By Will HillFOX Sports NFL Betting Analyst Every February, the NFL holds its awards ceremony the week of the Super Bowl, handing out the MVP of the league, the Rookie of the Year on offense and defense, and crowning a Coach of the Year. There’s also an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year. Those awards can be debated. Sure, …
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Wolfpack cleans up at 77th Shrine Game
Jun. 19—The Glacier Wolfpack made an impact on the 77th East-West Shrine Game at Daylis Stadium in Billings Saturday night. As in three Most Valuable Player awards. Kash Goicoechea ran 12 times for 169 yards and two long touchdowns, Cohen Kastelitz had four catches for 53 yards and Isaac Keim was a beast on defense as the West claimed its …
Read More »UFL announces eight players have signed with NFL teams
Just days after its inaugural season came to an end, the UFL has announced that eight players have already earned themselves NFL contracts. The spring league, which formed this year as a merger of the USFL and XFL, allows players under contract to leave for the NFL after the season. If those players stick in the NFL they’ll stay there, …
Read More »Four potential breakout players in Iowa State football’s 2024 campaign
Iowa State football isn’t exactly a team of unknowns. According to ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the Cyclones return the second-most production in the country overall, including 90% of its offensive output and 80% on defense. As a result, lots of familiar faces are going to be making big plays for Iowa State in 2024. The Register has identified four players who …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 31 New England Patriots start over with Drake Maye and Jerod Mayo
Rookie quarterback Drake Maye may not be Tom Brady, but he’s the face of hope for a franchise that has seen a rapid fall from grace in recent years. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) The last time the New England Patriots played a game without Bill Belichick as their head coach, it was a day after Y2K. On Jan. 2, 2000, the …
Read More »Wisconsin football offers top-ranked class of 2026 tight end
The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 tight end Jack Janda on Monday. As UW begins to shift its focus from its 2025 cycle to the class of 2026, Janda becomes the latest offensive weapon to earn an offer from the Badgers. The Orchard Lake, Michigan product joins the group of RB Jaeden Hill, WR Madden …
Read More »Pro Football Focus ranks Clemson Football in the top-15
Pro Football Focus has released its preseason College Football Power Rankings for all 135 FBS teams, and Clemson football ranks in the top-15. Tigers come in at No. 15, sandwiched between SEC teams Ole Miss and Tennessee. ACC foe Florida State is the only team in the conference ranked higher than Clemson at No. 7, and newcomer SMU comes in …
Read More »Wisconsin cracks top 30 of Pro Football Focus 2024 college football power rankings
Pro Football Focus released their latest power rankings for the upcoming 2024 college football season this week. Wisconsin fell at No. 30 in the service’s ranking. PFF’s metrics specifically give the Badgers a projected win total of 7.5, an 81.74% chance to make a bowl game, a 5.72% chance to win the Big Ten and a 1.22% chance to win …
Read More »247Sports names Wisconsin’s most impactful true freshmen entering 2024 season
Wisconsin boasts two players on 247Sports’ recent list of the ‘100 first-year players who will influence the 2024 college football season.’ Those two Badgers: linebacker Thomas Heiberger and offensive tackle Kevin Heywood. Related: Every remaining class of 2025 recruit Wisconsin football is in great shape for Heywood is the headliner of a Wisconsin class of 2024 that finished No. 23 …
Read More »Where does the Rutgers football ’25 recruiting class now stand in the rankings?
After a run of 18 commitments over the past three weeks, Rutgers football now has one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation. The Rutgers class, which has five commits who have four-star rankings in the On3 Industry Rankings, is very solid in terms of player projections. According to Rivals, the Rutgers class is ranked sixth in the nation. Per …
Read More »10 Michigan football players poised for breakout season in 2024
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Nobody in the state of Michigan is wishing away the summer that is just now beginning. Yet as the warm months arrive, so too does the inevitability of fall and with that comes Michigan football. Much to the delight of those around Ann Arbor and throughout the country, the Wolverines are the defending national …
Read More »Omar Khan: I wouldn’t have believed Steelers would have this much talent in the QB room
The Steelers have had total turnover at the quarterback position this offseason, and General Manager Omar Khan says they couldn’t be happier about their offseason acquisitions. The depth chart currently has Russell Wilson as the starter, Justin Fields as his backup and Kyle Allen at No. 3, and Khan said on 93.7 The Fan that he never would have dreamed …
Read More »Penn State back into top 10 of 247Sports recruiting rankings following latest commit
Not that Penn State was falling out of contention for having one of the top recruiting classes in the Big Ten in recent weeks, but the Nittany Lions did climb back into a top 10 ranking with a new commitment this week. Penn State received a verbal commitment from four-star cornerback Jahmir Joseph, one of the top recruits overall in …
Read More »Steelers ‘would love’ NFL game in Ireland – Rooney
The Pittsburgh Steelers “would love” to play an NFL game in Ireland in the future, says director of business development and strategy Dan Rooney. A regular-season NFL game has never taken place in Ireland but the Steelers faced the Chicago Bears in a pre-season match at Croke Park in 1997. The Aviva Stadium in Dublin has also hosted college football …
Read More »Who we think will be atop Auburn football’s defensive depth chart come preseason practice
AUBURN — Auburn football had noticeable holes within its defensive front during spring practice, so coach Hugh Freeze and his staff went to work in April to plug them as best as possible. The Tigers landed three defensive transfers after A-Day in linemen Philip Blidi (Indiana) and Isaiah Raikes (USC) and pass rusher Keyron Crawford (Arkansas State). All three figure …
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