When it comes to Florida football, there’s no shortage of rivalries inside and outside the SEC. The Florida Gators play Georgia annually in Jacksonville in a border skirmish that was dominated by UF from 1990-2010 before turning the way of the Bulldogs the last decade. Florida and Tennessee engaged in heated contests in the 1990s, when Steve Spurrier called the …
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Joe Burrow fully cleared for contact ahead of Bengals training camp
Joe Burrow and his surgically repaired wrist have been cleared for contact, and the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback is ready to go for the opening of training camp on Wednesday. Burrow was sidelined last season when he suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist in the 10th game, a loss to Baltimore on Nov. 16. He had surgery Nov. …
Read More »NFL has no comment on Lions’ failure to disclose Amon-Ra St. Brown injury in Week 4
The Lions could end up catching flak from Receiver. As noted recently, the Receiver series reveals that Amon-Ra St. Brown suffered an oblique injury in Week 3 against the Falcons. Although he characterized the pain while running as eight or nine on a scale of one to 10, he did not appear on the injury report in advance of a …
Read More »4-star LB Christian Gass announces commitment
Four-star linebacker recruit Christian Gass has committed to the Tennessee Volunteers over the Georgia Bulldogs. Gass’ commitment brings Tennessee’s class of 2025 into the top-10 recruiting classes in the country. The elite linebacker prospect plays high school football for Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia. The Eastside standout is Tennessee’s No. 18 commitment in the class of 2025. The Volunteers …
Read More »Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams leads successful two-minute drill
Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams leads successful two-minute drill originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Day 3 of Bears training camp saw quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense check a much-needed box at the end of practice. In each of the first two practices of camp, Williams and the first-team offense came up empty in …
Read More »CW Network unveils announcers for Pac-12 and ACC football plus studio shows
We’re in the middle of “media season” in college football, with media day events occurring in various conferences, including USC’s new home in the Big Ten. While all of that is happening, the Pac-12 (essentially the Pac-2 of Washington State and Oregon State) and the ACC are also preparing for the new college football season. CW Network will air Pac-2 …
Read More »Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold will get majority of first-team reps at training camp
The Vikings have made a decision on their QB1 to start training camp. On Monday, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters his thoughts on the quarterback situation for his team. “I have no preconceived, pre-set chart depth chart in my mind,” O’Connell said. “I said at the end of spring that Sam (Darnold) was the No. 1 quarterback.” JJ McCarthy, …
Read More »Weird Pac-12 bowl setup creates new revenue distribution rules
Conference realignment, which has pushed USC to the Big Ten after the death of the Pac-12, will create some very weird scenarios in the 2024 college football season. One such scenario pertains to bowl games. Per John Canzano at his Substack (subscription required), the Pac-12’s old bowl structure will remain, meaning that the tie-ins will still exist for the 10 …
Read More »Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney going through running back drills at training camp
Kansas City receiver Kadarius Toney got some looks in the backfield during Monday’s training camp session, apparently going through some running back drills as the Chiefs continue to find more ways to get the ball in his hands. This definitely caught the attention of Chiefs fans and football fans alike, but Toney is no stranger to lining up in the …
Read More »Ravens re-sign DB Daryl Worley
The Ravens have brought back a veteran defensive back. Baltimore has re-signed Daryl Worley, the team announced on Monday. Multiple reporters on the Ravens beat noted that Worley was already on the field for the day’s training camp practice. Worley, 29, has bounced on and off Baltimore’s roster since late in the 2021 season. Last year he appeared in 12 …
Read More »Blue-chip safety recruit to make verbal commitment this weekend
The coming weekend is another big one for the Florida football program as four-star safety Lagonza Hayward out of Lyons (Georgia) Toombs County in the 2025 cycle gets set to make his verbal commitment. The 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound defensive back made an official visit with the Gators in mid-June and is zeroing in on his final decision. “On my birthday, July 27, …
Read More »Juszczyk reveals wife Kristin’s fashion success offsets 49ers pay cut
Juszczyk reveals wife Kristin’s fashion success offsets 49ers pay cut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Juszczyk isn’t worried about his financial situation despite an offseason that involved the 49ers fullback taking a pay cut. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Mike Silver, Juszczyk explained that his wife, Kristin, has seen her clothing business explode in …
Read More »Predicting Alabama football’s preseason ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll
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 …
Read More »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 …
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