Texas star wide receiver Xavier Worthy will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Tuesday. The announcement comes one day after Worhy caught two passes for 45 yards in a 37-31 loss to No. 2 Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal. “My time here at the University of Texas has been filled with …
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Fantasy Football Week 18 Rankings: Tight Ends
Dallas Goedert could be a great score in Week 18 for fantasy managers, as the Philadelphia Eagles go for the NFC East title. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Trey McBride is the TE9 with 78 catches for 791 yards and will put the finishing touches on a breakout sophomore season against the Seattle Seahawks, who are allowing …
Read More »LSU lands a legacy SEC cornerback in the transfer portal
It has been a crazy day for LSU football. Mekhi Wingo and Brian Thomas Jr. announced that they would enter their names into the 2024 NFL draft, Lance Heard entered the transfer portal,as did Jalen Brown. All three of those things are bad news, but here is some good news. LSU landed a redshirt freshman cornerback from Auburn in the …
Read More »Jonathan Greenard remains out of Texans’ practice
For the first time since Week 14, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has begun a work week without being on the practice report. Stroud returned Sunday from a two-game absence after being diagnosed with a concussion against the Jets on Dec. 10. He now is fully healthy heading into the Week 18 showdown with the Colts. All eight players on the …
Read More »5 questions facing the Buckeyes
Jan. 2—The 2023 Ohio State football season ended with a thud last week. To conclude a third consecutive season in which Ryan Day’s team failed to beat Michigan or win the Big Ten, the Buckeyes lost a non-playoff bowl game for the first time in 10 years. That 40-35 loss to Clemson in the 2014 Orange Bowl preceded a national …
Read More »Fantasy Football Week 18 Defense Rankings
Sauce Gardner leads a New York Jets defense that has given up the second-fewest passing yards this season and has a great Week 18 matchup against the Patriots. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) With 13 sacks, Micah Parson leads a stellar defensive unit for the Cowboys that ranks second in fantasy points on the season. In a Week 12 45-10 …
Read More »Stats, projection for LSU football receiver
LSU football suffered a loss on Tuesday, but one that wasn’t wholly unexpected. Tigers receiver Brian Thomas Jr. announced via Instagram that he will forgo his final year of eligibility to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft. He is coming off his top statistical season at LSU, enjoying career-highs in catches (68), receiving yards (1,177) and receiving touchdowns (17). The …
Read More »Why this is Lamar Jackson’s best shot at a Super Bowl
Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by Seth Galina of Pro Football Focus to break down Baltimore’s season and why the team could be poised to return to make its first trip to the championship game since 2012. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and …
Read More »Michigan’s Rose Bowl win over Alabama is most-watched non-NFL sporting event since 2018
The final Rose Bowl of the four-team College Football Playoff drew a massive television audience. ESPN said Tuesday that Michigan’s overtime win over Alabama had an average audience of 27.2 million viewers. It’s the most-watched semifinal College Football Playoff game since Alabama’s loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl after the 2014 season. That was the first year of …
Read More »NFL playoff picture – Scenarios entering Week 18
Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab breaks down the key teams who could still claim a postseason berth based on what happens this weekend. Video Transcript [CROWD CHEERING] FRANK SCHWAB: We all know the regular season finale between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins is going to determine who wins the AFC East championship. But that game could mean a lot more …
Read More »Texas junior wide receiver Xavier Worthy declares for NFL draft
By Kirk Bohls Texas junior wide receiver Xavier Worthy announced on Instagram Tuesday night that he is leaving school early and entering this spring’s NFL draft. Worthy, an All-American punt returner and one of the most electrifying receivers in school history, becomes the first Longhorn underclassman to announce his intentions. He’s regarded as one of the Longhorns’ best receivers ever …
Read More »Kendrick Bourne hints at wanting to re-sign with the Patriots
Kendrick Bourne hints at wanting to re-sign with the Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kendrick Bourne, who entered this season as the New England Patriots’ top receiver, indicated in an Instagram comment he wants to return to Foxboro next season. On Monday, Bourne shared a post reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024. Fellow Patriots receiver Demario …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Georgia star tight end Brock Bowers declares as potential top-five pick
Georgia star tight end Brock Bowers will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Tuesday. The two-time John Mackey Award winner’s final collegiate season was limited by an ankle injury. He elected to sit out of Georgia’s 63-3 win over No. 5 Florida State in the Orange Bowl to cap the year. “Words …
Read More »NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000
The NFL fined Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for his “unacceptable conduct” in Jacksonville during Sunday’s game. “All NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at all times in ways that respect our fans and favorably reflect on their team and the NFL,” the NFL said in a statement. A video posted on social media Sunday showed Tepper throwing a drink …
Read More »Texas A&M retaining Tony Jerod-Eddie from previous regime as a defensive line coach
A former Aggie who went on to play five seasons in the NFL is reportedly staying home at Texas A&M to join head coach Mike Elko‘s staff. Per 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, former San Francisco 49ers nose tackle Tony Jerod-Eddie is being hired by Elko to serve as a defensive line coach. He was a member of …
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