Yearly Archives: 2024

NFL reminds teams of procedures for reporting as eligible

As PFT explained on Monday, the NFL will not be changing the procedure for ineligible players reporting as eligible to catch as pass. However, the league did on Tuesday issue a reminder to all teams about the current rules. A memo to all coaches and General Managers included a link to a video regarding the situation that unfolded on Saturday …

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Vandy coaches surprise Lake Mary OT Josh Raymond with Under Armour invite

Lake Mary offensive tackle Josh Raymond had been comfortably committed to play at Vanderbilt since June, so when he learned his future coaches were coming to pay him an in-home visit in December he wasn’t expecting anything but formalities. Head coach Clark Lea and offensive line coach AJ Blazek, however, had a big surprise for the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Raymond. Upon …

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Herd Hierarchy Week 18: Can any team overtake Baltimore, San Francisco?

The final week of the NFL regular season is upon us.  Colin Cowherd spent part of Tuesday laying out his top 10 teams in the league with one week remaining. Let’s get into it.  10. Miami Dolphins (Last week: 7) Super Bowl odds: +1400 Overall record: 11-5 | Last week: Lost 56-19 @ Ravens Cowherd’s thoughts: “I don’t love Miami, …

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NFL fines Panthers owner for ‘unacceptable conduct’ at Jaguars game

NFL fines Panthers owner for ‘unacceptable conduct’ at Jaguars game originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for “unacceptable conduct” at Sunday’s game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, the league announced on Tuesday. “All NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at all times in ways that respect our fans and …

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Who will lead the next chapter of FAMU football? Here are some possible early targets.

The search has begun for Florida A&M’s next head football coach to replace the departed Willie Simmons. Simmons resigned from the Rattlers on Monday, two weeks after leading the program to its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship and HBCU Celebration Bowl wins, for Duke’s running backs coach job under head coach Manny Diaz. FAMU assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach James Colzie III currently serves as the Rattlers’ interim …

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Carolina signs K Matthew Wright

The Panthers added a kicker after ending up without one Sunday. Matthew Wright, who was in Carolina for the preseason, signed to the practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. The Panthers are expected to elevate Wright to the active roster for Sunday’s game if needed. The Panthers didn’t have a kicker after Eddy Pineiro experienced hamstring tightness in pregame warmups. …

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Hartselle names Bert Newton as new head football coach

Jan. 2—HARTSELLE — The Hartselle Tigers have found their new head football coach. On Tuesday the school announced it was promoting Bert Newton to be the new leader of the program in the wake of previous head coach Bryan Moore’s departure for Opelika. Newton was previously the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for the Tigers. “We are excited to …

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Panthers owner David Tepper levied $300k fine for tossing drink at fan

Panthers owner David Tepper is being reprimanded by the league for his behavior during his team’s loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. The NFL has fined Tepper $300,000 for his “unacceptable conduct” during the Panthers’ loss to the Jaguars in Jacksonville, the league announced Tuesday.  The Panthers owner was seen in a video tossing liquid from his drink toward a …

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The death of Alabama’s inevitability during the Nick Saban era

Alabama coach Nick Saban, right, and his players run onto the field before facing Michigan in the Rose Bowl on Monday. The Crimson Tide lost in overtime, extending the program’s national championship drought. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) Yes, make no mistake, it did happen. I saw it with my own eyes. Just when things looked dour late, Nick Saban …

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NFL assigns referee Brad Allen’s crew to Steelers-Ravens game following Lions-Cowboys controversy, per report

After both the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions were on the receiving end of confusing calls by referee Brad Allen and his crew in Saturday’s 20-19 Cowboys win — including one that effectively decided the game on a Lions two-point conversion attempt — ESPN reported that Allen’s crew is going to be downgraded, with some of the referees from the Week 17 game not participating in the …

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NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for chucking a drink on a fan

NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for chucking a drink on a fan originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL fined Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 after a video surfaced of him throwing a drink at a Jaguars fan in Jacksonville. National Football League said it fined Carolina Panthers’ chairman David Tepper $300,000 for his unacceptable conduct in …

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The stage is set; Washington and Michigan to square off for national title

Jan. 2—After many years of blowouts in the College Football Playoff, college football fans were treated to two of the best playoff games in the ten years of the CFP’s existence. An overtime win for Michigan over Alabama to give the Wolverines their first chance at a national title since 1997 and a dramatic finish to a Washington Texas game …

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