. No matter where Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is ranked at the end of the year, first-year head coach Mike Elko deserves credit for assembling one heck of an inaugural cycle, which included landing 5-star quarterback Husan Longstreet. As the 2024 season looms, 5-star safety Jonah Williams, one of the highest-ranked prospects in the class, will announce his commitment …
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2024 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 10-team half-PPR
Every fantasy draft is terrible and ridiculous in its own unique way. If you were to assemble the same group of drafters twice, picking in the same order on the same day, you’d get radically different results each time. Mock drafts of course have an even greater level of ridiculousness, because no one involved actually has to live with the …
Read More »Oregon football position breakdown: Where defensive backs stand heading into 2024
Though it graduated three key contributors from its secondary a season ago, the Oregon football team got deeper in its third season under head coach Dan Lanning, bringing in four defensive backs with just one year of eligibility remaining. The goal for that group and the entire secondary looking to take another step forward in 2024? “Maximize that little amount …
Read More »Rams standout WR Puka Nacua reportedly ‘week to week’ with knee injury
The Los Angeles Rams have plenty of time before their regular season opener. It’s 34 days from Monday, to be exact. Still, hearing “week to week” on a star receiver’s knee injury is some cause for alarm. Record-setting receiver Puka Nacua is week to week with a knee injury although a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter the injury is “not …
Read More »Fan poll: How many games will Alabama football and Kalen DeBoer win in 2024?
With fall camp beginning last week, Alabama football and coach Kalen DeBoer’s preparation for the 2024 season is officially underway. The Crimson Tide open its season on Aug. 31, hosting Western Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play at home, too, hosting Georgia a few weeks later on Sept. 28 in what will be the first regular season …
Read More »Eagles to sign LB Shaquille Quarterman
The Eagles are kicking off the week by making an addition on the defensive side of the ball. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they are going to sign linebacker Shaquille Quarterman to their 90-man roster. There’s no word about a corresponding move to create room for Quarterman in Philly. Quarterman was a 2020 fourth-round pick by the Jaguars and …
Read More »Big 12 football linebacker rankings 2024: Why Oklahoma State’s Nick Martin tops the list
Linebackers are often viewed as the heart and soul of a defense, and there are plenty of great ones in the Big 12. There are returners such as Oklahoma State’s Nick Martin and Texas Tech’s Ben Roberts. But the conference also boasts newcomers such as Arizona’s Jacob Manu and Utah’s Karene Reid. Here are the top 10 linebackers in the …
Read More »The Drake Maye Report: Going beyond the completion numbers on Day 9
The Drake Maye Report: Going beyond the completion numbers on Day 9 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — This has to be a bit of a mental tug of war for Drake Maye. On the one hand, one of the reasons he was drafted No. 3 overall and viewed as among the best quarterback prospects in this year’s …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: Summer visits are over but buzz ramping up
Visits are done for the summer but there is still a lot of recruiting news and rumors coming out across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Notre Dame will have fight to keep Deuce Knight’s pledge ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …
Read More »Fantasy Football: What ADP can tell us about the 2024 draft landscape
Players retire, leaguemates bail but one thing never goes away … ADP. Season after season, we use average draft position data (ADP) as one of our primary reference points for when to draft players based on their perceived value. But how can we use ADP to our advantage in 2024? Remember that a player’s ADP is a suggestion — not …
Read More »Vote for the top Knoxville area linebacker entering 2024 TSSAA football season
The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your top linebacker in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area’s top linebacker among 17 players …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders No. 1 pick in 2025? Top 10 pick and NFL starter in 2024?
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is no doubt a lightning rod for attention. In fact, the son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders — also no stranger to the spotlight — would already be in the NFL, had he chosen to enter the 2024 NFL Draft. But would Sanders have been a first-round pick in the …
Read More »Have your best football season yet with the redesigned Yahoo Fantasy app!
Have your best football season yet with the redesigned Yahoo Fantasy app! We know how much time you spend in the Yahoo Fantasy app, tweaking your lineups to perfection every week in your quest for a fantasy championship. That’s why we’ve dedicated our offseason to redesigning its key features and our content lineup to help you have your best fantasy …
Read More »How to buy Oregon Ducks football tickets: See prices for games on 2024 schedule
With the season just around the corner, and the Oregon football team set to debut in the Big Ten this fall, the Ducks are one of a few favorites to compete for a college football national championship in 2024. Several media polls released over the offseason, including one conducted by the USA TODAY Sports Network, have the Ducks as one …
Read More »Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports team up for $1 million fantasy football sweepstakes
Yahoo Fantasy and NBC Sports know how much you have on the line when it comes to your fantasy football leagues — pride, dignity, a shiny trophy and the ability to gloat to your leaguemates all offseason long. However, this offseason, we’ve decided it’s not enough. What if we added a $1 million prize to up the stakes? Yep, that’s …
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