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Former Ball State coach Mike Neu joins Illinois' staff as senior offensive assistant

Jan. 30, 2025 13:46 PM EST

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois’ staff as a senior offensive assistant. Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire Thursday. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November, when Ball State had a...

Jalen Hurts will try to become 4th starting QB to win a Super Bowl after losing in his debut

Jan. 29, 2025 09:48 AM EST

Jalen Hurts bucked decades of history just by getting back to the Super Bowl after losing his first trip there as a starting quarterback. Now he will try to become the fourth quarterback to win the NFL's ultimate prize as a starting quarterback after losing his first Super Bowl...

Mike McCarthy withdraws from Saints' coaching search and won't coach in 2025, AP source says

Jan. 29, 2025 00:12 AM EST

Mike McCarthy has decided against coaching in 2025, removing himself as a candidate to fill the NFL's last remaining head coaching vacancy with the New Orleans Saints. A person familiar with McCarthy's decision disclosed it to The Associated Press on Tuesday night on condition of...

Kliff Kingsbury is expected to return for a 2nd season as the Commanders' offensive coordinator

Jan. 28, 2025 18:57 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury is expected to return for a second season as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator, a move that was anticipated for some time given his comfort level on Dan Quinn’s staff coaching dynamic young quarterback Jayden Daniels. Multiple...

Seahawks hire Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator

Jan. 26, 2025 20:04 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks hired Klint Kubiak as their offensive coordinator on Sunday. Kubiak’s hiring ends a nearly three-week search for Seattle, which fired coordinator Ryan Grubb on Jan. 6 after the Seahawks finished 28th in the league in rushing under Grubb’s...

The AP NFL MVP finalists are Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson

Jan. 23, 2025 09:07 AM EST

Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award. Barkley, Burrow and Jackson also are finalists for Offensive Player of the Year and Burrow is also in the running for Comeback Player of...

Miami Dolphins to play in NFL's first game in Spain at home of Real Madrid

Jan. 17, 2025 10:15 AM EST

The Miami Dolphins will play in the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Spain when Madrid hosts a matchup next season at iconic Bernabéu Stadium, the league announced Friday. The Dolphins will be the designated “home” team at Real Madrid 's venue, which features a soccer...

Browns name Tommy Rees offensive coordinator. Former Notre Dame QB worked as ball boy in Cleveland

Jan. 15, 2025 12:27 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator on Wednesday, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged...

Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson call time on their relationship

Jan. 14, 2025 09:54 AM EST

Singer-actor Jessica Simpson and her husband, former NFL player Eric Johnson, have separated after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson, 44, told People in a statement Monday. “Our...

Saints GM Mickey Loomis says he isn't close to stepping down and he envisions a quick turnaround

Jan. 13, 2025 17:06 PM EST

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis is showing no interest in stepping down and no lack of confidence in his ability to find the right coach to hasten the end of New Orleans' four-year playoff drought. “You can’t ignore the results. But you also have to...