INDIANAPOLIS — One year into the Ryan Walters era of Purdue football and we still don’t have clarity. The Boilermakers had some high points in 2023, but also saw winnable games against Fresno State, Iowa and Northwestern slip through the fingertips during a 4-8 season. Work to do: Where Purdue ranks in preseason Big Ten poll? Roster turnover is to …
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Latest report on Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching future
Latest report on Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching future originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick is the greatest head coach in NFL history, and even though he won’t be on the sidelines for a team during the upcoming season, it’s possible that he could return to a coaching role at some point in the future. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported …
Read More »Kirk Herbstreit to start college football interview project with dog
Kirk Herbstreit is adding something else to his fall schedule. Along with his duties as the color commentator for the primetime college football game each Saturday night on ABC, the color commentator for Amazon’s Thursday night NFL broadcast and as an analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” Herbstreit, a former Ohio State quarterback, has a new project with his dog Ben. …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers explains his minicamp absence was due to a vacation to Egypt
Aaron Rodgers cleared up his mysterious absence from New York Jets’ minicamp in June by telling the “Pardon My Take” podcast that he was in Egypt on vacation and that minicamp isn’t what it used to be. “They can arbitrarily put a tag on whatever week of OTAs they want and say, ‘This is the minicamp week,’ which makes it …
Read More »Live Updates: Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell set to speak during ACC Kickoff
The 2024 ACC Kickoff is underway at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina as the countdown to the start of the college football season heats up. Over the next four days, the 17 ACC football programs will speak to the media about the coming season, with Florida State head coach Mike Norvell scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. …
Read More »Patriots reportedly made this Brandon Aiyuk trade offer before NFL Draft
Patriots reportedly made this Brandon Aiyuk trade offer before NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is entering the final year of his contract, and he reportedly wants more than $25 million per season in his next deal. Aiyuk requested a trade last week, making him a player to watch as NFL …
Read More »Preseason Big Ten polls: Illini check in at No. 13 and No. 14
Jul. 22—Illinois is picked to finish 13th in a preseason poll of Big Ten football reporters conducted by , the website for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. The News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen was one of 27 voters. 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Penn State 4. Michigan 5. Iowa 6. USC 7. Wisconsin 8. Nebraska 9. Rutgers 10. Washington 11. Maryland 12. …
Read More »Packers QB Jordan Love won’t practice until he has new deal, says GM Brian Gutekunst
Packers QB Jordan Love won’t practice until he and the team have agreed on a contract extension. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) The Green Bay Packers started training camp on Monday, but starting quarterback Jordan Love won’t be taking the field. He’s not sick or injured; he’s waiting on one thing he doesn’t want to start the season without: a …
Read More »Big Ten media poll released for upcoming football season
Fall camp is coming and the 2024-25 season is on the way, the first for Jonathan Smith with Michigan State football. As many fans know going into the upcoming season, the national media is not very high on the Spartans and many think that Smith will fall flat on his face in year one. That sentiment was evident in the …
Read More »Jets’ Aaron Rodgers discusses going to Egypt during ‘arbitrarily’ decided minicamp dates
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a guest on the latest episode of the “Pardon My Take” podcast, and he told his side of the story about missing mandatory minicamp. As reported by SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes, Rodgers skipped the Jets’ two-day minicamp in June to go on a pre-planned trip to Egypt, which the veteran QB called “amazing.” Per …
Read More »Florida State questions that must be addressed at 2024 ACC Football Kickoff
The spotlight will be on Florida State football at the ACC Football Kickoff. The annual media day, which starts at noon on Monday, July 22, and ends on Thursday, July 25, is held at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. The four-day event features interviews with all 17 head coaches and participating players. FSU, Georgia Tech and SMU …
Read More »5 questions Giants must answer during 2024 NFL training camp
NFL training camp gets underway this week for the Giants. Let’s review some of the main things they’ll be seeking to evaluate… Can Evan Neal make the most of his last chance? After a disappointing second season that ended early due to injury, the right tackle remains atop the depth chart … for now. New York was widely expected to …
Read More »Ohio State Football: Buckeyes picked to win Big Ten in 2024
Jul. 22—Ohio State is the Big Ten favorite according to a pair of preseason polls published Monday. The Buckeyes received 21 of 27 first-place votes in a poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which took the place of the Big Ten’s official poll when the conference stopped doing one 14 years ago. Oregon got six first-place votes and was the runaway No. …
Read More »Handicapping the Eagles’ hottest training camp battles
Handicapping the Eagles’ hottest training camp battles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia One of the reasons Eagles training camp is so highly anticipated this summer is because there is legitimate competition at a number of important spots. It’s unusual for a team coming off an 11-win season to have this much competition, but it wasn’t an ordinary 11-win season. …
Read More »Midwest Spotlight: Biggest upcoming decisions on the radar
Caleb Jones | AuburnSports.com Football season is just weeks away, which means time is running out for prospects who want to wrap up their recruitment before the start of their senior campaign. Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Greg Smith looks at four Midwest standouts who are scheduled to commit in August. MORE: LSU is poised to make more noise before summer …
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