Among the Texas Tech football position groups to receive a makeover during the off-season were the tight ends. Baylor Cupp and Henry Teeter finished up at the end of last season, and Jayden York transferred to Houston. Among the newly arrived are three transfers — Jalin Conyers from Arizona State, Jason Llewellyn from Oklahoma and Johncarlos Miller from Elon — …
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Devin McCourty, Rodney Harrison discuss their disappointment with “The Dynasty”
Much has been said and written from folks on the outside about The Dynasty: The New England Patriots. A couple of guys who were on the inside with the team, who are now on the inside at NBC, recently spoke about their experiences with the filming of the series and the final product. “It just seemed so Tom-and-Bill-centric,” former Patriots …
Read More »Former FSU, NFL quarterback Steve Tensi passes away, rewrote history book with Seminoles
(Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports) His name might not be familiar to the current generation of Florida State football fans, but it’s one forever remembered in Seminole folklore. Quarterback Steve Tensi, who directed the program to its first win over Florida and its first win in a bowl game – and threw many of his record-setting touchdown passes in the early-1960s …
Read More »Mike Williams, Jets agree to one-year deal
Mike Williams was supposed to go on a longer free-agency tour. But those teams will have to look elsewhere for a receiver. Per multiple reports, the Jets have agreed to sign Williams to a one-year deal worth up to $15 million. Williams was previously slated to visit with the Panthers and Steelers. Williams, 29, is coming off a torn ACL …
Read More »Lincoln Riley has a new outlook as USC opens spring practice
Miller Moss is a top candidate to be USC’s starting quarterback next season. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) He’s the quarterback whisperer. The Heisman maker. The offensive mastermind. But on Tuesday, when USC opened spring practice, Lincoln Riley was the defensive observer. The head coach who built his career as a quarterback maestro watched every defensive drill intently during the …
Read More »Ex-49ers DT Joseph-Day, Titans agree to one-year contract, per agency
Ex-49ers DT Joseph-Day, Titans agree to one-year contract, per agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Another 49ers free agent is on his way out of San Francisco for a new NFL team. Defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day and the Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, his representation, Legend Agency, told NFL Network’s Jason McCourty on …
Read More »2024 NCAA bracket, college football edition: Projecting who would win March Madness from the 68-team field
The release of the 2024 NCAA Tournament matchups gives fans everywhere several different ways to participate in our national pastime of filling out a bracket. You could pick teams according to their color, which mascot would win in a fight or any other range of nonsensical parameters to game out all 63 selections needed to crown a champion. For us …
Read More »Texans sign CB Kris Boyd, cut CB Ka’dar Hollman
The Texans announced the signings of cornerback Kris Boyd, defensive end Mario Edwards, offensive tackle Charlie Heck and defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi. All were previously reported except Boyd. Boyd joined the Texans’ practice squad Oct. 26 and signed to the 53-player roster on Dec. 6. He played in two games for Houston but had no stats. He played four games …
Read More »Three-star offensive lineman Gerrick Gordon offered by Rutgers football
Rutgers football offered Gerrick Gordon, a standout offensive lineman from Florida. Gordon, a class of 2025 recruit, is a very solid guard prospect from Trinity Catholic (Ocala, Florida). He checks in at a solid 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds.and holds offers from Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Purdue, South Carolina and West Virginia among others. According to 247Sports, he is the …
Read More »Where should second-tier QBs Michael Penix Jr. & Spencer Rattler be drafted? | The Exempt List
Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Athletic’s Nate Tice to talk about a trio of QBs expected to go to the latter half of the first round (or beyond) in this April’s NFL Draft. A listener asks where do the guys scout Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix & South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler. Nate explains …
Read More »Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield weighs in on helmet tech, moving early signing period
Helmet technology is coming to college football. Just not quite yet for Memphis. The Tigers kicked off spring practices on Tuesday, but coach Ryan Silverfield said the American Athletic Conference hasn’t yet signed off allowing helmet microphones during practices. The NCAA is expected to formally approve a proposal that will allow the technology to be used this season, and that’ll …
Read More »Mike Edwards visits with Colts, Bills
Safety Mike Edwards helped the Chiefs win the Super Bowl last month, but it looks like his next action will be coming for another team. Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star reports that Edwards visited with the Bills on Tuesday after meeting with the Colts on Monday. Erickson adds that other teams are in the mix for his services …
Read More »What Seth Henigan learned from NCAA Football 14 — and what he hopes his rating is in new game
Memphis football quarterback Seth Henigan just wants to be an 85 overall. An 85 overall, that is, in the new college football video game — EA Sports College Football 2024 — that will be released this summer. “The difference between an 85 and an 84, to me, there’s a huge difference,” he said Tuesday. “85 rounds up to 90.” Henigan …
Read More »Ugo Amadi re-signs with Saints
Safety Ugo Amadi is staying in New Orleans. The Saints announced that Amadi has agreed to a one-year deal with the team for the 2024 season. Amadi played in all 17 games for the Saints last year on another one-year pact. Amadi saw most of his playing time on special teams during his first year with the Saints. He finished …
Read More »Cincinnati Bearcats spring football: An early look at quarterbacks
On their first day back at Nippert Stadium after spring break, University of Cincinnati quarterbacks Brendan Sorsby and Brady Lichtenberg assessed the talent they’re surrounded by in 2024. Tuesday was just UC’s fourth spring practice, but Coach Scott Satterfield has his quarterbacks constantly in motion. He also expects them to have some form of a plan. “If they’re back there …
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