With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at each individual position’s rankings. Here are the top five interior defensive linemen. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top TEs ⊥ Top OL ⊥ Top Edges ⊥ Top IDL ⊥ Top LBs ⊥ Top CBs ⊥ Top …
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How to watch Utah’s spring game — and what to watch for
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) celebrates his touchdown with tight end Brant Kuithe (80) during the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. The two Utah stars will be back in action Saturday during the annual spring game at Rice-Eccles Stadium after a year recovering from injuries. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Utah’s “22 Forever” spring …
Read More »Niners WR Brandon Aiyuk unfollows team on social media amid contract stand-off
Brandon Aiyuk wants his money. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) Brandon Aiyuk is taking a road well-traveled as he negotiates a new contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The All-Pro wide receiver unfollowed his team of four years on Instagram, as NFL Network’s Clayton Holloway noticed Friday: Unfollowing a team while looking for a new deal is practically a cliché …
Read More »OU football’s Daniel Akinkunmi, Jalil Farooq miss spring practice with apparent injuries
OU football wide receiver Jalil Farooq, who played in 13 games last season, and offensive lineman Daniel Akinkunmi, a three-star freshman from England, were seen wheeling around practice Friday on scooters with boots on. Farooq is expected to be one of the Sooners’ top receivers next season and is coming off a season in which he recorded 694 receiving yards …
Read More »Giants Mailbag: Is a trade up to No. 4 in the 2024 NFL Draft likely?
The 2024 NFL Draft is fast approaching. The Giants haven’t hid from their desires to draft a quarterback, but the method in which they find one is complicating by the day. Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy was a second-round target a few months ago. Now, it seems unlikely he’s there at No. 6. What should the Giants do? Is receiver more of …
Read More »When the hints came that quarterback Billy Wiles could transfer from Southern Miss football
HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football held its 15th and final spring practice on Thursday. Coach Will Hall has not yet named a starting quarterback. But the quarterback battle took a turn Friday when Billy Wiles entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. There were clues this week that Wiles, who started 10 games in 2023, could do so. The …
Read More »Stephon Gilmore: Bill Belichick is the greatest coach, don’t let The Dynasty fool you
Stephon Gilmore is the latest former New England player to take issue with the portrayal of coach Bill Belichick in The Dynasty, the documentary about the Patriots. Gilmore wrote on social media today that having watched the series, he’s disappointed in the lack of credit Belichick received for the Patriots’ success. “Just watched The Dynasty,” Gilmore wrote. “Bill was the …
Read More »Hudson Card’s backup and more: What to watch for during Purdue football’s spring game
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football’s spring game is noon Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. Head coach Ryan Walters enters his second season coming off a 4-8 mark in 2023. There was no official spring game last season, rather a simulated indoor scrimmage to close the spring season. Now the Boilermakers have the depth to operate a game, though the format won’t …
Read More »The Xavier Worthy conundrum: Is being too fast, bad? | Inside Coverage
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz is joined by senior NFL writer Jori Epstein and senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson to discuss why Xavier Worthy’s record-breaking 40-yard dash is viewed by some as detrimental to his draft stock and if the future of evaluating wide receivers is changing. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast …
Read More »Nick Saban at the Masters: Retired Alabama football coach talks golf, chores, Miss Terry
Prior to his retirement as Alabama’s football coach, Nick Saban likely would be spending this weekend gearing up for the Crimson Tide’s spring football game. But this year, well into his fourth month of retirement, Saban instead is taking in the Augusta National Golf Club for the 88th Masters Tournament. He joined ESPN’s Lauren Rutledge on the network’s “Welcome to …
Read More »NFL Rookie Dynasty Rankings 2024: Running Back, Part One
Kyle Dvorchak breaks down his top eight rookie running backs ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. 1. Jonathan Brooks, Texas The former Longhorn played behind both Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson for two years—a reasonable excuse for his late breakout—before taking over the starting role in 2023. He excelled in his lone season as the starter, rushing 187 times for …
Read More »Mater Dei replacing Frank McManus as football coach after one season
In a stunning reversal, defending Southern Section Division 1 football champion Santa Ana Mater Dei is replacing Frank McManus as football coach after one season. McManus won a Division 1 title last season after succeeding Mater Dei coaching legend Bruce Rollinson and was heralded as being “the right person to succeed Rollinson” by Mater Dei President Michael Brennan. But Mater …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors: Star WR unfollows 49ers on social media amid negotiations about new contract
Getty Images An athlete unfollowing their team on social media is typically the beginning of the end for athlete and team. That appears to be the possible situation unfolding in San Francisco between the 49ers and wideout Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk has unfollowed the team on social media (h/t NFL Media). His actions will surely fuel the ongoing speculation regarding his …
Read More »Browns trade Leroy Watson to Titans
Tackle Leroy Watson won’t be with the Browns for the start of their offseason program next week. Watson was traded to the Titans on Friday. Tennessee announced that they are sending a seventh-round pick, No. 227 overall, to the Browns in exchange for Watson. The move means Watson will be reunited with offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who left the …
Read More »2024 Georgia football spring game live stream, TV channel, watch online, start time, storylines to follow
Georgia is 42-2 over the past three seasons and has established itself as the class of college football. But after missing the 2023 College Football Playoff, the Bulldogs have a fresh dose of motivation. If the way UGA asserted itself in a 63-3 Orange Bowl victory over Florida State was any indication, the ‘Dawgs are going to be relentless in …
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