. The North Carolina Tar Heels are red hot on the recruiting trail with transfer portal additions. On Thursday, the Tar Heels earned three commitments from three players in the transfer portal. And the latest one comes from a former SEC offensive tackle. After picking up a commitment from Michigan kicker Adam Samaha and East Carolina defensive tackle C.J. Mims, …

In this week’s action-packed episode of Football 301, hosts Nate Tice and Charles McDonald deep dive into the best matchups of Week 16, including a full breakdown of the weekend’s slop watch games and heavyweight matchups. First, Tice and McDonald open with a report on the New York Jets, whose dysfunction continues to spiral, especially with owner Woody Johnson reportedly …

The 2024 Cure Bowl will be held on Friday in Orlando and will feature a couple of conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title while Jacksonville State (9-4) were the champions of Conference USA. However, both programs lost their head coaches in between Championship Week and bowl season, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin leaving for Charlotte …

We are at Week 16 of the NFL season and it’s a crucial one. Teams are vying for playoff spots and positioning with just three weeks remaining. The Atlanta Falcons are still fighting for the NFC South title and decided to make a bizarre move to start rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. It will be interesting to see how this decision turns …

Fans stand in the stadium as a play is under review as the Texas Longhorns take on Mississippi State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. The University of Texas football program has been one of the most valuable in the country for years. From the brand to payments from the Longhorns Network to the …

Quarterbacks lavishing expensive Christmas gifts upon their offensive linemen is a time-honored tradition in the NFL, with a wide range of possibilities. There have been watches, ATVs, custom footballs, televisions, scooters, coats, coolers, guns, golf carts, Amazon stock, cryptocurrency, cars and much more. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might have just outdone them all. According to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket is set. Now the only thing left is to play the games and decide a national champion. The action commences on Friday night when (7) Notre Dame hosts (10) Indiana in what will be the initial first-round game in the history of the event. What most want to know, of course, is which team …

FRISCO, Texas — As the clock hit zero in the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-14 road win at the Carolina Panthers, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer walked off the field all smiles together arm in arm. Why wouldn’t they? Dallas coerced a revived Bryce Young, who hung tough against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and …

The Alabama football NIL budget has grown by leaps and bounds since Name, Image and Likeness laws took root all over the country in the summer of 2021. But exactly how much money has been committed to Crimson Tide players? That’s never been clear until Thursday, when former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban detailed the year-over-year budget on Thursday. Aggregately, …

Ten potential Patriots to watch this weekend in the College Football Playoff originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are three College Football Playoff games on Saturday, all of which happen to be loaded with draftable talent. Here are 10 names for Patriots followers to keep an eye on throughout, highlighting some of the best of the best at perceived …

The Sam Houston Bearkats will make their first-ever bowl appearance at the FBS level when they take on the Georgia Southern Eagles at the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday. Sam Houston will be playing under acting head coach and offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen after KC Keeler left to accept the head coaching position at Temple. The Bearkats (9-3), who tied …

Teams in the 2024 NFL playoff picture meet when the Denver Broncos face the Los Angeles Chargers in a key AFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Denver is coming off a 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Los Angeles dropped a 40-17 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Broncos (9-5), who have won four in a row, can …

STILLWATER — It’s probably happened somewhere, at some point. But it’s hard to imagine any major college football team — but especially one with the stability and consistency of Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State Cowboys — making a full change of its offensive and defensive assistant coaching staff with the head coach remaining in place. Now that the dust has settled …

Christian Barmore back on NFI list due to medical setback originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston On Thursday, the New England Patriots shared unfortunate news regarding defensive tackle Christian Barmore. Barmore was placed on the reserve non-football illness list after he experienced “recurring symptoms” from blood clots, which forced him to miss the first 10 games of the season. “The …

The stakes of being a junior college transfer may have changed after Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was granted injunctive relief in his case against the NCAA. The case isn’t over, but the initial ruling in favor of Pavia means his year at New Mexico Military institute (a junior college) does not count against his NCAA eligibility clock.  For now, he …