Football Page 550 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Farewell to college football divisions, the nostalgic blight we all loved to hate
With next year’s conference realignment just around the corner, the PAC-12 isn’t the only college football institution that we’re losing. The SEC and Big 10 will do away with their East and West division format of deciding the participants in their conference championship games. ...
Cowboys' Mike McCarthy to have surgery for acute appendicitis
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy will undergo surgery on Wednesday after being diagnosed with an acute case of appendicitis....
Sen. Murphy reintroduces college athlete unionization bill
A day after the NCAA unveiled a proposal to allow some schools to directly compensate their athletes, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy reintroduced a bill that would allow college athletes to unionize....
Since 2013, 45 percent of Heisman finalists have been QBs of color. That’s progress
You know progress is taking place when things that used to be groundbreaking become the norm. Thankfully, it’s been a long time since Andre Ware was the only one....
Super-sized WR Johnny Wilson leaving FSU for NFL
Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, ESPN announced Wednesday....
Von Miller won't miss time despite DV allegations: Bills GM
Update: Miller said on Thursday that the allegations that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend are “100 percent false” and “overblown.”...
Spongebob to co-host Nickelodeon's Super Bowl LVIII broadcast
The folks that gifted us Slimed Mike McCarthy, Patrick Star’s commentary of a Russell Wilson interception, and the Mitchell Trubisky NVP are coming back for the Super Bowl....
Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff bows out for Kentucky
Quarterback Brock Vandagriff committed to Kentucky as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining....
Kansas City Chiefs 'fan' Taylor Swift named Time's Person of the Year
Sometimes in life, you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team. You will be named the 2023 TIME Person of the Year....
Report: Chargers opening 21-day window for WR Josh Palmer
The Los Angeles Chargers are opening the practice window for wide receiver Joshua Palmer, NFL Network reported on Wednesday....
Derek Mason named head coach at Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee named Derek Mason as its 15th head football coach in the program's history on Wednesday....
Rams sign PK Mason Crosby to practice squad
Mason Crosby is set to join the Los Angeles Rams after 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers....
David Carr's take on Jalen Hurts was good, until it was terrible
David Carr’s point that went viral on Tuesday was actually an interesting zig. He said on NFL Network’s Total Access that he does not believe Jalen Hurts should continue to play through his knee injury. Hurts is clearly not as mobile as he usually is, and because of that, the Philadelphia Eagles off...
Punchless Patriots visit Mitch Trubisky, Steelers
Rarely have the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves sporting a more impressive offense than their opponent this season, but that very well could be the case on Thursday night when they face the visiting New England Patriots....
The NCAA's latest NIL 'solution' is nothing but a shell game
College sports’ has once again ripped off its student-athlete robe and revealed its naked capitalistic body. By leaving out Florida State because its starting quarterback suffered a season-ending injury in late November, the College Football Playoff Committee showed that its goal is to put the best ...
Robert Saleh letting his thumbs do the talking could lead him out of NY
This latest New York Jets drama would only be strange if it happened to another team. But at this point, we’ve come to expect this craziness from the Jets. NYC host for WFAN, Joe Benigno, claims Jets head coach Robert Saleh texted him a “litany of head coaches and what their record is without their ...
Louisiana Monroe names Bryant Vincent head coach
Former New Mexico offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent was named head coach at Louisiana Monroe on Tuesday....
Report: 49ers signing veteran DB Logan Ryan
The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran defensive back Logan Ryan, NFL Network reported Tuesday....
Hobbled Trevor Lawrence loses top target
Jacksonville has another injury to worry about in addition to quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who suffered a high ankle sprain during the Jaguars’ 34-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football....
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty coming back for '24
Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson knows the centerpiece of the Broncos' offense isn't going anywhere....