Daily Archives: July 20, 2024

Graham Mertz takes a dip in 247Sports’ SEC quarterback rankings

Florida quarterback Graham Mertz fell three spots to No. 10 in the most recent SEC quarterback rankings from 247Sports. Mertz’s drop is less about him and more about first-year quarterback DJ Lagway, a five-star recruit out of high school. On national signing day, head coach Billy Napier mentioned that Florida would find time to get Lagway into games early on, …

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247 Sports projects Texas to play Florida State in the CFP Peach Bowl

The Texas Longhorns may be transitioning to the toughest conference in college football, the SEC, but the expectations are still to compete for a conference title and Playoff bid. The schedule is no joke for the Longhorns in 2024 with a road trip to the Michigan Wolverines, a visit from the Georgia Bulldogs, and renewed rivalry games against the Arkansas …

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LSU sees its offensive line as the key to its success in 2024

USC and LSU — as noted here and in lots of other outlets — occupy very similar positions entering the 2024 college football season. They both lost Heisman-winning quarterbacks. They both played terrible defense in 2023. They both overhauled their defensive coaching staffs. They both have a lot to prove this year. How is LSU dealing with the loss of …

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Texas is the No. 2 pick in the 2024 SEC preseason media poll behind Georgia

Texas was the No. 2 pick in the preseason SEC media poll released Friday as well as voters’ second-favorite choice to win the SEC championship, though only two Longhorns earned a spot on the preseason first team. Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss were the first four teams in the poll. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian talks with quarterback Quinn Ewers …

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Where is Auburn projected to finish this season?

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports SEC Media Days in Dallas, Texas has officially come to an end, which means that media projections are beginning to surface. Media in attendance were asked to predict the order of finish for SEC football teams this season, …

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Georgia Tech – Notre Dame tickets go on sale Monday

THE FLATS – Single-game tickets for Georgia Tech football’s highly anticipated home game versus Notre Dame on Oct. 19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium go on sale to the general public on Monday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online through Ramblinwreck.com or by phone at 888-TECH-TIX. Single-game ticket inventory is limited for the showdown between the Yellow Jackets and Fighting …

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Fact or Fiction: Oregon could finish with the No. 1 class

Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson is joined by DuckSportsAuthority.com’s Ryan Young, AggieYell.com’s Landyn Rosow and DeathValleyInsider.com’s Jefferson Powell to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE: Notre Dame is the favorite for four-star WR Derek Meadows ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

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Oklahoma picked to finish eighth in 2024 preseason SEC media poll

You’d have to go back quite a while before a preseason conference poll didn’t have Oklahoma as one of the top three teams in that conference. However, in 2024, with the Sooners joining the SEC, Brent Venables’ squad is doing just that as they stare down a predicted eighth-place finish by the SEC media on Friday afternoon. After a fun …

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ESPN says this is Michigan football biggest question mark in 2024

Coming off of a national championship, not many are giving Michigan football much of a chance at a repeat. Part of it is the talent it lost, the other is the talent that teams around it has accumulated in a reshifting college football atmosphere. Yet, some of the questions this offseason have been answered. With a new coaching staff, the …

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What Virginia school made Niceville’s Kane Lafortune forget about the Ivy League route?

NICEVILLE — This summer, Kane Lafortune hit the recruiting trail hard by visiting the top academic institutions in the country. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia … the list of quarterback camps featured a who’s-who of Ivy League institutions recruiting the Niceville rising senior, whose 4.4 GPA and high football IQ quelled any worries about his 5-foot-10, 180-pound frame. At …

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