Daily Archives: August 31, 2024

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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