Three-star TE Nizyi Davis (No. 755 player in class of 2025, No. 36 TE, No. 11 recruit from Indiana) Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes, and opinion. Wisconsin football is set for the busiest month on the recruiting calendar. The program will welcome most of its …
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Tom Brady explains the high bar he’ll set for himself as a broadcaster
Tom Brady, if you haven’t heard, starts working for Fox this fall. On Monday, he appeared on Colin Cowherd’s show (his studio staff apparently gets #NoDaysOff) to discuss the next phase of his career. At one point, Brady addressed how he’ll approach his next job, especially since (as Brady said) he was “hypercompetitive” as a player. “Certainly, as a broadcaster, …
Read More »Tuesdays With Gorney: Steve Clarkson QB Retreat
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The annual Steve Clarkson QB Retreat was held over the weekend just steps from the Pacific Ocean and some of the best quarterbacks in California worked out there. In today’s Tuesdays With Gorney, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney offers some thoughts from the big quarterback event. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | …
Read More »How much Southern Miss football assistant coaches will be paid in 2024, including new OC Chip Long
Southern Miss football assistant coaches will cumulatively make just shy of $1.75 million in 2024 — $1,746,650 to be exact — according to contracts obtained by the Hattiesburg American through a public records request. That’s up $73,200 from 2023 with a coaching staff that hired five new assistants. All 10 of the assistant coaches are on contracts that expire after …
Read More »How the Florida Panthers became the NHL’s playoff bad boys
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Like their namesake mascot, the Florida Panthers are a rare breed. The Panthers are physical and feisty. Skilled and speedy. As likely to outscore as outhit an opponent — perhaps in the same game. Florida can be …
Read More »Two Georgia coaches named as potential head coaching targets
After an offseason in which Georgia had to replace multiple staff members, it would appear as if more can be expected after the 2024 season. CBS Sports’ David Cobb ranked seven coordinators who could become head coaches next cycle, including both Georgia defensive coordinators in Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson. Schumann was the first hire Smart made to his staff …
Read More »How Clemson football’s Wade Woodaz is mastering new position under coach Dabo Swinney
CLEMSON — Wade Woodaz was thrown into the fire last year ahead of the Gator Bowl against Kentucky. After Jeremiah Trotter Jr. declared for the NFL draft, the Florida native was tasked to play middle linebacker for the first time. In his first two seasons with Clemson football, he played only outside linebacker but received his first in-season middle linebacker reps …
Read More »Why the SEC is already a super conference. It doesn’t need anybody else | Adams
The issues and topics might vary from one year to the next at the SEC spring meetings, which will begin Tuesday in Destin, Florida. But there has been a recurring theme. The SEC believes it’s the best sports conference in the country. And its commissioner invariably reminds the conference members of that in subtle or not-so-subtle oratory before the meetings …
Read More »How Indianapolis-area football recruits have fared at Notre Dame over past 15 years
On Saturday, Ben Davis standout cornerback Mark Zackery committed to Notre Dame football. One of the top prospects in the Midwest, Zackery is the 12th Indianapolis-area player in the past 15 years to pick the Fighting Irish in recruiting. Here’s a look at how the others fared: 2024: Styles Prescod, Hamilton Southeastern, OL Hamilton Southeastern’s Styles Prescod poses for a …
Read More »Former Alabama QB Tyler Buchner wins national championship – with Notre Dame lacrosse
Tyler Buchner is a national champion — just, not in the way Alabama football fans might have envisioned it. The former Crimson Tide quarterback, who transferred to play for Notre Dame lacrosse after the 2023 college football season, helped the Fighting Irish repeat as national champions with a dominant victory 15-5 victory over Maryland on Monday. Buchner was originally the …
Read More »Where does College Wires rank Ryan Day among best coaches in college football?
Say what you will about Ohio State football head coach, Ryan Day, but he’s winning at a clip hardly any other coach currently in charge of a college program. He has yet to win a national championship, but has a couple of Big Ten titles, three College Football Playoff appearances, including one CFP title game appearance, and has one whale …
Read More »Greg Sankey sounds off on UGA football QB Jaden Rashada suing Florida coach Billy Napier
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—Greg Sankey presides over an SEC that is officially growing from 14 to 16 schools on July 1. There’s fierce rivalries, cutthroat recruiting and passionate fan bases. Now there’s a quarterback from one school filing a lawsuit against the head coach of another. So as the SEC spring meetings got underway, the SEC commissioner was asked what he …
Read More »Houston lands massive commitment from four-star ATH Keisean Henderson
The Houston Cougars have pulled off a massive win on the recruiting trail, landing one of the top overall recruits in the class of 2026. Spring (Texas) Legacy School of Sports Sciences four-star athlete Keisean Henderson has made the decision to commit to his hometown program. Henderson, 6-foot-3, 185-pounds, has pledged to the Cougars to play quarterback. In his sophomore …
Read More »Ayden Pouncey breaks down his recent Rutgers football offer
A recent offer from Rutgers football has gotten the interest of Ayden Pouncey. The four-star defensive back is looking to take a visit to the Big Ten program this summer. Versatile and explosive, Pouncey is a class of 2026 prospect who plays both sides of the ball as a wide receiver and a cornerback for Winter Park High School (Winter …
Read More »Will Sheppard labeled as important ‘X-factor’ player for Colorado
While superstars such as quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way player Travis Hunter are expected to be relied on heavily again, Colorado football’s success next season will ultimately require others to step up when called upon. Largely because he didn’t arrive in Boulder until after spring ball, incoming transfer Will Sheppard hasn’t received enough attention since committing to the Buffs in …
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