Daily Archives: September 24, 2024

Deion Sanders compares Shohei Ohtani to Michael Jordan, Tom Brady

Deion Sanders knows a thing or two about being a uniquely gifted athlete. He also knows how hard it is to hit home runs and steal bases at the MLB level. So it turned heads when the Colorado head football coach spent part of his midweek press conference showering praise on Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar who last …

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All eyes on Kalen DeBoer as Alabama prepares for Georgia | College Football Enquirer

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel, senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss the pressure facing the Crimson Tide head coach as he readies for his first game against the vaunted SEC rivals. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. …

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Lions place Derrick Barnes, Marcus Davenport on injured reserve

The Lions have made a few Tuesday roster moves, including putting a pair of players on injured reserve. Detroit announced that linebacker Derrick Barnes and defensive end Marcus Davenport have both been placed on IR. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Monday that Barnes was going to miss time with a knee injury, though he didn’t know at the time …

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USA TODAY Sports re-ranks all FBS programs from 1-134 with Alabama dropping to No. 5

Sep 14, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Everyone knew that college football would be really special this year with conference realignment and the 12-team Playoff. Through four weeks, we have seen a few upsets, like Notre Dame …

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Why 49ers’ clock management strategy backfired at end of loss to Rams

Why 49ers’ clock management strategy backfired at end of loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ offense took over with 1 minute, 51 seconds remaining in a tie game on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Los Angeles Rams had only one timeout remaining, so it appeared to be a perfect situation for San Francisco to …

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Georgia Tech football gets primetime slot against Duke on October 5

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football will be featured in primetime once again when it hosts Duke on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. The Atlantic Coast Conference showdown between the Yellow Jackets and Blue Devils will kick off at 8 p.m. and be televised nationally on ACC Network, the ACC and its television partners announced …

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Fact or Fiction: Colorado will be attractive to QBs this offseason

Image for https://images.rivals.com/image/upload//f_auto,q_auto,t_hero_desktop/wos18cqdctmz1bcaynwd Rivals rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman is joined by Jason Higdon of 1standTenFlorida.com, Sean Williams of PowerMizzou.com and Matt Moreno of CUSportsReport.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: This is Oklahoma’s biggest recruiting weekend of the year MORE TRANSFER PORTAL: …

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Eagles place Britain Covey on IR and make corresponding moves

Eagles place Britain Covey on IR and make corresponding moves originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Tuesday afternoon made several roster moves in the wake of their 15-12 win over the Saints on Sunday. These three moves were connected: • WR Britain Covey has been placed on Injured Reserve • TE Jack Stoll has been signed to …

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Raiders CB Jack Jones defends himself after ‘business decision’ comments from coach Antonio Pierce

Though Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce didn’t name anybody specifically when he criticized his team after their loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, cornerback Jack Jones is standing his ground. Pierce slammed his players for making “business decisions” on the field in their 36-22 loss to the Panthers, and said he promised to follow suit with “business decisions” …

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How rookie WR Malik Nabers has already taken over Giants’ offense

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 3 winner: New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. On a historic day for Malik Nabers, Giants coach Brian Daboll wanted to discuss a play where the rookie didn’t register a stat.  With New York backed …

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