Penn State made a late push in Alvin Henderson’s recruitment in an effort to steal him away from the state of Alabama, and it worked. Henderson, a four-star running back from Elba High School in Elba, Alabama, chose Penn State on Thursday over Auburn, Florida State, Oregon, and Miami. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze and the newly hired offensive coordinator …
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Eagles add veteran tight end on one-year deal
Eagles add veteran tight end on one-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles and veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon. NFL Network first reported the news. Uzomah, 31, was a fifth-round pick out of Auburn in the 2015 draft …
Read More »Curt Cignetti keeping same format he used at JMU for IU football’s spring game
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football announced additional details for next week’s spring game on Thursday afternoon. It’s the program’s first spring exhibition since 2019. The Hoosiers will host an exhibition at Memorial Stadium that will air live on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. Matt Schumacker, Rhett Lewis and Pay Boylan will be calling the game for the network. It will …
Read More »Tom Brady cracks open door to possible return from retirement: ‘I’m not opposed to it’
Tom Brady might be open to an NFL return. Or he just wanted to get his new podcast some exposure. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Tom Brady retired. Then he unretired. Then he retired again, “for good.” Then he joked about unretiring. Then he said unretiring is “off the table.” You’ll never guess what he did Thursday. The former New …
Read More »Brian Kelly reveals where LSU football will attack transfer portal after spring practice
BATON ROUGE — It’s become proven to Brian Kelly, after 14 spring football practices, what LSU football’s approach to the transfer portal will be once it officially opens next week. The defensive line, after the numerous departures to the 2024 NFL Draft and transfers since the end of last season, was thought by the coaching staff and media members to …
Read More »Giants signing veteran defensive tackle Jordan Phillips
The Giants are adding some muscle on the interior of their defensive line. According to multiple reports, the Giants are signing veteran defensive tackle Jordan Phillips. A second-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in 2015 out of Oklahoma, Phillips has had a strong nine-year career with the Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and Arizona Cardinals. A run-stuffer throughout his career, Phillips broke …
Read More »Northwestern’s David Braun lauds plan for temporary football field: ‘It’s involving our campus community’
EVANSTON, Ill. – About four months until the college football season kicks off and with Ryan Field’s demolition underway, Northwestern announced plans for a temporary athletic field to host football, soccer and lacrosse games. The temporary field will overlook the lakefront for the next two seasons as the renovated Ryan Field is on schedule to open in 2026. NU head …
Read More »Giants to sign DT Jordan Phillips
The Giants are adding a veteran defensive tackle. Jordan Phillips will sign with New York on Thursday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Phillips, 31, spent the last two seasons in his second stint with the Bills. In 2023, he recorded 2.5 sacks, two tackles for loss, five QB hits, and five passes defensed in 14 games with nine …
Read More »Will Gophers get a second chance with former top in-state recruit Jaxon Howard?
The Gophers football program missed out on defensive end Jaxon Howard, the top in-state recruit in the 2023 class, when the Robbinsdale Cooper product committed to LSU in July 2022. The U now might get a second chance. After one season in the SEC, Howard is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Monday. The Pioneer …
Read More »Kansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice surrenders to police on assault charge after high-speed crash
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. A spokeswoman for Rice’s attorney confirmed to The Associated Press that Rice turned himself in at the Glenn Heights Police …
Read More »Tom Brady open to a comeback, if a contender lost its QB late in the season
Tom Brady might not be 100 percent retired. Brady was asked on DeepCut with VicBlends whether he would return to the NFL if a team in contention lost its starting quarterback late in a season. Brady, who is hoping to become a minority owner of the Raiders, said that might be a violation of NFL rules, but that if the …
Read More »NOTEBOOK: Marchiol, Vesterinen and Martin among WVU’s most improved players this spring
Apr. 11—MORGANTOWN — You can’t win any games in the spring. No matter what happens over the next two weeks, West Virginia will open the 2024 season with a 0-0 record. Spring is all about getting better and that is what the Mountaineers have been focused on the past three weeks. On Wednesday, WVU head coach Neal Brown went through …
Read More »Sidney Crosby hits 1,000 assists, keeps Penguins surging
Apr 11, 2024, 11:44 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby is too consumed with the moment to think about the history he’s making. Too focused on trying to will the Pittsburgh Penguins into a playoff berth that seemed unlikely a month ago to consider the weight of all that he’s done. Besides, there’s really no need. The heights Crosby is …
Read More »Former Texas DT Byron Murphy visits Seahawks
The Seahawks hosted former Texas defensive tackles T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II on top-30 visits, Corbin Smith of SI.com reports. The Seahawks also met with Murphy at the Scouting Combine. He is projected as a first-round draft choice and also has visited the Raiders, Vikings and Cowboys. Murphy earned Big 12 defensive lineman of the year in 2023. He …
Read More »FAMU football adds former Alabama State assistant to defensive coaching staff
Florida A&M football adds to the coaching staff as Coach Colzie announced Andre Pope as the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. “After the amazing amount of success we’ve had in the defensive backfield the last two years with Coach Morgan and myself, I thought it was important to make sure I had someone who was going to …
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