The Georgia Bulldogs finished the class of 2024 recruiting cycle with the No. 1 class in the SEC and the No. 1 class in the country. Georgia won the recruiting title, but the Bulldogs did it without dominating in-state recruiting. Overall, nine of Georgia’s total 28 signees are in-state recruits. Georgia signed four of The Peach State’s top-11 recruits in …
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Five NFL teams poised to take major leap in 2024: Packers look the part of contender, Bengals turnaround?
The NFL season has come and gone with a familiar team reigning on top in the Kansas City Chiefs, the first to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2003-2004 New England Patriots. While Kansas City is on top of the NFL world again, the league had plenty of teams rise to contention over the course of the season. The …
Read More »Why Monday is an important date for Buccaneers as it relates to keeping Mike Evans, other standouts
This upcoming Monday wouldn’t be considered an important date on most NFL calendars, but One Buccaneer Place has had Feb. 19 circled for some time. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could save around $11 million against the 2024 salary cap if they can somehow agree to contract extensions with quarterback Baker Mayfield, wide receiver Mike Evans and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. …
Read More »Analysis: Five things new coach DeShaun Foster must do to win at UCLA
Former UCLA star DeShaun Foster has his work cut out for him as the Bruins’ new head coach. Here are some thoughts on how he should build his brand. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) The handshakes, back slaps and congratulatory text messages are over. It’s time for DeShaun Foster to get to work. The passion the former UCLA star running …
Read More »Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve McMichael hospitalized due to infection amid ALS battle
Getty Images Former Chicago Bears star and recent Pro Football Hall of Fame selection Steve McMichael has been hospitalized due to an infection and is in the intensive care unit, his family told ABC 7 Chicago. McMichael, who has been living with ALS since his diagnosis in 2021, can no longer speak and requires around-the-clock care. He was brought to the …
Read More »Kittle details unique, extensive custom cleat collection
Kittle details unique, extensive custom cleat collection originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The end of the 2023 NFL season means locker rooms will be cleaned out, and even though George Kittle will be returning in a few months, the 49ers tight end chose to organize his stash of customized cleats. The All-Pro has a favorite …
Read More »Raiders’ Jimmy Garoppolo suspended two games for violating NFL PED policy; Vegas set to release QB, per report
Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will miss the first two games of next season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has confirmed. ESPN reports that Garoppolo’s violation related to his “using a prescribed medication without having a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption.” Garoppolo will be suspended no matter which team …
Read More »247Sports sets Michigan football over/under win total for 2024
Usually when a team wins a national championship, it gets a lot of hype for the next year. But for Michigan football, considering the personnel and staff turnover, as well as next year’s schedule, not everyone is optimistic about the Wolverines in 2024. Not only did Jim Harbaugh leave and take a good portion of the defensive staff along with …
Read More »Steelers should try to acquire Justin Fields from Bears, but only under one condition
Art Rooney II recently admitted that he is growing impatient with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent lack of playoff success. That’s why the team’s president should push for his GM and head coach to pursue a trade for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. But under one condition. There have already been rumblings linking the Steelers to Fields, the former first-round pick who …
Read More »Chiefs pick up option on Chris Jones’ contract, retain right to franchise tag star DT, per report
Getty Images One of the top items on the Kansas City Chiefs’ offseason to-do list has to do with All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones, who’s among the best players at his position and looking for a new deal. On Friday, the Chiefs made the decision to pick up an option in his contract, which both pays Jones the $4.25 million …
Read More »Tennessee offers 2025 wide receiver Derek Meadows
Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 wide receiver prospect Derek Meadows. “I am truly blessed and honored to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Meadows said. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound four-star wide receiver prospect is from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meadows is the No. 144 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as …
Read More »NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: Combine, free agency, draft schedule, OTAs, start of training camp
With the Kansas City Chiefs recently recrowned as Super Bowl champions, the 2023 NFL season is officially in the rearview mirror. That means it’s time to start gearing up for the 2024 campaign as 31 other teams try their best to end Kansas City’s two-year reign atop the league. Throughout the next several months, teams will adjust their roster, coaching …
Read More »Steelers not interested in pursuing big-name QB despite internal division over Kenny Pickett, per report
Getty Images Plenty expect the Pittsburgh Steelers to consider pursuing a veteran quarterback in the 2024 offseason. In actuality, the team is not interested in adding a signal-caller who expects to be the starter, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, even with apparent internal division over former first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett. “That would include Justin Fields and Kirk Cousins, and …
Read More »Tennessee football recruiting under Josh Heupel: 2025 news, rankings, Vols players to watch by SEC insiders
The Tennessee Volunteers are heading into their fourth season under head coach Josh Heupel, who signed a contract extension last year that will keep him in Knoxville through 2029. He led the Vols to an 8-4 regular season in 2023 and capped it off with a 35-0 win over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl to earn the No. 21 spot …
Read More »Why Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw can’t be forgotten among Super Bowl’s all-time great quarterbacks
Pro football surpassed pro baseball as America’s No. 1 pastime in the 1970s, and Terry Bradshaw was a big reason why. Bradshaw’s role in the Pittsburgh Steelers winning four Super Bowls helped make the NFL and the Super Bowl the immense successes they are today. Super Bowls were mostly duds until Super Bowl X, when Bradshaw’s bombs to Lynn Swann …
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