Monthly Archives: March 2024

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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Why top Canadian prospects are choosing college over juniors

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 28, 2024, 08:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER Macklin Celebrini’s path to becoming the potential No. 1 pick in this year’s NHL draft is one that’s about taking advantage of an opportunity that he and others like him previously didn’t know existed. Rick Celebrini said his …

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J.K. Dobbins visits Chargers – Yahoo Sports

Free agent running back J.K. Dobbins, having been cleared for all football activities after last year’s torn Achilles, is in Los Angeles. Dobbins has a visit with the Chargers as he attempts to find a new NFL home. If he signed with the Chargers, Dobbins would reunite with Greg Roman, who was the Ravens’ offensive coordinator for Dobbins’ entire four-year …

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Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell is one of On3’s top coaches in the Big Ten

The Wisconsin Badgers football head coach Luke Fickell was ranked in the top third of Big Ten coaches by On3’s Jesse Simonton on Tuesday. Coming in as the sixth-best coach in the Big Ten in Simonton’s power rankings, Fickell sits behind Ryan Day (Ohio State – 1), James Franklin (Penn State – 4) and Kirk Ferentz (Iowa – 5) from …

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