17 offensive coordinator candidates for Eagles to consider in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles are moving on from offensive coordinator Brian Johnson after just one season, which means the Eagles will have a new DC and a new OC in 2024. Both searches are already under way. On defense, the Eagles will be looking for someone …
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Kent State head coach Kenni Burns praises new Rutgers defensive line coach Colin Ferrell
New Rutgers football defensive line coach Colin Ferrell has a reputation as a rising star in the coaching ranks. There is no greater evidence of that than the farewell message that Kenni Burns posted about Ferrell on Tuesday. Shortly after Ferrell’s move to Rutgers had begun to be known, Burns posted on social media about his former assistant. Burns, now …
Read More »Darnell Savage “not nervous” about heading into free agency
The Packers had a pair of first-round picks in 2019 and edge rusher Rashan Gary earned a second contract with the team. Safety Darnell Savage has not signed a new deal with the team and that means last Saturday’s loss to the 49ers may have been his final game as a member of the team. Savage couldn’t hold onto an …
Read More »12 things Texas, Oklahoma need to know about the SEC
If it feels like forever until the college football season starts again, think how Texas and Oklahoma feel. Those two programs have been slated for a move to the SEC for what seems like a decade, even though it’s been less than a year since the announcement that the two schools would be switching conferences a year early. I know …
Read More »What lies ahead for Louis Rees-Zammit and rugby’s NFL hopefuls
Louis Rees-Zammit (top left) and Harry Mallinder (top right) are swapping rugby for American football – NFL Louis Rees-Zammit’s defection to American football on the eve of the Six Nations invaded the public consciousness in a way that rugby union rarely does. It caused excited questions to ping around mobile phones. Why was the Wales wing, already a British & …
Read More »54 players granted special eligibility for 2024 NFL draft
The NFL requires college prospects to be three years removed from high school before they are eligible to enter the NFL draft. Consequently, some draft prospects forego their final year(s) of college eligibility and declare for the NFL draft as soon as possible. This year, the NFL has granted “special eligibility” to 54 players. Additionally, four other underclassmen “have fulfilled …
Read More »5 Louisville football transfer portal additions who could make an instant impact for Cards
Louisville football announced the signing of 24 of its 26 incoming transfers last week, all of whom will be participating in spring practices. The other two — tight end Mark Redman and defensive lineman Thor Griffith — are expected to join the program in the summer. That gives the Cardinals six offensive linemen, three wide receivers, two tight ends, two …
Read More »49ers’ play against the Packers wasn’t our best, until it mattered most
George Kittle says the 49ers showed in the divisional round of the playoffs that they step up and play their best football when they need to. Kittle told Pat McAfee that trailing the Packers in the third quarter wasn’t ideal, but the 49ers’ fourth-quarter comeback was their time to shine. “This past game, I know it didn’t go the exact …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners make top 8 for 2025 4-star defensive lineman
Fresh off a tremendous defensive line haul in the 2024 recruiting cycle, Todd Bates and Miguel Chavis are back on the recruiting trail to follow that up with another blue-chip defensive line class in 2025. Oklahoma received some good news on that front, landing inside the top eight for Upper Marlboro, Md. four-star defensive line prospect Trent Wilson. Wilson also …
Read More »Rutgers football visits Bobby Acosta, Saint John Vianney
On Tuesday, Rutgers football quality control coach Charlie Noonan visited Saint John Vianney High School (Holmdel, New Jersey) to meet new head coach Bobby Acosta for future recruiting opportunities. Acosta was hired as Saint John Vianney’s head coach last week after spending last season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas Pine Bluff. The Queens, New York native …
Read More »Penn State’s Class of 2024 gets final ranking from 247Sports
The end of the recruiting cycle for the Class of 2024 is still a couple of weeks away, but the final touches on the player ratings have been calculated by 247Sports. With those rankings finalized, and with the majority of the Class of 2024 essentially locked down for most schools, 247Sports updated the team rankings for the year one more …
Read More »Ryan Williams could dominate at Alabama under Kalen DeBoer. Just ask Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. didn’t even hesitate to provide his answer. The former Washington quarterback knew his response right away. The question — which position, outside of quarterback, should be licking their chops most to play in a Kalen DeBoer/Ryan Grubb offense with Alabama football? “Obviously receivers,” Penix told The Tuscaloosa News via phone. “They’re going to throw the ball, so …
Read More »Ravens have an unprecedented nine 14+point wins over winning teams
The Ravens are blowing out good opponents, like no other team in NFL history. Baltimore’s 34-10 win over Houston in the divisional round of the playoffs was their ninth win by at least 14 points over a team that finished the season with a winning record. No other team in NFL history has that many two-touchdown wins over winning teams. …
Read More »Popular mascot Georgia Bulldog Uga X dies in his sleep
A rough year for Georgia football fans just got a lot worse. The team’s former mascot, Uga X, who was at the helm wearing the lovely red sweater when the team won two national championships, died. He was 10. Known by his friends as Que, the popular mascot died Tuesday morning in his sleep. Uga X made his debut Nov. …
Read More »IMG Academy CB in 2025 cycle talks junior day, sets another visit
The 2025 recruiting cycle is in full swing and the Florida Gators are currently in the thick of things as the program looks ahead to the future. One of the many prep prospects to stop in town recently is cornerback Major Preston out of Bradenton (Florida) IMG Academy, who paid a visit last weekend for junior day. The 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound …
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