The 2024 NFL regular season is coming to an end, and half of the league will be turning their attention to the offseason. Last offseason was rather dramatic, as Bill Belichick found himself without a head-coaching job, Jim Harbaugh returned to the NFL and the quarterback market exploded with five $50-plus million-per-year extensions being handed out. What will happen this …

. Lane Kiffin might be King Troll on the internet, whether it’s out loud or on his always-entertaining X (formerly Twitter) account. We might have gotten another example on Thursday night as his Ole Miss team beat Duke in the Gator Bowl. MORE LANE KIFFIN: He won’t stop being weird about the College Football Playoff In an ESPN interview, he …

Even if healthy, Jalen Hurts was likely not going to play in the Philadelphia Eagles’ regular-season finale on Sunday against the New York Giants. Head coach Nick Sirianni indicted this week he would be resting a number of players, including running back Saquon Barkley, as the team is locked into the NFC’s No. 2 seed. But with the Eagles quarterback …

The Texas State Bobcats and North Texas Mean Green are set to take center stage on Friday when they meet in the 2025 First Responder Bowl in Dallas. Texas State finished the regular season with a 7-5 overall record, including a 5-3 record in Sun Belt Conference play. North Texas enters with a 6-6 overall record, including a 3-5 record …

How Avonte Maddox made the most of a challenging season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia He was released on March 7 after six years with the Eagles. He re-signed a month later but with a smaller contract and no guarantees. He began the season as the starting slot but got benched for Cooper DeJean during the bye week. He …

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Derrick Harmon forces a fumble from Idaho Vandals quarterback Jack Layne as the Oregon Ducks host the Idaho Vandals Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Oregon will once again have a significant presence in the NFL draft come April with players like Tez Johnson, Dillon Gabriel, Jabbar Muhammad, Jordan Burch and Ajani …

Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams is in his 10th NFL season and has been recognized for years as one of the best at his position. But he’s only made the Pro Bowl once, in 2016. And he’s not happy about that. “It’s pretty disappointing, if I’m being honest,” Williams said after Pro Bowl rosters were announced on Thursday, via ESPN. …

One of the more entertaining non-CFP bowl games takes place on Friday between Minnesota and Virginia Tech. It’s the 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl, and per tradition — as well as sponsorship arrangement — the winning coach will get a giant jar of mayonnaise dumped on his head. It could be either Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck, who has led his team to …

The Eagles’ seamless transition after losing a couple greats originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia As they began preparing for the 2024 season, the Eagles lost both Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox to retirement. On Thursday, their replacements — Cam Jurgens and Jalen Carter — were both named as Pro Bowlers for the first time. There’s no doubt that Kelce …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell’s former top assistant coach Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday with a 23-10 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia. Freeman was Fickell’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Cincinnati from 2017-20. He left for the same position at Notre Dame in 2021 before being promoted …

10 Eagles backups to watch in Week 18 against Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With nothing to play for in terms of seeding, the Eagles are going to rest their star players in Week 18 against the Giants. But this is a big opportunity for a lot of backups. “What an opportunity for some of the guys who …

The 2025 Bahamas Bowl will be the final game outside the College Football Playoff of the season, as the Buffalo Bulls will take on the Liberty Flames. Buffalo went 8-4 during the regular season and was 6-2 in the MAC, while Liberty finished at 8-3 overall and went 5-3 in Conference USA. These two programs played each other in the …

Defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia was a Charger the last time they made the playoffs and sees something different in the current team. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) The joy of clinching a playoff berth didn’t erase the pain of Otito Ogbonnia’s last postseason memory. Perhaps the Chargers’ 27-point collapse in Jacksonville two years ago only enhanced the thrill of returning …

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl game day is almost here. Mount Union and North Central will square off for the NCAA Division III football national championship Sunday at Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium. Kickoff time on ESPN is 8:03 p.m. Here are eight things to know about this year’s Stagg Bowl. Mount Union’s Brandon Yanssens reacts following the NCAA Division III semifinal …

Backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo joined the Rams knowing what his role would be. (Gary Klein / Los Angeles Times) This could play out differently. What Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo does on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks — and what might happen during the offseason — might make it so. In 2022, quarterback Baker Mayfield started the Rams’ regular-season finale, an …