The upcoming Alabama Crimson Tide football season will be interesting. Not only does the team have a new coach at the helm, but there have been significant changes to the roster and the landscape of college football has evolved substantially. Soon coming are various preseason rankings, which will allow fans to gauge exactly where their favorite team stands in comparison …
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Elite WR says Brady still probably throws better than half of NFL QBs
Elite WR says Brady still probably throws better than half of NFL QBs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tom Brady is retired, but that didn’t stop one elite NFL wide receiver from admitting he would love the greatest quarterback in history to play for his team. “Hell yes,” Raiders wideout Davante Adams said on the Club Shay Shay podcast …
Read More »Former Pac-12 Network analyst Yogi Roth is joining Big Ten Network
You knew this was coming. With USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon moving to the Big Ten, and with the Pac-12 essentially if not technically dead, the on-air talent at Pac-12 Network was going to have to find new homes. One prominent Pac-12 Network football analyst has landed at the Big Ten Network. Yogi Roth, the lead game analyst for Pac-12 …
Read More »Greg Van Roten taking free-agent visit with Giants
The Giants are taking a look at a veteran offensive lineman. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Greg Van Roten is taking a free-agent visit with New York. Van Roten, 34, spent last season with the Raiders — where he was coached by now-Giants offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. He started all 17 games for Las Vegas, playing 98 percent of …
Read More »Alabama Football offers 2026 prospect, nephew of NBA legend Kobe Bryant
The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff extended an offer to 2026 four-star athlete Jett Washington on Friday. Washington is the nephew of former Los Angeles Laker and NBA Hall of Fame inductee Kobe Bryant. The product of Bishop Gorman High School is one of the top dual sport athletes in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Washington plays both basketball and football …
Read More »What would a ‘successful’ season look like for rebuilding Patriots?
What would a ‘successful’ season look like for rebuilding Patriots? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Twenty-five years ago this month, a noisy, irrepressible, impossibly upbeat little yellow guy was introduced to the world. SpongeBob SquarePants, the ocean’s most enthusiastic employee, has been with us for a quarter century. Flipping Krabby Patties, hanging with Patrick, trying to keep Squiddy upbeat. …
Read More »IU football: 3 questions for Curt Cignetti ahead of 2024 Big Ten Media Days
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will make his Big Ten Media Days debut this week. Cignetti will take the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday alongside linebacker Aiden Fisher, running back Justice Ellison and offensive lineman Mike Katic. It will be the first time the former JMU coach speaks to reporters since an NIL-related event in June. IU …
Read More »John Harbaugh says Ravens’ vision for Lamar Jackson is to be ‘greatest quarterback ever’
John Harbaugh has a high opinion of his two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Lamar Jackson has surpassed any reasonable expectation set on him as he entered the NFL. Jackson was the last pick of the first round in the 2018 NFL Draft. After that, Jackson won two NFL MVP awards and the Baltimore Ravens …
Read More »Packers QB Jordan Love holding out of training camp until deal is finalized
The Green Bay Packers will not have their starting quarterback on the practice field for at least the first day of training camp. Jordan Love’s agents have informed the team that he will not be suiting up for practice until he has a contract extension in place. The team was informed of the quarterback’s decision to hold out Saturday, general …
Read More »Where did the Gophers land in the first 18-team Big Ten football media poll?
Big Ten football power Ohio State will rule the conference; newcomer Oregon will push the Buckeyes for the title; and defending national champion Michigan will take a step back in 2024, according to results of the Cleveland.com poll of media members who cover the conference. The Gophers, meanwhile, were picked to finish 12th in the Big Ten, which will have …
Read More »1 Fantasy football footnote for every NFL South team
NFL training camp season has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Prepare for the onslaught of information, rumors and hype pieces. But fantasy managers shouldn’t be wary of the influx of info — Scott Pianowski has you covered with one key nugget to know for every team. First up, the NFC South. This embedded content is not available in your region. Atlanta …
Read More »Fan poll: Who is Auburn football’s biggest rival? Alabama, Georgia, LSU? Another program?
Auburn football is less than 50 days away from taking the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the 2024 season opener against Alabama A&M. But until then, it’s still talking season. That means we want to hear from you. From your own perspective, who do you think is Auburn’s biggest rival? Is it a program with rich history such as Alabama, …
Read More »Bengals owner Mike Brown says they will ‘try hard’ to extend receiver Ja’Marr Chase
The Cincinnati Bengals have a reputation of being cheap, and that’s not necessarily fair anymore. The Bengals have signed some expensive free agents. They signed Joe Burrow to a contract that set the NFL record at $55 million per year (it has been tied by Trevor Lawrence’s deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars). The old trope that the Bengals won’t spend …
Read More »Purdue football burning questions: How does Year 1 under Ryan Walters translate to Year 2?
INDIANAPOLIS — One year into the Ryan Walters era of Purdue football and we still don’t have clarity. The Boilermakers had some high points in 2023, but also saw winnable games against Fresno State, Iowa and Northwestern slip through the fingertips during a 4-8 season. Work to do: Where Purdue ranks in preseason Big Ten poll? Roster turnover is to …
Read More »Latest report on Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching future
Latest report on Bill Belichick’s NFL coaching future originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick is the greatest head coach in NFL history, and even though he won’t be on the sidelines for a team during the upcoming season, it’s possible that he could return to a coaching role at some point in the future. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported …
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