Daily Archives: October 17, 2024

‘Growing through the journey:’ Why historically young Eagles defense has huge upside

‘Growing through the journey:’ Why historically young Eagles defense has huge upside originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia You go through some of the names and ask yourself, “Were those guys all really here just last year?” Nicholas Morrow. Zach Cunningham. Justin Evans. Shaquille Leonard. James Bradberry.Kevin Byard. No wonder the Eagles’ defense fell apart. The nucleus of the 2023 …

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Conference titles, playoff points at stake in ninth week

Oct. 17—This is what it’s all about. Geneva, Madison and Pymatuning Valley are scheduled to play big games Friday. There’s still one regular-season game left, but these contests are huge in the conference race and with playoff points. In the Chagrin Valley Conference Lake Division, the Blue Streaks play the Eagles at SPIRE Academy, while the Lakers host Windham in …

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Perry: What to know about Drake Maye’s knee injury amid reports

Perry: What to know about Drake Maye’s knee injury amid reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you believe Drake Maye can be the future face of the New England Patriots’ franchise, you probably didn’t enjoy seeing Wednesday’s injury report. The rookie quarterback popped up on the injury report with a knee injury, and while he was a full …

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Ten Georgia-Texas stars who had wild recruitments

The Georgia-Texas game this weekend features two powerhouse SEC programs who are good enough to win the national championship. Here is a look at some wild recruitments that will shape this game Saturday in Austin. MORE GEORGIA-TEXAS: Ten impact transfers | Rankings misses | Big visitors CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

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Football 301 Playbook: Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense isn’t what it used to be, but it’s still a tough matchup for 49ers

Much has been made about the Kansas City Chiefs’ pass catchers: The Hollywood Brown signing (and injury), the Xavier Worthy draft pick, Rashee Rice’s emergence (and then unfortunate injury), Travis Kelce’s usage arguments and JuJu Smith-Schuster partying like it’s 2018. Despite cruising to a 5-0 record and sitting firmly in the top 10 in whatever metric you want to look …

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Juwan Johnson: Saints are desperate for a win

History will be in the air in New Orleans on Thursday night as the Saints honor Drew Brees during their game against the Broncos and their head coach Sean Payton. Payton’s long run with the Saints and the Super Bowl he and Brees won while with the team will be talked about a lot, but it isn’t the history that …

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Dabo Swinney shares an injury update on star freshman wide receiver Bryant Wesco

Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images Clemson football’s Dabo Swinney recently updated fans on the status of freshman wide receiver Bryant Wesco, who’s been dealing with an injury since the Florida State game on October 5. Wesco missed last weekend’s matchup against Wake Forest, marking the first game he’s been unable to play this season. Ahead of Saturday’s noon showdown against Virginia at …

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Will Levis: My confidence is high and I won’t lose it

The first five weeks of the Titans’ season have not generated a lot of outside confidence in quarterback Will Levis. Levis made major errors in judgment that led to game-breaking turnovers in three losses to open the year and then suffered a right shoulder injury early in the team’s Week Four loss to the Dolphins. He returned to action in …

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