Jul. 15—After Lathan Ransom and four of his Ohio State football teammates were the headliners at a Next Gen youth football camp at Spartan Stadium on Saturday he recalled some of the football camps he’d been part of in his younger days. “Most definitely the Lance Briggs camps would be the ones that stand out,” Ransom said, referring to a …

Steady and sustained growth used to be the name of the game in the NFL, but things have changed over the years.  Today, add a few key pieces during the offseason and that alone can change the trajectory of any franchise.  Since the 2022-23 season ended, many teams have done just that, using this offseason to bolster their rosters in …

The 2023 NFL offseason is in full swing, and with that, training camps edge ever closer to starting. We have seen a new wave of players enter the team both via the draft and free agency, but there is also a large group of returning players from last season as well. This has led to some debates to be had …

Rutgers landed a three-star prospect for its 2024 recruiting class with the commitment of Cardinal Newman three-star ATH Kevin Levy. Leading up to the Saturday announcement, social media was abuzz surrounding the speedy dual-threat’s college decision. In a conversation with the Post on Tuesday, Levy shared his Top 5 of Illinois, Florida State, Rutgers, Kentucky and Louisville. Cardinal Newman cornerback …

Jul 15, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Tanner Jeannot, a restricted free-agent forward brought in during last season in a trade with the Nashville Predators, signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.665 million, Tampa Bay general manager Julien BriseBois announced in a statement, and assures the Lightning offense …

‘No hard feelings’: Peter Skoronski has no resentment being passed by the Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago With top tackle in the 2023 NFL draft, Peter Skornoski, playing at Northwestern, and Bears general manager Ryan Poles admitting before the draft he’s inclined to draft local players — it almost seemed like a match made in heaven. Despite Skoronski …

With the 2023-24 NFL season right around the corner, it’s never too early to take a deep dive into how each division will shake out this fall, and that’s exactly what Nick Wright did on a recent edition of “First Things First.” Wright shared what he believes is the best, worse and most likely outcome for each team in the …

A load of talented recruits are going to be descending on Eugene a couple of weeks from now as the Oregon Ducks prepare to host their annual Saturday Night Live recruiting camp on July 29th. Don’t be shocked if you see a number of recruits announce their visits to Oregon for that weekend in the coming days. The first one …

When Davante Adams was ready to leave the Green Bay Packers last year, he specifically sought out a trade to the Las Vegas Raiders to play with his collegie quarterback Derek Carr. The two kept a strong relationship off the field despite not sharing it as teammates for nearly a decade. Derek Carr’s departure from the Raiders means Adams’ initial …

USATSI The Jacksonville Jaguars are riding high entering 2023. They erased a 27-0 deficit in the playoffs last year vs. the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round, becoming the first team to win a playoff game after having the worst record the previous year, and are now the odds-on favorite to win the AFC South. Plus, they appear to have …

Tennessee has dropped from the top 10 in all-time college football victories after the program was forced to vacate wins recorded in two seasons under Jeremy Pruitt as part of the sanctions handed down Friday by the NCAA for recruiting violations. All 11 wins in the 2019 and 2020 Tennessee football seasons have been wiped from the record books. Before …

Ahead of the 2023-24 NFL season, there are players who are on the brink of super stardom, players with the weight of the world on their shoulders to live up to the hype, and players who are striving to maintain their elite level of play. Either way, they all have something to prove.  That said, Emmanuel Acho listed the five …

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has very high hopes for the 2023 season. Hill said on his podcast that he believes he’s going to get 2,000 receiving yards, and that the Dolphins will win the Super Bowl. “I will break 2,000 yards next year,” Hill said. “2,000 yards was on my bucket list to get before I leave this league. …

As it is with any school, when Ohio State takes a commitment, there is a battle with others until the prospect signs. That’s the case with Georgia 5-star Buckeye quarterback commit, Air Noland. Multiple other schools are still recruiting the fast-rising gunslinger. There were some rumors that he was still looking around but during an interview with Fox Sports RJ …

One of the biggest criticisms of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in recent years has been the inability or perhaps unwillingness to push the football down the field. Much of the blame fell on offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Looking at the numbers, we have hope that if Canada is willing to open up the offense, quarterback Kenny Pickett can get it …