Sometimes, the key to fantasy success is being able to take a step back and reevaluate your stance on a player. Here are six players our team of fantasy football analysts have changed their minds on over the past month. WR Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions This one has pretty much nothing to do with the player and everything to do …
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USC football knows there is no more time for swings and misses
Nov 3, 2018; Corvallis, OR, USA; USC Trojans quarterback JT Daniels (18) throws the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports While USC football is known for the high-end talent it produces for the NFL and college football, there are and have been limits. USC has put a …
Read More »Dolphins extend Mike McDaniel through 2028
Mike McDaniel will be sticking around South Florida for a while. Per Jeff Darlington of ESPN, McDaniel has signed a new deal to keep him under contract as Dolphins head coach through the 2028 season. McDaniel, 41, has led the Dolphins to a 20-14 record over his first two seasons as head coach with a pair of postseason appearances. After …
Read More »‘He’s a special talent’: Elite Dunlap football recruit puts on show in Week 1 blowout
DUNLAP — Forget the hype — Mack Sutter is for real. The Dunlap junior showed off his abilities on both sides of the ball as he helped the Eagles cruise to a Week 1 home victory over Galesburg, 48-0. Sutter, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound tight end/linebacker, caught a touchdown pass, then returned an interception for a score as Dunlap (1-0) snapped …
Read More »Brad Holmes: Jared Goff is the right guy, the leader for us
Though there wasn’t much of a question about it, the Lions solidified Jared Goff’s status as their franchise quarterback with a lucrative extension earlier in the offseason. In a Thursday press conference, General Manager Brad Holmes — who was in the Rams’ front office when the club drafted Goff at No. 1 overall — discussed the positive effect Goff has …
Read More »Michigan State football grades for MSU’s performance against Florida Atlantic
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch grades Michigan State’s performance in a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on a scale of 1-10. OFFENSE: 3 MSU didn’t get to 300 yards of total offense, turned the ball over three times, twice in the red zone, converted 3 of 13 third-down tries and, other than a 63-yard touchdown run, the Spartans’ two …
Read More »Cowboys tie reduced training-camp interest to lack of postseason success
Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones seems to be more interested in his team’s profile and profitability than its trophy case. However, Jones also seems to realize that reduced training-camp attendance in 2024 traces to nearly 30 years of failing to get past the divisional round of the playoffs. “We all know what the issue is here,” Jones said, via …
Read More »Who had the best Friday night? Vote in the Marion Star Football Player of Week 2 Poll
MARION — It’s time for Marion Star readers and Marion-area high school football fans to cast their votes. Here are the top performers from Friday night’s Week 2 games. Voting continues at MarionStar.com and its app through early Tuesday morning. How did Elgin beat Ridgedale? ‘We had to pound them in the throat’: Elgin dominates first half of football on …
Read More »Joey Bosa: I want to finally have a season as a team that’s like, we’re serious
Edge rusher Joey Bosa has been with the Chargers since the team selected him at No. 3 overall in 2016. In that time, the franchise has been to the postseason just twice, with one win coming in the 2018 wild card round. Bosa was sidelined for most of August with a broken hand, but made it back on the practice …
Read More »‘Amazing opportunity’: Ex-NFL kicker makes Illinois high school coaching debut against Pekin
Ex-Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould fires up his team in his high school football coaching debut Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 during a 28-14 loss to Pekin at Memorial Stadium. PEKIN — Robbie Gould had a reason for launching his high school football coaching career, and it wasn’t just for kicks. The former Chicago Bears and NFL kicker made his debut …
Read More »Mark Andrews practicing with Ravens for first time since August 14 car accident
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is back to practice. Andrews, who hadn’t practiced since he was in a car accident on August 14, as on the practice field with his teammates today and appears to be on track to play in the Thursday night opener at Kansas City next week. When Andrews was in the accident, the Ravens said he …
Read More »Is Indiana football’s season-opener at Memorial Stadium against FIU sold out?
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has issued 44,000 tickets for the team’s season-opener against FIU as of Thursday night, according to athletic director Scott Dolson. IU’s Memorial Stadium seats 52,626 fans. That’s a sharp increase from where that number was at comparable times in recent seasons. Dolson said the department had issued around 36,000 tickets during the week of the game in …
Read More »In Buffalo, Mike White hopes to avoid Matt Milano — and to find a piece of his rib
Quarterback Mike White’s 2022 run with the Jets included a particularly painful game against the Bills. He got hit hard, multiple times by multiple players. One hit in particular was on his mind when he spoke to reporters for the first time as a member of Buffalo’s practice squad. “I just can’t be locker room mates with Matt Milano,” White …
Read More »Tate football posts second shutout of season with dominant victory at Gulf Breeze
The Tate football team received contributions from all three phrases of its program in a dominant 41-0 victory over Gulf Breeze on Friday at Dolphin Stadium. “I’m really excited, it’s the first time in awhile that Tate has been 2-0 to start to the season,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said. “With the momentum of this team and the big …
Read More »Josh Jacobs: Chiefs tried hard to sign me, but no way was I going there
Running back Josh Jacobs is set to make his Packers debut next Friday in Brazil, but there was a chance he could have kicked off his 2024 season one day earlier. Jacobs told Dan Pompei of TheAthletic.com that he didn’t “really didn’t want to up and move” as a free agent this offseason, but that the Raiders made it clear …
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