Recruiting Florida is nothing new for Oklahoma, as they have been recruiting the Sunshine State regularly for a while. They’ve been successful in bringing in multiple contributors and starters from the state. In recent years, Florida has treated them well. One area of Florida that has been very generous to the Sooners is the Tampa area, as Oklahoma has landed …
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Steelers’ T.J. Watt wants ‘more clarity’ on Defensive Player of the Year voting: Award is about my ‘legacy’
Steelers star T.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks and became the first player in NFL history to lead the league in sacks three times. He didn’t get Defensive Player of the Year as Myles Garrett took home the prestigious honor. Watt says he’s not upset over someone else winning the award, but wants some clarification on how the winner was selected. …
Read More »Bears add former Bucs QB Ryan Griffin to coaching staff
Former Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Griffin is breaking into the coaching ranks. The Bears announced on Friday that they have hired Griffin as an offensive assistant. Griffin will be working with the team’s quarterbacks and wide receivers during the 2024 season. Griffin entered the NFL with the Saints in 2013 and moved on to the Bucs in 2015. He remained in …
Read More »Jalen Milroe among this week’s Alabama football Student-Athletes of the Week
The Alabama football team kicked off the fourth quarter program this week and is now just a handful of days away from the start of spring practice. As the players begin to prepare for spring football, their classroom duties remain the same and the football program has officially announced this week’s Student-Athletes of the Week. Headlining this week’s recipients is …
Read More »Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo, four-time Super Bowl-winning coordinator, says he still wants to be a head coach
Now one of the most successful coordinators in NFL history, Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has won four Super Bowls coaching that position — one with the New York Giants and three in the last five years with Kansas City. And this season, his Chiefs team had their best defense yet. The unit finished the season ranked second …
Read More »Bears’ Justin Fields addresses future in Chicago amid trade rumors: ‘I want to stay’
The Chicago Bears are blessed with controlling the top of the NFL Draft for the second year in a row. Last year, they traded out of the first overall pick, sending it to the Carolina Panthers and dropping down to the ninth overall pick. The Panthers went on to select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, and his and Carolina’s struggles resulted …
Read More »NFL salary cap skyrockets to $255.4 million for 2024 season, up record $30.6 million from 2023
The NFL has set the salary cap for the 2024 season, and the times are good for the league. The official salary cap figure for 2024 will be $255.4 million, up from $224.8 million in 2023 that had previously been a record high. At the rate the league’s revenues are growing, each year will always be a new record high …
Read More »USC football 2024 schedule notes: biggest game, hinge-point game, and more
When a new college football season schedule is revealed, we all have our opinions on what the biggest game is, what the pivotal game is, and which games should be easy, automatic wins. For USC football, it is no different. As we dive into the schedule for 2024 and the Trojans’ first season in the Big Ten Conference, there is …
Read More »Seahawks restructure QB Geno Smith’s contract, create $4.8M in cap space
The Seattle Seahawks have restructured quarterback Geno Smith’s contract for the 2024 NFL season, turning a $9.6 million roster bonus into a signing bonus to create $4.8 million in cap space this offseason, ESPN reported Thursday. The restructured deal also raises Smith’s cap hit to $38.5 million for 2025. Smith just finished the first season of a three-year, $75 million …
Read More »Fifth-year option salaries for 2021 first-rounders have been announced
The NFL announced on Friday that the salary cap for the 2024 season will be $255.4 million per team and the fifth-year option salaries for 2021 first-round picks have been revealed as well. Under the formula used by the NFL, players qualify for one of four salaries. Players named to multiple Pro Bowls on the original ballot will be eligible …
Read More »Former Auburn player, analyst expected to be named head coach at Georgia State
A former Auburn player and analyst is set to take on his first collegiate head coaching role. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports is reporting that Georgia State is eyeing Dell McGee to take over as head coach of the football program following the departure of Shawn Elliot. Zenitz reports that Georgia State held Zoom interviews with candidates on Tuesday, and in-person …
Read More »Chargers OC Greg Roman: ‘Can you imagine Justin Herbert with a great running game?’
USATSI The Los Angeles Chargers are beginning a new chapter, as they have netted Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach, and reunited him with his former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator in Greg Roman. Roman last served as the offensive coordinator for the other Harbaugh brother, John, with the Baltimore Ravens, and he’s known for running the ball. In …
Read More »Clemson Football Officially in EA Sports College Football 25
Football fans and gaming enthusiasts have reason to celebrate as EA Sports makes a comeback in the college sports arena after over a decade. Through a Twitter/X announcement on Thursday, the gaming giant revealed plans to launch a new college football video game in the summer, set for the 2024 season. The return of the game to Sony PlayStation and …
Read More »NFL announces record $255.4 million salary cap for 2024 season
The NFL announced Friday that the 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million per club, along with an additional $74 million per club payment for player benefits, which includes Performance Based Pay and benefits for retired players. The figure, which marks an unprecedented $30-plus million rise over last season’s cap ($224.8 million), is “partially the result of the full repayment …
Read More »Steve Belichick on Bill Belichick: I think he’s good, pursuing some other stuff
Bill Belichick will not be coaching in the NFL for the first time since the 1974 season and his son Steve shared a bit about what his father will be doing instead this week. The younger Belichick, who is now the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington, joined former Patriots defensive end Chris Long on Long’s Green Light podcast …
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