The anticipation for the start of college football season continues to build, especially in the ACC, with the ACC Football Kickoff running until Thursday afternoon. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips started off Monday responding to the Big 12 Commissioner, highlighting the ACC is a Top-3 conference. Georgia Tech, Florida State and conference newcomer SMU followed Phillips, then Tuesday included appearances from …
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Kyle Shanahan offered Bill Belichick job “to do anything he wanted” with 49ers
Kyle Shanahan is smart enough to not be threatened by having a coach smarter than him on his staff. The 49ers head coach told Tim Kawakami of TheAthletic.com that he offered Belichick the chance “to do anything he wanted with the 49ers this year.” Belichick declined. What a combination they could have been. Shanahan, a master of offense. Belichick, one …
Read More »Ohio State football star defends head coach Ryan Day
After losing “The Game” three times in a row, Ryan Day has received some heavy criticism. Most of the soundbites and news clippings coming from Big Ten media days are surrounding the extremely high expectations that Ohio State has this upcoming season. The other hot topic is the temperature of Day’s seat. The players are not immune to this and …
Read More »Report: Saints hire Dave Ziegler as personnel advisor
The Saints have hired former Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler as a personnel advisor, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports. In March, it was reported that Ziegler was working with the Saints in an advisory role and was expected to remain with the team through the draft. But Ziegler now will stay with the Saints going forward. The Raiders hired him …
Read More »JaMichael Garrett, a four-star linebacker from Alabama, considers USC
Gulf Shores (Alabama) four-star 2026 linebacker JaMichael Garrett has locked in the USC Trojans as one of his top schools. Auburn, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Michigan, and USC football made the top six. The 6-2, 200-pound product is currently ranked as the No. 125 player and No. 11 linebacker in the nation according to the On3 industry ranking. He is …
Read More »Matthew Stafford gets the Aaron Donald treatment, with a reconfigured three-year deal
Two years ago, the Rams replaced the three remaining years on defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s contract with a new deal. Today, the Rams did the same thing with quarterback Matthew Stafford, resolving a contract drama that had simmered for months and — but for the new deal — might have boiled over. Although coach Sean McVay didn’t come out and …
Read More »AJ Henning elated to have watched former team, Michigan football, win national championship
INDIANAPOLIS — While he may no longer be wearing maize and blue, no one was happier to see Michigan football win the national championship than AJ Henning. The former Wolverines receiver, who transferred to Northwestern last offseason, was tuned in just like everyone else, elated to see his previous team take down Washington on January 8. Considering he spent three years …
Read More »Warner believes Greenlaw was on Super Bowl MVP path before injury
Warner believes Greenlaw was on Super Bowl MVP path before injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Injuries can change the destiny of any NFL game. Star 49ers linebacker Fred Warner is of the idea that Dre Greenlaw, if it weren’t for his unfortunate torn left Achilles, could have been Super Bowl LVIII MVP. “Obviously what happened to him …
Read More »Cincinnati high school football’s top 25 recruits in the class of 2027
Even though the 2027 graduation year is a long way away, the following high school football players have already had improbable success, most playing football against legal adults as 14- or 15-year-olds. Some have garnered major college offers from Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and others. Most are champing at the bit get out on the field and show even further that …
Read More »How a Jordan Love film session sparked Josh Jacobs’ early interest in Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Josh Jacobs was sitting in his Las Vegas Raiders meeting when the Jordan Love film came on. A running back … watching opposing quarterback film? This clip was so spectacular that then-head coach Josh McDaniels queued it for the entire team to watch as the Raiders prepared for the Green Bay Packers last October. With 12:21 …
Read More »Paul Finebaum absolutely roasts Ryan Day for Ohio State failures vs. Michigan
Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, ESPN SEC and college football analyst Paul Finebaum was the biggest Michigan football hater. But after Jim Harbaugh proved him wrong by winning three consecutive Big Ten championships, as well as a national championship, Finebaum has refocused his energy on someone else. Ohio State and Ryan Day. Day was featured on ESPN …
Read More »Chase Young will participate “in some form of practice” on the first day of camp
The Saints will get to see defensive end Chase Young on the field Wednesday. Coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday that Young will participate “in some form of practice” when training camp opens. Young spent the offseason recovering from neck surgery. Young, 25, signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Saints on March 18, a day before it was revealed …
Read More »Michigan State football in middle of pack in returning starters in the Big Ten
With football season on the horizon, fans are gearing up for a new year and challenges surrounding the Big Ten and college football season. It is at the point of the year, especially with the Big Ten media poll coming out, that fans are comparing Big Ten schools against one another. One category to rank the schools is the number …
Read More »Sunday Ticket trial, Day 6: Brian Rolapp testimony
I’ve made it to page 1,154 of the Sunday Ticket trial transcript. I still have 1,352 to go. The bulk of the sixth day of the trial featured live testimony from NFL Chief Media and Business Officer Brian Rolapp. The case focuses on whether the NFL, acting as 32 independent businesses, improperly fixed the price of Sunday Ticket at a …
Read More »5-star wing in serious contact with Michigan State basketball, according to reports
Michigan State appears to be in the mix for one of the top seniors in the 2025 recruiting class, Dwayne Aristode. Aristode is a 6-foot-7 wing that plays at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, but is originally from The Netherlands. He is a 5-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite rankings. According to 247Sports, Aristode is being recruited heavily by …
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