If you want to be a better golfer, you head to the driving range. If you want to be a better fantasy football manager, you head to the mock draft lounge. That’s what 10 Yahooligans did three days ago, selecting 150 players in a 15-round draft. The managers drafted with these specs in mind: four-point passing touchdowns, half-point PPR scoring, …
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Michigan Stadium rated as the No. 3 college football venue by ESPN
Michigan Stadium is known as “The Big House” for a reason. With an astounding seating capacity of 107,601, it’s not only the largest stadium in college football, but the largest in the United States and the western hemisphere. On Saturdays in the fall, it plays host to a maize-and-blue congregation that has witnessed some of the best players, teams, coaches …
Read More »Jaguars’ new throwback uniforms will debut the day Tom Coughlin inducted into Pride of the Jaguars
Jaguars inaugural head coach, Tom Coughlin, will be inducted into Pride of the Jaguars on Oct. 6, 2024, the same day the team will be debuting its new throwback uniforms. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) It’s a big news day for Jacksonville Jaguars fans. Not only were the team’s new throwback uniforms revealed on Thursday, but Tom Coughlin, the very …
Read More »Five-star 2026 OL includes Florida among top 14 schools
Billy Napier and Co. received some good news on Thursday when one of the top recruits in the 2026 cycle whittled down his top schools list to 14 teams, including the Florida football program. Five-star offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell out of Nixo (Missouri) is among the top overall recruits nationally and a near-consensus No. 1 at his position. Along with …
Read More »The 49ers respond to squeaky wheels, so Brandon Aiyuk is finally squeaking
As the cliché goes, nice guys finish last. 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk, in officially requesting a trade this week, has figured that out. There’s another modified saying that has been particularly relevant to the 49ers in recent years. The squeaky wheel gets the green. That’s how receiver Deebo Samuel cashed in two years ago. From the outset of the offseason, …
Read More »Chiefs can’t waste time recalibrating with Patrick Mahomes’ new weapons
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Patrick Mahomes is still a little pissed off about last year. Yeah, we all know he won the Super Bowl. And the Super Bowl MVP. He also cemented his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play. But the Kansas City Chiefs finished third in the AFC standings with a record of 11-6. …
Read More »Nick Saban, retired from coaching, thinks LSU football will thrive in 2024
USC football meets LSU in Week 1 of the college football season. It’s one of the biggest opening-week games on the slate. Nick Saban didn’t make a USC-LSU prediction this week at SEC media days, but the now-retired coach is making his assessments of various SEC teams. He is more bullish on LSU than many others who follow the SEC. …
Read More »Davante Adams ‘locked in’ with Raiders; should Jets still push for trade?
Davante Adams certainly wouldn’t mind playing with Aaron Rodgers again, but the star wide receiver insists that he’s happy with the Las Vegas Raiders and recently downplayed trade rumors involving him and the New York Jets. “If I’m gonna be reunited with anybody … or relocated and be anywhere, it’d be with Aaron,” Adams said Wednesday. Rumors about a possible …
Read More »Randall Cobb joining SEC Network as analyst, still open to resuming NFL career
NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb is going back to college and joining the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. Cobb, who has played with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Jets over a 13-year NFL career, was a 2011 second-round draft pick out of Kentucky. This is apparently not a retirement announcement for …
Read More »USC secondary will need to deal with LSU’s depth at wide receiver
Doug Belk and Taylor Mays face a stiff challenge in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. LSU doesn’t just have good receivers; it has a lot of them. LSU Tigers Wire has more on the quality depth LSU brings to the gridiron at the receiver position: Kelly was asked about LSU losing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr, …
Read More »Bears to work out Shaquille Quarterman
The Bears are taking a look at a linebacker. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Chicago is working out free agent Shaquille Quarterman on Thursday. Quarterman, 26, was a Jaguars fourth-round pick in 2020 and completed his rookie contract with the franchise. He’s appeared in 63 games, though he hasn’t made a start. He has 54 career tackles with one forced …
Read More »Big decision for 5-star 2025 WR recruit coming this Sunday
This coming Sunday is a big one for the Florida football program as five-star wide receiver Vernell Brown III — who is a legacy as the son of former UF defensive back and former off-field staffer Vernell Brown Jr. as well as the grandson of former player Vernell Brown Sr. — will make his verbal commitment to his preferred college …
Read More »Kelce lauds 49ers star, former NFC foe Williams as a ‘joy to watch’
Kelce lauds 49ers star, former NFC foe Williams as a ‘joy to watch’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Left tackle Trent Williams might be the 49ers’ best player. But he plays a position for which there are no reliable statistics to measure his prowess. Assigning blame for quarterback sacks often is a subjective exercise, and Williams rates highly …
Read More »LSU versus USC is a measurement of accountability
When you think about it, the LSU-USC football game in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is a measurement of how accountable these two coaching staffs and rosters truly are. Both teams were not detail-oriented or generally responsible on defense last season. We have spoken a lot about this problem at USC. LSU and Brian Kelly are in …
Read More »Fantasy Football 2024: Year 2 players who could break out
The 2024 NFL Draft yielded plenty of exciting rookies with an opportunity to make a significant impact on your fantasy football teams. However, just because we have some fresh names in the player pool doesn’t mean there isn’t some untapped potential from the 2023 class. This embedded content is not available in your region. Here are six second-year players you …
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