LOS ANGELES — See if this sounds familiar: Clemson and Alabama are facing each other in a playoff with the chance to compete for a national championship on the line. For college sports fans, it’ll be another instance of the Tigers and the Crimson Tide battling on the national stage Saturday. But this time, it won’t be played on the …
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Texas DB Andrew Mukuba listed in ESPN’s Top 10 defensive backs
Texas defensive back Andrew Mukuba is making waves this offseason. According to ESPN college football staff, Mukuba is one of the 10 best defensive backs in the nation. ESPN gave their Top 10 ranking of defensive backs on Friday. College football expert Bill Connelly gave his reasoning for ranking Mukuba among the nation’s elite secondary players. “After years of relying …
Read More »WATCH: Oklahoma Sooners pledge trolls Longhorns during commitment ceremony
The Oklahoma Sooners added their 10th player to the 2025 recruiting class with a pledge from four-star running back Tory Blaylock on Friday. During a ceremony with family and friends at Atascocita High School in Texas, Blaylock had the hats for Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas on the table. After sharing some words, Blaylock perused the hats, …
Read More »CFB analyst identifies Texas as perception building game for Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines won a national title for the first time since 1997 last season. Despite that fact, when the Longhorns come to Ann Arbor the Wolverines could be the team facing the most pressure. 247Sports college football analyst Cody Nagel looked at what the game would mean for Michigan in 2024. “The nation will find out early whether Michigan …
Read More »Watch out, Kirby Smart. USC is hot on the Georgia recruiting trail
USC coach Lincoln Riley is making sure his assistant coaches are staying hot on the Georgia recruiting trail this offseason. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Demonta Prather is used to seeing red on the football recruiting trail in Georgia, but it’s not usually USC’s cardinal that comes through the Manchester (Ga.) High coach’s office. Led by new defensive line …
Read More »Breaking down the Eagles’ edge rushers after Haason Reddick trade
Breaking down the Eagles’ edge rushers after Haason Reddick trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Friday afternoon traded two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Haason Reddick to the Jets for a 2026 conditional second-round pick. In order for that pick to be a second-rounder and not a third, Reddick will need to play 67.5% of the Jets’ …
Read More »Brad Crawford picks every SEC team’s defining game for 2024
Statement wins can punctuate a successful season in college football. Texas’ win over Alabama did just that in changing the perception of the Longhorns’ football program. The win over Alabama lifted Texas to a College Football Playoff berth. Had the Longhorns lost the game and beat Oklahoma instead, they likely miss the playoff in favor of an undefeated Alabama and …
Read More »NHL playoff standings: 15-game Super Saturday on tap
The NHL schedule works in mysterious ways. Following a one-game Friday night — and ahead of a one-game Sunday — there are 15 games on the slate on Saturday, beginning with the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Florida Panthers (12:30 p.m. ET, NHL Network) and capped off by two 10 p.m. ET games: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames (NHL …
Read More »Georgia hosts 4-star WR, recent Ohio State decommit Jayvan Boggs
Georgia football is making a serious push for four-star wide receiver Jayvan Boggs, who decomitted from Ohio State on March 26. Boggs visited Georgia on Friday. The Bulldogs made their first effort by extending a scholarship to Boggs shortly after adding new wide receivers coach James Coley, who has strong recruiting ties to the state of Florida. Boggs (6-foot, 188 …
Read More »How Phillip Fulmer can rejoin Tennessee football coaching staff | Toppmeyer
Phillip Fulmer, grab your hat and your whistle. Perhaps your coaching career isn’t finished after all. A new proposal from the NCAA Football Oversight Committee ought to pique the interest of the former Tennessee football coach. (And former Vols athletics director. And former special adviser to UT’s president. And former wingman to John Currie’s failed coaching search. And … well, …
Read More »No. 1 athlete for 2025 class, Michael Terry III, gets USC offer
USC football is the latest program to extend an offer to standout wide receiver Michael Terry III. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Terry is rated the No. 25 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite. He is the No. 19 prospect in the 247Sports rankings and the No. 1 athlete in the class, per 247Sports. Terry is from Alamo Heights in Texas. He …
Read More »Bills criticized for high costs, lack of transparency on PSL prices: “It’s wrong”
Bills season ticket holders have been informed that they’ll be charged prices ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 for personal seat licenses, and local government officials are not happy about it. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz blasted the Bills for both the high prices and for a lack of transparency. He said New York Governor Kathy Hochul — who has been …
Read More »Chicago four-star 2025 defensive lineman puts USC in top 12 schools
Four-star defensive lineman Nathaniel Marshall revealed the top 12 schools left in his recruitment earlier this week. The USC Trojans made the cut alongside Michigan, Alabama, Miami, Florida, Penn State, Texas, Ohio State, Oregon, Auburn, Tennessee and Illinois. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive lineman from Chicago is the No. 31 overall prospect and No. 3 defensive lineman in the class of …
Read More »Jets owner Woody Johnson rips NFL Network’s report about ‘heated argument’ with HC Robert Saleh
Woody Johnson, chairman of the New York Jets, had some words for NFL Network. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) New York Jets team owner Woody Johnson took to social media Thursday to deny a report from an NFL Network host about a “very heated conversation” between he and head coach Robert Saleh at the league’s annual league …
Read More »Former Stillwater TE Josh Ford ‘has been very impressive’ in OSU spring football
Mar. 29—It took just one day of Oklahoma State spring football for true freshman tight end Josh Ford, a former Stillwater Pioneer, to come up in conversation. He and the other early enrollees were a part of the team’s nine-week session in the offseason, and coach Mike Gundy said Ford “has been very impressive.” “He came in in really good …
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