Late Saturday evening, Florida Atlantic transfer linebacker Jaylen Wester announced he’d follow his older brother LaJohntay, another former FAU star, to Colorado. The younger Wester racked up some strong numbers in his first two collegiate seasons. As a freshman in 2022, Wester totaled 60 tackles, one sack and an interception. The 6-foot, 205-pound linebacker followed that up with 56 total …

LAWRENCE — In the short amount of time that has followed the start of the Washington football coaching search, Kansas head coach Lance Leipold’s name has repeatedly been linked to the job by numerous reports. Leipold, though, appeared to put an end to those rumors Sunday. With a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, he expressed …

Photograph: Michael Ainsworth/AP The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs are always a must-watch, usually for all the wrong reasons. With their 1990s run of dominance firmly in time’s rearview mirror, the Cowboys’ 21st-century legacy mostly consists of postseason disappointment. After grabbing the NFC’s second seed in the regular season, it felt like these Cowboys should have easily handled a visiting …

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff is starting to take shape. DeBoer is expected to retain running backs coach Robert Gillespie and defensive line coach Freddie Roach, per ESPN’s Chris Low. Meanwhile, DeBoer is expected to bring offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard and director of scouting Jerret McElwain with him from Washington. FOX’s Bruce Feldman also …

Amari Niblack intends to enter the transfer portal as of Sunday, he posted to Instagram with On3. Niblack just wrapped up his sophomore season for Alabama football. He caught 20 passes for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns this past season. Niblack is the latest player to look at other opportunities in wake of Nick Saban’s retirement. Starting receiver Isaiah Bond …

Siegel senior football standout Tarrion Grant has been aboard the Purdue train since coaches began visiting him in May. “Ever since (coaches) first came to the school,” Grant said on how long he knew Purdue was the place for him. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback committed to the Boilermakers on Sunday. “It was the connections. When I went up there (in …

Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) signals from the line against his former team, the Rams. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Jared Goff telegraphed this pass. We should have known he would flip a U-turn in the Motor City, leading the Detroit Lions to their first playoff victory in 32 years. He was a big part of dramatic turnarounds in …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The future of Purdue football’s secondary received an upgrade Sunday afternoon. Tarrion Grant, the sixth-ranked cornerback in the Class of 2025 according to 247 Sports, announced on an Instagram live post he is verbally committed to the Boilermakers. Grant recorded 26 tackles last season at Siegel High in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and is 247 Sports’ 50th overall ranked …

DETROIT — The roar was primal. It was visceral. It was generational. It felt like it couldn’t get louder, and then it did. It felt like it couldn’t last, and then it never waned. It rattled the beams of Ford Field and poured out television sets across the country. It was loud, of course. Sixty-six thousand-plus screaming Detroit Lions fans …

One year ago, there were rumors of a possible link between Ryan Grubb and Alabama. However, Nick Saban — in what would turn out to be his final season as the Crimson Tide’s head coach — pivoted to Tommy Rees. Now, it looks increasingly likely that Grubb, who was Washington’s offensive coordinator this past season, will join Kalen DeBoer in …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap a wildly unpredictable start to Super Wild Card Weekend full of upsets and unexpected heroes. The duo start off with the Sunday games and the Detroit Lions’ curse-breaking victory over the Los Angeles Rams, as the Lions have provided every fan of a moribund NFL franchise with …

After the final 2023 Oklahoma high school football state championship ended in Chad Richison Stadium, it was immediately time for The Oklahoman’s prep sports writers to brainstorm. I pulled up a blank document on my laptop, and our team – Jordan Davis, Nick Sardis and I – immediately started outlining an All-State roster in the press box. In the following …

TAMPA, Fla. — If the Philadelphia Eagles had a chance to watch their fellow NFC East postseason qualifier, they saw the warning. It’s a warning the Eagles, truth be told, received in Week 13. They received it also in Weeks 14 and 15 and again in Weeks 17 and 18. Because despite the Eagles’ early hold on the division, despite …

Former CSU football QB Clay Millen says he will transfer to Florida. Clay Millen is headed to the SEC. The former Colorado State starting quarterback announced on social media on Sunday he would transfer to Florida. Millen started every game he was healthy for in 2022 as a redshirt freshman after transferring from Nevada to follow Jay Norvell and staff …

Super Wild Card Weekend has lived up to the hype as the NFL playoffs have begun. The Green Bay Packers became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game while C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love provided glimpses of the future thanks to incredible playoff debuts.  The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game since the 1991 season while …