The release of the Division IV and Division V All-Ohio football teams saw 18 more Wayne County-area players earn All-Ohio distinction. Headlining with first-team selections were Orrville placekicker Kaleb Wayt (Div. IV) and Norwayne running back Mason Moyer (Div. V). Wayt had the best leg seen in the area since Dan Stultz, setting the area’s record for longest field goal …
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Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: RBs (Half-PPR)
Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard has an intriguing matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 that fantasy football managers should be keyed into. (AP Photo/John Amis) It’s been an up-and-down first season with the Tennessee Titans for RB Tony Pollard. Luckily for fantasy football managers, those ups have been far more common than the downs. His workload hasn’t …
Read More »Who does Ohio State play in CFP bracket? What to know about Tennessee
Traditional powers from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference will meet at Ohio Stadium in the first round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. Who will Ohio State play in CFP? Ohio State, the No. 8 seed, will face No. 9 Tennessee. Both teams are 10-2. Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson (6) leaves Georgia defensive back Dan Jackson (17) …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Flex (Half-PPR)
Minnesota Vikings second-year WR Jordan Addison caught three of Sam Darnold’s five passing touchdowns in Week 14, finishing with 45.3 fantasy points. (AP Foto/Bruce Kluckhohn) As the fantasy football playoffs kick off in most leagues this week, managers are forced to deal with the seemingly never-ending list of injuries that will make their start/sit decisions as difficult as ever. [Week …
Read More »COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: UTPB reflecting back on 2024 season
Dec. 10—It may have been a bittersweet ending to the 2024 UTPB football season but considering all the Falcons had to deal with, head coach Kris McCullough and his players still have reasons to be positive from this year. The Falcons fell to No. 25 Central Missouri in Saturday’s Heritage Bowl in a double-overtime thriller, 39-37 in Corsicana. With the …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Tight ends (Half-PPR)
Thanks to an injury to Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens, tight end Pat Freiermuth could be in position to take on a larger role in Week 14. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Steelers could require veteran tight end Pat Freiermuth to take on an increased role in Week 15, as star wide receiver George Pickens could be set …
Read More »GATORS PODCAST: Transfer portal madness begins with UF Gasparilla Bowl-bound (Ep. 263)
Florida is headed to Tampa to face Tulane Dec. 20 in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Gators’ appearance in the 2021 game occurred under much different circumstances, with an interim coach and Billy Napier waiting in the wings to replace Dan Mullen. Florida now seeks its first four-game winning streak under Napier. Meanwhile, the Green Wave’s starting quarterback entered the transfer …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: WRs (Half-PPR)
As is the case with every fantasy football season, there’s been no shortage of surprises. This year, one of the biggest has been the emergence of Cleveland Browns WR Jerry Jeudy as a top-tier fantasy option. After being traded from the Denver Broncos earlier in the offseason (and signing a meaty contract extension), Jeudy seems to have found new life …
Read More »Picking winners for all 39 college football bowl games using unique ‘Quality Game’ system
The college football postseason is a little different this year with the 12-team playoff, but it doesn’t change one indisputable fact — it’s bowl season, and that means it’s time to pick some winners. For the ninth year, I am employing my “Quality Game” system to help me pick the bowl games and the playoff games. Who is going to …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings (Full-PPR)
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert gets a matchup against a leaky Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary in Week 15 — great timing for fantasy football managers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) For most leagues, the fantasy football playoffs are kicking off this week with Week 14’s byepocalypse behind us and a clean slate rest of season. Your record up until this point? …
Read More »Texas A&M football: QB Jacob Zeno, to play 7th season with Aggies, per report
The Texas A&M football program reportedly gained a veteran signal-caller Tuesday night after the transfer portal opened a day earlier. Former UAB quarterback Jacob Zeno will join his third team and play with the Aggies in 2025, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. The 6-foot-2, 211-pound quarterback has appeared in 30 games in his collegiate career, most recently playing in four games …
Read More »Orlovsky: Maye has chance to be ‘unbelievable star’ for Patriots
Orlovsky: Maye has chance to be ‘unbelievable star’ for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NFL Draft class was all about the quarterbacks, and six of them were selected in the top 12 picks. Caleb Williams (No. 1, Bears), Jayden Daniels (No. 2, Commanders), Drake Maye (No. 3, Patriots), Michael Penix Jr. (No. 8, Falcons), J.J. McCarthy …
Read More »Abdul Carter named AP Big Ten defensive player of the year
Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter continues to pad his resume this season. On Tuesday, Carter was named the Associated Press Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Carter was named the Big Ten’s Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year last week by the Big Ten, so receiving the AP’s top defensive …
Read More »John Fassel on Amani Oruwariye’s special teams miscue: It’s a crazy play, and it happens fast
Cowboys special teams coach John Fassel isn’t blaming Amani Oruwariye for the team’s loss on Monday night, and he doesn’t want the cornerback blaming himself either. Fassel, who consoled a distraught Oruwariye after the game, said he communicated with Oruwariye through text and in a phone call on Tuesday. “If we can put ourselves in his shoes and how fast …
Read More »Alabama football QB Jalen Milroe named ‘Academic Heisman,’ wins 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy
Jalen Milroe added to his legacy as an Alabama football quarterback Tuesday night. The Alabama redshirt junior was named as the 35th recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation. Known as the “Academic Heisman,” is an award given to the player who best combined academic success, football performance and leadership. Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones …
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