You hate to see it. Wait, no you don’t. For all of the chatter in Columbus the past few years that Michigan football has been talking a big talk while rectification was coming to the premier college football rivalry, it hasn’t come to fruition. And yet, the talk in the state of Ohio has been rampant, previously with good cause. …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 12, 2023, 07:15 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL All-Star Skills competition is getting a major overhaul in 2024 thanks to creative input from Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid. The skills competition will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 2, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto during the NHL’s All-Star …

Edelman: Kraft ‘needs to have a hard conversation’ with Belichick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick has already cemented himself as one of the greatest coaches of all time for the success he has brought to the New England Patriots, but how long of a leash can the past success give him? Winning six Super Bowls with the …

USATSI One of the top available quarterbacks in the transfer portal is off the board. Former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke committed to Wisconsin Tuesday, giving coach Luke Fickell experience at the position heading into a new-look Big Ten next fall. Van Dyke was the No. 12 quarterback available in the transfer portal according to 247Sports. Van Dyke had a …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Matthew Stafford has been front and center of the surprising turnaround for the Los Angeles Rams this season — going from a 5-12 Super Bowl hangover to 6-7 in 2023 and on the fringe of making the playoffs.  But for Rams head coach Sean McVay, engineering that rebirth on offense required some out-the-box thinking, including …

Getty Images A familiar face is coming back down to Miami as the Dolphins are signing three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Melvin Ingram, according to NFL Network. The veteran, back after spending the 2022 season with the Dolphins, will be signing to their practice squad, per the Miami Herald. The Dolphins are signing Ingram with the hope he can bolster …

New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito has become one of the storylines of the 2023 NFL season. Undrafted out of Illinois, the 25-year-old New Jersey kid has gone from practice squad quarterback, to the star of the Giants franchise. The DeVito hype reached a new level on Monday night, as he won his third straight start in thrilling fashion with …

Bowl games are chaotic these days with opt outs, the transfer portal, and the College Football Playoff. Bowl games don’t mean as much as they used to, but they are still a good way to gauge the strength of a college football program. Now, bowl games, which aren’t part of the College Football Playoff, also provide an interesting insight into …

Cornerback Pepe Williams is back on the Ravens active roster. Williams was activated from injured reserve on Tuesday. He had reached the end of the 21-day window to practice with the team that opened in November and had to be activated or he would be shut down for the remainder of the season. Offseason ankle surgery limited Williams’ availability in …

The Week 14 “Monday Night Football” doubleheader was all about Will Levis and Tommy DeVito and eating chicken cutlets. The Titans and Giants stunned as underdogs, winning with fourth-quarter comebacks that capped impressive performances from the two rookie passers.  There were a grand total of eight first- or second-year quarterbacks who qualified for this series in Week 14.  Let’s dive deep into the …

Former East Tennessee State and Maryville High School coach George Quarles is expected to be hired as Austin Peay football’s tight ends coach, a source told the USA TODAY South Region Network on Tuesday. The source requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made. Quarles was fired after two seasons at ETSU, in which the program won just six …

Every NFL team has traditions, but few revere them like the Pittsburgh Steelers do. Ben Roethlisberger, however, fears that may no longer be the case.  Pittsburgh’s former quarterback and future Hall of Fame inductee doesn’t think that the team’s traditions have been passed down to current members of the offense, who are part of a unit that has been under …

Dec. 12—THOMASVILLE — After a 6-5 season that saw the Warriors season end with an early playoff exit, Brookwood football players have received several All-Region selections as well ass three All-State selections. It’s no wonder that several of the Warriors offensive weapons received these honors as Brookwood was virtually unstoppable on the offensive side of the ball. Receiver Nic Clark, …

USATSI The Minnesota Vikings will start their fourth different quarterback of the 2023 season when they travel to take on the Cincinnati Bengals this Saturday. The team announced on Tuesday that Nick Mullens would start at quarterback, while Joshua Dobbs is sent to the bench. Dobbs was benched for Mullens in the fourth quarter of the eventual 3-0 victory over the …

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is on the team’s injury report Tuesday. Chase is listed as a non-participant in practice due to an ankle injury. The Bengals are only holding a walkthrough on Tuesday, so the listing is an estimation of what he’d do at a normal practice. That will make the rest of the week more telling about Chase’s …