Monthly Archives: February 2024

Looking at how Georgia football recruited in-state prospects in 2024

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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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