The University of West Florida football regular season is a little more than a month away. The Argos will hit Pen Air Field for the first time on Sept. 5 when UWF hosts McKendree University, as part of the home-and-home series that saw the Bearcats host in 2023. Fall camp begins soon for the Argos, as players make their way …
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Mike White: No matter what, Tua Tagovailoa is still a leader
With quarterback Tua Tagovaila’s varying practice schedule as he seeks a new contract, Mike White has been the beneficiary of the extra reps. Tagovailoa did not participate in any of Thursday’s practice after sitting out 11-on-11 drills in Wednesday’s session. In his second year with his hometown Dolphins, White is ready for any and all of the QB1 reps. “It’s …
Read More »EA Sports College Football 25 has been worth the wait for Big Ten football players
INDIANAPOLIS – College football fans had to wait 11 years − or 4,028 days − to play a new video game representing their favorite athletes and collegiate programs. While many held on to the memories of NCAA Football 14 as long as they could, these same people were certainly ready for a fresh experience. They wanted current day players, conferences, …
Read More »Rams, Matthew Stafford deal isn’t finalized, yet
Another week, another done deal for a quarterback that isn’t really done. Last week, the contract between the Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams was widely reported as being signed when it wasn’t. This week, the revised deal between the Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford was, as of earlier today, not finalized. There’s no reason to think it won’t be. But …
Read More »Kansas State football’s defense will look to these key returning players in 2024
When Kansas State football’s defense was at its best last year, the Wildcats were hard to beat. Fortunately for K-State, that was more often than not the case on the way to a 9-4 season capped by a 28-19 Pop-Tarts Bowl victory over North Carolina State in Orlando, Florida. The Wildcats return eight starters from that unit, which ranked second …
Read More »Panthers sign WR Deven Thompkins
The Panthers have added a wide receiver. Carolina announced on Thursday that the club has signed Deven Thompkins. Thompkins, 24, spent the last two seasons with the Buccaneers after entering the league as an undrafted free agent. He’s recorded 22 receptions for 115 yards with a touchdown. He’s also averaged 21.1 yards per kick return and 9.5 yards per punt …
Read More »Dan Lanning and Kirby Smart exchange barbs, spice up media days
© Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports The saying goes, ‘There’s a grain of truth in every joke.’ That maxim rings true in the latest back-and-forth, dust-up, shots fired, whatever one wants to call it, between Georgia coach Kirby Smart and Oregon coach Dan Lanning, who in part was schooled by Smart when Lanning coached in Athens. At SEC Media Days recently, …
Read More »Omar Khan expects Cameron Heyward to be with Steelers for years to come
Veteran defensive lineman Cameron Heyward has not made any traction in his push for a new contract, but the Steelers say that isn’t because they don’t want him on the roster beyond this season. Heyward spent some of the offseason program away from the Steelers as he looked for a new deal, but returned ahead of mandatory minicamp and reported …
Read More »Bold. Brash. Entertaining. IU football’s Curt Cignetti makes his Big Ten Media Days debut.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti isn’t going to take a back seat to anybody. While sandwiched between powerhouse programs like Oregon and Michigan, Cignetti stole the show at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday. Cignetti along with the players he handpicked to represent the program — linebacker Aiden Fisher, running back Justice Ellison and offensive lineman Mike Katic — closed …
Read More »Greg Newsome had hamstring surgery, Dalvin Tomlinson to have knee scope
The Browns have a couple of injury situations to monitor on their defense heading into Week One. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters from training camp on Thursday that cornerback Greg Newsome had surgery on his hamstring on Wednesday. Newsome was placed on the non-football injury list ahead of the first camp practice this week. Stefanski also said that defensive …
Read More »Colts say QB run game is here to stay
Jul. 25—WESTFIELD — As Anthony Richardson reached the depth of his dropback, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback planted his back foot in the ground and came to a sudden stop. Linebacker Zaire Franklin was rushing up the middle, and — even without pads and wearing a red non-contact jersey in the first practice of training camp Thursday — Richardson had to …
Read More »Kevin Stefanski, not offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, will call plays for Browns
Kevin Stefanski teased a big announcement last week, saying he would reveal who was calling the offensive plays for the Browns this week. He did that Thursday. The Browns head coach will retain play-calling duties. “I’m going to call the plays next year, so I’m going to get that out of the way. I know everybody is interested,” Stefanski told …
Read More »USC’s Holiday Bowl victory has set the tone for 2024
USC earned more than another notch in the win column when the Trojans defeated the No. 15 Louisville Cardinals in the Holiday Bowl back in December. The team was forced to evolve with dismissal of its defensive coordinator during the season and veteran stars opting out to avoid risking injury. The talented underclassmen and a patient, veteran quarterback received valuable playing …
Read More »Keenan Allen ranked No. 51 on NFL’s top 100 players list
Keenan Allen ranked No. 51 on NFL’s top 100 players list originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL is continuing to slowly release its top 100 players list, as they creep out small portions up until Aug. 1. Now, the 100-51 ranked players have been released. We already knew Bears edge rusher Montez Sweat landed No. 82 on the …
Read More »‘Tired of the disrespect,’ here’s why Clemson football believes it can rejoin FBS elite in 2024
CHARLOTTE — Clemson football’s coach Dabo Swinney and his players know the Tigers weren’t as bad as their record showed. Clemson went 9-4 last season, winning their fewest games since 2010 and missing the ACC championship and the College Football Playoff for the third straight season. Yet, the 16-year Tigers coach recognizes how close his team could have been to 12-1. Outside of …
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