Yearly Archives: 2024

Michigan football losing ace recruiter, DB coach Steve Clinkscale to Chargers

Michigan football’s coaching exodus rolls on. Steve Clinkscale, the Wolverines’ defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator, is leaving to join Jim Harbaugh’s staff with the Los Angeles Chargers, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. Clinkscale, 46, will takeover the same role in L.A. and is expected to inform players of his decision on …

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Bears want “historic compensation” for the No. 1 overall pick

The Bears are putting out word that they want a massive haul of picks if they’re going to move down from the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Chicago would demand “historic compensation” and a “crazy” number of picks to trade down, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. So the Bears want the rest of the …

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Top 20 Big Ten football non-conference games in 2024

The world of college football is about to look a lot different this 2024 season. Conference expansion has exploded once again with the Big Ten set to add four new members from the West Coast (Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington), and the SEC is landing two mega programs from the Big 12 (Oklahoma and Texas). Meanwhile, the Big 12 is …

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Enrolling early helps players get acclimated, but has its challenges for Oregon’s freshmen

As college football has evolved into the 21st century, the lines between student-athlete and professional-athlete have blurred. College football players now can profit from their name, image, and likeness; they maintain a strict weekly routine during the season; and their offseason never truly comes with non-stop training in the “off months.” The growing importance of the spring football season in …

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Super Bowl 2024: The top 5 turning points in the Chiefs’ season

Here are the top five turning points in the Kansas City Chiefs’ season. (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) The Kansas City Chiefs were defending Super Bowl champions, but their trip back to the Super Bowl had plenty of challenges. The Chiefs lost their first game and that set a tone for a season that was full of ups and downs, frustrations with …

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UCLA bringing coaching instability to Big Ten upon arrival

While Oregon is coming to the Big Ten with big hopes and dreams of success in 2024, Washington is coming in off an appearance in the national championship, and USC hopes for a bit of a rebound season, the UCLA Bruins are coming in looking like a bit of a dumpster fire by comparison. Nothing could possibly drive that point …

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SpongeBob & Patrick Star get ready to call Super Bowl LVIII

Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Chestnut is joined by Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke — the voices of the famous cartoon show characters — to give their thoughts on this year’s Super Bowl and why they’ll excited to call Sunday’s game on Nickelodeon. Video Transcript KEVIN CHESTNUT: Hey, what’s going on it’s Kevin Chestnut here with Yahoo Sports. I got my man …

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Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb accepts position as Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator

In a surprising series of events, Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb has accepted a position to become the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator. Grubb was slated to be Alabama’s play-caller during the 2024 season. Grubb even cleared the air several days ago when speaking to the Red Elephant Club. “I’m Ryan Grubb. I’m your new Offensive Coordinator.” Grubb joined Alabama’s coaching …

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Brock Purdy Has Come a Long Way From Perry High to the Super Bowl

Perry High School on Queen Creek Road in Gilbert, Ariz., is one of those low-lying, penitentiary-looking facilities with concrete tan walls and no windows in the front. The edifice was built and opened in 2007. It’s one current claim to fame is that San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy went to school and played football for the Pumas before barely …

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