The St. Augustine Record selects its annual All-County team for 2023 high school football in St. Johns County. FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE QB Locklan Hewlett St. Augustine’s quarterback Locklan Hewlett (11) targets a receiver during first quarter action against Nease. Jr., St. Augustine Wake Forest commit helped Jackets to Class 3S title game, completing 151 of 239 (63%) for 2,702 yards, 23 …
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It stings because we fully expected to win this game
Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after Saturday night’s loss to the 49ers that his team was hurting after getting bounced out of the playoffs. “It stings,” LaFleur said. “Part of the reason it stings so bad right now is we fully believed and fully expected to win this game. Give San Francisco credit, they made more plays in some of …
Read More »5-stars Jamie Ffrench, Zayden Walker update recruiting
Florida State football hosted its first junior day of 2024, hosting roughly 30 players from the 2025 recruiting class on campus Saturday. Head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles are fresh off a 13-1 season, an ACC Championship and a top-10 recruiting class in 2023. To build on that, FSU hosted three 5-star 2025 recruits – receiver Jaime Ffrench, linebacker …
Read More »New leaders among Lenawee County football coaches
Since the end of the 2023 season, the three winningest head football coaches in Lenawee County have all stepped down. Bill Wilharms from Lenawee Christian, Ron Estes from Blissfield and Joshua Lindeman from Addison have moved on from coaching this offseason, leaving a large hole in county coaching ranks. Those three put their stamp on football in the county, combining …
Read More »How Marcus Freeman, Brian Kelly and other second-year head coaches graded out in 2023
We’re now two full seasons into the Marcus Freeman era at Notre Dame and there have clearly been some ups and downs. Things started in a troubling way as the Irish began Freeman’s run 0-3 but they’ve gone 19-5 since being upset by Marshall in Week 2 of 2022. How does Freeman compare to some of the other head coaches …
Read More »How much football is too much football?
Right about now, assuming you’re reading this heading into divisional weekend, you’re prepping for four heavyweight NFL throwdowns. College football has been over for nearly two weeks, with most teams having wrapped their seasons well over a month ago. But this time next year, we’ll still be awaiting the final game of the 2024-season College Football Playoffs, the culmination of …
Read More »Colin Cubberly among 23 locals named to NYSSWA all-state football teams
As the New York State Sportswriters Association revealed its football all-state selections this week, 23 local standouts were recognized in the large- and small-school categories, including three first-team selections. Arlington’s Colin Cubberly blocks John Jay’s James Burg during a Section 1 Class AA semifinal on November 3, 2023. Colin Cubberly adds yet another honor to what’s already a loaded list …
Read More »With Alex Atkins and Jaden Rashada cases, FSU and Florida football face NIL violations. Here’s what to know
Is the NCAA out to get Florida’s college football teams? That’s not likely, but two of the biggest programs in the state have recently been the subject of investigations into their handling of recruiting and NIL. One of them has already been sanctioned. It started in June when University of Florida President Ben Sasse received a notice of inquiry of …
Read More »Deebo ‘OK’ after shoulder injury in 49ers’ playoff win vs. Packers
Deebo ‘OK’ after shoulder injury in 49ers’ playoff win vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Deebo Samuel’s official status is uncertain but he was in good spirits after sustaining a left shoulder injury the 49ers’ 24-21 NFC divisional round win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium. “I’m OK,” Samuel …
Read More »Five-star LSU target Terry Bussey shines at Polynesian Bowl
LSU is largely turning its attention to the 2025 class — which currently ranks No. 1 and has the potential to be one of the best in program history — with a recent spate of offers. But the Tigers aren’t entirely closing the book on the 2024 recruiting class. Particularly, there’s one unsigned target they are hotly pursuing: five-star Texas …
Read More »Rangers’ Jonathan Quick downplays return to L.A., Kings’ tribute
Jan 21, 2024, 02:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Quinton Byfield scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night, spoiling Rangers’ goaltender Jonathan Quick’s return. Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who won for only the second time in 11 games. David Rittich stopped …
Read More »49ers grades in comeback divisional-round win vs. Packers
49ers grades in comeback divisional-round win vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers on Saturday night played poorly enough to never be in control against the Green Bay Packers. And they performed just well enough to stick around. And, ultimately, the 49ers made all the clutch plays to enable them to pull out …
Read More »Tennessee football’s Mike Matthews named Polynesian Bowl MVP
Tennessee football wide receiver Mike Matthews was named the MVP of the Polynesian Bowl on Friday. Matthews, a five-star signee in the 2024 class, caught two passes for 44 yards with a touchdown to lead Team Makai to a 28-17 win over Team Mauka in Honolulu. The Polynesian Bowl is one of the top high school all-star games in the country …
Read More »49ers end infamous Shanahan streak with comeback win vs. Packers
49ers end infamous Shanahan streak with comeback win vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan exorcised a personal demon in the 49ers’ thrilling 24-21 comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium. Before the 49ers’ NFC Divisional Round clash with the Packers, Shanahan was 0-30 in his head coaching career when …
Read More »Clemson Football’s 2024 Recruiting Class
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff did a phenomenal job with their 2023 recruiting class and look to strike the same magic they did in 2023 with their 2024 class. The 2024 class looks great on paper, and it looks like the class wrapped things up yesterday. The Tigers added two preferred walk-ons in wide receivers Parker Fulghum and Clark Sanderson, adding …
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