The Arizona Cardinals began the final phase of the spring with the first week of voluntary OTAs (organized team activities). Entering the week, there were a number of questions. With the first week of OTAs complete, we have some answers to them. Below are the questions, some of which have early answers. Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess …
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Penn State hoops offers scholarship to rising 2024 wing
With one recruit secured for the class of 2023, new head coach Mike Rhoades and his coaching staff are now firmly moving their attention forward to putting their own stamp on the Penn State basketball program. With the decommitments coming from the head coaching change, Penn State was looking at zero recruits from the 2023 class. However, they were able …
Read More »Former Seahawks LB K.J. Wright questions if ex-teammate Russell Wilson can handle Sean Payton’s coaching style
Russell Wilson became the Seattle Seahawks all-time leader in passing yards (37,059) and passing touchdowns (292) in 10 seasons in the Pacific Northwest, nine of which he earned Pro Bowl selections for his efforts. Now-retired Pro Bowl linebacker K.J. Wright spent nine of those seasons alongside Wilson as the two reached consecutive Super Bowls, coming out on top in Super …
Read More »Highlights from Day 3 of Falcons OTAs
Each NFL team is allotted 10 OTA sessions, and the Atlanta Falcons concluded their third session of the week on Thursday afternoon. The team is off for the next five days before the second round of OTAs from May 31-June 2. Atlanta will then wrap up organized team activities the following week (June 6-9). Check out highlights from the Day …
Read More »Which Sooners could have been on the cover of EA Sports NCAA football since 2015
EA Sports did what many thought was impossible by announcing they would bring back their college football video game series. After a hiatus that will have spanned at least ten years come July, the newest version of the beloved game series will return sometime in the summer of 2024. The last one to drop before the series ended came out …
Read More »Patriots’ Raekwon McMillan suffers Achilles injury at OTAs, set to miss entire 2023 season, per report
Getty Images The Patriots will be down a key reserve for the 2023 NFL season after linebacker Raekwon McMillan suffered a partial Achilles tear at organized team activities (OTAs) this week, according to The Athletic. New England has since placed the veteran on injured reserve, meaning he’ll be forced to miss the entire season. During the season, players can be …
Read More »nation’s No. 3 TE commits to UGA football
Four-star tight end recruit Jaden Reddell has committed to the University of Georgia. Reddell’s commitment gives Georgia football 16 commitments in the class of 2024. Georgia has the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. Georgia tight ends coach Todd Hartley is an elite recruiter and has helped the Bulldogs have a tight end selected in four consecutive NFL drafts.Jaden …
Read More »‘I’m not sure Zeke is going to play anywhere next year’ — Skip Bayless | The Skip Bayless Show
Video Details The Dallas Cowboys released Ezekiel Elliott this offseason after seven seasons as the team’s lead running back. While he had an eye-popping start to his career out of Ohio State, his numbers continued to decline after signing his massive contract, including the emergence of Tony Pollard. While he is currently a free agent, where does Zeke go next? …
Read More »Jets CB Brandin Echols suspended one game by league
The NFL suspended Jets cornerback Brandon Echols for one game, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The league did not give a specific reason for the suspension. Echols will miss New York’s season opener on Monday, September 11 against the Buffalo Bills. Echols recently entered a diversionary program to avoid assault by auto charges from a high-speed crash from 2022 that …
Read More »Michigan football at Penn State time, channel set
Michigan football avoided a very difficult happenstance when it travels to Happy Valley in 2023. The third-to-last week of the season used to be safe when it came to night games in the Big Ten. However, with NBC and Peacock entering the fray, along with CBS, the times are changing. There was a lot of concern in Ann Arbor that …
Read More »New Russell Wilson: trimmer body and lower public profile
There’s a lot less of Russell Wilson this offseason. No more hype videos bombarding social media, no more chronicles of every globetrotting trip, no more merchandise pitches or cringey catchphrases. And apparently, fewer gourmet meals, too. “I feel lean and mean and ready to go,” said Wilson, who looked noticeably thinner when he stepped up to the podium Thursday for …
Read More »Cardinals get 5th-highest combined draft grade GPA in NFL
The Arizona Cardinals had what many people consider a fantastic 2023 draft. Part of it was the players they landed and part of it was the way they leveraged their picks this year into future picks. Most draft grades were very good. One Twitter user, Rene Bugner, took the grades from 29 authors and publications and gave all 32 teams …
Read More »Ex-USC AD Mike Bohn created ‘toxic’ work environment during time at Cincinnati, per report
Damning new details regarding a pattern of concerning behavior of former USC athletic director Mike Bohn have come to light following his sudden resignation on May 21. Bohn, who arrived at USC four years ago after a five-year stint at Cincinnati, created a “toxic” work environment at his former employer, according to a lengthy report from The Athletic featuring first-hand accounts and supporting documents. …
Read More »Detroit Lions trade for Jaguars’ Riley Patterson, now have 3-man kicking competition
The Detroit Lions have a three-man kicking competition brewing. The Lions acquired kicker Riley Patterson from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday for a conditional 2026 seventh-round draft pick. Patterson made 13 of 14 field goals with the Lions in 2021, but lost a camp battle with Austin Seibert for the kicking job last summer. More: Calvin Johnson: I want to …
Read More »Penn State basketball offers 4-star point guard in 2024 class
The recruiting cycle for prospects in the class of 2024 is starting to heat up heading into the summer. There are plenty of prospects who have committed to their schools early, but the spring and summer months are where uncommitted players can rise up recruiting boards with strong performances. Mike Rhoades will be looking to make a statement with his …
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