Football Page 551 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Report: Veteran RB Kenyan Drake joining Packers
Running back Kenyan Drake appears to be joining the Green Bay Packers' depleted backfield....
Report: New Mexico targeting Bronco Mendenhall
New Mexico is targeting former BYU and Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall to fill its coaching vacancy, ESPN reported Tuesday....
Iowa DC Phil Parker wins Broyles Award
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker is the 2023 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, presented to the top assistant coach in college football....
Veteran DT Tyson Alualu signing with Lions
Veteran defensive tackle Tyson Alualu is signing with the Detroit Lions....
Tate Rodemaker was robbed of an opportunity to join the pantheon of iconic backup quarterbacks
If anyone should be feeling the price of inflation today, it should be backup quarterbacks, whose stock just skyrocketed. Last week, Matt Rhule made headlines in his press conference by announcing that the (NIL) cost for “a good quarterback in the portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 millio...
Ron DeSantis is not going to curry any sympathy to Florida State’s cause
Far be it for me to try to think like a Floridian, but there’s no other way to understand the state’s latest misadventure with Captain Ron. Following the selection committee’s snub of Florida State for a spot in the College Football playoff, the great people of Tallahassee chose Gov. Ron DeSantis as...
Giants to start Tommy DeVito despite Tyrod Taylor return
Despite quarterback Tyrod Taylor's return to practice, rookie Tommy DeVito will start at quarterback for the New York Giants on Monday night against the Green Bay Packers....
Oregon just got hit with a Title IX lawsuit and the allegations are rough
On Friday, 32 members of the University of Oregon’s women’s beach volleyball and rowing teams filed a class action lawsuit in federal court that accuses the University of depriving female athletes of “equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity...
NFL playoff picture: 3 teams have chance to clinch in Week 14
With five games remaining in the regular season, three NFC teams have a chance to clinch an NFL playoff berth in Week 14....
Transfer Roundup: WR Julian Fleming joins Ohio State exodus
Former five-star wide receiver recruit Julian Fleming announced that he is leaving Ohio State....
Watch out Dak, Brock Purdy is looking to swoop in on your MVP award
The NFL MVP race is heating up as we near the home stretch of the 2023 regular season. Dak Prescott has been phenomenal on the field over the past few games, but Brock Purdy has recently entered the fray with some big performances over some of the better teams in the league. Most have recognized Pre...
Report: Jets to release QB Tim Boyle, sign Brett Rypien
The New York Jets, in a continuing quest to solve their quarterback issue, are releasing Tim Boyle and signing Brett Rypien from the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....
Reports: Texas S Derek Williams to miss first half of CFP semifinal
The Texas Longhorns will be without defensive back Derek Williams for the first half of the College Football Playoff semifinal after his appeal for a targeting ejection was denied, according to multiple reports Tuesday....
Penn State DE Chop Robinson to enter NFL draft, skip Peach Bowl
Penn State standout defensive end Chop Robinson is entering the NFL draft and won't play in the Peach Bowl later this month....
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence has high-ankle sprain
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence sustained a high-ankle sprain during the team's 34-31 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, coach Doug Pederson announced Tuesday....
New York Jets get rid of one of Aaron Rodgers' guys
The New York Jets are reportedly releasing quarterback Tim Boyle and signing Seattle Seahawks practice squad quarterback Brett Rypien, according to CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson. ...
NCAA proposal would allow direct compensation from schools to athletes
NCAA president Charlie Baker unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would allow some schools to directly compensate their athletes for the first time....
T.J. Houshmandzadeh claims his last name was stolen by 'obsessed' fan
Former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 46, filed a request for a temporary restraining order in Los Angeles against a woman who allegedly stole his last name. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the former Cincinnati Bengals receiver claims the fan has stolen his last name and haras...
Call bowl games what they are: Glorified spring practices
There are two reasons making a bowl game is important. The first is the extra month of practice time. For the sake of the student-athletes, NCAA rules limit programs to a finite number of practices and getting three to four more weeks of prep is akin to an extra spring practice. Now that the transfe...
NCAA wants to try something new with NIL
The NCAA has proposed a new rule to its NIL format that would allow for Division I schools to directly enter deals with its athletes. ...