Another day, another prominent NFL figure becomes a college head coach. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Mike Vick will be the next head coach at Norfolk State University. The two sides agreed to terms on Tuesday morning. Vick has no coaching experience. The news comes amid a questionable report from ESPN.com that Vick was in talks to be hired as the …
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Penn State’s Nick Singleton, 2 others say they won’t make 2025 decision until later
Penn State running back Nick Singleton and two of his teammates said Tuesday they have not decided whether to return to the Nittany Lions next season or declare for the NFL draft. Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, has been projected to be taken anywhere from the second to the fourth rounds in next year’s draft. “Right now, I’m just …
Read More »Monday night doubleheader overlap averages 17.8 million
On Monday night, ESPN offered up one last overlapping doubleheader for the 2024 season. On Tuesday, ESPN disclosed some of the metrics. The company announced that the three hours of overlapping coverage of Bears-Vikings on ABC and Falcons-Raiders on ESPN averaged 17.8 million viewers. No specific data was released as to the audience for Bears-Vikings or the audience for Falcons-Raiders. …
Read More »Indiana football lands commitment from Texas State DT Dominique Ratcliff
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football landed a verbal commitment from Texas State defensive tackle Dominique Ratcliff on Tuesday. He made the announcement with a post on the social media platform X. Ratcliff spent the last three seasons at Texas State after redshirting as a true freshman at Louisiana. He was a three-star prospect in the 2020 signing class with 14 scholarship offers …
Read More »Justin Herbert remained limited in Tuesday’s practice
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert remained limited in Tuesday’s practice. Herbert has a left ankle injury that he played through Sunday. He missed last Wednesday’s practice, was limited Thursday and had a full practice Friday before seeing action on 51 of 52 snaps in the loss to the Buccaneers. The Chargers had only one change on their practice report from Monday, …
Read More »Jason Eck introduced as New Mexico’s head football coach
Dec. 17—Standing at the podium, Jason Eck spoke about his new opportunity as if he was pitching a recruit’s family instead of a room filled with vested supporters. “I don’t look at an 18-year-old young man graduating from high school as where he is right now — I see where he can be in a few years,” he said during …
Read More »Against the Broncos, Chargers will face a problem (Bo Nix) that L.A. created
Denver quarterback Bo Nix scrambles during the first half against the Chargers in October. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) Bo Nix isn’t the same quarterback the Chargers prepared for in Week 6. Jesse Minter knows he’s partially to blame. “We kind of sparked his run on what we let him do to us in the fourth quarter of that game,” …
Read More »LSU football lands commitment from former Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson
Brian Kelly and LSU football added a big piece to its offense late Tuesday night. Former Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson, the No. 5-ranked wide receiver in the transfer portal according to 247Sports, announced Tuesday that he has transferred within the Southeastern Conference to play for the Tigers. The Tigers announced Anderson’s commitment on X (formerly Twitter). Anderson comes to …
Read More »After being benched for Michael Penix Jr., what’s next for Kirk Cousins?
With Kirk Cousins heading to the bench in Atlanta, it’s safe to say his time with the team is over. Unless Michael Penix Jr. suffers a serious injury down the stretch — or unless the Falcons can’t trade Cousins in the offseason and decide to keep him as the backup — he’ll be elsewhere in 2024. As we pointed out …
Read More »LSU Football secures commitment from elite transfer wide receiver
Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson (4) celebrates a touchdown in the first half of the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Central Florida Knights at Gaylord Family Oklahoma-Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct., 21, 2023. LSU football landed one of the top transfers in the country on Tuesday evening. On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported that …
Read More »Broncos CB Riley Moss returns to practice as limited participant
Broncos cornerback Riley Moss injured his knee in Week 12. For the first time since then, Moss was listed as a practice participant. He was estimated as limited in Tuesday’s session, which was a walk-through ahead of Thursday’s game against the Chargers. The Broncos estimated Moss as a non-participant Monday. Defensive tackle D.J. Jones (finger) and running back Jaleel McLaughlin …
Read More »Wake Forest football coaching search 2024: Candidates, hot board, names to watch by Demon Deacons experts
The 2024-25 college football coaching carousel appeared to stop spinning last week, but a new Power Four job opened on Monday, Dec. 16 when Dave Clawson resigned as head coach at Wake Forest. He departs after 11 seasons with a 67-69 record and seven bowl appearances. Clawson’s time, which included an 11-win season in 2021, was largely considered a success …
Read More »Falcons bench Kirk Cousins for Michael Penix Jr.
The Kirk Cousins era in Atlanta is over. There was one? There was. For fourteen games. After five subpar performances, Cousins has been benched for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The Falcons made the announcement on Tuesday night. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix will be the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback moving forward,” coach Raheem Morris said …
Read More »What is ‘Touchdown Jesus’ at Notre Dame? Explaining Fighting Irish’s campus fixture
With the newly added first round of the College Football Playoff taking place at campus sites, college football’s most distinct fixtures and traditions will be at the forefront of the national stage. That includes Notre Dame’s “Touchdown Jesus.” REQUIRED READING: College Football Playoff preview: Notre Dame hosts Indiana in first-round matchup The 134-foot mural that resides in the distance of …
Read More »Teddy Bridgewater teases possible return to the NFL after coaching high school team to state championship
Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater seemingly took his final NFL snap on Oct. 8, 2023, but his pro football days may not actually be behind him. The former first-rounder left the league and pursued a career as a high school football coach, leading his alma mater Miami Northwestern to a state title in his first year in the job. Bridgewater is celebrating …
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