We made it. The official start of the 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 was just an appetizer, though it was a tasty one with Georgia Tech’s upset win and Montana State’s wild comeback against New Mexico. Things really get going this weekend, however, as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There …
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Fantasy Football Sleepers: 13 RBs to consider late in drafts
Davis scored 20 touchdowns over 12 games at Kentucky last season, and he projects to take over the big-back role in Buffalo. The Bills gave 33-year-old Latavius Murray the 12th-most RB carries inside the five last season despite Josh Allen stealing 14 of them. Starter James Cook, meanwhile, was given just two carries inside the five after Week 4. Murray, …
Read More »How Tennessee football is preparing receivers for College Football Playoff
Tennessee football coaches plan to rotate wide receivers this season. Their reasoning makes a bold statement about the Vols’ expectations, but it’s delivered in a subtle way. They plan to make the College Football Playoff. First, wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope said it when mulling a substitution plan for slot receiver Squirrel White. “With his frame, maybe you want to …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Predictions for 3 RBs in make-or-break seasons in 2024
As I parsed through Yahoo’s ADP looking for the perfect make-or-break candidates for this fantasy football season, several high-risk, early-round running backs stuck out like sore thumbs. You could argue that a quarterback like Anthony Richardson is a make-or-break candidate given his ADP and limited experience, but rushing upside gives him a solid floor and ensures he’ll finish as a …
Read More »College football fandom is changing fast. Are you ready to step up and pay up?
The most obvious sign that college football has entered a bold, uncertain new era isn’t the fact that we now have a 12-team playoff, or West Coast teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference, or players moving like air hockey pucks from school to school. No, the most obvious symbol of 2024’s break with the 150-year history of college football is …
Read More »Rees-Zammit’s NFL dream is not over – Wade
Gloucester wing Christian Wade says Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL dream is not over after the former Wales rugby union star was not selected in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man squad for the 2024 season. Rees-Zammit, who quit rugby in January to pursue a career in the NFL, has been training with the Chiefs throughout the offseason. The 23-year-old played in all …
Read More »Could Mike Denbrock go with an old school offense to beat Texas A&M?
Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock talks to players at Notre Dame spring football practice Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. Many believe that Texas A&M’s strength is on the defensive line, but that won’t shy Notre Dame football away from testing them. The Irish offense has been expected to take another step forward …
Read More »Seven blockbuster trades we’d like to see before the NFL season opener
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter This is the moment when NFL teams have to get real about who and what they don’t have. Every team cut its roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. With Week 1 approaching, teams have started building their game plans with their personnel. And that means cutting away the concepts and ideas that their personnel can’t …
Read More »NFL 2024 preview: What’s new? Scheduling and broadcasting changes including Tom Brady
What’s new this NFL season? Glad you asked. Frank Schwab takes you through the info you need to know. In 2023, the NFL accounted for 93 of the 100 most-watched shows on television. Simply, we can’t get enough of NFL games on our screens. The NFL makes annual tweaks to the schedule with its broadcasting partners in mind. Here are …
Read More »Frankfort looks to extend playoff streak to 7
Aug. 28—SHORT GAP, W.Va. — While Frankfort has lost much of its production in the backfield from 2023, it returns a quartet of three-year starters on the offensive line. That unit will pave the way for the next crop of Frankfort backs, led by Keyser transfer Jullian Pattison at fullback, as the Falcons hope to return to the playoffs for …
Read More »NFL 2024 preview: 10 potential breakouts include a couple of young Detroit Lions
Not every NFL player can be C.J. Stroud or Puka Nacua. Those two were fantastic right away as rookies and became instant stars. It takes other players more time. Sometimes injuries set them back. Others just need the chance to play before they shine. We see veteran breakouts every season in the NFL, and here are 10 players in a …
Read More »Longhorn Confidential: Football’s offseason is over, let’s get ready for Colorado State
After a long offseason, the football season is finally here for the Texas Longhorns. Up first for No. 4 Texas is Colorado State. Texas is heavily favored in Saturday’s showdown so what should a successful opener look like for the Longhorns? And which Rams need to be on UT’s radar? We discuss those topic and answer a Texas trivia question …
Read More »Sean McVay: We felt Ernest Jones trade was best for our football team
The Rams agreed to trade linebacker Ernest Jones to the Titans ahead of their cut to 53 players on Tuesday and their decision to move on without their leading tackler from last season led to the first question for head coach Sean McVay in a post-cut press conference. Word of a potential Jones trade surfaced over the weekend with a …
Read More »For OU football QB Jackson Arnold, comparisons to Dillon Gabriel will be inescapable
NORMAN — As you walk into work every day, imagine passing by statues of legends who once held your very job. Cast in their shadows is the standard for success. That’s life for Jackson Arnold. That’s the pressure that comes with being OU’s quarterback. “I feel like you have to embrace it a little bit,” Arnold said Monday after practice. “It’s …
Read More »Colts designate Samson Ebukam, Cameron McGrone to return in roster reduction
The Colts have announced their Tuesday moves to reduce their roster to 53 players. Indianapolis has waived cornerback Micah Abraham, linebacker Austin Ajiake, linebacker Liam Anderson, quarterback Jason Bean, defensive end Levi Bell, safety Marcel Dabo, running back Demetric Felton, guard Arlington Hambright, running back Evan Hull, defensive tackle Eric Johnson II, defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, defensive end Titus Leo, …
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