Jul 19, 2024, 07:53 AM ET We have spent the last week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, but what about the next generation? If we were doing another list in 2050, which current athletes who didn’t make it this time around are likely to be included? We came up with a list …
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NFL 2024 season – Green Bay Packers team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss expectations for quarterback Jordan Love after a late turnaround last season. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I genuinely don’t know what we should expect from Jordan love because everybody’s telling me that the Packers have their quarterback …
Read More »ESPN: Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium one of top venues in college football
Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium landed at No. 8 in ESPN’s latest ranking of the top 25 college football venues on Thursday. The Badgers’ home turf was ranked just above Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium and Clemson Memorial Stadium. The playing grounds for five Big Ten rivals landed higher than UW’s gridiron including UCLA’s Rose Bowl Stadium, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium, …
Read More »Wisconsin has been a constant in College Football Playoff rankings
The Wisconsin Badgers boast the 14th-most appearances in the College Football Playoff rankings since the format began 2014. UW has entered a given week ranked within the ranking’s top 25 on 32 occasions since 2014. For reference, Oregon holds 38 appearances while Penn State has reached the ranking system 36 times. The Badgers’ football program has experienced its fair share …
Read More »NFL’s Trent Brown Wrangles D-Linemen and Cattle for a Living
Trent Brown has never played for the Dallas Cowboys, but he knows a thing or two about tending cattle. The Cincinnati Bengals hired the rancher this offseason to protect franchise quarterback Joe Burrow. But when the NFL veteran isn’t focused on passing schemes or slide protections, you can probably find him on his ranch back in Bastrop, east of Austin, …
Read More »Deion Sanders got unusual publicity bonus from Colorado, records show
The University of Colorado gave an unusual discretionary bonus of $250,000 to football coach Deion Sanders late last year for the national recognition the university received during Sanders’ first year on the job, according to records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The bonus hasn’t been made public until now and was unusual for at least a couple of reasons: ∎ …
Read More »Miami Hurricanes rankings in College Football 25: Full list of player and team ratings
At long last, University of Miami football fans can play as the Hurricanes with the release of College Football 25. The last time EA Sports released a college football video game was 2013 with NCAA Football 14. Back then, gamers couldn’t play as Duke Johnson: Instead, RB #8 was in the backfield for the U. Now with NIL rules in place, player names and likenesses are in …
Read More »Year of the Quarterback, Part 4: Iowa State coach Matt Campbell wrestles the portal beast
Editor’s note: Steve Doerschuk spent months researching quarterbacks. The result is three waves of a series, “Year of the Quarterback.” The first wave revolves around tremendous high school QBs fighting to find the field in college. This is the fourth article in the first wave. Matt Campbell isn’t in the middle of nowhere, but being in the middle of Iowa …
Read More »OU football coach Brent Venables’ new six-year extension includes significant bonuses
NORMAN — When OU’s Board of Regents approved a new six-year contract scheduled to be worth at least $51.6 million for head coach Brent Venables on June 21, his performance bonuses included a significant increase from his original agreement. In addition to the $250,000 bonus for winning the SEC Championship Game — up from $150,000 for winning the Big 12 Championship Game in his …
Read More »Jackson Cantwell: What’s next in Nixa’s five-star prospect’s recruitment after cutting list
Nixa football star Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 offensive line prospect in the 2026 class, said it felt like the right time to focus on the schools he could see himself attending. With over two dozen offers from the biggest college football programs in the country, Cantwell narrowed his list down to 14 heading into his junior season. “I wanted …
Read More »5 more thoughts from Kansas football coach Lance Leipold, including 1 on Harry Stewart III
LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold spoke on a wide range of topics last week, during Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas. Here are five more takeaways from what he had to say, as fall camp nears for the Jayhawks: Lance Leipold highlights newcomers, including running back Harry Stewart III Kansas does not lack veteran talent at running …
Read More »The biggest questions for Duke, UNC and NC State ahead of ACC football media days
In just over a month, ACC football will kick off in Ireland, with Florida State and Georgia Tech opening the 2024 season in Dublin. Before games start Aug. 24, the ACC’s 17 teams will head to Charlotte for a four-day media event as part of ACC Kickoff, which will be televised Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the ACC Network. …
Read More »Ducks Wire looks at USC football entering the Big Ten
USC football is getting talked about a lot — but not in a consistently positive way. It’s clear that the Trojans have to earn back respect and trust. Ducks Wire offered this appraisal of the Trojans heading into the 2024 season: “the Trojans are going to have a difficult time competing with the elite teams of their new league, at …
Read More »Lane Kiffin’s USC tenure comes up at SEC media days with Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin and Paul Finebaum have been beefing since Kiffin’s days at Tennessee and USC. After all these years the jousting between them continues. Over a decade ago, Kiffin was called “the Miley Cyrus of college football” during a live broadcast just hours before the USC football coach was fired on the tarmac at LAX after the Trojans’ 2013 loss …
Read More »Breaking down Penn State football’s 2024 schedule: Boon or bust in a bigger Big Ten?
The 2024 Penn State football schedule sets up well for an inaugural College Football Playoff run. It features the right amount of stress tests, well-timed rest and an ever-important home game with its marquee opponent. It’s not overburdened by the newly-expanded Big Ten. Even the most difficult midseason stretch — road trips to USC and Wisconsin sandwiched between home games …
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