Daily Archives: December 18, 2024

Report: Mike Vick is the new head coach at Norfolk State

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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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. …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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