Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith officially will not return in 2024. Indianapolis has placed Smith on the reserve/non-football illness list. With just four games left, that will end Smith’s season. Smith has been out of practice due to a personal matter. Head coach Shane Steichen said earlier in the week that he wasn’t sure if Smith would be able to …

Getty Images Celebration Bowl referee Rory Bernard took some time to honor military veterans before passing along unfortunate news to the Jackson State fans in attendance. Before his first penalty call of the game, Bernard paused to salute those who served. On its opening drive of the game, South Carolina State’s offense stalled out, which forced a punt. Jackson State’s …

The Dolphins announced a series of roster moves ahead of Sunday’s game against the Texans. They have activated wide receiver Grant DuBose off of injured reserve and signed defensive tackle Matt Dickerson to the active roster from the practice squad. Quarterback Skylar Thompson was waived in a corresponding move. With Thompson off the roster, Tyler Huntley will be the sole …

UNC football coach Bill Belichick has his first high school recruit for the 2025 season. East Forsyth quarterback Bryce Baker will sign with the Tar Heels, Baker announced Saturday in a social media post. The Kernersville native committed to UNC in 2023, but former head coach Mack Brown’s firing on Nov. 26 prompted Baker to wait and re-evaluate his options …

An NFC collision on Sunday Night Football features the Seattle Seahawks (8-5) hosting the Green Bay Packers (9-4). The Seahawks have won four straight games. Last week, Seattle defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 30-18. The Packers just had their three-game winning streak halted. On Thanksgiving Day, the Detroit Lions beat Green Bay, 34-31. The Seahawks lead the NFC West standings and …

The Michigan football roster has had one of the best defenses in college football over the last four years. Michigan entered the 2024 college football season with a top-10 scoring defense in the prior three years, including the No. 1 scoring defense at 10.4 points per game in its national championship run. Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham and cornerback Will …

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick on the sidelines in 2023. It’s official. North Carolina has hired the legendary Bill Belichick as their new head coach after moving on from Mack Brown following this past season. After days of negotiations, Belichick and the program agreed to the deal, giving him five years with three of those years guaranteed. It’s …

Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also a force in the passing …

The referee in Saturday’s Celebration Bowl had a bit of bad news he had to pass along to the Jackson State faithful gathered inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Before getting to that, though, he had another message he wanted to get off his chest. Right before announcing a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty against Jackson State that wiped out a touchdown …

Prior to accepting the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina, former New England Patriots HC Bill Belichick reached out to the Jets to express interest and gauge reciprocal interest in their head coaching position, SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes confirmed. Although, there was no formal interview or conversation because the opportunity at UNC popped up. Of course, …

The Florida Gators seemed to find their identity late in the year after a 4-5 start and enter the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl on a three-game win streak. Billy Napier’s crew knocked off a pair of ranked teams, LSU and Ole Miss, and rolled over Florida State in a rivalry game. Florida could be very active with the 2024 college football …

USATSI The Washington Commanders defense suffered a massive blow when two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen suffered a torn pectoral in the Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Allen was feared lost for the season, but as it turns out, his injury was not that serious. ESPN reports that during Allen’s surgery, doctors discovered the muscle was only …

Dec 4, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; ESPN analyst David Pollack and former Georgia Bulldog watches pregame warmups against the Alabama Crimson Tide before the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end and college football expert David Pollack thinks that Georgia has an easier College Football Playoff path to the national …

The 49ers are clearly done with linebacker De’Vondre Campbell. The question is how they go about ending it. The easy move is to cut him. A strong message would be sent by suspending him, and by trying to recover a chunk of his signing bonus. Campbell signed a one-year, $5 million deal. It included a $3.35 million signing bonus and …

In two seasons, Deion Sanders has turned Colorado from a program at the bottom of the Power Four to one that nearly won the Big 12 championship this season. That success on the field has led to Sanders putting together a solid 2025 class late in the cycle. A few months back, it looked to be the exact opposite. With …