Kyle Godfrey’s decision to step down as head coach of the Apple Valley football team was a tough one to make, but also quite simple. Godfrey, a father of four, mulled the decision and was at ease stepping away knowing who his replacement would be. After joining Frank Pulice’s coaching staff at Apple Valley in 2004, Robert Meras has been …
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Javier Loya “looks forward” to meeting with Texans, NFL
With Texans minority owner Javier Loya pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of harassment with intent to annoy, the next question becomes whether he will face scrutiny under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. The NFL has not yet responded to an email sent this morning raising that question. Loya’s attorney has provided a comment on the issue. “Mr. Loya agreed …
Read More »2024 Los Angeles Rams 7-round mock draft: Can anyone replace Aaron Donald?
Eric Williams NFC West Writer Will Rams GM Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay stick and pick? For the first time since 2016, the Rams can select a player in the first round. However, the team’s draft history suggests that Snead and McVay could move around the draft board, rather than staying at No. 19 overall. Usually, NFL decision-makers …
Read More »Arizona State receivers coach Ra’Shaad Samples takes job with Oregon
The move of one coach usually causes a chain reaction and that is the case with Arizona State wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Ra’Shaad Samples heading to Oregon, where he will assume the role of running backs coach and assistant head coach under Dan Lanning. Samples, 29, fills a void that occurred after Carlos Locklyn left for Ohio …
Read More »The Glow Up: teams that changed our expectations the most since last year | Zero Blitz
Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap the biggest NFL news from the weekend before diving into the teams that changed our expectations the most (in a good OR bad way) the most compared to last offseason. The duo start with the biggest news from …
Read More »On3 shows Deion Sanders little respect in spring Big 12 head coach rankings
The Big 12 football head coaching landscape will look quite different next season with Arizona’s Brent Brenna, Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, Utah’s Kyle Whittingham and Colorado’s Deion Sanders all joining the conference. Additionally, former Tulane head coach Willie Fritz is now at Houston. Not including Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and Oklahoma’s Brent Venables, who are both headed to the SEC, the …
Read More »WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defends Aaron Rodgers from ‘diva’ comments | Speak
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defends Aaron Rodgers from ‘diva’ comments | Speak | FOX Sports Video Details During a CBS Sports Radio interview, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defended New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers from the “diva” narrative, saying that he is “one of the greatest you’ll ever find .. because people get this perception of him that he’s this diva or …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Former player gives very harsh critique of Drake Maye
2024 NFL Draft: Former player gives very harsh critique of Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A lot of experts ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft think Drake Maye will be, or has a good chance to be, a very productive quarterback at the pro level. The former University of North Carolina star is consistently rated as the …
Read More »Running back Harry Dalton III joins USC’s growing 2025 class
Harry Dalton III has committed to the USC football program and Lincoln Riley. He committed to the Trojans over Alabama, Florida, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina. USC just gained some more depth in the running back room as it moves to the Big Ten Conference and prepares for sledgehammer football in the Midwest. Dalton is the No. 244 overall prospect …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes, Knicks stars, MLB teams, more around sports enjoy solar eclipse
A solar eclipse passed over the continental United States on Monday, and the sports world got in on the action. Everyone from star NFL quarterbacks to NBA players to MLB teams enjoyed the eclipse, whether it was partial in places like Kansas City and New York or total in places like Cincinnati and Cleveland. Here’s a roundup of how sports …
Read More »Dobbs explains why he wanted to join 49ers in free agency
Dobbs explains why he wanted to join 49ers in free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Quarterback Joshua Dobbs was a member of three franchises last season. After spending most of training camp with the Cleveland Browns, he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals just prior to the start of the regular season. Then, he was dealt to …
Read More »Ohio State RB Dallan Hayden to reportedly enter NCAA transfer portal
Ohio State will reportedly lose a running back when the spring transfer portal window opens April 15. According to 247Sports and On3, running back Dallan Hayden has informed Ohio State of his intention to enter the transfer portal. Aaron Hayden, Dallan’s father, later re-posted an account relaying the running back’s intention to enter the portal and later posted “God’s Plan, …
Read More »Kirk Cousins vows to “do everything I can” to deliver a Super Bowl win for the Falcons
A little more than seven years ago, the Falcons were on the brink of a title. And then a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl evaporated at the hands of Tom Brady. At the time, Kirk Cousins was still a year away from joining the Vikings as a free agent. Now that he has signed with the Falcons, Cousins has …
Read More »Top-ranked 2025 defensive lineman Elijah Griffin arranges visit to Colorado
Elijah Griffin, widely regarded as the best defensive lineman in the 2025 recruiting class, has scheduled an April visit to Colorado, according to Anna Adams of 247Sports. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound Georgia native is the top-ranked DL in his class and the No. 4 overall prospect, per the 247Sports composite. Adams also reported that Griffin will visit the Big Ten-bound Oregon …
Read More »49ers sign TE Saubert, RB Taylor to one-year deals
49ers sign TE Saubert, RB Taylor to one-year deals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In the midst of yet another important NFL offseason, the 49ers announced the signings of two new offensive additions. San Francisco signed tight end Eric Saubert and running back Patrick Taylor to one-year contracts, the team announced Monday afternoon. Newly signed #49ers TE Eric …
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