PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football needed a tight end, and it found a candidate who was already in the program. Ahead of the Scarlet Knights’ Pinstripe Bowl victory over Miami last December, coach Greg Schiano met with then-defensive end Kenny Fletcher and told him that moving to tight end would not only be best for Fletcher, but also best for the …
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NFL Draft primer: Jets have a couple positions to address as they run it back with Aaron Rodgers
2023 record: 7-10, missed playoffs Draft picks per round 1st Round: No. 103rd Round: No. 724th Round: No. 1114th Round: No. 134 (from Ravens)6th Round: No. 1857th Round: No. 256 (compensatory)7th Round: No. 257 (compensatory) With college basketball done, MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror and The Masters still days away, attention is heating up on the NFL’s marquee …
Read More »NFL Draft primer: Colts’ top priority is surrounding Anthony Richardson with weapons
2023 record: 9-8, missed playoffs Draft picks per round 1st round: No. 152nd round: No. 463rd round: No. 824th round: No. 1175th round: No. 1516th round: No. 1917th round: No. 234 With college basketball done, MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror and The Masters still days away, attention is heating up on the NFL’s marquee offseason event. Let’s make …
Read More »Jacksonville State football’s Larry Worth enters transfer portal in middle of spring practice
Jacksonville State football’s Larry Worth announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Monday night. “All glory to my lord and savior, I would like to start of by thanking Jax State as a whole for giving me this opportunity and to my teammates. I appreciate all the love and support over the past two years. With that being …
Read More »NFL Draft primer: Chargers begin build under new head coach Jim Harbaugh
2023 record: 5-12, missed playoffs Draft picks per round 1st round: No. 52nd round: No. 373rd round: No. 694th round: No. 1054th round: No. 110 (from Bears)5th round: No. 1406th round: No. 1817th round: No. 2257th round: No. 253 (compensatory) With college basketball done, MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror and The Masters still days away, attention is heating …
Read More »Utah’s backup quarterback race is a ‘dead heat’
Utah quarterback Brandon Rose prepares to throw during 2024 spring camp. Rose and incoming freshman Isaac Wilson are competing for QB2 duties. | Utah Athletics There’s no doubt about who Utah’s starting quarterback is going to be in 2024 — that was settled the second Cam Rising told the team he was returning — so the attention has been on …
Read More »TE Ja’Tavion Sanders scheduled to meet with Panthers, Browns
Brock Bowers is widely expected to be the first tight end off the board in this year’s draft and one of the candidates for No. 2 is meeting with a couple of teams this week. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Ja’Tavion Sanders is slated for visits with the Panthers and Browns. Sanders was a starter at Texas the …
Read More »Why Andrew Body decided to transfer to Alabama State football and what fans can expect
There was a lot of excitement surrounding the debut of Alabama State football transfer quarterback Andrew Body at the Black and Gold Spring Game Saturday. After the sudden transfer of former starter Dematrius Davis, all eyes were on jersey No. 1. In the first series of the game Body led the offense down the field ending in a rushing score. …
Read More »2024 Eagles mock draft roundup 7.0: Exploring some trade-up options
2024 Eagles mock draft roundup 7.0: Exploring some trade-up options originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Just over two weeks from the 2024 NFL Draft and the mock draft cycle is heating up even more. Given Howie Roseman’s propensity to move around the draft board, it shouldn’t be surprising to see mock drafts that includes Eagles trades. Here’s the latest …
Read More »Memphis football hires Spence Nowinsky as defensive line coach, assistant DC
Memphis football on Tuesday officially announced the hiring of Spence Nowinsky as defensive line coach and assistant defensive coordinator. Nowinsky had been the defensive coordinator at Ohio University since 2022. He was a nominee for the Broyles Award last season (given to the best assistant coach in college football). Memphis offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey was also a nominee. The former …
Read More »Laiatu Latu meeting with Vikings, Cardinals this week
Edge rusher Laiatu Latu is one of the first-round hopefuls on the pre-draft visit circuit this week. Latu met with the Bears on Monday and Ian Rapoport of NFL reports that he will be visiting the Vikings on Tuesday. Latu is scheduled to move on to Arizona on Wednesday and he has already had a meeting with the Broncos. All …
Read More »Oregon football hires former NFL and ASU assistant Ra’Shaad Samples as running backs coach
Oregon wasted no time filling the opening on its football staff. On Tuesday the Ducks announced the hiring of Ra’Shaad Samples as assistant head coach and running backs coach. He replaces Carlos Locklyn, who last week left Oregon for the same job at Ohio State. Samples was in Eugene and on the job Tuesday morning for Oregon’s spring football practice. …
Read More »Watch: Fletcher Cox retirement press conference
Watch: Fletcher Cox retirement press conference originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Fletcher Cox will be holding a press conference Tuesday, April 9 at 1:15 p.m. You will be able to stream the presser here. Longtime Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday afternoon after 12 seasons in the league and all with the …
Read More »Trojans Wire call-in show discusses USC’s need for 5-star offensive tackles
Our USC football call-in show airs on Friday evenings at The Voice of College Football. We take your calls and allow Trojan fans to sound off on what they think is important in the current context of USC football. On our recent show, we took calls for over an hour and were able to cover a lot of ground. One …
Read More »Crowd-sourced 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Patriots fans prioritize offense
Crowd-sourced 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Patriots fans prioritize offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s become tradition. As we approach the NFL Draft and sift through all the various mock permutations dotting the internet, we put one mock in the hands of the people. Fire up the mock-draft simulator. Log into Twitter. Post polls to give folks the opportunity …
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