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Ohio State got a commitment from one of the top 2024 prospects on Monday, when quarterback Dylan Raiola announced his commitment to the Buckeyes.

The University of Mount Union will honor the career of former football player, alum, assistant coach, professor, head coach and athletic director Larry Kehres '71 by creating an endowment, building a plaza, and renaming the stadium in his honor.

This summer, the Cleveland Browns and FirstEnergy Stadium will host the Topgolf Live Stadium tour, which will allow Browns fans and golf enthusiasts the chance to take the tee box from the Dawg Pound.

The Cleveland Browns are expected to hire Catherine Raiche, currently an executive with the Philadelphia Eagles, to their front office, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.

As the Eagles' vice president of football operations, Raiche was already the NFL's highest-ranking woman football executive.

The NFL said Monday that an independent review found "no evidence" to substantiate allegations made by former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson that the the team intentionally lost games in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Parma native and WWE star Mike “The Miz” Mizanin will be representing the Cleveland Browns at the NFL Draft in Las Vegas next week.

“I am thrilled to head to Las Vegas to represent my hometown Cleveland Browns at the NFL Draft. As someone who grew up a huge Browns fan, the opportunity to play a small part in the future of the franchise is a dream come true. This is going to be AWESOME,” said The Miz.

Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years.

The hall's Board of Trustees on Thursday approved several changes to the bylaws governing the selection of Hall of Fame enshrinees. In the past, only one player who no longer was in the modern-era category could be voted into the shrine annually. But for the 2023-2025 classes, a maximum of three per year could be chosen by the selection committee.

The Cleveland Browns are signing Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward to a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension that includes $71.25 million guaranteed, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports, who negotiated the contract, told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

After two seasons at Ohio State, guard Meechie Johnson Jr. has entered the transfer portal.

A product of Garfield Heights, Ohio, Johnson graduated high school early, enrolled at Ohio State during the 2020-21 season and played in 17 games during what would otherwise have been his senior year of basketball. It also marked his first extended team action since suffering a torn ACL during his sophomore season of high school basketball.

The XFL has partnered with the NFL Alumni Academy to develop potential players for its 2023 return to the field, the league announced Monday.

The academy, founded in 2020 and run by former NFL coaches and players, operates on the grounds of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, during the NFL season. It is one of several groups that provides training and conditioning work to unemployed players, creating a pool for NFL teams who need injury replacements or otherwise are seeking to address depth on their rosters.