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Browns name Deshaun Watson starter days after he called out fans: Veteran QB beats out Shedeur Sanders

Cleveland is giving Watson another opportunity in the final year of his contract after he missed the entire 2025 season recovering from Achilles injuries

Tennessee names Faizon Brandon starting QB: Five-star freshman faces daunting SEC slate in 2026

The young QB will face big challenges this fall as Tennessee seeks a return to the CFP

Michael Penix Jr. has impressed Falcons behind the scenes. Now fully cleared, the real QB battle begins

Sources say Penix's "live arm" is already turning heads as the quarterback competition in Atlanta officially kicks into high gear

Class of 2022 athletes lose NCAA eligibility again with more chaos coming for college football, basketball

The NCAA's fight with seniors who exhausted their eligibility is just getting started

Alabama names Keelon Russell starting QB: Why former 5-star could raise Crimson Tide's ceiling

Russell, the second-ranked quarterback in his recruiting class, beat out Austin Mack for the top spot at Alabama

'Open the floodgates': How college football staffers are reacting to the fallout of NFL players returning

A Louisiana judge's ruling has college football bracing for more lawsuits as former NFL players explore returns, sources tell CBS Sports

NFL rookies returning to college? Some are looking into it amid NCAA eligibility ruling in Colorado

Some players who signed NFL contracts are exploring a return to college football as roster cuts loom, sources tell CBS Sports

Buccaneers rookie, ex-LSU standout Jack Pyburn among 16 suing for possible college football return

Several players have been granted a temporary restraining order that would allow for their return to college football in 2026

Bears set to sign former first round pick to help bolster defense: Chicago might also be eyeing a big trade

The Bears are taking a low-risk gamble on former first-round pick Marcus Davenport to help boost a pass rush that struggled significantly last season

What's next for J.J. McCarthy after lost QB battle? NFL teams skeptical he can improve and mature

Opposing teams have dug into McCarthy this summer in the event the young QB becomes available via trade

Former Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold plans to sign with Seahawks, still subject to suspension

The former Lions first-round pick is heading to the defending Super Bowl champions while still facing serious felony charges in Florida

Bears' Luther Burden III sidelined with groin injury: Here's when breakout candidate could return

Chicago hopes its potential No. 1 receiver will return by the regular season opener

Carson Beck isn't taking Jacoby Brissett's job yet, but the Cardinals like what they're seeing

Arizona has been encouraged by the rookie quarterback since drafting him in the third round, with some in the organization believing he has the tools to eventually become an NFL starter

Jahmyr Gibbs becomes highest-paid running back in history after agreeing on three-year extension, per report

Gibbs' deal comes on the heels of Bijan Robinson's massive deal

The latest buzz from college football's biggest quarterback competitions

It looks to be the year of the young gun, especially in the SEC.

Matt is a national NFL/national college football senior reporter. He was previously a senior national college football reporter at On3 and a senior SEC football reporter for the Alabama Media Group. He was recognized as the National Sports Media Association's Alabama Sportswriter of the Year in 2018. Before joining the Alabama Media Group in 2015, he covered the NFL and college football in his home state of Maryland.

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