The Save An Eye football game creates memories for players and coaches each year as the best football graduates in the area come together to raise money for a good cause. The coaches of this year’s game are no exceptions. Iroquois coach Manny Johnson will coach the Metro and Union City coach Mike Wydro is in charge of the County. …
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Cowboys to hire Jeff Zgonina as defensive line coach
The Commanders hired former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as their new head coach and the Cowboys are now set to hire a former Commanders assistant for a role on Mike McCarthy’s staff. Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post reports that the Cowboys will hire Jeff Zgonina as their defensive line coach. Zgonina spent the last four years in the …
Read More »Four-star DB sets official visit to UNC football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football program is still preparing for next season and while that’s months away, the future of the program is in recruiting classes. On Friday, the Tar Heels received news that they would be receiving an official visit from four-star defensive back Onis Konanbanny. The Columbia, South Carolina native took to X (Formerly Twitter) to reveal …
Read More »Eddie Jackson, Cody Whitehair release signals start of next phase of Ryan Poles’ rebuild
Eddie Jackson, Cody Whitehair release signals start of next phase of Ryan Poles’ rebuild originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The writing was on the wall long before the Bears made their move Thursday. Veteran interior offensive lineman Cody Whitehair was benched last season and knew his career would continue elsewhere in 2024. Safety Eddie Jackson revitalized his career in …
Read More »Deion Sanders bets big on new defensive coach: What to know about his Colorado contract
At age 38, new Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston has never been a defensive coordinator at any level before now and hasn’t coached at the college level since 2011, when he worked an entry-level job at Vanderbilt. But last week, he signed a two-year contract that is set to make him Colorado’s highest-paid assistant coach ever next year at $995,000 …
Read More »Toronto sets women’s hockey record with 19,285 in attendance
Feb 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ET TORONTO — Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “The Battle on Bay Street” broke the attendance record of 18,013 set at the 2013 world championships in Ottawa, Ontario, …
Read More »NBA All-Star 2024: Micah Parsons, Bennedict Mathurin show out in Celebrity Game and Rising Stars Challenge
NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis got underway on Friday night with the Celebrity Game and Rising Stars Challenge. In the opener, Team Shannon held off Team Stephen A. for a 100-91 victory. Later on, Team Jalen defeated Team Detlef in the championship of the Rising Stars Challenge to claim that title. With the first of three exciting nights now …
Read More »FOOTBALL: Claremore quarterback Etheridge collects All-State accolades
Feb. 16—The weight of Braxton Etheridge’s achievement dawned on him in an exhilarating moment. There are often moments that become indelibly etched in a high school athlete’s memory, marking milestones that transcend the confines of the playing field. For the Claremore senior quarterback, that defining moment came in the form of a phone call from Zebras football coach Jarrett Hurt, …
Read More »Eagles reward their best coach from 2023 with a contract extension
Eagles reward their best coach from 2023 with a contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have rewarded their best coach from the 2023 season. The team and special teams coordinator Michael Clay have reached an agreement on a contract extension to keep Clay in Philly beyond the upcoming season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported. #Eagles special …
Read More »ChatGPT ranks the most intimidating Big Ten football stadiums to play in
From SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, to Husky Stadium in Seattle Washington, the Big Ten now literally stretches from coast to coast. With the conference’s latitude comes different stadium environments, different histories and unique traditions in every case. Related: You might be surprised where Wisconsin football is on ESPN’s early 2024 SP+ rankings Late last summer, I ranked the toughest …
Read More »Former 49ers QB Garoppolo suspended two games, set for Raiders release
Former 49ers QB Garoppolo suspended two games, set for Raiders release originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Former 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders appears to be over. The NFL is suspending Garoppolo for two games after the veteran quarterback violated the league’s Performance Enhancing Substances Policy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported Friday morning before …
Read More »Grant Beerman on his recent Rutgers football offer: ‘I continue to be impressed with the program’
A recent offer from Rutgers football has Ohio linebacker Grant Beerman planning a visit to the Scarlet Knights this spring. On campus once this fall, Beerman is hoping that Rutgers will be an upcoming unofficial visit. Playing for for Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), one of the top programs in Ohio, the class of 2025 linebacker is compiling a very …
Read More »Eagles agree to terms on extension with special teams coordinator Michael Clay
The Eagles are keeping one of the key members of their coaching staff around. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Philadelphia has agreed to terms with special teams coordinator Michael Clay on a contract extension. While the exact length of the deal was not disclosed, Clay — along with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio — is …
Read More »Which Big Ten football team has the toughest schedule in 2024?
Even in the ever-changing world of college football that we live in, where teams are changing conferences and players are jumping from team to team like never before, one thing will always remain a constant: fans complaining that their path to the finish line is harder than anyone else. That’s something that we constantly saw over the years in the …
Read More »Jimmy Garoppolo’s suspension will cost him $11.25 million
Jimmy Garoppolo has done the Raiders a huge favor. By stumbling into a two-game suspension for violation of the PED policy, Garoppolo has given the Raiders a quick and easy escape from $11.25 million in fully-guaranteed salary for 2024. His contract makes a suspension under the PED policy one of the mechanisms for voiding the guaranteed payment in the second …
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