New Jets general manager John Idzik said Monday that Mark Sanchez will be pushed for the starting quarterback job, vowing to add competition. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, the Jets have had “some very exploratory, informal discussions” regarding JaMarcus Russell. Discussions took place after previous GM Mike Tannenbaum was fired. Also, New York was linked to Russell in the past, so the idea isn’t totally foreign to the organization.

LSU's Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu tweeted Friday that he'll attend the NFL scouting combine in February. He wrote...

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"God is good! He answer prayers! I'll be attending this years @nfl COMBINE!"

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The combine will be held in Indianapolis from Feb. 20-26.

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According to Yahoo! Sports’ Kristian Dyer, JaMarcus Russell is planning to attempt an NFL comeback. The former Oakland Raiders quarterback reportedly plans to work out with TEST Football Academy the next few months in hopes of getting another shot in the NFL. Russell is down to 308 from 320 pounds thanks to some cardiovascular training. He’s hoping to lose even more weight as he attempts a comeback (he was listed at 265 pounds when he played.) Russell told Yahoo! Sports...

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“My first year out, I couldn’t watch football but after a while, I couldn’t keep the TV off. I got that itchy feeling but now I gotta watch it, gotta watch,”

“The last few years, the things going through my life, football is my job and it is how it feeds my family. People would say [that] I didn’t love the game but that pisses me off. People don’t know the real you but I want people to know the real me and see what I can do. People are always saying that I’m a bust. I want to show them I’m not. I’m committed to this now.”

“I’m not looking for a pat on the shoulder from people who haven’t been there for me,” Russell said. “It feels funny not to go through a training camp, that’s just what I’m used to. It’s going to feel good to go back out there again. I will make this happen.”

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Les Miles has gained more than 87,000 followers on Twitter, making him the most popular college football coach on the social media network, according to a study conducted by USA Today. As of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, Miles (@LSUCoachMiles) had 87,513 Twitter followers, almost 6,000 more than Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly). Georgia's Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) is third with 55,224 followers while Tennessee's Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones), hired by the school on Dec. 7, is fourth thanks to gaining 52,704 followers in less than two weeks.