Yearly Archives: 2024

Here’s my 2023 AP awards ballot

Last night, they handed out the various NFL regular-season awards, as determined by a group of 50 members of the media. For some strange reason, the Associated Press has given me one of the votes. In the interests of full and complete transparency, here’s my ballot for all of the AP regular-season awards. Each ballot consists of our top three …

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Notre Dame lands monster 2025 tackle from Wisconsin

Notre Dame football currently has the No. 1 overall 2025 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings and it just got stronger on Thursday. Wisconsin offensive tackle Owen Strebig, the 6-foot, 8-inch and 295-pounder, committed to the Irish. As one of the top players in the country, the No. 13 offensive tackle and 127th overall prospect according to …

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49ers ‘not happy’ after early wakeup call from hotel fire alarm

Nothing like a good night’s sleep in a hotel bed, right? Wrong. That’s not a thing, and the San Francisco 49ers learned that truth the hard way. The hotel that the 49ers are staying at for Super Bowl LVIII had a fire alarm go off at roughly 6 a.m. PT on Thursday morning. Guests of the hotel didn’t have to …

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Robert Kraft addresses Patriots’ spending habits over the last 10 years

The Patriots reportedly have spent less than any NFL team on players over the past decade. On Thursday, the owner of the Patriots argued that it’s not for lack of willingness to spend. “I know there’s a perception that we have held back on spending,” Kraft told a group of reporters, via Phil Perry of NBCSportsBoston.com. “Let me just say, …

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WSU’s Chun named to CFP selection committee

Feb. 9—In a bit of irony, Washington State athletic director Pat Chun, whose football program won’t have a full conference next season, was named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, it was announced Thursday. The committee helps decide which teams will make the College Football Playoff, which for the first time will consist of 12 teams during the 2024-25 …

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Michigan football makes interesting defensive coordinator hire

Head coach Sherrone Moore and the Michigan football program are hiring longtime NFL assistant coach Wink Martindale to be their defensive coordinator, according to a report from Adam Schefter. It’s a fascinating hire. Martindale is known across the NFL for his aggressive defensive approach and unconventional way of generating pressure on a quarterback. He is also known as a long-time …

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Meet the three friends who have attended every Super Bowl

As long as they still have each other, they’re still going to go to every Super Bowl. That’s the sentiment shared by three friends who say they are the final fans who can claim membership in the exclusive “never missed a Super Bowl” club. And they’re back again for number 58 — Super Bowl 58 — this year. The three …

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Frank Ragnow not retiring, will play for Lions in 2024

Lions center Frank Ragnow said after the NFC Championship Game that he needed some time to figure things out, leading to concerns in Detroit that Ragnow might retire. But at the NFL Honors event on Thursday night, Ragnow said he’s figured it out: He’s playing in 2024. “I’m not retiring,” Ragnow told the Detroit Free Press. Ragnow was playing through …

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