PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley is built to be competitive, making the pairing with Jalen Hurts even more intriguing as he enters his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. That competitiveness showed when the Eagles posted a video of Barkley and Hurts engaging in a squat competition during offseason workouts. While it’s well known in Philadelphia that Hurts can squat up …
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Paul Finebaum says Florida State has ‘pulled away’ from Clemson
If you know Paul Finebaum as a football personality, you know he has a lot to say about Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program. Finebaum recently made an appearance on ESPN’s McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning and discussed how he believes Florida State has passed Clemson as the attractive option in the ACC. No surprises here; Finebaum is a true Clemson hater, whether he’d admit …
Read More »Jordan-Hare Stadium ranked among college football’s best stadium atmospheres
When it comes to naming the best college football venue, Auburn fans are biased by placing Jordan-Hare Stadium at the top of their list, and for good reason. One visit to Auburn on a Saturday in the fall to understand why game days are special on the Plains. From Tiger Walk and the pregame eagle flight to enjoying a lemonade …
Read More »2025 in-state safety prospect includes Vols in top four
2025 safety prospect CJ Jimcoily announced his top four schools on Friday. Tennessee, Alabama, LSU and Stanford are Jimcoily’s top four schools. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound four-star safety prospect is from Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Jimcoily ranks as the No. 363 prospect in the class of 2025. He also ranks as the No. 32 safety prospect and No. 12 player in Tennessee, …
Read More »Florida defensive end Romando Johnson schedules a Rutgers football OV
Romando Johnson is locked in for an official visit with Rutgers football. A 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive end from Monarch High School, Johnson has an offer list that includes Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Penn State and Tennessee. He announced his Rutgers football official visit via social media on Friday. Earlier this month, Johnson was offered by Boston College. A …
Read More »Wisconsin lands official visit with three-star class of 2025 athlete
Wisconsin class of 2025 target Naiim Parrish will officially visit the Badgers from June 14-16. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Parrish is the nation’s No. 82 athlete, No. 31 recruit from New Jersey and No. 1002 overall recruit in the class of 2025. The Oradell, New Jersey native is a rising senior representing Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey. The …
Read More »Greg Hardy gets knocked out in Texas boxing match
Former NFL pass rusher Greg Hardy continues to appear from time to time in the fight game. He recently disappeared into the ropes and then onto the mat. Hardy, who had a 3-0 record as a pro boxer, was knocked out in a Texas Combat League match on Thursday night. Patrick Mailata flattened Hardy k The 35-year-old Hardy previously participated …
Read More »Wisconsin lands official visit with one of 2025’s best interior offensive linemen
Wisconsin football landed an official visit with top class of 2025 offensive lineman Hardy Watts, according to Rivals’ Adam Friedman. Watts will be on campus during the weekend of June 7 — one of the Badgers’ busiest recruiting weekends of the year. Related: Why the NCAA settlement, revenue-sharing model matters for the Wisconsin football program The top interior offensive lineman is …
Read More »Wisconsin secures official visit with 2025 DL Kyler Garcia
Wisconsin class of 2025 defensive line target Kyler Garcia will officially visit the Badgers the weekend of June 14. The program offered the three-star recruit on May 22. Garcia is a rising senior representing Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, Tennessee. 247Sports has the defensive lineman as the No. 109 player at his position in the class of 2025 and No. …
Read More »Report: Brandon Aiyuk is asking the 49ers for a contract that beats Amon-Ra St. Brown’s
The contract that wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown signed with the Lions this offseason may serve as the basis of what Brandon Aiyuk expects from the 49ers. Aiyuk and the 49ers are talking, and Aiyuk’s goal is to beat St. Brown’s contract and come in “at that number or higher,” Jeremy Fowler reported on ESPN. What constitutes “that number” for …
Read More »This year, 10 teams will play three games only 10 days apart
The 2024 schedule has a wrinkle that affects nearly one third of the league. Even though, in five prior years, that specific wrinkle had never been used a single time on a single team. Three games from Monday to Sunday to Thursday. Whether that’s 10 days or 11 days (apparently, it’s subject to debate), it didn’t happened from 2019 to …
Read More »Watch this! Rutgers football commit Isaiah Deloatch, a 3-star athlete, is also a good punter
Isaiah Deloatch is more than just a highly-ranked athlete and a standout sprinter. Turns out that the Rutgers football commit is also a pretty good punter. So get ready to push aside Adam Korsak in the annals of Rutgers football lore. Deloatch is the next great punter for the Scarlet Knights. (OK, just having some fun here. Korsak is the …
Read More »Lions’ Carlton Davis: I haven’t been this excited since the 2020 Bucs won the Super Bowl
After six years with the Buccaneers, cornerback Carlton Davis was traded to the Lions this offseason. And after winning one Super Bowl in Tampa, Davis thinks he could win another in Detroit. Davis said that when he looks around at the kind of team the Lions have, the only team he can compare it to is the 2020 Buccaneers, who …
Read More »Goodrow scores in OT as Rangers outlast Panthers to even series
May 24, 2024, 11:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Ranger beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final. Goodrow fired a snap shot from above that circles over goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s right shoulder, sending the Madison Square Garden crowd that …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers: You should trust me and I trust Nathaniel Hackett
The Jets reportedly looked at hiring a coach to run the offense over offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett this offseason before opting to stick with the status quo on that side of the ball. Hackett said this week that he was aware of the team’s conversations with others, but that he feels he has the full confidence of head coach Robert …
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