The Wisconsin Badgers football team extended a scholarship offer to Keeyshawn Schneider, a 6-foot-0, 175-pound wide receiver from Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Schneider has now received offers from six different Division 1 programs. Those include Auburn, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin. To this point, the Badgers are the only Big Ten team to offer him, but that will likely …
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NHL playoff buzz: Johnston’s rise, Rempe’s role, officiating
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:55 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The Stanley Cup playoffs have been phenomenal, and we’re only halfway through. Breakout stars have emerged, controversies have broiled and the hockey itself has been as entertaining as ever. After a month of traveling, here are some of the biggest stories I’ve seen developing behind …
Read More »Why Eagles’ Tyler Steen was so disappointed with his rookie year
Why Eagles’ Tyler Steen was so disappointed with his rookie year originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It was his one taste of the NFL, and Tyler Steen has had 6 ½ months to dwell on it. “When I look back at it, I mean, probably didn’t play as well as I wanted to play,” Steen said. Steen played 71 …
Read More »2026 Pennsylvania QB Semaj Beals earns Nebraska offer
Three-star quarterback Semaj Beals has earned an offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Pennsylvania native announced on X on Wednesday. Beals already has offers from Alabama, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Texas, USC, and West Virginia. Beals picked up his offer after a conversation with assistant coach Evan Cooper, …
Read More »Brandon Staley: Reset with 49ers has been energizing
After Brandon Staley was fired as the Chargers head coach late last season, he found himself on the list of candidates for a number of defensive coordinator jobs but did not land any of them. The 49ers were one of the teams he interviewed with and they offered him a different job on Kyle Shanahan’s staff. The 49ers confirmed this …
Read More »In an evolving sport and Big 12, Iowa State football looks to thrive off continuity
The world of college football is rapidly changing. Revenue sharing, NIL, conference realignment and the transfer portal are at the forefront of every college administrator and coach’s mind. The Big 12 Conference is not immune to that. As its two pillar programs, Texas and Oklahoma, depart for the SEC, it will welcome four new members — Arizona, Arizona State, Utah …
Read More »Buccaneers sign third-round pick Tykee Smith
The Buccaneers have another member of their 2024 draft class under contract. The team announced the signing of third-round pick Tykee Smith on Wednesday afternoon. The defensive back is the fourth pick to sign his four-year rookie deal. Smith played two seasons at West Virginia before finishing out his collegiate time with three years at Georgia. He missed almost all …
Read More »Four-star Georgia football recruiting target sets commitment date
Four-star offensive line recruit Cortez Smith has locked in his commitment date for July 20. Smith is one of the top recruits in the trenches in the class of 2025. The four-star is projected to commit to Georgia football, per 247Sports. However, Smith is considering Georgia, South Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive line recruit plays football …
Read More »49ers assistant Brandon Staley looks for a coaching ‘reset’ after firing by Chargers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley’s rise up the coaching ranks was meteoric, going from a Division III defensive coordinator to head coach in the NFL in a dizzying five-year span. Staley’s stay at the top of the football coaching profession proved to be brief as he was fired before the end of his third season as coach of …
Read More »Where is Rutgers football in the On3Sports Big Ten power rankings?
Following a solid spring and with a very strong core, the arrow appears to be pointed up Rutgers football in the Big Ten. And that very much includes the media, with conventional wisdom seeing Rutgers as an improved team in 2024. In their Big Ten power rankings this week, On3 placed the Scarlet Knights in the top half of the …
Read More »Giants sign fourth-rounder Theo Johnson
The Giants have signed fourth-round pick Theo Johnson. Johnson is the fifth member of this year’s draft class to sign with the team. The tight end agreed to a four-year deal and his signing leaves second-round safety Tyler Nubin as the only unsigned selection from the six-player class. Johnson had 77 catches for 938 yards and 12 touchdowns over 44 …
Read More »5 breakout candidates for Alabama football in 2024
The Alabama football roster has plenty of breakout candidates, considering all the change and new faces on the team. That means there are several unknown or relatively unproven commodities. And a new coaching staff can mean new uses for players who might not have seen as big of a role in a different system. For the purpose of the following …
Read More »Conn Smythe Watch: Who leads for Stanley Cup playoffs MVP?
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Conn Smythe Trophy is unique, in that a player’s entire postseason performance is factored into who wins the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most valuable player. The first two rounds narrow the field and start defining narratives. The next two rounds are where legacies are made. …
Read More »Keaton Mitchell’s return “not right around the corner”
Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell is making progress in his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but he still has months of rehab ahead. Mitchell injured his left knee in a Dec. 17 game against the Jaguars, cutting short his rookie season. “It’s not a come-back-during-training-camp or first game-type of thing. I think we all know that,” Ravens coach …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners No. 18 in ESPN’s post-spring power rankings
Feelings are all over the place about the Oklahoma Sooners. From USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring power rankings, which have the Sooners at No. 8, to On3’s, which has them at No. 24, opinion on OU is scattered as they enter year one in the SEC. Oklahoma is a talented team, but it also has questions that will only be answered …
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