The Argos are restocking and reloading for the 2024 season. This is second-year head coach Kaleb Nobles’ first full recruiting cycle, after being introduced as head coach in December 2022. That means, for recruits who have signed with UWF football entering the 2024 season, Nobles has been in communication with them every step of the way. UWF signed 23 new …
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Could Brock Purdy’s rock bottom contract deliver the 49ers the Super Bowl?
After leading the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship Game as a rookie last season and following that up by taking them all the way to this Sunday’s Super Bowl, quarterback Brock Purdy has made a mockery of the “Mr Irrelevant” label he was slapped with as the 262nd – and last – overall pick in the 2022 NFL …
Read More »Rutgers football lands Bergen Catholic edge rusher Anthony Morales
Anthony Morales committed to Rutgers football on Wednesday. The Bergen Catholic standout was offered by the Scarlet Knights last week. Morales, a talented edge rusher from Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey), joins Rutgers as a Preferred Walk On (PWO). Last season, he posted a career-high in total tackles (41), tackles for a loss (16.5) and sacks (6.5). Morales, who checks …
Read More »How the Chiefs’ ‘secret weapon’ helped KC get to the Super Bowl
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Charles McDonald report on the former coach who visited the AFC champions right before they clinched a spot in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] [AUDIO LOGO] JASON FITZ: Everybody talks about Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. But what if I told you the Chiefs might actually have a secret …
Read More »National Signing Day 2024: Gage Goldberg, son of WWE legend Bill Goldberg, signs with Deion Sanders, Colorado
Getty Images The son of a WWE legend has officially joined Colorado football for the 2024 season. Boerne (Texas) High School linebacker Gage Goldberg, the son of WWE icon Bill Goldberg, inked his national letter of intent on National Signing Day to play for coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes. Goldberg was set to play for Alabama as a preferred …
Read More »As NFL invades Las Vegas, NFLPA seizes opportunity to push gambling goal
LAS VEGAS — The landscape had already shifted in September. After a slew of player suspensions for violations of the league’s broad gambling policy, the NFL and NFLPA collectively bargained in September to reduce consequences for betting on non-NFL sports in exchange for increased consequences for betting on the NFL. With the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas this week, …
Read More »National Signing Day: See where some Pensacola-area football stars signed for college football
Happy National Signing Day to those who celebrate. Escambia and Santa Rosa counties weren’t without some top high school football talent signing to play college football across all levels. Here’s a roundup of players who officially signed to play football at the collegiate level. See someone missing from this list? Be sure to get in touch with PNJ sports reporter …
Read More »Reid bets against Chiefs guard Thuney playing in Super Bowl vs. 49ers
Reid bets against Chiefs guard Thuney playing in Super Bowl vs. 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area By Peter King, NBC Sports HENDERSON, Nev. – Coach Andy Reid put the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs through a 1-hour, 16-minute workout Wednesday afternoon at the Las Vegas Raiders’ Intermountain Health and Performance Center, calling it a “mental day, a …
Read More »SEC commissioner Greg Sankey speaks on problems facing college football: ‘There are no magical answers’
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been a busy man of late. In the past week alone he announced a “joint advisory committee” partnership with the Big Ten and the state of Tennessee filed a pivotal lawsuit against the NCAA that could change the way name, image and likeness is governed going forward in college football. In a Wednesday appearance on ESPN, …
Read More »Why Rapoport is confident 49ers eventually will pay Aiyuk
Why Rapoport is confident 49ers eventually will pay Aiyuk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With Nick Bosa’s contract saga officially put to bed this past offseason, the next 49ers star due for a payday is wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. The former first-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft is fresh off his second consecutive 1,000-yard season with San …
Read More »Grading Kansas football’s 2024 recruiting class: How did the Jayhawks do?
LAWRENCE — Signing day Wednesday proved to be quiet for Kansas football. The Jayhawks, as expected, didn’t announce any more scholarship additions from the high school or junior college ranks. KU did formalize the additions of five more players with college experience from the transfer portal, all of whom had previously committed. In total, combined the signing class for 2024 has …
Read More »49ers’ practice field complaints part of lingering turf war between NFL players union and the league
LAS VEGAS — In the expanse of three days and two news conferences, we got an answer to what will be fueling the next phase of a tug-of-war between the NFL and players union. Grass. Specifically, how many NFL fields don’t have it, how many, according to the NFLPA, don’t maintain it well, and how long it will take for …
Read More »Nick Saban joins College GameDay & did Kirk Herbstreit flip Dylan Raiola to Nebraska?
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde examine the news that Kirk Herbstreit may have contributed to quarterback Dylan Raiola flipping from Georgia to Nebraska. In an interview with Rivals, Dylan’s father Dominic Raiola recalls a phone call with Kirk Herbstreit discussing the impact …
Read More »What Deebo told Lynch during halftime of 49ers’ epic NFC title win
What Deebo told Lynch during halftime of 49ers’ epic NFC title win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If the game is on the line, don’t question Deebo Samuel’s willingness to call for the ball. Sluggish and completely overwhelmed defensively, the 49ers made their way into the locker room at halftime trailing the Detroit Lions by 17 points in …
Read More »Talibi Kaba breaks down why he committed to Rutgers football: ‘The coaches kept it real’
Rutgers football received a commitment on Tuesday night from Talibi Kaba, a player who might be the most under-appreciated prospect in the state. An elite-level athlete, Kaba pops on tape. He is ranked a three-star by 247Sports and is the No. 12 recruit in New Jersey according to 247Sports. Kaba’s commitment to Rutgers sees him joining the class of 2025 …
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