Vic Fangio explains what impresses him most about Jalen Carter originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen Carter is starting to live up to his massive potential. That’s scary for the rest of the NFL but huge for the Eagles as they make a Super Bowl push in 2024. When asked who is benefitting most from Carter’s rising level of …
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New College Football Playoff bracket sees more shuffling as pieces fall into place
Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs the ball against the Auburn Tigers during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images The new 12-team College Football Playoff picture looks a lot different after yet another chaotic Saturday closed the regular season. The playoff picture might also look a little …
Read More »Mike Tomlin shines on first AFC North Hard Knocks
The latest season of Hard Knocks, which premiered on Tuesday night, features all four AFC North team. But one person stood out as the star of the show: Mike Tomlin. Tomlin, the Steelers head coach who has never had a losing record in his 18 seasons on the job, let the NFL Films cameras and microphones demonstrate exactly why: He …
Read More »Meet Michigan football’s top-10 2025 recruiting class, highlighted by QB Bryce Underwood
Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down the Michigan football class of 2025 recruits who are expected to make their commitment to the Wolverines official on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period: *Listed in order of prospect ranking Michigan commitment Bryce Underwood on the field prior to the Michigan Wolverines playing the Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Stadium …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers: My body feels great, I want to be out there with the guys
Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said on Monday that Aaron Rodgers will remain the team’s starting quarterback because “we think he gives us the best opportunity to win” and Rodgers reiterated on Tuesday that he’s not looking for an exit from a frustrating season. Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show that “one of my goals this year coming …
Read More »Early signing period live updates: 2025 commits, rankings for de facto national signing day
The signing period can signal hope for programs coming off a season of struggles. It can also show the start of the next emerging dynasty. The three-day signing period lasts from Wednesday, Dec. 4 through Friday, Dec. 6, allowing high school recruits to sign earlier than ever in the NCAA calendar. Most recruits in recent years have signed during this …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 14 Rankings (Half-PPR)
Fantasy football managers will be treated to an AFC West showdown featuring two of the league’s best QBs in Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes in Week 14. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Warning, fantasy football managers: Bye-pocalypse 2.0 is upon us! There are six games out of the mix in Week 14, including the Indianapolis Colts, New England …
Read More »What is early signing day? Explaining college football’s 2025 early signing period
Wednesday marks the first day of the early signing period in college football, also unofficially known as the early signing day. On Wednesday, high school recruits can sign their National Letter of Intent to the football program they’ll be spending the foreseeable future at. It’s become the unofficial signing day, as most top players put pen to paper on the …
Read More »Prisco’s Week 14 NFL picks: Lions survive Packers, Chiefs handle Chargers and Cowboys officially bury Bengals
There are five weeks left in the NFL regular season. That means I have five weeks to turn things around with my picks. Over the course of the past seven weeks, I’ve gone rotten like a hard-boiled egg left in the fridge for four months. It stinks. So do I. I can’t get anything going with my picks. This is …
Read More »49ers bring back RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn to practice squad
The 49ers are desperate for help at running back, and they’re getting some in Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Vaughn is signing with the 49ers’ practice squad, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 49ers have now added two running backs, with Vaughn joining Israel Abanikanda, who was awarded to the 49ers off waivers from the Jets. Vaughn was a 2020 third-round …
Read More »UK’s Kattus a finalist for Pop Warner award
Kentucky tight end Josh Kattus has been named one of four finalists for the 15th annual Pop Warner College Football Award, Pop Warner Little Scholars announced Tuesday. The Cincinnati native has caught 21 passes for 310 yards and five touchdowns in 33 career games and 15 starts for the Wildcats. This season, he made six receptions for 77 yards and …
Read More »Mike Tomlin on George Pickens: I’m not giving you details about what goes on behind the scenes
Following Sunday’s win over the Bengals, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said George Pickens has “just got to grow up, man,” after the third-year receiver committed a pair of personal fouls. Pickens was flagged for taunting and for making finger guns after a catch, costing Pittsburgh 30 yards in penalties. He finished the game with three receptions for 74 yards …
Read More »Colorado’s Travis Hunter: college football’s mind-warping dual threat is one of one
Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes, center, celebrates after scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown against Utah at Folsom Field last month.Photograph: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Heisman Trophy is college football’s supreme individual honor, an annual tribute to the best player in the game, and more often than not it’s the country’s top quarterback who takes the prize. But this could be …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 14 Rankings (Full-PPR)
The Week 14 game slate is an abridged one; there are six teams on a bye, which means fantasy football managers will be treated to just 12 total games this week — AKA, just 12 total teams from which to carefully construct your fantasy lineups in what could be an absolutely crucial week toward your trip to the playoffs. [Week …
Read More »Nebraska transfer portal tracker 2024
(Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) The Nebraska Cornhuskers are already feeling the impact of the transfer portal during the 2024 offseason. The portal officially opens on Monday, December 9, and closes on Thursday, December 28. That hasn’t stopped several Huskers from already declaring their intentions to enter when it opens. The first player to announce his plans to enter the portal …
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