The 2024 season is on the horizon, and Hurricanes fans hope to see a major step forward in Year 3 of the Mario Cristobal era. As Miami keeps adding talent through high school and transfer-150portal recruiting, UM appears poised to be a major contender in the ACC this season. This summer, we will take a look at a different position …
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Rivals250 OL Cortez Smith sets a commitment date
The July wave of big commitments is set to continue as one of the nation’s best offensive linemen has set a date. Four-star offensive guard Cortez Smith, the No. 7-ranked OG in the Rivals250 for 2025, is set to announce his college decision on Saturday, July 20. Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami and South Carolina are finalists for Smith, the No. …
Read More »Kyle Juszczyk: I really do think Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers will get it done
While Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have had some recent meetings regarding the receiver’s contract, the latest reports have indicated the two sides have not gotten close to a deal. Still, veteran fullback Kyle Juszczyk says he’s confident both parties will be able to come to an agreement. “I totally see it from both sides,” Juszczyk said in an interview …
Read More »NFL training camp battles to watch, plus Kevin Durant compares this rookie QB to himself
Welcome to July 12. On this day in 1543, Henry VIII of England married his final wife Catherine Parr, while in 1962, The Rolling Stones performed for the first time. John Breech is still out tending to his budding family so you’re stuck with me, Jordan Dajani, to deliver the HEAT on this fine Friday. The countdown to training camp …
Read More »Remembering Monte Kiffin: Legendary NFL assistant, father of Lane Kiffin, made impact in college football
Monte Kiffin, a longtime defensive coordinator at both the NFL and college levels, died Thursday at the age of 84. While Kiffin was renowned for his innovation with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he is credited with the proliferation of the “Tampa 2” defense, Kiffin’s origin — and plenty of his impact — can be traced to the collegiate game, …
Read More »Jets’ Breece Hall says he’s ‘on board’ with Raiders’ Davante Adams possibly joining New York
New York Jets players aren’t hiding their desire to get Davante Adams to the Big Apple. A day after Aaron Rodgers said that he “can’t wait” to reunite with his former Packers teammate, Jets running back Breece Hall spoke as if Adams has already been traded from Las Vegas to New York. Hall was asked if Adams’ possible addition to …
Read More »2024 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tiered look at the running back draft landscape
We’ve been working our way through Shuffle Up season for the fresh fantasy football year, and now we’re up to the big position, the running backs. If you could get an answer key before the season at just one position, this is the one you’d request. Alas, there’s no answer key to be had. It’s the position most likely to …
Read More »A U.S. congressman once wrote FSU about Deion Sanders skipping class
One sentence in a USA Today story concerned a sitting U.S. congressman so much that he wrote Florida State University’s president about it on official House of Representatives letterhead. Did FSU football star Deion Sanders actually go to class? “If the President of a major university is not interested in whether or not his students go to school,” U.S. Rep. …
Read More »Despite making the Pro Bowl, this NFL player believes his rookie year could have been ‘a lot better’
Few rookies had a better 2023 season than Seattle Seahawks defensive back Devon Witherspoon. The former Illinois corner finished his debut campaign with 16 passes defensed, an interception (which he returned for a touchdown), eight tackles for loss, three sacks, and four additional QB hits. He made the Pro Bowl and finished fourth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting. …
Read More »Veteran Panthers’ wideout says he wanted to sign with Chiefs, but they didn’t want him
USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs were able to repeat as Super Bowl champions despite their lack of talent at wide receiver. Rookie Rashee Rice was Patrick Mahomes’ clear-cut No. 1 target out wide, but apart from him, Kansas City’s wideouts didn’t do much. In fact, Mahomes averaged a career-low 7.7 yards per attempt when targeting his wide receivers, which ranked …
Read More »Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter named eighth-best kicker in college football
As any college football fan will tell you, kickers at that level are particularly maddening. It really makes one appreciate how accurate NFL kicker are. College football really weeds out those who get to the next level and those who don’t. Fortunately, Notre Dame has less of a chance of a big game being lost on a missed kick. That’s …
Read More »E.J. Speed: Week One against Colts will be a “heavy rivalry game”
The Colts will kick off the 2024 season the same way they finished up the 2023 campaign. Week 18 saw the Colts host the Texans in a Saturday game that the visitors won 23-19 and that made them the AFC South champs when the Jaguars lost to the Titans the next day. The win evened the season series and Colts …
Read More »Dan Lanning is far from being on any hot seat per CBS Sports
Dan Lanning has had a successful two seasons as the Oregon Ducks football head coach and to think he’s on any kind of hot seat in terms of job security is a bit comical. CBS Sports tends to agree with that assessment as they determined whether a coach is on the hot seat or not for all 134 FBS college …
Read More »2024-24 NFL odds: McVay, Taylor, Sirianni; Best bets for Coach of the Year
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The AP NFL Coach of the Year award is often not given to the “best” coach but to the coach that overachieves his squad’s preseason expectations. That eliminates coaches like Andy Reid (who has just one Coach of the Year award on his resume) or Mike Tomlin (who has never won). Instead, this accolade …
Read More »Chiefs’ Travis Kelce dedicates Karaoke contest win to Taylor Swift
Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is an exceptional football player, but it turns out he has some singing chops as well. His girlfriend, superstar singer Taylor Swift, is clearly rubbing off on the three-time Super Bowl champion. Kelce attended the American Century Championship, a charity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. While at the event, Kelce …
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