even feels optimistic that deals can be worked out with the Chiefs star cornerback and defensive tackle, respectively. During his media availability at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, …

The free agent talent pool at tight end is about to get even richer. Jonnu Smith is about to join the fray of available tight ends as the Atlanta Falcons are releasing him, according to ESPN.  Smith will be one of the top-available tight ends this offseason, joining the likes of Hunter Henry, Dalton Schultz, Gerald Everett, Mike Gesicki, Noah …

Just two months into 2024, it’s already been a wild year for Michigan football. The Wolverines began the year by winning the College Football Playoff National Championship — its first national title win since 1997. Then, they saw head coach Jim Harbaugh return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers after guiding his alma mater to national glory. More …

Just call me the “Bears Bachelorette.” Our team of FOX NFL writers is going to do a little thought exercise on one of the most talked about storylines of this NFL Draft cycle: the Chicago Bears. The team once again owns the first overall pick, and while all signs (and most logic) point to them actually using the pick to …

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus wants a quarterback who plays his best football in crunch time. Asked today what he’s looking for in the Bears’ franchise quarterback, Eberflus talked primarily about getting the most out of his quarterback in the biggest situations. “I look at situations,” Eberflus said. “I look at the guys that can operate third down, two-minute and …

The Ohio State athletic department has self-reported four minor NCAA violations in football since last summer, according to a document obtained by The Dispatch through a public records request. The infractions all involved recruiting over a period of five months and ranged from contacting a player before he entered the transfer portal to providing a high school player with a …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams COO Kevin Demoff explained this week the origin of coach Sean McVay’s annually skipping the NFL Scouting Combine. After reaching the Super Bowl in February 2019 and losing to the New England Patriots, the Rams had little time to prepare for the annual pre-draft event later that month. The …