Daily Archives: November 25, 2024

Brian Kelly: Expect LSU to be “very aggressive” in transfer portal

Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images LSU football is no stranger to finding impact players on the transfer market. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both won Heismans after transferring to LSU. But the Tigers …

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Patriots’ ineptitude at every level signals need for greater urgency

Patriots’ ineptitude at every level signals need for greater urgency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sunday’s soup-to-nuts incompetence in Miami undid four weeks of minor Patriots progress. Not that the post-Jacksonville stretch against the Jets, Titans, Bears and Rams was reason to break out the sheet cake. But it was a candle in a cave. A hint that — …

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A blueprint for fixing Dallas Cowboys’ mess in time for 2025 season

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter The signs of trouble were there during the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason when Jerry Jones promised to go “all in” but didn’t. It was obvious they had a roster filled with holes. They did not look like a real Super Bowl contender. But none of those signs foretold a season quite like this. “Have we had rough seasons? …

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Alabama still has chance to make College Football Playoff, per ESPN FPI

Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer on the side lines during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their third loss of the 2024 season Saturday night against the Oklahoma Sooners, it felt like in the moment that …

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Jim Montgomery thrilled to be back with Blues as coach

Nov 25, 2024, 12:56 PM ET NEW YORK — As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters Monday at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the team’s famed blue note logo, there was no hesitation about his emotions. An assistant with the Blues from 2020-22, Montgomery is overjoyed to be back with St. Louis. “Crazy …

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Trevor Lawrence set to practice Monday

The Jaguars are back from their bye week and they expect to have a key player back on the practice field when they resume their football work on Monday. Head coach Doug Pederson said at his Monday press conference that quarterback Trevor Lawrence will take part in practice. Lawrence has missed the last two games with a left shoulder injury …

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Georgia’s College Football Playoff projection after Week 13

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) takes the field to warm up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Massachusetts in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. ESPN projects that the Georgia Bulldogs will be ranked No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. In ESPN’s projections (subscription required), Georgia is expected to be ranked behind …

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Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov in concussion protocol

Nov 25, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov is out indefinitely after entering concussion protocol, the team confirmed Monday. Kochetkov left the ice after a collision with teammate Sean Walker during overtime of Saturday night’s game at Columbus, which the Blue Jackets won in a shootout. “You see some guys bounce back really quick, and some guys …

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