Florida football defensive lineman D’Antre Robinson, a 17-year-old early enrollee who the Gators flipped from Texas, bought his mother a house in Orlando, presumably with earnings from a Name, Image and Likeness deal provided by the Gators. Is it good or bad for college sports? The Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss, and whether the current NIL model …
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Las Vegas Raiders 2024 NFL offseason primer: Antonio Pierce got the job, now he needs to find his QB
Las Vegas Raiders’ 2023 season: 8-9, missed playoffs Overview: A tough start to the season ended in a new wave of hope and swagger for the Raiders. Josh McDaniels was fired as head coach after a 3-5 start, but the vibes quickly turned around when Antonio Pierce took over in an interim basis. After coaching the team to a 5-4 …
Read More »ESPN’s biggest spring question for Clemson is all about offense
The Clemson football program has underperformed compared to expectations over the past few seasons, with most of the issues revolving around the Tigers’ decline on offense. Since college football legend Trevor Lawrence was the Tigers’ starting quarterback, the Tigers have had two starting quarterbacks. DJ Uiagalelei, who is now rival Florida State’s new starter under center, and Cade Klubnik, the …
Read More »Dallas Cowboys 2024 NFL offseason primer: ‘All-in’ season ahead, per Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys’ 2023 season: 12-5, won NFC East, lost in wild card Overview: The Cowboys played the hits this past season, looking strong for lengthy stretches of the regular season and winning the NFC East before faceplanting short of the NFC championship game. Sound familiar? Dak Prescott turned in an MVP-level campaign, CeeDee Lamb had his best season as a …
Read More »CU alum Chris Fowler to be voice in EA Sports College Football 25
ESPN’s Chris Fowler, who’s currently the play-by-play voice of ABC’s “Saturday Night Football,” announced Thursday that he’ll be a commentator in the upcoming video game EA Sports College Football 25. A 1985 graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, Fowler has worked for ESPN since 1986 and has worn many hats during his time with the company, including calling other sports …
Read More »Philadelphia Eagles 2024 NFL offseason primer: More changes ahead for NFC contender that soured quickly
Philadelphia Eagles’ 2023 season: 11-6, lost in wild card Overview: The Eagles collapsed hard in trying to return to the Super Bowl, starting 10-1 with some notable victories but finishing 1-5 with some equally ugly losses. Long considered one of the top teams in the NFC, they blew the inside track to the NFC East title on multiple occasions in …
Read More »Dartmouth to name football stadium after Buddy Teevens
Feb. 22—A place that Buddy Teevens treasured will be named in his honor. Dartmouth College announced this week that it will name its football stadium, formerly Memorial Field, the “Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field” in honor of the legendary and beloved coach who passed away last September after a bicycle accident in Florida. He was 66. Dartmouth will host …
Read More »New York Giants 2024 NFL offseason primer: How will Year 3 of Brian Daboll’s up-and-down tenure go?
New York Giants’ 2023 season: 6-11, missed playoffs Overview: The Giants lost by 40 at home to the Cowboys in their season opener, and things didn’t get a whole lot better from there. Failing to continue the momentum of Brian Daboll’s first season in charge, New York was out of serious playoff contention by mid-November. Daniel Jones signed a four-year, …
Read More »Report: Oregon to hire Darren Uscher back from UCLA in personnel and recruiting role
College sports are starting to look more and more like professional sports every year. Just a month ago, Darren Uscher left Oregon to become the general manager of the UCLA football program. He’s back. According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Uscher is returning to Eugene as a member of the personnel and recruiting department after a lot of change for the …
Read More »Washington Commanders 2024 NFL offseason primer: New franchise QB on the way as ownership-driven overhaul continues
Washington Commanders’ 2023 season: 4-13, missed playoffs Overview: Last offseason brought seismic change to the franchise, with team owner Dan Snyder finally forced to sell after decades of scandal and dysfunction. The new ownership group led by Josh Harris purchased the Commanders for a world-record $6.05 billion, underscoring the potential that still remains with one of the NFL’s legacy franchises. …
Read More »Jackson State football’s Rip Kirk announces he’s the Tigers’ new quarterbacks coach
Jackson State football offensive analyst Robert “Rip” Kirk announced on social media that the has been promoted to quarterback coach on his social media pages. Kirk, who spent the 2023 season as an offensive analyst, has listed himself as the Tigers quarterbacks coach on his X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook accounts. Tweets by CoachRipKirk The quarterbacks coach position …
Read More »Detroit Lions 2024 NFL offseason primer: A good spring with cap space and few key needs could mean Super Bowl
Detroit Lions’ 2023 season: 12-5, won NFC North, lost in NFC championship game Overview: While the season ended in painful fashion one game short of the Super Bowl, 2023 in Detroit can be considered an unqualified success. The Lions earned their first playoff berth since 2016 and won their first division title since Barry Sanders carried them to the NFC …
Read More »2024 NFL Combine: 7 Ravens-related takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah’s conference call
With the Super Bowl and collegiate all-star games in the rear-view mirror, all attention now turns towards the NFL combine and the start of free agency. Baltimore has the No. 30 overall pick in April’s draft and little salary cap space to make a splash, making the Ravens one team to watch in the NFL this spring. NFL Network’s senior …
Read More »Green Bay Packers 2024 NFL offseason primer: Franchise has found itself another QB worth building around
Green Bay Packers’ 2023 season: 9-8, lost in divisional round Overview: Midway through the season, the jury remained out on third-year quarterback Jordan Love. A 6-2 finished capped by a coming out party against the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs put any lingering concerns to rest. Love is the quarterback of the present and future in Green Bay, and general …
Read More »USC commit Julian Lewis plans second recruiting visit to Colorado
Julian Lewis must’ve liked what he saw in Boulder last month. After visiting Colorado during the final weekend of January, the class of 2025 five-star quarterback will be checking out the Buffs again on March 22, per multiple reports. Lewis remains committed to USC but certainly isn’t ruling out other destinations. Along with making a return trip to CU, he’ll …
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