Yearly Archives: 2024

Pre-spring bold predictions for the 2024 college football season

The 2024 college football season will be perhaps the most anticipated one in recent memory. It certainly will be that in Austin after the Texas Longhorns (12-2) won a conference title and made their first ever College Football Playoff. Several coaches and players will have a change of scenery in the upcoming season. Presumably most of those coaches and players …

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In Roob’s 10 Observations: An Eagles criticism that doesn’t add up

In Roob’s 10 Observations: An Eagles criticism that doesn’t add up originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Too emotional or not emotional enough? The remarkable Correll Buckhalter story. And a look at potential massive roster turnover on defense. Here’s this week’s Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations. Is it too emotional? Not emotional enough? 1. Some of the biggest complaints …

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Eric Bieniemy hired across town as UCLA football offensive coordinator

Eric Bieniemy left his offensive coordinator position with the Washington Commanders to become the associate head coach and offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins under new head coach DeShaun Foster. Bieniemy explained his decision to step away from the NFL in an e-mail shared by ESPN: “I have had countless conversations and interviews with many teams, and I have been …

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2024 NFL Draft odds: Chargers favored to draft Georgia TE Brock Bowers

Georgia Bulldogs three-time All-American Brock Bowers is expected to be the first tight end selected in April’s NFL Draft, likely in the top 10. FOX Sports NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang has Bowers fourth on his top 50 big board, behind USC quarterback Caleb Williams, North Carolina QB Drake Maye and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Rang calls Bowers …

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Wisconsin columnist snubs USC in Big Ten football and basketball coaching rankings

The football offseason and the impending return of the NCAA Tournament bring about one of the staples of online college sports content: combined football and basketball coaching rankings. This is comfort food for bloggers. Badgers Wire editor Ben Kenney, a Wisconsin writer and podcaster, dove into Big Ten football and basketball coaching rankings with USC and other schools joining the …

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2024 NFL odds: Which team will draft Georgia TE Brock Bowers?

Georgia Bulldogs three-time All-American Brock Bowers is expected to be the first tight end selected in April’s NFL Draft, likely in the top 10. FOX Sports NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang has Bowers fourth on his top 50 big board, behind USC quarterback Caleb Williams, North Carolina QB Drake Maye and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Rang calls Bowers …

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A look at the hectic upcoming 2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule

It was a foregone conclusion that once college football went into a playoff format it would be expanded for more teams than just four. That expansion begins this coming year as the College Football Playoff will include a total of 12 teams with the top four receiving a first-round bye. Those first-round games will be played on campus sites. Expansion …

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Eric Bieniemy says he chose not to stay with the Commanders

After 16 seasons as an NFL assistant coach, Eric Bieniemy has taken a job as an assistant coach at the college level. In choosing to accept the position of offensive coordinator and associate head coach at UCLA, Bieniemy reduced some thoughts to writing and emailed them to ESPN.com. Among other things, he says he could have stayed with the Commanders. …

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