Georgia Bulldogs junior quarterback Carson Beck has announced that he is returning for the 2024 college football season. Beck’s return set off a domino effect on the Georgia roster. Five-star Georgia quarterback commitment Dylan Raiola flipped his commitment to Nebraska shortly after Beck announced his return. Beck’s return will give Georgia roster continuity as the Bulldogs face a challenging 2024 …
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Pete Carroll’s Seahawks continue mastery of Eagles
Pete Carroll became coach of the Seahawks in 2010. Since then, Seattle has faced the Eagles eight times. The Seahawks have won each and every game played between the two teams. Last night’s thrilling — and perhaps season-saving — 20-17 victory pushed Carroll’s Seattle record against the Eagles to 8-0. It also gave Carroll a win over each Eagles head …
Read More »‘What’s the Mid-American Conference going to be? A feeder league?’
A coaching legend fears the onset of winter signals a cold day for college football. “It’s kind of frightening,” Larry Kehres said. The 11-time NCAA Division III national championship head coach from Mount Union was reacting to the latest transfer news. A United States district court in West Virginia set a Dec. 27 hearing on a lawsuit that threatens an …
Read More »Michigan football’s J.J. McCarthy has a lot on his mind. He’d rather not think about it.
J.J. McCarthy would prefer to clear his head and remove all the clutter. The meditative Michigan football quarterback fears he’ll suffer paralysis from over-analysis if he thinks too much. But he can’t help himself. His synapses always seem to be firing and his mind is constantly racing, which is why he’s currently reading a book on attention deficit and hyperactivity …
Read More »Meet the 12 members of the first-team defense
Bullitt East’s Isaiah Hare (5) is committed to Eastern Illinois. Here’s a look at the 12 members of The Courier Journal’s 2023 first-team All-State football defense, as selected by a statewide vote of coaches. A total of 126 coaches returned ballots. Jerod Smith Corbin High School defensive lineman Jerod Smith has been selected to The Courier Journal’s All-State football first …
Read More »Southside’s Kobe Branham set to live out dream, sign with Arkansas football
In so many ways, Wednesday will be a full-circle moment for Southside High School offensive lineman Kobe Branham. When Branham puts pen to paper and officially joins the Arkansas football program, he will be living out a childhood dream. Even when college offers began to stack, Branham patiently waited for the Razorbacks to come calling for his services. Branham will …
Read More »The top 10 transfer portal players Brian Kelly has gifted himself
BATON ROUGE – Christmas is just around the corner. But it’s not just you and your loved ones who have received presents these past few holiday seasons. Coach Brian Kelly and LSU football have also been gifting presents to themselves through the transfer portal over the last two years, whether it has been acquiring a new quarterback like Jayden Daniels …
Read More »Rutgers’ offense has improved, but OC Kirk Ciarrocca sees ‘a long way to go’
When Kirk Ciarrocca was hired as Rutgers football’s offensive coordinator, he took on a major project of trying to jumpstart an offense that hadn’t been as productive as it needed to be. Twelve games later, what does Ciarrocca see? Improvement, but still plenty of room for growth. “Am I proud of the progress we made? Yes, I am,” Ciarrocca said …
Read More »Things to know about the game, plus ticket, parking information
Named after the Alabama state flower, the 2023 Camellia Bowl will host the Arkansas State Red Wolves and Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The game will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. This will be the ninth all-time meeting between the programs. The Huskies lead the series 7-1, and the last …
Read More »Meet the 2023 All-Greater Rochester Large School Football Team
The 2023 All-Greater Rochester Large School Football Team is revealed Here is the 2023 All-Greater Rochester Large School Football Team as determined by a vote of Section V coaches with input from Democrat and Chronicle staff. Player of the Year Year: Senior Parents: Shanika and Kenny Jackson Position: Quarterback Key accomplishments: 3011 passing yards with 27 touchdowns, 560 rushing yards with 8 touchdowns. …
Read More »The spiraling Philadelphia Eagles are no longer among the NFL’s elite
Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP So much of the December NFL narrative is devoted to teams scrambling to qualify for the playoffs, but the end of the regular season is also a terrific chance for the diminishing handful of Super Bowl contenders to sharpen their tools, to separate themselves from the pack. One of those contenders, the Philadelphia Eagles, had lost their …
Read More »Eddrick Houston Set to be Welcomed to 2024 All-American Bowl with Virtual Jersey Presentation
Eddrick Houston.jpg Defensive lineman Eddrick Houston (Buford, Georgia/ Buford High School), the Ohio State University commit, will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road to …
Read More »James Cook feasts, Bijan Robinson flounders in fantasy playoffs
Who’s still with me? Are you still alive in your fantasy playoffs? Last week this column was highlighted by Ty Chandler who went on to have a RB4 finish in Week 15 (MNF pending). This week it’ll be a little different as I’ll point out some players who I like to finish out the fantasy season on top and others …
Read More »Daniel Hill Will be Honored as a 2024 All-American as Part of All-American Bowl’s Road to the Dome Tour
Daniel Hill.jpg Athlete Daniel Hill (Meridian, Mississippi/ Meridian High School) will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road to the Dome Tour will honor all …
Read More »Commanders waive LS Camaron Cheeseman
The Commanders had issues with their long snapping on Sunday and they’ll have someone else handle those duties against the Jets in Week 16. The team announced that they have waived long snapper Camaron Cheeseman on Monday. The team did not announce any corresponding move and they do not have another long snapper on their practice squad. Cheeseman was a …
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