Monthly Archives: June 2024

Bears announce nine open training camp practices

The Bears announced their practice schedule for training camp this summer. Chicago, which will practice at Halas Hall, is opening nine practices to the public. The first open practice is Friday, July 26, and the last is Thursday, Aug. 15. All open practice sessions are free of charge to fans. Additional information, including ticketing registration details, can be accessed at …

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Eagles add “gameday coaching operations” to Dom DiSandro’s title

The Eagles have added a new title to chief security officer Dom DiSandro’s title ahead of the 2024 season. The team announced that DiSandro is now in charge of gameday coaching operations. The move is likely related to an incident from last year’s regular season game against the 49ers. DiSandro was ejected from the game after making contact with 49ers …

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Cheez-It Citrus Bowl to air on Channel 9 on a different day

New Year’s Eve is a little cheesier with this year’s bowl game in Orlando. On Thursday, Florida Citrus Sports announced the dates and times for this season’s bowl games in Orlando, including the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. The top teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference will face off at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 31, 2024. It …

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Jaguars sign second-round pick Maason Smith

The Jaguars signed another draft pick on Thursday. The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that second-round pick Maason Smith has signed his four-year rookie deal. Three of the team’s nine picks, including first-round wideout Brian Thomas Jr., remain unsigned. Smith and Thomas were teammates at LSU, but Smith missed all but one game of the 2022 season with a …

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Sweet success: Pop-Tarts Bowl to air on Channel 9 after viral debut

The Pop-Tarts Bowl is returning to Orlando in December after a “crazy good” launch. The game will feature the top teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 Conference at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 28, 2024. On Thursday, Florida Citrus Sports announced the college football bowl schedule in Orlando for the 2024-2025 season, including the Cheez-It Citrus …

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Mike McDaniel reminding Dolphins how long it’s been since last playoff win

The Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000. It was a 23-17 overtime victory over the Colts in the wild-card round. Dave Wannstedt was the team’s coach; Jay Fiedler was the quarterback: and Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor led the defense. Mike McDaniel is the 10th Dolphins head coach since then, counting interim head coaches, and 21 other quarterbacks …

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Texas Tech football exes dot rosters for start of CFL season

Texas Tech football players have made their mark in the Canadian Football League for years. Wide receiver Derrell Mitchell topped 12,000 career receiving yards in an 11-year career north of the border and was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2016. Linebacker Micah Awe last year set a single-season tackles record for the Calgary Stampeders. Former Tech offensive …

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BYU lands commitment from Oregon high school QB

The BYU Cougars storm the field before a football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News BYU may have landed its quarterback of the future on Thursday. Nolan Keeney, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound QB from Tualatin, Oregon, announced on social media that he has committed to the Cougars. A three-star …

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Jalen Hurts on Kellen Moore’s Eagles offense: ’95 percent of it is new’

The Philadelphia Eagles replaced their coordinators on both sides of the ball after a stunning late-season collapse from the 2022 NFC Champions, including hiring Kellen Moore to run their offense. Moore spent four years as the offensive coordinator for the archrival Dallas Cowboys before one ill-fated season with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. While Moore has shown the ability …

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Damien Harris rips Belichick, Patricia for failed Patriots offense

Damien Harris rips Belichick, Patricia for failed Patriots offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Former New England Patriots running back Damien Harris went on a near 15-minute rant Thursday, opening up to Robert Mays on “The Athletic Football Show” about what it was really like to be led by head coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinators Matt Patricia and …

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