There are a lot of positions of concern with the 2024 Florida team, but quarterback isn’t one of them. In fact, watching Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway and how they interact might be the best reason to go to the spring game in April. Many Gator fans have had visions of 2006 dancing in their heads ever since Lagway showed …

When the 2023 NFL season began, the San Francisco 49ers were supposed to be NFC front-runners. And the Detroit Lions were supposed to be challengers — truly competitive for the first time in years. Both things ultimately came to fruition, and now, with one round of playoff football left until Super Bowl LVIII, it all comes down to these two: …

The NFL “Final Four” is set, and this weekend’s games will decide who faces off in Super Bowl LVIII, which will kick off Feb. 11 on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+. The AFC Championship is undoubtedly the game of the week, as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Baltimore is coming off of a …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have met with a class of 2025 prospect. Kolbe Volkmer is a quarterback for Pius X High School out of Lincoln, Nebraska. Volkmer is listed at 6-5, 220-pounds. Last year, he threw for 1,094 yards and eight touchdowns with seven interceptions. He only appeared in eight games during the season. The quarterback met with special teams coach …

Getty Images An AFC champion will be crowned on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs. It should be a great game between two teams that are led by MVP-caliber quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.  Baltimore entered the playoffs as the AFC’s top-seeded team. They validated their top spot after vanquishing the Houston Texans, 34-10, …

Former Lions linebacker and coach Joe Schmidt acknowledges the crowd after receiving a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring on Oct. 18, 2015, in Detroit. (Jose Juarez / Associated Press) Joe Schmidt’s voice, which once commanded the Detroit Lions defense, is quieter now, softened by his 92 years of living. “Thank you for remembering me,” the Hall of Fame middle …

Preferred Walk-On athlete Jack Gister is getting ready for Rutgers football Gister is planning to arrive on-campus come late May. A 6-foot-6, 230-pound product of Calvert Hall (Baltimore, Maryland), Gister committed to Rutgers last month. He is an intriguing athlete who has position versatility, having played tight end and defensive end. His offseason is progressing well as he gets ready …

An NFC champion will be crowned on Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers play host to the Detroit Lions. The game is a classic David vs. Goliath matchup between two completely opposite franchises.  If they can beat the Lions, the 49ers will join the Patriots, Broncos, Cowboys and Steelers as the only franchises to have eight Super Bowl appearances. Conversely, the Lions …

The NFL play-offs are underway meaning the biggest sports event in the 2024 calendar – Super Bowl LVIII – is fast approaching. This year’s game takes place in Las Vegas, when millions of eyes from around the world will be fixed on the two teams battling it out for the Vince Lombardi trophy. We have four playoff rounds to get …

After Lamar Jackson scored the game-clinching touchdown in last weekend’s win over the Texans, Ravens offensive lineman Morgan Moses grabbed a photographer’s camera amid the end zone celebration. The NFL fined him for that. Moses was fined $13,659, the league announced, for what was termed unsportsmanlike conduct. The NFL does not allow players to use props in celebrations, and they’re …

OFFENSE QB: Noe Juarez, Senior, Happy First team all-state QB, Region 1 Offensive MVP, first-team All-Region Defensive Utility Player. Tossed 32 touchdowns while running for five more. RB: Sawyer Francis, Senior, Silverton Ran for 2,025 yards and 36 scores, caught 15 passes for 246 yards and four touchdowns and ran five kicks back for touchdowns. RB: David Meeks, Junior, Follett …

The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Vic Fangio to be their defensive coordinator, the team announced Saturday. Fangio spent the past season with Miami in the same role. He finished 2022 as a consultant for the Eagles. “Vic’s reputation obviously speaks for itself,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “He’s a brilliant defensive mind who has coached at a very high level …

The saying goes, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” And as I trailed new Florida A&M head football coach James Colzie III in Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse last Monday, I thought: “This is the guy.” The former interim coach operated as if he already had the Rattlers’ 19th full-time head coach job locked up by the way he gracefully …

Jan 28, 2024, 01:33 AM ET WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. “I’m just trying to stay consistent, trying to work every night,” said Matthews, at 527 games the fastest Toronto player …

While the majority of the organization focuses on the general manager search and head coach Jim Harbaugh’s introductory press conference on Thursday, four members of the Chargers organization have traveled to Frisco, TX for the East-West Shrine Bowl. Practices for the all-star event kicked off Saturday. Here are five players who stood out on the offensive side of the ball. …