The Ohio State football spring game is heading to network TV. Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt announced Monday that the Buckeyes’ spring game will air on Fox at noon April 13. The network will also broadcast Michigan football’s spring game April 20 at noon. In 2023, the OSU spring game was shown live on Big Ten Network and carried on …
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NFL reportedly bans the ‘hip-drop’ tackle over objection from NFLPA
The NFL has banned the “hip-drop” tackle, according to multiple reports on Monday. The league’s competition committee had proposed a rule to penalize the tackle, which league executive Jeff Miller said increases risk of injury by 25 times the rate of a standard tackle. The committee views those tackles as being similar to horse collar tackles that were banned before …
Read More »Mistake-prone Eagles wide receiver signs with Steelers
Mistake-prone Eagles wide receiver signs with Steelers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Quez Watkins, whose once-promising Eagles career collapsed in a flurry of costly fumbles and drops, has signed with the Steelers, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday morning. Watkins, still only 25, was the Eagles’ 6th-round pick in 2020 and after playing sparingly as a rookie he blossomed in …
Read More »Ranking top QBs from 2020-2024 draft classes: Here’s how Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud and others stack up
How would C.J. Stroud stack up to Caleb Williams? How about if we threw Jordan Love or Will Levis in the mix? What about Drake Maye, Anthony Richardson, and Jalen Hurts? Although these questions relate to the same position, this exercise can be likened to comparing apples to oranges to grapes. There’s no perfect way to rank a collection of …
Read More »Ryan Poles explains why Bears made hard decision to trade Justin Fields
Ryan Poles explains why Bears made hard decision to trade Justin Fields originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles knew what the right move for the Bears was but that didn’t make the decision to trade quarterback Justin Fields any easier. “Justin, probably one of the harder things I had to do,” Poles told reporters Monday …
Read More »Breaking down the 10 biggest commitments from the weekend
John Garcia Jr./Rivals.com It was looking like a rather subdued weekend of commitments across the country until USC got rolling on Sunday. The Trojans had a big weekend of visits, especially from the Southeast, and by the end of Sunday they added five massive commitments. Here is a look at the 10 biggest pledges of the weekend. ***** CLASS OF …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh continues to gush over J.J. McCarthy as possible draft suitors emerge
Jim Harbaugh continued his praise of J.J. McCarthy at the NFL’s league meetings on Monday, with a division rival hinting that they might be in on the Michigan quarterback. The Los Angeles Chargers head coach doubled down on his take on McCarthy’s standing among the quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft, telling reporters he believes his former signal-caller is “the …
Read More »Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh calls former Michigan star J.J. McCarthy ‘best QB in this draft’
ORLANDO, Florida — A swarm of reporters were gathered around Jim Harbaugh, back in the NFL after a decade away from his last coaching stint in which he won everything expect the Super Bowl. Harbaugh was able to accomplish winning the national championship at Michigan before returning to the NFL, with future first-round pick J.J. McCarthy leading the Wolverines to …
Read More »John Harbaugh said Ravens have ‘had our hands full trying to stop’ Derrick Henry, ‘fired up’ to coach him
In the four regular season games where he has faced the Baltimore Ravens, running back Derrick Henry has 55 carries for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Henry helped the Tennessee Titans defeat the Ravens, 28-12, in the divisional round during the 2019 season, rushing for 195 yards in the playoff win. After years of trying to stop King Henry, head …
Read More »Social media reacts: 5-star QB Jared Curtis commits to Georgia football
The nation’s No. 1 recruit in the class of 2026 has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. Quarterback Jared Curtis, who is ranked as a five-star recruit, is Georgia’s first commitment in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Curtis is a rising junior at Nashville Christian School in Nashville, Tennessee. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback is the nation’s No. 1 player at his position, …
Read More »Commanders coach Dan Quinn says it’s ‘fair to envision’ Washington will draft a quarterback
As the NFL Draft has come closer and closer, it seems like more and more people expect quarterbacks to come off the board extremely quickly. The Chicago Bears are widely expected to take a quarterback at No. 1 overall, and the Washington Commanders are expected to do the same at No. 2. At the NFL Annual Meeting this week, Commanders coach …
Read More »Mayo opens up about Patriots’ offseason strategy, draft approach
Mayo opens up about Patriots’ offseason strategy, draft approach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo set the tone right off the bat Monday morning in Orlando. “Hopefully you guys come out of here with some clarity as far as our strategy is concerned,” the New England Patriots head coach told reporters, including our Tom E. Curran, during the …
Read More »2024-25 NFL odds: Russell Wilson favored to start Week 1
All signs — including the odds — point to Russell Wilson starting under center for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1. Wilson joined the Steelers on a one-year deal in March, after being released by the Denver Broncos. And shortly after, Pittsburgh traded for former Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields, a move that begged the question: Will there be a …
Read More »Sean Payton says it’s ‘realistic’ for Broncos to trade up in NFL Draft; What would it take to get into top 4?
Earlier this offseason, the Denver Broncos officially moved on from Russell Wilson, cutting him loose after just two seasons and before his mammoth five-year, $240 million contract extension even kicked in. If they had to play a game tomorrow, the only two quarterbacks on the roster would be Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci. So, it’s unsurprising that they have been …
Read More »OT thrillers: Houston hangs on, advances to chalky men’s Sweet 16; Stanford survives Iowa St. on women’s side
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