Daily Archives: January 11, 2025

Ranking the five LSU football transfers with the best chance of starting in 2025

Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Patrick Payton (11) defends Louisville Cardinals running back Jawhar Jordan (25) during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports LSU football owns the top-ranked transfer portal class in college football. LSU head coach Brian Kelly promised an aggressive approach, and the staff …

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‘They ain’t scored yet’: Jack Sawyer’s Cotton Bowl TD cements pride of Pickerington as Ohio State legend

ARLINGTON, Texas — The call came down from the Ohio State coaches’ booth. Not a play to be run, but a conclusion already made. “Boy, they scored fast there,” Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles remembered someone saying from above on the headphones near the end of Friday’s College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal. That was the mindset as Texas lined …

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Positional look at Oklahoma Sooners transfer additions

Nov 23, 2024; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback John Mateer (10) sets up to pass during the third quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners have added 14 players in the transfer portal with a vast majority coming on the offensive side of the football. Oklahoma’s brought in …

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PFT’s 2024 offensive player of the year: Saquon Barkley

John Mara should not read this article. Last year, the Giants decided not to re-sign running back Saquon Barkley, sending him directly into the arms of the Eagles. Some 2,000 rushing yards and one unprecedented backward hurdle later, Barkley is the PFT offensive player of the year. He finished with 2,005 rushing yards, 278 receiving yards, and 15 total touchdowns. …

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Why players, coaches say Dan Lanning is perfect leader for Oregon football

Facing fourth-and-9 with its undefeated regular season at stake heading into the final quarter against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, the Oregon football team had known all week what it was going to do. Ahead of the biggest fourth-down call of the season to that point, trailing the unranked Badgers on Nov. 16 in Madison, the Ducks started to dance …

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