Most of the time when a team wins the national championship, regardless of changes to the program in the offseason, the reigning champs tend to get a lot of publicity. However, with Michigan football, that hasn’t appeared to be the case. In large part that’s due to what’s happened around college football, just as much as it is the state …
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PFF lists two Michigan football players on 2024 all-returning defense
Many ask the question as to whether Michigan football will be in reloading or rebuilding mode in Sherrone Moore’s first year. But the Wolverines are perhaps more talented than may across college football may realize. While the offense has a ton of questions — particularly at quarterback, where there is no presumed leader, as well as at wide receiver — …
Read More »Former 49ers practice squad player makes history by scoring first UFL touchdown
United Football League The NFL and college football seasons may be over, but there are still games to watch thanks to the new spring league, the United Football League, a spring football league comprised of teams and players from the USFL and XFL. The two leagues joined forces to create the UFL and began their inaugural season on Saturday, March …
Read More »Five takeaways from Arkansas football’s first open spring scrimmage
FAYETTEVILLE, Ak. — Arkansas football welcomed fans and media members inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Saturday morning for its first open scrimmage of the spring. The Razorbacks ran 152 plays and practiced a variety of situations, including red-zone work and the two-minute drill. It was the first opportunity for fans to see the three quarterbacks competing to be the …
Read More »Notre Dame gets a commitment from 2025 4-star linebacker
Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class just got stronger on Saturday afternoon as Pennsylvania linebacker Anthony Sacca committed to the Irish. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 225-pound player picked Notre Dame over his other finalists in Ohio State, Alabama, Wisconsin and Duke. The Irish winning this recruiting battle over those schools is significant, especially considering the quality of recruiting opposition. Sacca …
Read More »Could prized freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith start for Ohio State? He’s making a strong push
Ryan Day doesn’t want to jump the gun, but the bullet that is Jeremiah Smith might have already left the chamber. Smith was the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class nationally. On signing day in December, Smith’s longtime commitment to Ohio State was in doubt when the wide receiver’s hometown Miami Hurricanes made a late push to …
Read More »Why Jeb Stewart is stepping down as the football coach at Windsor Forest
SAVANNAH — Football has been a foundation of Jeb Stewart’s life since he first took the field as a youngster, later playing high school ball for his father, Jimmy Stewart, at Macon County and Southeast Macon. He followed in his father’s footsteps — shaping young lives through the sport as a coach in a career that spanned 34 seasons. This …
Read More »Report: Aiyuk, 49ers ‘not close’ on contract extension
Report: Aiyuk, 49ers ‘not close’ on contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have yet to work out a contract extension, and it doesn’t appear the two sides are close to coming to an agreement. San Francisco and the 26-year-old All-Pro remain in a “little bit of a standoff” NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo …
Read More »JD PicKell discusses what happens if Texas wins it all in 2024
Steve Sarkisian has endured his fair share of outside criticism since taking over as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns. The doubt persisted last offseason. College football analyst Tim Brando famously suggested Texas could duplicate Texas A&M’s 2022 season in which the Aggies went 5-7. Others doubted that Sarkisian would ever win 10 games in Austin. Nearly a year …
Read More »Keionte Scott elected to stay at Auburn, and Wesley McGriff deserves the credit
Auburn’s secondary is one of the least experienced units on the defensive side of the ball, so it needs as much leadership as possible. After the departures of Nehemiah Pritchett, DJ James, and Jaylin Simpson, who declared for the NFL draft, Auburn needed a player like Keionte Scottin-house to provide leadership and experience to the unit. Earlier this week, Scott …
Read More »Haason Reddick trade: Why Eagles are taking a major gamble by dealing best pass rusher to Jets
Dealing Haason Reddick appeared inevitable based on how the Philadelphia Eagles offseason transpired. Philadelphia signed Bryce huff on the first day of free agency and restructured Josh Sweat’s contract a week later, setting the stage for Reddick’s final days as an Eagle. Reddick wanted a pay raise for past performance and it was easy to understand his case. Only Reddick …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Jayden Daniels addresses concerns about his throwing elbow
Getty Images Former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is hoping to hear his name called early in the 2024 NFL Draft, and he could be the second player off the board to the Washington Commanders. However, a picture that went viral this past week raised some concerns about a specific body part of Daniels’. In a report revealing which teams would …
Read More »Here’s why one NFL owner doesn’t think league will have more streaming and less games on broadcast TV
ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL has embarked in the streaming revolution over the last few seasons. The league had its first playoff game exclusively to streaming and it was a tremendous success, prompting the league to have a playoff game exclusively on a streaming service every year. This comes on the same year there was an exclusive regular season game …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: Lions have five days to match 49ers’ three-year offer to TE Brock Wright
Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers are attempting to poach a tight end from an NFC foe, as general manager John Lynch signed Detroit Lions restricted free agent tight end Brock Wright to a three-year, $12 million offer sheet that includes $6 million guaranteed, per ESPN. Now, the Lions have five days to determine whether they will match the offer, …
Read More »Report: 49ers offer to Brock Wright includes $6 million in guaranteed money
Details about the 49ers’ bid to sign Lions tight end Brock Wright as a restricted free agent continue to filter in on Saturday. Word that the 49ers had signed Wright to an offer sheet on Friday was followed by a report that the NFC West club would pay Wright $12 million over three seasons, but there were no other details …
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