Daily Archives: March 21, 2024

New Michigan football assistant resigns after drunk driving incident

There was a lot of excitement about the many incoming Michigan Football assistants, but it was certainly very short-lived. It didn’t take long before former Wisconsin defensive line coach. Greg Scruggs found himself in hot water in Ann Arbor. Just a week and a half after his official hiring announcement, Scruggs was arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired. He …

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Fort Hill’s Zack Alkire voted Coach of the Year

Mar. 21—CUMBERLAND — For the second time in three seasons, Fort Hill’s Zack Alkire has been voted Coach of the Year by the area’s head coaches. The Sentinels had an unbeaten 13-0 season, capped by a 45-21 rout of county rival Mountain Ridge for a third consecutive Class 1A state championship in three years under the head coach. The title …

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Ex-Saints WR Michael Thomas entering diversion program after arrest last fall

Former New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas has been accepted into a pretrial diversion program that could help him avoid trial in a case stemming from his arrest last fall, a city official in Kenner, Louisiana, said Wednesday. “This does not constitute dismissal in any way,” Kenner spokeswoman Valerie Brolin said. “Once all matters and requirements are satisfied, the case …

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Caleb Williams continues to keep his cards close to the vest

The Bears seem to be poised to make USC quarterback Caleb Williams the first overall pick in the draft, especially with quarterback Justin Fields being traded to the Steelers for basically nothing. During Williams’s Wednesday Pro Day workout, Steve Wyche of NFL Network asked whether it’s the player’s “full expectation” that he’ll be the first overall pick, to Chicago. “That’s …

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Sooners an early SEC winner in the 2025 recruiting class

Brent Venables and his coaching staff can recruit. They’ve put together top 10 classes in each of their first national signing days in Norman. That includes the 2022 class, when they only had a couple of months to recover the class after Lincoln Riley left. And they’re already off to a fantastic start to the 2025 recruiting class. According to …

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2024 NFL Draft odds: Minnesota Vikings favored to draft QB J.J. McCarthy

Who will start under center for the Minnesota Vikings next season is a mystery to the NFL world.  Kirk Cousins, who spent the past six seasons in Minnesota, took his talents to Atlanta this offseason, leaving a void at quarterback for the Vikings.  Since then, Minnesota has already made moves in the NFL Draft, most presume to select one of …

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