Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 36 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …
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The challenge of turning Bryce Huff into an every-down player with the Eagles
The challenge of turning Bryce Huff into an every-down player with the Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles didn’t sign Bryce Huff to a three-year, $51 million contract to only rush the passer. When you get a contract like that, you better be more than a one-dimensional player. Which Huff has never been. In his first four …
Read More »Five-star plus tackle David Sanders Jr. sets Vols visit this weekend
Five-star plus 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will make his final two visits this weekend before announcing his commitment. He will visit Nebraska first, then Tennessee, according to Steve Wiltfong at On3. Sanders Jr.’s narrowed down his top four schools to Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska and Ohio State on July 7. He will announce his commitment on Aug. 17, according to On3. …
Read More »Ranking the top 25 NHL players of the 21st century
Jul 26, 2024, 08:28 AM ET We have spent the past week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century and three NHL players made the list, starting with Sidney Crosby at No. 22 overall. We also voted on an overall top 25 just for the NHL. Who else makes the list of some of …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – Baltimore Ravens team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss if the addition of RB Derrick Henry will get the Ravens over the hump, past the Chiefs, and into the Super Bowl in 2024. View more Video Transcript The Baltimore Ravens. And this is what’s interesting to me is just Derek Henry. What impact does Derrick Henry make? Because you can talk …
Read More »Wisconsin HC Luke Fickell reflects on year one with the Badgers, changes for year two
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell was a center of focus at Big Ten media days this week in Indianapolis, Indiana. He still carries the air as one of the top up-and-coming coaches in college football. He also currently leads a brand in Wisconsin that has been a staple toward the top of the Big Ten for the last 30 years, …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 4 Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson has 2 MVPs but no Super Bowls
Lamar Jackson got 49 of 50 first-place votes for NFL MVP last season. (Yahoo Sports/Henry Russell) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | 21. Seahawks | 20. Buccaneers | 19. …
Read More »How Reed DeQuasie’s move to Oklahoma State football conjured memories of Midwest City lore
STILLWATER — A few notable family names immediately conjure memories of the Midwest City High School football dynasty of the 1980s and early 1990s. Gundy is one of the most recognized. DeQuasie is also on that list. And more than three decades after the two families last shared a team, they’ve paired up again. Reed DeQuasie, a walk-on safety, joined …
Read More »Jerry Jones on CeeDee Lamb holdout: Business as usual, I’m used to this
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t sound like he’s losing any sleep about wide receiver CeeDee Lamb’s absence from training camp. Lamb did not report to camp as part of his ongoing push for a new contract, which is unfolding at the same time that quarterback Dak Prescott and linebacker Micah Parsons are looking for deals of their own. Jones opened …
Read More »Dan Lanning wants to put a large inflatable Oregon Duck in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota
A primary storyline at 2024 Big Ten media days has been the conference’s West Coast newcomers, highlighted by the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks are expected to contend to win the conference in 2024. They enter the season ranked No. 3 in the nation in ESPN’s SP+ and are the popular No. 2 pick in the Big Ten behind only Ohio …
Read More »James Bradberry is still an Eagle; what happens next?
James Bradberry is still an Eagle; what happens next? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia He’s been benched. He’s been demoted. He’s been moved away from the position he’s played his entire eight-year NFL career. A Pro Bowler in 2021, a 2nd-team all-pro in 2022, recipient of a giant new contract in 2023, James Bradberry is now toiling in obscurity …
Read More »Kirk Herbstreit thinks this SEC team is a sleeper to make the Playoff
The way a team can compete for a national championship in college football has changed this year. After ten years of the four-team College Football Playoff, we’ve arrived at the expansion season for the CFP, with a whopping twelve teams having a chance to play their way to a title. For the Oklahoma Sooners, the standard has always been to …
Read More »Vic Fangio: Bryce Huff can’t do everything the Eagles want, but eventually he will
Bryce Huff recorded 10 sacks for the Jets last year, but he did so without starting a single game and while playing only 42 percent of the Jets’ defensive snaps. This year the Eagles signed Huff to a three-year, $51 million contract with the idea that he can be an every-down player. So far, Huff isn’t ready to do that. …
Read More »5-star LSU safety target sets commitment date
One of the top safeties in the 2025 recruiting class has announced his commitment date. Five-star safety Jonah Williams will announce his commitment on Aug. 24. Williams will decide between LSU, Texas A&M, USC, Oregon and Texas. At this time, Texas A&M has received three crystal ball projections to land him per 247Sports. According to On3, the Oregon Ducks are …
Read More »Vikings put Mekhi Blackmon on IR, sign LB Jabril Cox and CB Jacobi Francis
Vikings cornerback Mekhi Blackmon tore his ACL in practice this week and the formal end to his chances of playing this season came on Thursday. The Vikings announced that Blackmon has been placed on injured reserve. The nature of the injury meant Blackmon wasn’t playing this season and the timing of the move to injured reserve officially shuts the door …
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