It wasn’t all bad. Am I right or am I right? There were moments and there were thrills. There was hope and there were times when the fans were standing on their heads. But the national college football media is having fun again at the expense of the Florida football program. They keep swinging at the low-hanging fruit provided by …
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Desai explains why he’s confident defense will fix issues originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ defense has not been good recently but defensive coordinator Sean Desai is confident they will be able to turn things around. On Wednesday, the Eagles’ somewhat embattled first-year coordinator was asked why he’s confident his unit will be able to fix some of …
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On Wednesday night, the Southeastern Conference released the 2024 schedules for each of its 16 members. With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the conference, the toughest league just got a little bit tougher. With conference realignment, fans and media alike may have to adjust their expectations for programs moving forward because going undefeated in the SEC may be …
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Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson to go behind the scenes and get the inside scoop on the latest stories around the NFL, and later, Charles talks to senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein to get the latest from the NFL owner’s meetings in Dallas. Fitz and Charles discuss the report that Bill …
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 14, 2023, 07:30 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Patrick Kane had his pick of suitors in free agency this fall. And he wholly embraced the courting process. It was intuition, then, that ultimately drove Kane’s decision. Because of all the offers he received on where to play next, only …
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Ace Meadows was a huge fan of former Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George growing up. Meadows, a 6-foot-7, 280-pound offensive tackle for Peabody, loved watching George cut, power and speed his way to over 10,000 yards and 68 touchdowns. George also won the 1995 Heisman Trophy with Ohio State. Then Meadows took a visit to Tennessee State, where George …
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Craig Berube’s seat became too hot to handle this week, as the St. Louis Blues fired their longtime coach (with whom they won the Stanley Cup in 2019) on Tuesday night. It wasn’t something GM Doug Armstrong wanted to do. But at a time when …
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The concept of the portal is nothing new. It’s been around since Gilgamesh made his way to the garden of the gods by way of a mountain passage. Fast forward 32 centuries or so and the portal’s ever-growing shadow over America’s most messed-up sport continues to make handicapping bowl games more and more difficult for bettors. Surely, Sîn-lēqi-unninni could’ve never …
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A couple University of West Florida football players racked up another award. Defensive lineman John McMullen and wide receiver John Jiles both picked up All-America honors from the Associated Press for Division II. McMullen was named to the first team, while Jiles was named to the second team. McMullen, who recently declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, led the Argos …
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Side by side one last time. Offensive linemen Blake Franks and Julius Tate of Greenville have been hip to hip since August and nothing has changed. They’ll line up together in the high school football season’s final game, the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. Franks and Tate will start at tackle and guard, respectively, for the Sandlappers against North Carolina’s …
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BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti’s roster rebuild began to take shape earlier this week, with a flurry of high school commitments and recommitments, as well as one transfer. Last weekend brought a first wave of visitors to Bloomington, for Cignetti and his newly completed staff to wine and dine. Among the group were a handful of former James Madison commitments who …
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SEC football has been all about change recently. Divisional play will fade into history next season when the conference morphs into one big 16-team league with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma. But Tennessee fans still can find familiarity in UT’s 2024 schedule. The dates and opponents on each SEC team’s schedule were announced Wednesday night on ESPN. UT’s high-value …
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Michigan State football is working towards flipping a fellow Big Ten quarterback commit in the 2024 class. Three-star quarterback Daniel Kaelin will reportedly take an official visit to Michigan State this upcoming weekend. Kaelin is committed to Nebraska, but there is news swirling that the Cornhuskers will flip five-star legacy quarterback Dylan Raiola from Georgia which, of course, would impact …
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The 2023 college football season isn’t complete. So, what better time for the SEC to release its 2024 schedule than Dec. 13? The power conference, which adds Oklahoma and Texas, did that on Wednesday. Some games of note: Aug. 31: LSU-USC in Las Vegas Sept. 7: Texas at Michigan Sept. 14: Alabama at Wisconsin Sept. 21: UCLA at LSU Sept. …
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It is here, and it is glorious. Wednesday was a busy day for Oklahoma as a program. They landed a commitment from transfer running back Sam Franklin, prepping for the Alamo Bowl and continuing to recruit high schoolers and players from the transfer portal. To end the night, the Sooners got a look at what Oklahoma will be going up …
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