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Texas offensive lineman Nelson McGuire III rescinds commitment to Gophers

Nelson McGuire III, a three-star offensive lineman from Midlothian, Texas, who gave the Gophers football program a verbal commitment on June 9, on Sunday announced on social media that he has decommitted from Minnesota and reopened his recruitment. “After a great talk with my family and my coaches, we have decided it is in my best interest to decommit from …

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Hurricanes stay hot on recruiting trail, landing Miami Central linebacker Ezekiel Marcelin

The Miami Hurricanes kept their recruiting winning streak going Sunday afternoon, landing their second prospect from South Florida powerhouse Miami Central in the past week. Linebacker Ezekiel Marcelin announced his UM pledge Sunday on social media. His commitment comes three days after his teammate, four-star safety Amari Wallace, committed to the hometown Hurricanes. Marcelin is the fourth player to commit …

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Rivals Five-Star: ACC programs paying close attention

Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee football event of the offseason, is just days away. We continue a conference-by-conference look at which programs should be paying the closest attention to the results from Jacksonville next week. Next up is the ACC. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: SEC teams in spotlight | Big Ten teams in spotlight | Five QBs storylines | …

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Texas offensive lineman leaves Gophers recruiting class

Texas high school offensive lineman Nelson McGuire III backed off his commitment to the Gophers football program on Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound, three-star prospect from Midlothian, Texas, who has a handful of offers from southern schools, expressed gratitude to Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck and the U staff, but said reopening his recruiting process was “the best thing for me.” …

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Michigan football adds another RB to 2025 class

Michigan football had long courted 2025 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei running back Jordon Davison, who visited Ann Arbor last week, but perhaps a midweek visit from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star Donovan Johnson changed the calculus on who the maize and blue would take. The Wolverines already had one tailback committed in Louisiana-based tailback Jasper Parker, but with IMG …

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Mountain West football over/under win totals: Which teams will underwhelm?

Jun. 22—There is a little more than nine weeks left until college football — until Hawaii hosts Delaware State, SMU travels to Nevada, New Mexico opens the Bronco Mendenhall era against Montana State — and a potentially compelling season for the Mountain West begins in earnest. It can’t get here soon enough. In light of that, I’m picking all 12 …

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Rivals Five-Star: Storylines surrounding linebackers

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star is back next week in Jacksonville and some of the nation’s top linebackers in the 2025 and 2026 classes will be working out. Here are five storylines we’re watching heading into the premier summer event. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: SEC teams in spotlight | Big Ten teams in spotlight | Five QBs storylines | RB …

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Heart attack at 25 moved Tavon Rooks from NFL to high school coaching

Even in the triple-digit temperatures of June in Phoenix, Tavon Rooks is excited to be on a football field. It’s in a vastly different capacity than what he imagined as a top offensive lineman at Kansas State in 2014. Now, it’s about teaching kids life skills to go along with football skills as Paradise Valley High School’s offensive line coach. …

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In Roob’s Observations: Why DeVonta Smith has a monster year in him

In Roob’s Observations: Why DeVonta Smith has a monster year in him originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Why DeVonta Smith has a monster year inside him waiting to come out, what the Eagles’ head coach said after the Eagles lost to the Giants by 52 points in 1972 and how the Eagles’ interior line snaps might be distributed in …

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‘Offensive-minded’ 7-on-7 football tourney a first-time hit on Bainbridge Island

Not all football games are played in stadiums, feature pads or helmets, or even require teams to compete 11-on-11. “I have like six friends in my neighborhood,” South Kitsap junior quarterback Franklin Fox said, “and we used to play on my grandmother’s cul-de-sac. People would get messed up.” Street football, backyard football, pickup football, whatever you want to call it …

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How would Oilers’ run compare to other great series comebacks?

Neil PaineJun 23, 2024, 09:55 AM ET CloseNeil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. A week and a half ago, hockey fans were wondering whether the 2024 Stanley Cup Final would end in a sweep for the first time since 1998. Now, we’re all wondering whether it will end with the …

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Which quarterback will be the first to get to $60 million?

In two years, the market has gone from $46 million (Deshaun Watson) to $51 million (Jalen Hurts) to $55 million (Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence). Inevitably, a quarterback will get to $60 million per year in new-money average. Who will it be? Rich Eisen asked that question recently. I threw out a couple of possible names. I’ve since had a …

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Former Alabama DB Jahquez Robinson commits to in-state rival

Former four-star and Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Jahquez Robinson is transferring to Auburn. Robinson began his college career at Alabama. The native of Jacksonville, Florida spent three seasons in Tuscaloosa. He played in seven games for the Crimson Tide and recorded two unassisted tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. Following the 2022 season, Robinson transferred to Colorado. In …

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WATCH: Wisconsin HC Luke Fickell previews 2024 football season

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell joined the Big Ten Network’s ‘B1G Today’ earlier this month to preview the Badgers’ upcoming football season. He discussed everything to the program’s objectives during spring practice, what needs to be done during fall training camp, the Big Ten’s additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, the location of the Big Ten championship game and …

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