South Carolina is expected to hire Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott as its tight ends coach, according to 247Sports. The move comes just days after the Panthers began what would have been their eighth spring practice under Elliott. In a statement confirming Elliott’s departure, athletic director Charlie Cobb revealed that spring practice and Georgia State’s spring game have both been …
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49ers fire Steve Wilks: Shocking dismissal of respected defensive mind the latest in a series of bad breaks
Bad luck would be better than the luck Steve Wilks has had in recent years. The 49ers’ decision to part ways with him after just one season was the latest in a series of bad breaks for the longtime coach. Wilks arrived in San Francisco last year after a successful stint as the Carolina Panthers’ interim head coach. He was …
Read More »Where Chiefs rank vs. Steelers, Cowboys, Patriots among back-to-back champions
While they’ve already set their sights on a three-peat, the Kansas City Chiefs made history this season by joining an elite group of teams who successfully defended their Super Bowl title. The Chiefs are only the ninth team to do so in the 58-year history of the Super Bowl. How does this Chiefs team stack up with the previous eight …
Read More »2024-25 NFL odds: Chiefs, 49ers favored to claim conference titles
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, who battled in Super Bowl LVIII, are the early favorites to win their respective conference championships once again this upcoming season. Even though San Francisco lost the big game, the 49ers have the lowest odds entering the offseason at +225 to win the NFC. The Chiefs are +330 to win the AFC. …
Read More »With college sports at key juncture, what does the future of the NCAA tournament and CFP look like?
DALLAS — Within Big 12 headquarters on a Tuesday morning, the place is buzzing. Phones are constantly ringing. People are milling between window-lined offices and rows of cubicles. A lobby monitor scrolls through highlights of each Big 12 member — four of which are ranked inside the top 12 in the latest AP basketball poll. And the conference’s leader, sports …
Read More »Patriots QB situation so ‘toxic’ that Bailey Zappe sometimes watched film in WR room as a rookie, per report
It was clear from watching the New England Patriots offense last season that things were not going well with the quarterback position, but the situation may have been worse than it originally seemed. Former No. 15 overall pick Mac Jones struggled in his third season, and those struggles came with drama. Jones went from the starter, to being benched at …
Read More »49ers to hire Cameron Clemmons as assistant OL coach
The 49ers are adding an assistant offensive line coach. Per Jeremy Fowler of EPSN, San Francisco is hiring Cameron Clemmons to be the club’s assistant offensive line coach. Clemmons spent the last four seasons with the Raiders, the last three as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. He replaces James Cregg, who coincidentally departed San Francisco to join Las Vegas …
Read More »Elite four-star WR taking visit to Penn State
With how the wide receiver unit performed in 2023-24, it’s no surprise that the recruitment of that position group will be heavily monitored for the next few classes. Getting better recruits who can perform on gamedays will be crucial to the success of Penn State in the Big Ten and on their quest of competing for a national championship. They …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Ex-NFL GM explains why more teams don’t stash and develop QB prospects like Packers, Chiefs
The NFL Draft is one of the next major milestones of the offseason and quarterbacks will certainly be a main topic of conversation. Once the likes of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels have been selected and are slotted into their new homes throughout the league, the next question will center around how quickly they take the field. Historically, …
Read More »Commanders announce full coaching staff
The Commanders have announced the full list of coaches who will be assisting new head coach Dan Quinn during his first year on the job. A number of the members of the staff have been reported already, including special teams coordinator Larry Izzo, and Thursday’s announcement confirms that they will be working under Quinn this season. The team had also …
Read More »Why is Steve Wilks out? Kyle Shanahan possibly didn’t want to spend time worrying about the defense in 2024
In his first year as defensive coordinator with the 49ers, Steve Wilks’s reward for helping the team get to the Super Bowl and to force overtime by holding the Chiefs to 19 points was to get fired. It felt weird. It seemed unfair. The issues with Wilks and a defensive system different from his usual system weren’t a surprise to …
Read More »Another coach leaves Eagles and this one is a little surprising
Another coach leaves Eagles and this one is a little surprising originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia In somewhat of a surprising move, Jeff Stoutland’s long-time top assistant, Roy Istvan, has left the Eagles for the same position on Kevin Stefanski’s Browns staff. The Browns announced on their web site Thursday morning that Istvan – the Eagles’ assistant offensive line …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft odds: Which team will select Marvin Harrison Jr.?
All signs indicate USC quarterback Caleb Williams will be the first pick in April’s NFL Draft, either by the Chicago Bears or another team that trades up to the top spot. North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels are two other quarterbacks who are candidates to get their names called early in the draft. So where does that leave …
Read More »As Bears eye Caleb Williams, chasing Patrick Mahomes isn’t only Chiefs lesson to follow
As Bears eye Caleb Williams, chasing Patrick Mahomes isn’t only Chiefs lesson to follow originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Caleb Williams has become synonymous with several phrases early in the pre-draft evaluation process. Generational. Franchise-changer. Special. Rare. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner has also been compared to one player repeatedly. That comp has rankled some feathers as the Bears …
Read More »Georgia State football head coach stepping down to accept assistant job at South Carolina
Georgia State head football coach Shawn Elliott is stepping down from the position, officials confirmed to Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein. Elliott, who became the school’s head coach in Dec. 2016, will accept the tight ends coaching job at the University of South Carolina, according to multiple reports. He previously worked as an assistant coach at South Carolina for …
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