AUSTIN, Texas – Less than a week after the Dallas Cowboys and other NFL teams opened training camp, people in Austin are getting giddy as the UT Football team is about to kick off theirs. Coming off their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, as you might imagine, the bar’s usually set pretty high around here. Now, it has definitely been …
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The Vikings are set to add some experience to their cornerback corps. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that they are going to sign Fabian Moreau to their 90-man roster. Moreau recorded 46 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defensed in 11 games for the Broncos last season. He opened his career with four years in Washington and spent a …
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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech senior center Weston Franklin (Jesup, Ga./Wayne County H.S.) is one of 75 student-athletes on the official preseason watch list for the 2024 Outland Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Tuesday. The Outland Trophy honors college football’s top interior lineman. Franklin has started 25-straight games at center for the Yellow Jackets over the …
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Steelers rookie receiver Roman Wilson required a cart from the field during Tuesday’s practice. Fortunately for him, and for the Steelers, Wilson’s left ankle sprain is not serious. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Wilson is week to week and will miss some time but will be “OK.” The Steelers made Wilson a third-round pick in April, and he was …
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Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes linebacker LaVonta Bentley (20) celebrates a play with defensive lineman Shane Cokes (99) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Colorado football’s fall camp is underway, which means the 2024 season is rapidly approaching. With less than a month before the Buffaloes’ season opener vs. North Dakota State (Thursday, …
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Last year, he got traded. This year, he’s getting paid. Bears receiver D.J. Moore has agreed to a four-year extension. It has a base value of $110 million with $82.6 million guaranteed, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. That’s a new-money average of $27.5 million. Moore had two years left on his prior contract. He was due to make …
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The “stripe out” was in effect on Saturday for the Golden Gophers. (FOX 9) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The University of Minnesota football team is hosting its annual F.A.M.I.L.Y. Day as part of fall camp on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Gophers have made it a tradition to open one fall camp practice to fans, with the Spring Game …
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Receiver DJ Moore and the Chicago Bears have agreed to a four-year, $110 million contract extension, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal guarantees $82.6 million to the six-year veteran and is the largest contract in franchise history. Only Justin Jefferson and A.J. Brown have received more with their recent extensions. The $110 million value is the fifth-highest among NFL receivers, …
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Rivals rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman is joined by national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson, national recruiting analyst Greg Smith and Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: David Sanders will sign with Nebraska or Tennessee RUMOR MILL: Feedback rolls in …
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Stanford kicker Joshua Karty impressed at the NFL combine. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) A few years ago, the NFL changed parameters for conversion kicks, moving them back to the 15-yard line for a 33-yard attempt. This season, there will be new XFL-inspired kickoff rules that have special teams coordinators scrambling to adapt. Rams rookie kicker Joshua Karty is comfortable …
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On Tuesday, the Texas football program sent its coordinators out to meet with the media. Unless an appearance in front of a microphone is mandated by a bowl game, UT head coach Steve Sarkisian does not allow his assistants to participate in press conferences during the season. Texas, though, usually does make its coordinators available at the beginning of fall …
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The Bears made official the signing of receiver DJ Moore to a four-year extension, announcing it Tuesday night. The $110 million extension is the largest in team history, and the $82.6 million in guarantees is third among NFL receivers. Moore, 27, made 96 receptions for 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns in his first season in Chicago, arriving as part of …
Read More »Jul. 30—MOSCOW, Idaho — It’s easy to see how potent Idaho’s football team was in 2023. The Vandals reached the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Three players on the roster are in National Football League preseason camps. But Idaho coach Jason Eck is not mourning the departure of All-Big Sky Conference wide receivers Hayden Hatten and Jermaine Jackson, …
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CINCINNATI — Ja’Marr Chase watched as fellow Cincinnati Bengals pass catchers cut to their left and then curled back for a catch. Like every member of the Bengals’ offense, Chase wore a white team jersey. But amid a sea of helmets on the final day before padded practices began, Chase wore a baseball cap. More than a week into camp, …
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BYU players converge during spring camp practice in Provo on March 16, 2024. On Wednesday, the Cougars will hold their first practice of fall camp in Provo. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo A little more than eight months ago, BYU’s first season in the Big 12 ended with a heartbreaking 40-34 double-overtime loss in the pouring rain at No. 21 …
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