Daily Archives: March 28, 2024

Lincoln Riley sees USC football’s massive recruiting haul as validation of Trojans’ offseason moves

Earlier this week, Connor Morrissette of USCfootball.com (247Sports) asked Lincoln Riley at a media scrum about the vibe around the USC program coming off a massive recruiting weekend. On Sunday, five defensive recruits committed to the Trojans. Three of them were four-star athletes. One was five-star prospect Justus Terry, who was committed to the Georgia Bulldogs for over a year. …

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Sooners’ new DC making early impression on players

Mar. 27—Spring practices have looked a little different for Oklahoma’s linebackers this year under new defensive coordinator Zac Alley. Last year, individual drills would’ve been led by head coach Brent Venables. Now, Venables may stop by to see how things are going, but will move around to several position groups during individual drills. The 30-year-old defensive coordinator will be solely …

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Lincoln Riley says USC football NIL operation has ‘taken some monster leaps’

Many college football programs had taken a very liberal interpretation of the role collectives could play in the nascent years of the NIL game. USC football appeared to have taken a very conservative and cautious approach to anything that might resemble an “inducement” to lure a prospective athlete to the program.  The NCAA’s recent balk at enforcing its NIL rules against …

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Patriots reportedly sending large contingent to Drake Maye’s Pro Day

Patriots reportedly sending large contingent to Drake Maye’s Pro Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots will get a comprehensive look at their potential quarterback of the future Thursday. The Patriots are sending nine members of their organization to the University of North Carolina’s Pro Day on Thursday afternoon to scout star quarterback Drake Maye, Sports …

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NFL’s Christmas Takeover Puts a Bow on Out-of-Home Ratings Jackpot

As the NFL wrapped its annual owners’ meetings down in Orlando earlier this week, Roger Goodell’s tailor began letting out the waist of the commissioner’s Grinch costume. On Tuesday, the man who fronts the sports monolith announced that the league will play a Christmas Day doubleheader, thereby spoiling the party for the happy denizens of Hoopsville® for a fifth consecutive …

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Midwest Spotlight: Quarterback storylines to follow this spring

Sean Williams/Rivals.com There are more commitments each and every week as we move further into the spring and quarterbacks are at the center of it all. Big decisions are coming with plenty of critical storylines to track when it comes to the quarterback position. Here are the biggest quarterback storylines in the Midwest Region. THIS SERIES: Quarterback storylines to follow …

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