Nashville Christian five-star quarterback Jared Curtis received a scholarship offer from Texas on Wednesday. Curtis is the No. 1-ranked quarterback in the class of 2026 and No. 19 player overall, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Schools are still offering the 6-foot-5, 226-pound dual-threat QB even though he has announced 10 finalists of Georgia, Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame, South …

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan elected to fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks on Tuesday after one season with the club. Shanahan detailed the reasoning for moving on from Wilks during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday — a day after saying in his season-ending press conference that he expected the coaches to be back. “I’ve been sleeping on this for …

After officially introducing Tim Lester as its next offensive coordinator on Jan. 31, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced that Jon Budmayr has been elevated to wide receivers coach for the Hawkeyes on Wednesday. Budmayr joined Iowa as an offensive analyst ahead of the 2022 season after serving as Colorado State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2021. Colorado …

Mike Zimmer is back. After coaching under four head coaches in 13 years with the Cowboys, Zimmer has rejoined the organization under Mike McCarthy. The team introduced Zimmer as their new defensive coordinator on Wednesday. “It feels outstanding,” Zimmer said, via video from the team. “I have two grandkids, twins, that my daughter has. I’m excited to be around them …

Feb. 14—BRONX, N.Y. — Notre Dame will be marking the 100th anniversary of the Four Horsemen backfield this upcoming football season. The occasion will be celebrated in Shamrock Series format with the brand returning for the 2024 season and will feature the Army Black Knights for the third time in the series’ history. Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and …

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys defense loved playing for former defensive coordinator and new Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn.  Literally. Three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons described some of his conversations with Quinn as having a similar dynamic to those had between a father and son.  “That’s like my OG, for real,” Parsons said of Quinn back on …

One person is dead and at least 21 were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference. Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage. Graves initially said that officials did not believe any victims were children, but Chief Ross Grundyson …

Ziyare Addison pulled in two Big Ten offers on Wednesday night. The first of those offers came from Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights offered the offensive tackle from Sumner High School (Riverview, Florida). At 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds, Addison has a good frame that can easily add more quality size in a college strength and conditioning program. He has a …

Eagles sign former third-round edge rusher with NFL experience originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Wednesday signed veteran edge rusher Julian Okwara. Okwara, 26, was selected in the third round by the Lions out of Notre Dame in the 2020 NFL Draft and has experience over the past four seasons. In 38 career games (four starts), Okwara …

Four-star linebacker Jarcoby Hopson has narrowed his college football choice to eight schools, with Mississippi State and Ole Miss making the list. The Class of 2025 Lake Cormorant standout’s list includes Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Miami, Texas A&M, LSU, Texas, Auburn and Arkansas. Hopson said these eight schools have been with him since the beginning of his recruitment, with programs …

The Broncos have made it official with two assistant coaches joining the team’s staff. Denver announced on Wednesday that Pete Carmichael is the club’s new senior offensive assistant and Jim Leonhard is the defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach. It was previously reported that both men would be joining the Broncos. For Carmichael, it’s a reunion with head coach Sean …

LEXINGTON — Mark Stoops looked west for Kentucky’s new offensive coordinator, hiring Boise State’s Bush Hamdan. Stoops announced the move Wednesday evening. “I’ve known Bush for a few years and spent some quality time with him in 2021,” Stoops said in a statement. “Since then, I’ve followed his career and have been very impressed by him. He’s coached under Chris …

They came for a parade. They came by the million. They came downtown under the winter sun, wearing their Chiefs gear and their Kansas City pride. Parents brought their kids. Kids brought their parents. Some drank. Some cheered. Some just sat on their dad’s shoulders and screamed for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones and the rest. These are the …

SOUTH BEND — For ex-Duke defensive end RJ Oben, walking off the field at Wallace Wade Stadium after a last-minute defeat against Notre Dame football was almost too much to process. Certainly, that was the case in the raw moments that initially followed the 21-14 thriller on the final Saturday night in September, and it became ever stranger to ponder …

Last week, ESPN, Fox, and Warner Brothers Discovery announced plans for a joint streaming service that sounds a lot like a new-age cable package. The news was not met with enthusiasm by the NFL. John Ourand of Puck.news reports that the NFL is “scouring” its contracts with ESPN and Fox to see whether the two broadcast partners have the right …