The 2024 SEC schedule was officially released Wednesday. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Texas and Oklahoma both open their inaugural SEC seasons at home. The SEC released the 2024 schedules for each of its 16 teams Wednesday night. The Sooners will play Tennessee in Norman in Week 4 (Sept. 21) to begin their conference schedule, while Texas will host Mississippi …

NFL receptions leader Keenan Allen has been declared out for the Los Angeles Chargers’ Thursday night game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a heel injury. Allen leads the league with 108 catches and is fourth in yardage (1,243). He set the Chargers’ single-season reception record and became the quickest player in NFL history to reach 900 receptions in …

The NFL wants the hip-drop tackle banned for 2024, and the Competition Committee, with a meeting scheduled for Thursday, is discussing it. The tackle, which the NFL says increases risk of injury by 25 times the rate of a standard tackle, has taken out some high-profile players this season. Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and most …

Dec 13, 2023, 07:25 PM ET WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday. The team did not provide a timetable for the forward’s return. Connor was injured during the second period of Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Ducks when …

We already knew Georgia football’s opponents for the 2024 season, but we weren’t able to confirm those details and dates until Wednesday night on the SEC released show on ESPN. This is a new era for the conference, which will add Big 12 powerhouses Texas and Oklahoma in 2024. The traditional divisional format will also be gone and the top-2 …

Cam Newton labels 49ers QB Purdy ‘game manager,’ not game changer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy’s stellar play during the 2023 NFL season vaulted the 49ers’ young quarterback into the national spotlight. However, a former league MVP isn’t impressed with the 23-year-old’s impact on San Francisco’s winning ways. Former Carolina Panthers superstar Cam Newton, who took …

The Tennessee Titans are bringing back the Houston Oilers throwbacks they debuted earlier this year in an Oct. 29 win over the Falcons.  Except this time, the Titans will be wearing the uniforms Sunday — against the Houston Texans. Yes, Houston’s original NFL team will be going back to the jerseys they wore as the Oilers as they face Houston’s …

USATSI Texas secured a commitment from four-star safety Kobe Black, rocketing the Longhorns 2024 class up five spots in the team recruiting rankings, according to 247Sports. The defensive back from Waco, Texas, is No. 4 safety in the country and No. 11 prospect from the Lone Star State. The Longhorns jump from the No. 11 to No. 6 recruiting class …

With four weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, the playoff push is on. The loaded AFC, for example, has 11 teams with winning records, the most through Week 14 in any conference since 1970. That includes six 7-6 teams. Unfortunately, all 32 teams are dealing with injuries at this point in the year.  Let’s take a look at injuries …

USATSI Broncos safety Kareem Jackson went one-on-one with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last month following the veteran’s most recent suspension by the league for an illegal hit. Jackson said at the time that he sought clarity on how he was supposed to play, but recently acknowledged that the NFL is asking him to do the “impossible.” “I feel a lot …

Oklahoma has lost three running backs to the transfer portal in the last few weeks. In many ways, it probably was beneficial, as it is nearly impossible to keep six scholarship running backs happy. Marcus Major, Daylan Smothers, and Tawee Walker entered their names into the transfer portal. Tawee Walker is still practicing with the team, so there’s a chance …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer At 10-3, the San Francisco 49ers are the first team this season to clinch a postseason berth and currently hold the No. 1 seed in the NFC. With runaway wins over the Dallas Cowboys (10-3) and the Philadelphia Eagles (10-3), the 49ers hold the tiebreaker over both teams.  Three of San Francisco’s final four games …

Ben Roethlisberger is no stranger to criticizing his longtime team in retirement. Following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots, the two-time Super Bowl champion didn’t hold back. “Maybe the tradition of the Pittsburgh Steelers is done,” he said on an episode of his podcast, “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” published Monday. The 41-year-old took issue with multiple …

Getty Images The NFL has just a month left in its regular season and it appears like we’re in for a mad dash to the postseason. Only one team has secured a spot in the playoffs and just two teams have been mathematically eliminated from contention, meaning 29 other franchises still have some hope of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in …

The transfer portal has been picking up lately, and on Tuesday Duke quarterback Riley Leonard announced his decision to head to South Bend. He will join the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which was the expectation all along. (h/t Michael Chen of Fighting Irish Wire): “After Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard only visited one school, it seemed like a done deal …