Five-star 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will unofficially visit Tennessee this weekend, according to Steve Wiltfong of On3. Tennessee, Ohio State, Alabama, South Carolina, Clemson and Georgia are Sanders Jr.’s top six schools in his recruitment. Sanders Jr. is a consensus five-star and ranks as the No. 2 overall national prospect. He ranks as the No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 1 …
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NFL odds: Slow the hype, most bettors believe Caleb Williams and Bears will miss playoffs
The Chicago Bears seemed like they were set up to be an offseason darling. The Bears were pretty good late last season, then had a splashy offseason. They built up their receiver room. They drafted quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. There is a lot of excitement in Chicago for this Bears season. That excitement does not extend …
Read More »Friday night lights! Rutgers football selected for two Fox games
During the 2024 campaign, Rutgers football will have more eyes on it than ever before. Rutgers football will be part of the Fox College Football Friday package for two Big Ten games. Rutgers is set to take on Washington (Sept. 27, 8 p.m. ET) and travel to the West Coast to take on USC (Oct. 25, 11 p.m. ET) in …
Read More »Dan Campbell: I see Super Bowl, I don’t know what bust is
The Lions made a big jump from out of the playoffs to division champions in 2023, but their run ended in the NFC Championship Game against the 49ers. Coming into this season, the Lions have the fourth-best odds to win the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. Head coach Dan Campbell isn’t setting the stakes for the …
Read More »Delaware, Maryland to have a reunion on the football field in 2028
Twenty years after their last football collision, neighbors Delaware and Maryland will meet again. The Blue Hens will visit the Terps at SECU Stadium in College Park on Sept. 2, 2028, UD announced Thursday. Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) runs by Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) at SECU Stadium. Maryland joins a growing list of Power 4 …
Read More »Packers sign second-round LB Edgerrin Cooper to his rookie deal
The Packers have second-round linebacker Edgerrin Cooper under contract, the team announced Thursday. The only remaining unsigned picks from the Packers’ draft class are first-round offensive tackle Jordan Morgan and second-round safety Javon Bullard. Cooper, the 45th overall pick, was the first linebacker off the board last month. He is a three-down linebacker who had 17 tackles for loss and …
Read More »‘Not even playing the same sport’: Why Group of Five football teams should go their own way
Some in the Group of Five point to Tulane’s 46-45 Cotton Bowl win after the 2022 season as proof they can compete with the best. Truth is, since 2021, the American Conference, up until last year the strongest of the G5 conferences, is 8-51 against the Power Four plus Notre Dame. North Texas Coach Eric Morris sees the iceberg. It’s …
Read More »How Matt Eberflus has already seen ‘progress’ from Caleb Williams early in Bears OTAs
How Matt Eberflus has already seen ‘progress’ from Caleb Williams early in Bears OTAs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams took the field against an NFL defense for the first time in his career this week as the Bears opened Organized Team Activities (OTAs) at Halas Hall. The defense owned the day Thursday, dominating …
Read More »Gorney: Revenue sharing marks next major shift in decade of upheaval
© Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Fifteen college football seasons ago, I stood inside the Georgia Dome as Alabama shockingly walloped Tim Tebow and his Florida team in the SEC Championship Game, the time Tebow cried on the sidelines and the Alabama players mocked the Gator Chomp after a dominant win. I covered Tebow, still arguably the best college …
Read More »Sean Payton: Courtland Sutton situation will sort itself out
The Broncos have wide receiver Tim Patrick back on the practice field as he works his way back from the torn Achilles that sidelined him for all of last season, but they remain without another key member of the receiving corps. Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts is not related to injury, however. Sutton has been away from the team …
Read More »Rutgers football Aaron Lewis is ranked by Pro Football Focus as an elite pass rusher
It should be no surprise, but Rutgers football defensive end Aaron Lewis is among the best in college football in getting after the quarterback According to Pro Football Focus, Lewis is ranked eighth in the nation for career quarterback pressures among active Power Five players. Earlier this week, Pro Football Focus announced that Kyle Monangai was its highest-rated returning running …
Read More »McDavid nets winner in 2OT as Oilers take Game 1 vs. Stars
May 24, 2024, 12:55 AM ET DALLAS — Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night. The Stars were 0-for-3 on power plays in regulation, then couldn’t capitalize …
Read More »Dan Campbell: Jameson Williams is a “man on a mission”
Wide receiver Jameson Williams’s first two seasons with the Lions have been interrupted by a knee injury he suffered in his final college game and a suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy, but there’s nothing getting in the way of his preparations for his third NFL campaign. That change in circumstance has been a positive one for Williams. The …
Read More »Minnesota football top class of 2025 commit cancels visit to Wisconsin
Minnesota top class of 2025 commit Emmanuel Karmo canceled his upcoming official visits to Wisconsin, Ohio State and Nebraska, according to his X account. The four-star linebacker had recently announced upcoming visits to those three schools despite having committed to the Gophers on April 12. Related: Big Ten football 2024 season win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice “It’s …
Read More »Cowboys’ indecision on Dak Prescott has hampered their ability to improve the roster
For a team at the forefront of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have had an uncomfortably quiet offseason for their fan base. The Cowboys have kind of sat on their hands for the vast majority of the past few months. They tinkered around with their roster with a few lower-level free agents, but overall it was a fairly quiet offseason …
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