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Purdue football rush ends breakdown: Can Boilers replicate last season’s pass rush?

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football’s dynamic pass rush duo is no more. Kydran Jenkins and Nic Scourton were the Boilermaker version of Bebop and Rocksteady. Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis. Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. Or insert your own intimidating tandem. Point is, between the two on the outside, Purdue generated 17.5 sacks, accounting for exactly half of the Boilermakers’ …

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With no urgency on a new deal amid his holdout, CeeDee Lamb offers perfect response to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: ‘lol’

Contract negotiations between the Dallas Cowboys and star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb don’t appear to be going well. In fact, things spilled over onto social media on Thursday afternoon after a quote from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones caught Lamb’s attention. While it was taken slightly out of context, Lamb clearly isn’t happy with it. He even went so far …

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College Football News makes bold prediction about Ohio State in 2024

Jul 23, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports The Ohio State Buckeyes have made the College Football Playoff five times, have a 3-4 record in those games, advancing to the national championship twice and …

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Former Albertville football coach Chip English named Hoover interim coach

Former Albertville football coach Chip English is now the lead man at Hoover High School. English’s move to the top spot comes following the resignation of Drew Gilmer after he was put on administrative leave earlier this week. It came after an incident occurred at practice sometime during fall camp. On Tuesday, videos of an incident at a Hoover practice …

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Giants QB Drew Lock exits preseason opener with hip injury

Giants quarterback Drew Lock exited Thursday’s preseason opener against the Detroit Lions in the first quarter with a hip injury. Lock sustained the injury with 2:30 to play in the first quarter on New York’s fourth offensive possession. He had been hit several times in the game and sacked once. Tommy DeVito entered for Lock, who New York said was …

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Where does Oklahoma land in ESPN’s SEC preseason power rankings?

Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold looks up after geting sprayed with water following a University of Oklahoma (OU) Sooners spring football game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, April 20, 2024. The Oklahoma Sooners are about three weeks away from beginning the 2024 football season, their first as a member of the [autotag]SEC[/autotag]. Talking season and prediction season are …

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Mike Macdonald does not expect Geno Smith to play this weekend

The Seahawks have a new head coach, new assistant coaches and new systems. Mike Macdonald likes where his team is, though, heading into the first preseason game. “Right where we want to be,” Macdonald said, via video from Gregg Bell of The News Tribune. The Seahawks will rest some of their starters in the first preseason game Saturday against the …

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Ohio State’s Quinshon Judkins dubbed the most important non-QB transfer

April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins (1) of the scarlet team is tagged by cornerback Davison Igbinosun (1) of the grey team during the first half of the LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. The Ohio State football team has one of the most impressive rosters in the country and …

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49ers camp takeaways: Floyd fitting right in as D-line standout

49ers camp takeaways: Floyd fitting right in as D-line standout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers quietly closed out their fourth block of training camp practices Thursday without fans in attendance. It was a shorter session, with several veterans sitting out for rest days, including wide receiver Deebo Samuel and cornerbacks Charvarius Ward and …

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2024 NFL preseason Week 1 odds, lines, spreads

NFL is back!  Though the games this weekend won’t actually count, bettors are still interested in how the preseason contests play out — and that’s because there’s still plenty of money to be made if you pick the right side.  Whether you’re backing a few teams on the moneyline or you’re leaning into betting expert Geoff Schwartz’ wagering philosophy, there’s …

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Steelers move DeMarvin Leal to OLB

DeMarvin Leal spent his first two seasons at defensive end. The Steelers now are trying the 2022 third-round pick at outside linebacker. “He’s always been an athletic guy. He’s more attentive in the meetings,” Steelers defensive line coach Karl Dunbar said, via Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “You see him out here. He’s learned both of them — defensive …

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Notre Dame Football: Meet wide receiver Beaux Collins

Notre Dame wide receiver Beaux Collins speaks with media at Irish Athletic Complex on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in South Bend. Every year there are new faces to a college football team, and Notre Dame is no different in 2024. In this era the mantra holds truer than most, especially with the transfer portal. One of the Irish’s biggest transfer …

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