Texas will host several highly rated recruiting targets on campus for its spring game on April 20. Among the latest to schedule an unofficial visit to Texas is four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn. The McKinney native is rated the No. 3 linebacker in the country and the No. 6 overall recruit in Texas for the 2025 recruiting class, according to On3 …
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NFL draft expert shares bold claim on Caleb Williams as QB prospect
NFL draft expert shares bold claim on Caleb Williams as QB prospect originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If you’ve spent any amount of time reading analysis, watching videos or listening to podcasts about 2024 NFL draft prospect Caleb Williams and you’ve probably come across the term “generational talent.” The incoming rookie from USC is one of the most highly-touted …
Read More »Justin Fields explains why he unfollowed Bears on Instagram
Justin Fields doesn’t want people to look too much into his decision to unfollow the Chicago Bears on Instagram, as he says he hopes to remain in the Windy City. The Bears quarterback said his recent social media activity was just his way of decompressing ahead of a vacation, adding that he wants to stay with the team. “I’m glad …
Read More »USC realized that in order to get better results, the process must also improve
One of the things we wrote last year about Alex Grinch at USC was that the Trojans were not Georgia. They had not arrived. They were still in a building phase on defense. They couldn’t rise to Georgia’s standard in one year. They had to develop an identity. They couldn’t think they were more advanced than they actually were. Here’s …
Read More »2024 NFL Two-Round Mock Draft: Vikings replace Kirk Cousins with J.J. McCarthy in Round 1
We won’t see as much veteran quarterback movement in the 2024 NFL offseason as we did a year ago, but there’s one sizable domino set to fall — Kirk Cousins. In this mock, he signs with the New England Patriots to serve as a bridge quarterback that helps the team return to respectability fast. As for the Vikings, they find …
Read More »Texas WR Isaiah Bond among Bleacher Report’s breakout players for 2024
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian struck gold in the transfer portal this offseason. The Longhorns were able to completely revamp its wide receiver room after the departures of Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Jordan Whittington and Ja’Tavion Sanders. Sarkisian brought in Alabama’s Isaiah Bond, Houston’s Matthew Golden and Oregon State’s Silas Bolden to fill the void. Texas also returns promising pass …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency dates: Start time, franchise tag deadline
With the Super Bowl in the rearview, it’s time to gear up for the NFL offseason. Check out everything you need to know, including key dates around the franchise tag, legal tampering and when teams can officially sign free agents. What are the key dates for NFL Free Agency in 2024? February 20 to March 5 – Franchise tag window …
Read More »Jennifer King: To be a first in such a historic organization is a special moment
The Bears formally announced the addition of Jennifer King as assistant running backs coach on Wednesday. King, 39, is the first woman coach in Bears history. “Chicago is a great city, and the Bears organization is historic,” King said in a statement released by the team. “I started paying attention to the Bears playing video games like Tecmo Bowl back …
Read More »Alabama football’s biggest question heading into 2024 spring practice
Alabama football enters the 2024 season as one of the nation’s biggest unknowns. Last season, the Crimson Tide made it all the way to the College Football Playoffs with a team many thought was not fit to make a late postseason run. Now, some big questions need to be answered. When legendary head coach Nick Saban retired and the program …
Read More »Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill slams ‘ludicrous’ Jaylen Waddle trade rumors, calls Miami’s young wideout ‘the future’
Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have one of the most productive wide receiver duos in the NFL. And one half of the pairing is bewildered by recent trade rumors, with Tyreek Hill posting on X this week that talk of a potential Jaylen Waddle exit is “ludicrous.” “My boy Waddle is the future,” Hill wrote Wednesday of his fellow pass …
Read More »Justin Fields trade rumors: Bears quarterback explains why he unfollowed his team on Instagram
The future is extremely murky for Justin Fields. At one point not long ago, the former first-round quarterback was looked at as the franchise cornerstone, so much so that the Chicago Bears opted to trade the first overall pick last offseason. A year later, however, the club again finds itself atop the NFL Draft and appears it will make the …
Read More »Agent’s Take: Dak Prescott, Jordan Love and other NFL quarterbacks who can sign a lucrative deal in 2024
Last year was a banner one for the quarterback market. Four different quarterbacks raised the bar for NFL salaries in 2023. Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson and Justin Herbert each took turns atop the NFL salary hierarchy before Joe Burrow became the standard bearer in early September as the start of the regular season was approaching. Burrow received a five-year, $275 …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket: Early predictions under 5+7 model as 12-team format begins in 2024 season
The College Football Playoff Board of Managers unanimously approved a change to the 5+7 model as the expanded 12-team field debuts in the 2024 season, awarding automatic bids to the five highest-ranked conference champions with seven at-large bids filling out the field. It was a change necessitated by the implosion of the Pac-12 as a championship-producing conference, as 10 of …
Read More »Caleb Williams preparing for 2024 NFL Draft without agent as likely No. 1 pick, per report
Getty Images Caleb Williams could soon become the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. But the star USC quarterback does not currently employ an agent, and apparently intends to continue representing himself going into the pros, according to NBC Sports. Williams’ lack of representation first surfaced on a report of draft-eligible prospects and their agents, released Wednesday by …
Read More »QB Justin Fields on unfollowing Bears: ‘Let me know if getting traded [or] … staying’
Will he stay or will he go. That’s what Justin Fields wants to know sooner than later from the Chicago Bears. The quarterback recently unfollowed the team that originally drafted him 11th overall in 2021, and then went on the “St. Brown Brothers” podcast this week to offer his first public comments since the 2023 season ended. When Fields was …
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