Monthly Archives: May 2024

Remember that USC and Notre Dame hugely benefited from football

With USC entering the Big Ten, the Trojans’ football schedules will get harder. Since they play Notre Dame every year, it’s understandable why some Trojan fans think this game with the Fighting Irish needs to be reconsidered if not halted. However, as Fighting Irish Wire editor Nick Shepkowski reminds us, these programs built each other on the strength of this …

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Isaiah Rodgers on gambling suspension: I made a mistake, and I did my time

Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers missed all of last season after serving a gambling suspension. The NFL reinstated him April 23, and he has worked in the team’s offseason program since. Rodgers said during his absence that he most missed the “brotherhood” that comes in the locker room. “I made a mistake, and I did my time,” Rodgers said in video …

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Saguaro football players leaving at unprecedented rate

One after another after another after another have left. Since December, after Scottsdale Saguaro won the 6A title, there have been so many changes in the football program that it’s hard to keep track. Several top players, the latest of whom are Arizona State-commit Dajon Hinton (to Chandler Hamilton) and offensive lineman Bryce Pollard (Peoria Centennial), have left Saguaro, which …

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ACC early season football game times and networks announced

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  — On Thursday, the ACC and its television partners formally announced kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2024 football season. As previously announced, Clemson’s season opener against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Aug. 31 is slated for a noon ET kickoff. That Aflac Kickoff Game contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be broadcast on …

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NFLPA paid DeMaurice Smith $8.37 million in his final year as executive director

Running the NFL Players Association pays well. It doesn’t pay nearly as well as running the NFL. Via Sports Business Journal, the NFLPA has filed annual paperwork revealing compensation for key employees. Former union executive director DeMaurice Smith received $8.37 million, including salary of $8.2 million, during his final year. Lloyd Howell, who replaced Smith last year, made $2.2 million …

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How to watch the 2024 Apple Cup

SEATTLE – Although the University of Washington is no longer in the Pac-12, the Huskies will still be taking on the Washington State Cougars in the annual Apple Cup matchup. The matchup between the Huskies and Cougs has been happening since 1900– over 124 years– and is typically played on the Friday after Thanksgiving. This year’s Boeing Apple Cup will …

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Former 49ers WR warns Purdy critics young QB will prove them wrong

Former 49ers WR warns Purdy critics young QB will prove them wrong originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A Super Bowl appearance and a 17-4 career record simply isn’t enough to satisfy the haters of 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who is just 24. But to former 49ers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders? It’s more than enough. In talking to Kay …

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Vexed by House v. NCAA’s huge settlement, AAC officials shift to survival mode in college athletics’ new world

IRVING, Texas — Officials around the American Athletic Conference expressed frustration with the resolution of the House v. NCAA settlement and how it will affect the league heading forward.  “Frustration and disappointment are probably the couple of words you hear from a lot of us outside of the Power Four,” North Texas athletic director Jared Mosley told CBS Sports on …

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Broncos fifth-rounder Audric Estime had knee scope, expects to be back for camp

Broncos fifth-round pick Audric Estime won’t be on the field for the rest of the team’s offseason program. Head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Thursday that Estime suffered a knee injury. The running back underwent platelet-rich plasma treatment and had an arthroscopic procedure that will keep him in the rehab group for the near future. “We did a small …

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Ryan Silverfield talks Memphis football offseason, transfer portal additions

Isaiah Rodgers talks return to football action after suspensionEagles’ cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, who was suspended for violating the league’s gambling policy in June 2023, talked about his return to play on Thursday.<p><em><a href=”https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/isaiah-rodgers-talks-return-to-football-action-after-suspension/587670/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo”>Isaiah Rodgers talks return to football action after suspension</a> originally appeared on <a href=”https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com?cid=yahoo”>NBC Sports Philadelphia</a></em></p> Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/ryan-silverfield-talks-memphis-football-020940577.html Author : The Commercial Appeal Publish date : …

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Why and how the NFL, HBO selected the Bears as subject of ‘Hard Knocks’

Why and how the NFL, HBO selected the Bears as subject of ‘Hard Knocks’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL, NFL Films and Max announced Thursday that the Bears will be this offseason’s subject of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” documentary, giving viewers insider access to the team’s training camp this summer. How did they come to this conclusion? The …

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Chicago Bears Chosen as 2024 Team for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’

The Chicago Bears will be featured as Hard Knocks’ training camp team ahead of the 2024 NFL season, the league announced Thursday. It is the first time the Bears will be shown on the series. They are the first team on the show to have a rookie quarterback drafted No. 1 since the 2018 Cleveland Browns. The Bears selected Caleb …

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