Monthly Archives: December 2024

Who is joining Belichick at UNC? Tracking coaching staff hires

Who is joining Belichick at UNC? Tracking coaching staff hires originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Is Chapel Hill about to become Foxboro South? The University of North Carolina confirmed the stunning news Wednesday that Bill Belichick will be its next head football coach, announcing a five-year contract for the former New England Patriots legend. It’s a fascinating development on …

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States Tennessee football has not played in all time

Tennessee Volunteers versus Vanderbilt Commodores football on November 30, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play at No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) on Dec. 21. The matchup is a first-round game in the College Football Playoff. Kickoff between the Vols and …

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How the Eagles have kept secondary together despite rash of injuries

How the Eagles have kept secondary together despite rash of injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Darius Slay, Reed Blankenship, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson. That’s a heck of a secondary. It’s also a secondary that hasn’t been together all that much. Only twice in 13 games have the Eagles had those five guys together for an entire …

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Ranking Ohio State football assistant coaching salaries

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles speaks to the media following during the first spring practice the Buckeyes at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK You can’t win a conference title or College Football Playoff national championship without money these days. Not only does it go …

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Amani Oruwariye: Play on blocked punt was reactionary, it’s a learning lesson

Cowboys cornerback Amani Oruwariye is trying to take what happened in Monday night’s loss to the Bengals as a “learning lesson.” After teammate Nick Vigil blocked a punt late in the fourth quarter, Oruwariye tried to field it down the field and mishandled the ball. The Bengals recovered and scored the game-winning touchdown a few plays later. On Wednesday, Oruwariye …

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Portal Rumor Mill: Key visits being set for top transfer targets

© Brett Davis-Imagn Images The transfer portal is moving fast with a ton of rumors out there all the time so a Portal Rumor Mill was needed with all the latest: PORTAL IS OPEN: Live news, notes and analysis MORE TRANSFER PORTAL: Latest news | Transfer search | Transfer Team Ranking | Football Player Ranking Mississippi State is not only …

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Division III playoff games at Johns Hopkins, Salisbury bring out ‘fanatics’

Every fall weekend, Haswell Franklin and Tim Almany prepare to fervently support their favorite football teams. While Sundays are spent with the Ravens for Franklin, a Baltimore native, and the Washington Commanders for Almany, a Montgomery County resident, Saturdays are equally contradictory. Franklin roots for Johns Hopkins, while Almany cheers on Salisbury. And their moods can depend on those teams’ …

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Tua Tagovailoa: A run of wins would be more special than completion percentage record

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa heads into Week 15 with the highest completion percentage in the league and one of the highest single-season completion percentages of all time. Tagovailoa has completed 73.8 percent of his passes this season and former Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the only quarterback in NFL history with a higher percentage for a single season. Brees completed …

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Commit Fit: How the top 2025 WRs fit with their future programs

National Signing Day is often about getting the biggest names in a recruiting class but it’s also about getting the right players that fit your system. Here are five wide receivers that are in a great spot in this Commit Fit look: RELATED: How the top 2025 QBs fit with their future programs | 2025 RBs SIGNING DAY TEAM SPOTLIGHTS: …

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Report: Wisconsin schedules visit with Ohio State transfer linebacker

Wisconsin is one of several major programs to have a visit scheduled with Ohio State transfer linebacker Gabe Powers, according to 247Sports’ Allen Trieu. Trieu reports that Powers is also set to visit Minnesota and Kansas State. Related: Tracking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal offers, interests and top targets Powers entered the portal this week after three quiet years with the Buckeyes. …

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Commanders claim K.J. Osborn on waivers

The Steelers won’t have a chance to add K.J. Osborn to their receiving corps. The Commanders have claimed Osborn on waivers, a day after he was released by the Patriots. The move comes on the same day coach Dan Quinn announced that receiver Noah Brown will likely miss the rest of the season with a “serious internal injury.” It’s unknown, …

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