STILLWATER — Oklahoma State goes into spring football practice with the kind of quarterback situation that is polarizing for fans. The solid but not flashy veteran who gets the job done, backed up by the exciting but unproven youngsters. Alan Bowman is back for his seventh season of college football and his second as OSU’s starter as the Cowboys prepare …
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Dangerous ‘hip-drop’ tackles, kickoffs focus of NFL meetings in Orlando
The first NFL meetings of the new season will run Sunday through Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press) The NFL has long worked to take the head out of tackling, a change in the name of safety to reduce the number of head and neck injuries. Now, there’s a focus on eliminating so-called hip-drop tackles. The hip drop involves a …
Read More »How Jackson Arnold looks to lead during critical spring camp as OU football’s new QB1
NORMAN — Since the night of Dec. 28, OU football fans have been anticipating the next glimpse of Jackson Arnold as the program’s QB1. Arnold’s first collegiate start was a chaotic one as it finished with him completing 26 of his 45 passes for 361 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions as the Sooners fell 38-24 to Arizona in the …
Read More »Dan Quinn: Fair to envision Commanders drafting a QB, but we’ll listen to trade calls
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn isn’t showing all his cards heading into the 2024 NFL draft, but he is acknowledging the obvious: They’re probably going to draft a quarterback. “I would say it’d be fair to envision we’d be taking a quarterback,” Quinn told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. “To say where it’ll be happening, I think that’s a better …
Read More »Georgia gets commitment of top-ranked 2026 QB Jared Curtis
With the 2024 class prepping to begin their collegiate journeys, the Georgia Bulldogs are looking not just to 2025 but also to make moves to address 2026. On Saturday, they picked up the commitment of the top-ranked quarterback in the class, sophomore Jared Curtis. The Nashville Christian School (Tenn.) quarterback is already 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. A starter for both …
Read More »UNC football lands three-star tight end in 2025 class
Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program are in the middle of Spring practice as they get an early look at their team for the 2024 season. But the future of the program received some good news on Saturday afternoon. Three-star recruit Marshall Pritchett ended his recruitment on Saturday afternoon and committed to North Carolina. The tight …
Read More »Ohio State football offers 2026 Illinois quarterback
Ohio State football has offered a fifth quarterback in the 2026 class as the Buckeyes offered Jonas Williams on Saturday. Williams is one of the top ranked players out of Illinois. Two major recruiting resources rate him as a four-star recruit with On3 ranking him as the ninth quarterback in the class while Rivals has him as the sixth ranked …
Read More »Back in Salt Lake City, Urban Meyer reminisces on undefeated 2004 season and gives his thoughts on Utah’s 2024 team
Former Utah coach Urban Meyer speaks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Walking back onto the Rice-Eccles Stadium field to watch practice with his old defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham, Urban Meyer couldn’t help but marvel on how the place has changed in the 20 years since he’s been gone. The stadium is an enclosed bowl now, and there’s …
Read More »Watch: Former Ohio State legend Jim Tressel addresses team during spring practice
This Saturday Ohio State football held a scrimmage and hosted a very special guest, former Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel. The championship winning, now retired athletic director wasn’t just there to watch the action. Tressel got a chance to address the team once again, as he wore his classic outfit, the sweater vest. Unfortunately the clip that was shared by …
Read More »Browns sign K Cade York
The Browns are bringing back Cade York, who signed a one-year, $940,000 contract, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The team cut York after trading for veteran Dustin Hopkins last August . Hopkins remains on the roster, due to make a base of $2.875 million with a cap charge of $3.54 million for 2024. Hopkins converted 33 of 36 field …
Read More »LSU football spring practice: What stood out at Tigers’ practice
BATON ROUGE – LSU football hit the halfway point of spring practice Saturday. The Tigers hit the outdoor practice fields at Charles McClendon Practice Facility for 2-and-a-half hours of work for practice No. 7 on the spring as media were able to view the entire session. LSU mostly worked with positional drills but did navigate “45 of competitive work,” repping …
Read More »What 18 freshman will be at Rutgers football spring practice?
Spring practice opens for Rutgers football next week, kicking off a pivotal time period for the team’s development. And for no one is it more important than the incoming class of Rutgers freshmen who enrolled early and are already on campus. Rutgers has a strong recruiting class, featuring multiple four-star players. Most intriguing for Rutgers is how the class features …
Read More »Dan Quinn: “Fair to envision” Commanders will be taking a quarterback in draft
The Commanders hold the second overall pick in the draft. They’ve traded 2023 starting quarterback Sam Howell, and they’ve signed Marcus Mariota, the former Titans starter and, for much of the 2022 season, the starting quarterback in Atlanta. New head coach Dan Quinn has acknowledged that the Commanders will be emerging from the 2024 draft with another quarterback. “I would …
Read More »Gophers QB Brosmer shows off arm, passing in spring practice
Saturday offered Gophers football fans — those who are members of the Dinkytown Athletes name, image and likeness collective — a first look at the 2024 team during a spring practice session at the team’s indoor facility. Most eyes, of course, were on the Gophers’ new quarterback, New Hampshire graduate transfer Max Brosmer, who was a finalist for the Walter …
Read More »Source: Rutgers football set to hire David Rowe to the coaching staff
Rutgers football is set to add a former standout to its coaching staff. According to a source, Rutgers will be adding David Rowe as part of its current coaching staff. Rowe was most recently the secondary coach at Houston. Rowe is will be a part of the Scarlet Knights’ staff in a quality control role. He joined Houston in 2021 …
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