Football

8/14/2026 |  Jayden Daniels' camp picked a fight with LSU and may have overplayed his hand in Baton Rouge (CBS Sports) College football always delivers some of the weirdest drama. With the season right around the corner, one inane offseason story was able to get in right under the wire. On Thursday morning, ESPN reported that an attorney for Heisman winner and former LSU star quarterback Jayden Daniels sent a cease-and-desist letter to the school, informing LSU that it is no longer authorized to use Daniels' name, image and likeness. The move stems from the fact that LSU has granted sophomore standout defensive back DJ Pickett the jersey No. 5, which Daniels also wore. 

8/14/2026 |  Bears owner responds to speculation of a possible name change if the team moves to Indiana (CBS Sports) If the Chicago Bears end up moving to Indiana, the team will not be undergoing any sort of name change. There was some speculation this week that the 106-year-old NFL franchise might change its name to the Indiana Bears if the team decides to move to Hammond, Indiana, but owner George McCaskey shot that down on Thursday. 

8/14/2026 |  Arch Manning, Drew Mestemaker voted college football's most overrated players (CBS Sports) Arch Manning isn't a top 10 quarterback in the country, let alone a top 10 player. 
That's how one veteran NFL evaluator assessed college football's biggest name. Manning draws polarizing opinions that range from future No. 1 overall pick to vastly overrated, as the scout believed. Just think about what the internet made of the viral catch made by Manning's new top receiver, Cam Coleman. The NFL evaluator's claim sounded hyperbolic so we pressed him to name 10 quarterbacks who were better. 

8/14/2026 |  Grading the Big Ten’s Four New Head Coaches Ahead of the 2026 Season (DEADSPIN) The best coaches go to the best conference, and currently that’s the Big 10. Every school is looking up at Indiana and thinking, "How could that be me?" Of course, not many schools have an alumni base like the Hoosiers, and more importantly, there might not be any person in the country who can coach like Curt Cignetti.

8/14/2026 |  Three Quarterbacks Who Could Go No. 1 Overall in the 2027 NFL Draft (DEADSPIN)

With college football right around the corner, the conversation for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft intensifies.

It’s going to be a fun college football season, as the 2027 NFL Draft is expected to be loaded with talent throughout several different position groups. Of course, there will be a premium on the quarterback position, as the last few draft classes haven’t been very strong groups and plenty of NFL teams will be needy at the most important job in professional sports.