When the Detroit Lions’ captains take the field for the 2024 NFC championship game, Barry Sanders will be right beside them. Sanders, a Hall of Fame running back and the greatest player in Lions history, has been tabbed as an honorary captain for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.  Sanders was in his heyday the last time the Lions …

Florida A&M has named its 19th full-time head football coach. The program announced on Saturday that it’s removed James Colzie III’s interim title to appoint him as the Rattlers’ new head coach. New FAMU head coach Colzie replaces Willie Simmons, who spent six season leading the Rattlers. Simmons resigned from FAMU on Jan. 1 to become Duke’s running backs coach. …

Shane Waldron, Eric Washington hires seem to answer key questions about Matt Eberflus originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago When general manager Ryan Poles and president and CEO Kevin Warren elected to retain Bears head coach Matt Eberflus for a third season, it raised legitimate concerns about what was on the immediate horizon for the Bears. The first questions Eberflus …

Crazy as it sounds, Bill Belichick is unlikely to coach in the NFL in the 2024 season. It will be the first time since the 1974 season that Belichick has not been with an NFL team. But sources tell CBS Sports not to count the GOAT out for 2025. There remains a desire for Belichick to return to the sidelines …

On Friday, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko gains his first commitment in the 2025 recruiting class as DFW-based inside linebacker and 4-star prospect Kelvion Riggins will head to College Station in 2025, joining 3-star OL Joshua Moore in the class. Riggins, who made his announcement on the DCTF YouTube page in front of his family, friends, coaches, and teammates …

Myles Garrett has got another new coach. The Cleveland Browns have hired Jacques Cesaire as their defensive line coach to work with Garrett, the favorite to win AP Defensive Player of the Year, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Saturday. Cesaire, who spent the past two seasons in Houston, will replace Ben Bloom. It’s possible …

Getty Images It’s unlikely that Tee Higgins won’t be a free agent this offseason. But in the event that he is, Deshaun Watson wants Higgins to consider joining him in Cleveland.  Watson recently made a pitch for Higgins to join the Cleveland Browns, who made the playoffs last season despite season-ending injuries to Watson and perennial Pro Bowl running back …

It was reported on Friday that LSU would be hiring away Austin Thomas after two years as the football chief of staff at Ole Miss, and now we now what role he is going to occupy in Baton Rouge. On Saturday, The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander reported that Thomas will be the senior associate athletics director for football administration. This will be his …

Armstead dumbfounded by ‘weird’ criticism of 49ers QB Purdy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Brock Purdy Hate Train continues to move along into the 49ers’ NFC Championship Game, but so does his support-mobile. From Deebo Samuel to Pat McAfee to Richard Sherman — the 49ers quarterback has been well-defended in recent weeks from harsh criticism and bizarre …

San Francisco 49ers star receiver Deebo Samuel suffered a shoulder injury in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, sitting out most of the team’s 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers. The Niners got good news Friday when Samuel was cleared to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions (6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX …

The Tigers already have commitments from the top quarterback, running back and receiver in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Now, they’ll be hosting the No. 1 safety for a visit, as well. Zephyrhills (Fla.) five-star safety DJ Pickett told On3 he will be taking the trip to Baton Rouge on Jan. 30. Pickett is a top-10 prospect nationally and the top …

When Vic Fangio and the Dolphins announced a mutual parting after the end of Miami’s season, it didn’t take long for Fangio to be linked with the Eagles. That link is now official. The Eagles announced that Fangio is their new defensive coordinator on Saturday afternoon. “Vic’s reputation obviously speaks for itself,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said in a …

A year after first eyeing him for the position, the Eagles have finally secured their man, bringing Vic Fangio back to Philadelphia as Nick Sirianni’s new defensive coordinator. The team made it official Saturday. The former Broncos head coach marks the Eagles’ first major addition since a late-season collapse, signed to revitalize what became one of the NFL’s worst defenses …

Michigan football lost legendary head coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday, a man who will go down in the annals of maize and blue history. To replace him, the Wolverines stayed in-house, hiring Harbaugh’s personal pick for his successor in his protege Sherrone Moore, the former offensive coordinator. Moore has been in Ann Arbor since the 2018 season, having first the team’s …

I’m always surprised about how quickly the NFL season goes by. While at times it can feel like a long year, more often than not I’ll be gearing up for a slate of preseason games, look up and we’re suddenly at Championship Sunday. It’s been a fun season so far and we still have three games left before we put …