After 17 years of hosting regular-season games, the city of London is now hoping to land the NFL’s biggest game: The Super Bowl. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, revealed this week that he’s hoping to convince the NFL to put a future Super Bowl in his city. The NFL has held 58 Super Bowls and all of them have …
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College football’s first big recruiting weekend of summer will be a blast: High stakes for Alabama, USC, more
The next four weeks on the college football recruiting calendar is basically the equivalent of an extended Mardi Gras, the College Football Playoff and NFL Draft put together in a blender and spit out as recruiting nirvana. The jockeying for official visits were months upon months in the making, and there will be plenty of the prospects who wind up committing rather …
Read More »Why rookie Rome Odunze would prefer Bears not be on ‘Hard Knocks’
Why rookie Rome Odunze would prefer Bears not be on ‘Hard Knocks’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It’s happening. The Bears will make their first-ever appearance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” as the 18th team to participate in the documentary. Before being selected, the Bears made their disinterest in participating in the documentary evident. Both GM Ryan Poles and Chairman …
Read More »Could Ohio State football land the back-to-back No. 1 overall recruiting prospect?
In the 2024 recruiting cycle, Ohio State football landed the No. 1 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. Now that Rivals has updated its 2025 recruiting rankings, the Buckeyes 2025 quarterback commit, Tavien St. Clair, continued his rise in the rankings. He has gone from a mid-330 ranked player all the way to the …
Read More »Mike McCarthy calls Micah Parsons’ OTAs absence a missed opportunity
Micah Parsons has missed the majority of the Dallas Cowboys’ organized team activities (OTAs) and other workouts so far this offseason, seemingly to the chagrin of Mike McCarthy. Dallas’ head coach expressed some disappointment with Parsons’ attendance so far after the star linebacker missed Thursday’s practice, especially as they’re getting acclimated to new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s system. “I think …
Read More »18-game NFL season is coming, but the negotiating clash is just beginning
The percentage of revenue sharing is in play in the players and NFL team owners’ battle over an 18-game regular-season schedule. (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) The 18-game NFL regular season is coming. It’s a matter of time, money, reorganization — and some inevitable hand grenades tossed across the negotiating table. It’s the same as it was in 2008, when NFL team …
Read More »WATCH: Former Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah seems to be impressing in Houston
If we think back to the 2019 season, one of the most dynamic difference makers on the Ohio State football team was cornerback Jeff Okudah. A Texas native, Okudah came to Columbus as one of the most coveted defensive backs in the country and it didn’t take long for him to show his talents. As a freshman, Okudah played in …
Read More »Ravens downplay Lamar Jackson missing OTAs: ‘It’s a voluntary time’ of year, John Harbaugh says
Getty Images The reigning NFL MVP has been absent from his team activities this month, though since OTAs are voluntary, there is no real red flag for the missed practices. Lamar Jackson has not attended four of the first five of the Baltimore Ravens team activities, leaving Josh Johnson to take first-team snaps. However, head coach John Harbaugh downplayed Jackson’s …
Read More »GHSA announces major change to high school football state playoff schedule
We’ll see a slight shift to the Georgia high school football state playoff schedule in 2024. Unlike past years, there will be no playoff games scheduled the week of Thanksgiving, GHSA executive director Robin Hines confirmed on Friday. While the schedule change will give the players and staff a break for the holiday weekend, it’ll also avoid conflict with the …
Read More »Six teams whose 2024 expectations are out of whack & is an 18th game around the corner? | Zero Blitz
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Zero Blitz The offseason is a time of high hopes for every franchise and fanbase, with old losing habits and season-ending injuries purely other teams’ problems. No, this will surely be our year. Unfortunately, Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Frank Schwab & Jori Epstein have come to pour cold water …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: First massive visit weekend is on deck
Rivals.com The monumental month of June is upon us but before all the news starts flooding out from this massive first weekend of visits, there is still plenty of recruiting gossip to tackle and that’s why a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. RELATED: Ten programs heading into a huge recruiting weekend | Five-star WR Dakorien Moore plans …
Read More »Jets Super Bowl legend Joe Namath turns 81: Five facts about Hall of Famer ‘Broadway Joe’
Joe Namath was already a household name upon delivering the greatest guarantee in professional sports history. But after he and his team cashed in on his Super Bowl guarantee, “Broadway Joe”, for a brief moment in time, was arguably the most famous man on the planet. Namath, who declared that the 18-point underdog Jets would defeat the mighty Colts in …
Read More »Why is USC playing a very late game vs Utah State on Sept. 7?
You might be wondering why USC is having to play another 8 p.m. local time kickoff in Los Angeles. You’re not alone. The Trojans aren’t just playing a late game; it’s another 8 p.m. start as opposed to 7:30. Why 8 and not 7:30 for the Sept. 7 game versus Utah State? We know that USC-Rutgers is an 8 p.m. …
Read More »Josh McCown on J.J. McCarthy: We ultimately have to maintain a growth mindset with him
The Vikings drafted quarterback J.J. McCarthy to be the team’s quarterback of the future and he’ll be working closely with longtime quarterback Josh McCown as his position coach. During his Wednesday press conference, McCown said Minnesota went through a “very thorough” pre-draft process to find the right fit at QB. McCown noted that McCarthy’s pro day was especially impressive, saying …
Read More »Eight or nine games? Why ESPN can influence debate over SEC football’s conference schedule
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — What would happen if an SEC spring meeting came and went without discussion about the number of conference football games? I couldn’t tell you, because I couldn’t tell you the last time that topic wasn’t discussed here. It’s tradition. Commissioner Greg Sankey cautioned reporters on Monday evening to not expect much conversation this week about whether …
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