Monthly Archives: April 2024

How Mel Kiper Jr. predicts 49ers will use No. 31 draft pick

How Mel Kiper Jr. predicts 49ers will use No. 31 draft pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The OG of NFL media draft experts again has the 49ers going with an OT with the team’s first-round pick. Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN has eight offensive linemen being selected within the first 25 selections of his latest mock draft. …

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College Football Way-Too-Early National Championship Odds 2024

While the 2024 college football season is still some time away, spring football has people excited for the future and what their teams can be next season. Year after year, we have crazy seasons happen with huge names making a run and, at times, like in 2022, surprises such as TCU, who make a run to the National Championship. Once …

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In the Loop: Oklahoma State’s offseason has been blissfully boring

Apr. 10—Oklahoma State football is boring. That’s a good thing. Loyal readers will remember I wrote a column days after the Arizona State game this past season that criticized OSU’s lifeless offense and head-scratching quarterback rotation. The Cowboys, who hadn’t yet unleashed Ollie Gordon, would then get embarrassed at home in a now infamous 33-7 loss to South Alabama. Three …

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Cutter Woods picks Wake Forest; Westside High School star QB makes his college choice

ANDERSON – Cutter Woods is headed to Wake Forest. Woods, junior quarterback of Class AAAA high school state champion Westside, announced his decision Wednesday afternoon in front of packed crowd at the Rams’ indoor practice facility. He had 17 scholarship offers, including eight from teams in Power Five conferences. Woods is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound three-star recruit and top 12 overall prospect …

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Trent Baalke: Josh Allen is a cornerstone of our defense

The Jaguars officially announced the signing of edge rusher Josh Allen to a five-year contract on Wednesday afternoon. Allen’s deal has a base value of $141.25 million and has $76.5 million fully guaranteed at signing, which is a big uptick on the $24.07 million he would have made under the terms of the franchise tag. General Manager Trent Baalke’s statement …

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Rockledge football staff intact through spring, followed by full search

Tyrone Giscombe will assume interim head coaching duties for Rockledge High football, and the permanent job will be filled following spring practices in the wake of the resignation of Wayne Younger. Principal Burt Clark said he consulted Younger and the staff of assistants in the process of making the decision. “The condensed timeline was way too tight to do the …

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Giants have Top 30 visit set with QB Jayden Daniels ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

The Giants have a Top 30 visit set with LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels for this coming Monday, his agent told Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. In addition to the Giants, Daniels has drawn interest from the Washington Commanders, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, and Las Vegas Raiders. The Giants, who hold the No. 6 overall pick, have interest in …

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Full 2024 NFL draft order for first round and how it affects Bears

Full 2024 NFL draft order for first round and how it affects Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears have the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and their all but assured decision to select Caleb Williams with that pick will be the most impactful decision of the offseason. But GM Ryan Poles won’t be done …

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Offensive lineman Yahya Attia, also known as ‘The Bulldozer,’ signs with Colorado

Yahya Attia, an offensive lineman from the NFL Academy in England, became another late addition to Colorado football’s 2024 signing class on Wednesday. Nicknamed “The Bulldozer,” Attia is listed at 6-foot-4 and 330 pounds, making him the heaviest player on the Buffs’ spring roster (Houston transfer OL Tyler Johnson is next at 325 pounds). The Egyptian-born lineman is joining head …

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Ex-NFL linebacker Terrell Suggs arrested on assault charge in Arizona after incident at Starbucks drive-thru

Former NFL linebacker Terrell Suggs was arrested Tuesday in Scottsdale, Arizona on two charges relating to a suspected road rage incident in March at a Starbucks drive-thru line. According to Scottsdale Police, Suggs faces charges of threatening and intimidating, and disorderly conduct with a weapon. He was released Wednesday morning. Suggs allegedly threatened to kill another driver after Suggs backed …

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