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Recruiting Rumor Mill: Feedback rolls in from big weekend

The final weekend of visits and camps to close out the summer was incredibly busy across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Five-star David Sanders will sign with Nebraska or Tennessee ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

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Falcons sell out season tickets, for first time in nearly 20 years

The Falcons are resonating with their fans again. Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons have sold out their season tickets. That’s the first time it has happened in nearly two decades. That traces all the way back to the Michael Vick era. And it means that six playoff seasons (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017) failed to move the season-ticket …

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NFL Top 100: Nos. 61-80 as high school recruits

© Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The football season is around the corner and during the summer NFL.com releases its top 100 list for the upcoming season. Years ago, all these players were ranked and went through the recruiting process. We take a look back on how those things played out. THIS SERIES: Nos. 81-100 ***** MORE: Recruiting Rumor Mill | …

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John Elway: Biggest mistake as Broncos GM was not drafting Josh Allen

John Elway says passing on quarterback Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL Draft was probably his biggest mistake as general manager of the Denver Broncos. “Last year I played [golf] with him and I’m wondering, ‘How long is it going to take him to realize that I passed on him and took Bradley Chubb instead?’ And it took him two …

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2024 Hall of Fame: Andre Johnson is the first great Houston Texan

Andre Johnson was the Houston Texans’ second-ever first-round pick and is now their first Pro Football Hall of Famer. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Seven men will be formally enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Yahoo Sports will take a relatively short look at each legend and how he …

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Meet the players: UTEP football defense under head coach Scotty Walden

In a season defined by change, the UTEP football team’s defense is in a slightly different spot than the offense going into 2024. On the one hand, the defensive staff is filled by coaches who moved to El Paso from Austin Peay with Scotty Walden. On the other hand, there are more players back on the defensive side than on …

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10 Arizona State football players to watch in camp

The Arizona State football team kicks off fall camp on Wednesday. The Sun Devils are heading into the second year of the coach Kenny Dillingham era and looking to improve on the injury-plagued 2023 campaign in which they went 3-9 overall and 2-7 in the final year of the Pac-12. It’s a new year and a new conference with ASU, …

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NFL 2024 season – Detroit Lions team preview

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss Detroit’s improvement on defense and whether the Lions can make the Super Bowl this season. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Is the Lions secondary Super bowl worthy? Because what, what, what in my mind, what has really …

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Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down due to health reasons

Fresno State football head coach Jeff Tedford missed the team’s bowl game at the end of 2023 because of medical concerns. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford announced Monday that he has to step down because of health concerns. Tedford, 62, missed the team’s bowl game at the end of the 2023 season for health reasons …

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Sean McVay: Stetson Bennett can make plays with his legs

After a rookie season lost to the non-football injury/illness list, Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett has been back in the fold. With starter Matthew Stafford getting a day off on the first day of padded practices, Bennett and primary backup Jimmy Garoppolo got more work. Following Monday’s practice, Rams coach Sean McVay praised one specific aspect of Bennett’s game — his …

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