With the Jets currently holding the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be a target: Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt. By the Numbers – Height: 6-foot-9– Weight: 321 pounds– 40-Yard Dash: 5.05– Vertical: 28 inches– Bench: 27 reps– Broad Jump: 9-foot-4|– 2023 Stats (12 games started): 713 offensive snaps, …
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College football ‘super league’ proposal has merit but significant obstacles remain if restructuring sport
The idea of creating a “super-league” format in college football is doable and brilliant … in 2031. That’s right in the timeframe where current media rights contracts for major conferences and the College Football Playoff will be expiring. It’s called “coterminous,” which is derived from the Latin word for “sharing a common boundary.” It would be the perfect time to …
Read More »2024 NFL Mock Draft: Malik Nabers surpasses Marvin Harrison Jr. as WR1; Steelers, Cowboys invest in OL
NFL teams are conducting top-30 visits with draft hopefuls this month while also doing medical rechecks on players flagged at the combine. Final preparations are being made as teams build their respective boards. It is important for fans to know how those big boards are developed. First and foremost, they will not have 100s of prospects on their boards. Instead, …
Read More »With the First Pick: AFC teams land potential steals in latest mock draft, plus J.J. McCarthy worth the hype?
With under two weeks to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, the waiting game continues, agonizingly. I will say, though, I am grateful to the Football Gods that it starts April 25, because it’s the earliest start date since 2020 when we watched Roger Goodell announce draft selections from his basement. As for this draft-centric newsletter, we started last week, …
Read More »Fantasy hockey weekend watch – Arvidsson, Drouin in scoring roles
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyApr 12, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The final weekend of the NHL’s regular season features five games Friday, 13 Saturday, and only four on Sunday. In these waning days of fantasy competition, the flexibility to activate players when most of the league is silent is more important than ever. …
Read More »Penn State’s J’ven Williams receives the bulk of left-tackle repetitions
Apr. 11—Penn State guard Vega Ioane has closely watched former Wyomissing star J’ven Williams the last several weeks and likes what he has seen. “Me and J’ven have been playing side-by-side all spring,” Ioane said Thursday. “It’s been me and him on that left side (of the offensive line). He comes to work every day and takes every learning aspect …
Read More »USA Hockey — Zito, Drury, Fitzgerald asst. GMs for ’26 Olympics
Apr 12, 2024, 12:43 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida’s Bill Zito, the New York Rangers’ Chris Drury and New Jersey’s Tom Fitzgerald were announced Friday as assistant general managers for USA Hockey’s teams that will compete in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off next year and then the 2026 Olympics in Italy. Minnesota’s Chris Kelleher was also named director of …
Read More »Tyler Smith: I’m comfortable at guard, but ready for anything
The departure of Tyron Smith as a free agent has left a hole at left tackle on the Dallas offensive line and owner Jerry Jones suggested last month that the team could move Tyler Smith over one spot to replace him. Smith has experience at the position, but moved to left guard on a full-time basis last year and made …
Read More »Keelon Russell Commits to 2025 All-American Bowl
Keelon Russell.jpg Quarterback Keelon Russell (Duncanville, TX/ Duncanville High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2025 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fifth edition of the All-American Bowl, Russell will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa won’t hold out, will go to OTAs amid extension discussions
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has one more season remaining on his rookie deal and is yet to sign an extension. That said, the Dolphins don’t have to worry about their signal-caller holding out for a new deal. “Just letting my agent deal with that and talk to the team about that,” Tagovailoa said Thursday about his contract situation. “My …
Read More »2024 NFL franchise-tagged players: Predicting what will happen with Tee Higgins and Antoine Winfield Jr.
March 5, there were nine NFL players who were officially slapped with some sort of tag, whether that be franchise tag or transition tag. As of April 12, just two remain. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was traded to the Tennessee Titans and signed a lucrative four-year deal with his new team while Carolina Panthers pass rusher Brian Burns has …
Read More »Saints agree to terms with Equanimeous St. Brown
The Saints doubled down on new acquisitions on Friday. Shortly after announcing their agreement with quarterback Kellen Mond on the terms of a contract, the team announced that they have also struck a deal with wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown. The terms of the agreement were not included in the announcement. St. Brown was a 2018 sixth-round pick in Green …
Read More »Tennessee football spring game: News, time, players to watch for 2024 Orange & White Game by SEC insiders
The Tennessee Vols took a slight step back in 2023, going 9-4 after an 11-2 campaign in 2022. However, the season ended with a bang when freshman quarterback and former top recruit Nico Iamaleava got the start in the Citrus Bowl and led Tennessee to a commanding 35-0 victory over Iowa. Many key contributors return in 2024, and with both …
Read More »NFL Draft Notebook: Top 30 WR rankings and NFL player comps
It’s true. This wide receiver class is special. I know, everyone is getting tired of hearing that every year in April leading into the NFL draft. However, this one truly has it all with superstars going off the board in the top 10, the dynamic athletes going somewhere between the middle of Round 1 and early Round 2, and still …
Read More »Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat, projected Day 2 NFL Draft pick, arrested and charged with DWI after crashing SUV
Former Texas DT T’Vondre Sweat was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) T’Vondre Sweat, the former Texas defensive tackle, was arrested on Sunday in Austin, Texas, and charged with driving while intoxicated. Jail records for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office showed that Sweat, 22, was arrested Sunday afternoon and booked at …
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