“The answer is: Florida Atlantic.” “What is, who will be Army football’s first American Athletic Conference game.” That should answer any Jeopardy question in the future. The Black Knights will make their AAC debut against FAU on Saturday, September 7, in Boca Raton. Following a bye week, the AAC makes its debut at venerable Michie Stadium when Rice visits West …
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Commanders get blindsided by FedEx with company deciding to pull out of $205 million stadium naming deal
For the first time since 1999, the Washington Commanders won’t be playing at FedEx Field. Well, they’ll be playing at FedEx Field, it just won’t be called FedEx Field after the company surprisingly decided to pull of out its naming rights deal with the team. FedEx agreed to a $205 million naming rights deal with Washington back in 1999 and …
Read More »After Lions’ breakthrough season, it’s time to go all in toward a championship push
For the Detroit Lions, 2024 has already been a year of unfamiliar, if not unchartered territory. Their first division crown in three decades. Two playoffs victories — the franchise had previously won just one since 1957. A second-half lead in the NFC championship game. Chants of “Jared Goff” replacing laments of the “Same Old Lions” echoing across the state of …
Read More »Report: CFP discussing 14-team model with 3 automatic bids each for Big Ten, SEC
College Football Playoff officials are considering a 14-team format that would guarantee three spots each for the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, two for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 and one for the highest-ranked team from the other five leagues, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The people spoke …
Read More »Five potential Cowboys picks to track at the NFL Draft Combine
David Helman Dallas Cowboys Insider NFL Draft Combine week always strikes me as being a bit backward. The draft cycle is now fully in swing, signified by this year’s top talent meeting with teams and working out in Indianapolis. Prospects who were relative unknowns last week will be coveted by fanbases all over the league, at every level of the …
Read More »Jets believe Mecole Hardman leaked game plans to opponents out of spite, per report
USATSI Mecole Hardman hasn’t been a New York Jet for months, but the wide receiver’s 2023 trade-deadline departure remains a sour spot for those in New Jersey. Days after Hardman criticized the team’s leadership and admitted he was “checked out” before a reunion with the Kansas City Chiefs, Jets sources both public and anonymous have alleged Hardman leaked several of …
Read More »2024 SEC Football Media Days: When each coach will speak, including Kalen DeBoer, Mike Elko
The 2024 SEC football season is one step closer. On Thursday, the conference announced the coaches’ appearance schedule for 2024 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days, which will be held this year at the Omni Hotel in Dallas from Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18. Aside from the additions of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, there will be several …
Read More »2024 NFL Mock Draft: Patriots trade back, still land QB; playoff teams load up on offensive line, cornerback
USC • Jr •… Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-patriots-trade-back-still-land-qb-playoff-teams-load-up-on-offensive-line-cornerback/ Author : Garrett Podell Publish date : 2024-02-29 14:17:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »‘Tush push’ sticking around, says NFL exec Troy Vincent: ‘Don’t punish a team that strategically does it well’
The Philadelphia Eagles have perfected the “tush push” in short-yardage situations and the rest of the NFL will have to continue to try and figure out how to stop them. Appearing on Pro Football Talk Live on Thursday, NFL Executive V.P. of Football Operations Troy Vincent pushed back against any outcry to ban the play. “Don’t punish a team that …
Read More »College Football Playoff 2024: Boise State, Liberty among teams poised for run at Group of Five automatic bid
The College Football Playoff will debut its 12-team format in the 2024 season, providing greater opportunity and access for teams to have a more meaningful postseason. No one benefits more from the change than the Group Five conferences, which now have an automatic bid into the playoff after years of largely being cast aside. In the CFP’s almost decade of …
Read More »Don’t punish Eagles for ‘tush push’ success, NFL exec says
The Philadelphia Eagles have seemingly perfected the “tush push” play, which allows quarterback Jalen Hurts to gain a yard or two when he plunges up the middle and gets a shove from a teammate or two from behind. NFL Executive V.P. of Football Operations Troy Vincent believes that the Eagles’ success with the play is no reason for it to …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: New Commanders owner Josh Harris partaking in all of team’s QB interviews, per report
imagn Countless times during Daniel Snyder’s ownership, the Washington Commanders were accused of infighting, with executives seemingly at odds over key draft-day decisions. That’s not stopping new owner Josh Harris from having a sizable role in the team’s 2024 draft preparations, partaking in at least six interviews with top quarterback prospects, according to ESPN. It’s not unusual for NFL owners …
Read More »Chiefs super fan pleads guilty: ‘Chiefsaholic’ faces up to 50 years in prison for string of 11 bank robberies
A notorious Chiefs super fan, who spent several months on the run before being arrested in July, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to three charges related to a string of 11 bank robberies that took place in seven different states. Xaviar Babudar, who’s known as ‘Chiefsaholic,’ pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering, one count of bank …
Read More »Gene Frenette: Napier needs a lot to go right beyond prized QB DJ Lagway to resurrect UF football
It’s a good thing when eight Florida commitments bailed on Billy Napier in November and December — seven of them signing with Southeastern Conference schools — that DJ Lagway wasn’t part of the exodus. Can you imagine the morale within Gator nation right now if UF’s prized 5-star quarterback, possibly the most hyped recruit in school history besides Tim Tebow …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft odds: Blake Corum’s college coach favored to draft star RB
Blake Corum ran all over opponents during his time at Michigan, making him one of the top running backs in the nation over multiple seasons. Whether Corum will have the same success in the NFL remains to be seen. FOX Sports NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang ranked him as his fifth-best running back in this year’s class, giving him a …
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