The SEC’s most significant football game Saturday will be between defending national champion Michigan and Texas — two top-10 teams. But Tennessee vs. NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, might be the best game on the undercard – unless, of course, you find an actual conference game (South Carolina vs. Kentucky) irresistible. I don’t have any doubts about either the …
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AFC expert picks 2024: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions
In the 1970s, then-Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips famously said, “The road to the Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh.” Some 45 years later, Phillips’ quote can accurately be applied to the Kansas City Chiefs, who enter the 2024 season on the precipice of making NFL history. Winners of the last two Super Bowls, coach Andy Reid’s team is in pursuit …
Read More »MarShawn Lloyd out of practice for Packers, Romeo Doubs limited
Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd did not practice on Tuesday after working earlier in the week, but head coach Matt LaFleur said that it wasn’t because of a setback with his hamstring injury. LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, that Lloyd had “two good days” and that the day off was part of the process of getting the third-round …
Read More »The unsung play that Tennessee football coaching staff loved vs Chattanooga
Josh Heupel played a clip from Tennessee football’s win against Chattanooga in a team meeting this week. The Vols coach didn’t choose a touchdown or a hefty hit to show his team. He showed wide receiver Nathan Leacock sprinting more than 60 yards to tackle a Chattanooga defender following a fourth-quarter interception. “That shows you what type of culture you’ve …
Read More »Falcons sign QB Nathan Peterman to their practice squad
The Falcons signed quarterback Nathan Peterman to their practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Falcons cut offensive lineman Julién Davenport. The Falcons have Kirk Cousins and rookie Michael Penix on their 53-player roster at the position. The Raiders cut Peterman out of the preseason after the Saints released him early in training camp. He completed …
Read More »Apprehensive but committed, Galesburg interim coach has big plans for football program
Galesburg football finds itself in a transition year. The Silver Streaks come off a 2023 campaign where they won two games, beating Limestone and Western Big Six Conference foe Rock Island to finish 2-7. A new interim head coach is also in place as former three-season coach Derrek Blackwell reached a “resignation agreement” with the Galesburg school board following his …
Read More »Chiefs sign DT Marlon Tuipulotu to 53-man roster
The Chiefs have added a defensive player to their 53-man roster. Kansas City announced on Tuesday that the club has signed defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu to the 53-man roster off of the club’s practice squad. The Chiefs had just added Tuipulotu to the practice squad over the weekend after he was waived by the Eagles. A sixth-round pick in the …
Read More »Curt Cignetti said not to expect too many freshmen to play. He meant it.
BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti proved a man of his word over the weekend, when IU’s participation report dropped postgame. Cignetti, whose staff was intentional last winter about leaning heavily into the transfer portal to hasten its roster rebuild, said he didn’t expect very many freshmen on the field against Florida International. A participation report counting just two newcomer freshmen following …
Read More »Titans cut LB Luke Gifford
The Titans have waived linebacker Luke Gifford, the team announced Tuesday. Gifford, who initially joined the Titans last offseason, appeared in 11 games for the team in 2023. He played only eight defensive snaps last season but saw action on 259 on special teams. He made six stops on special teams. Gifford, who spent his first four NFL seasons with …
Read More »Why building competitive depth is top of Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s mind
There was a point last season that Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz looked around his team and saw two healthy linebackers with in-game experience. Ty’Ron Hopper had gone down with an injury. Likewise, Chad Bailey. That threw Triston Newson into the picture and veteran Chuck Hicks into an expanded role. The forced hand, looking back, has paid dividends. Hicks and …
Read More »Kadarius Toney visits with Seahawks
Kadarius Toney may be closer to finding a new home. After he was waived by the Chiefs last week, Toney took a free-agent visit with the Seahawks on Tuesday, via Field Yates of ESPN. Toney, 25, played a key role in Kansas City’s victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, but struggled mightily in the 2023 season. He had …
Read More »What was Oklahoma State football’s biggest development in win over South Dakota State?
STILLWATER — With so much already known about this Oklahoma State football team thanks to its 20 returning starters, the season opener presented few unexpected twists. Perhaps the defense shows a bigger glimpse into the offseason changes it made when the 17th-ranked Cowboys host Arkansas at 11 a.m. Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. And maybe the offense has some new …
Read More »Trent Williams’s new deal includes $48M in fully guaranteed money
Left tackle Trent Williams was looking for some security in a revised deal with the 49ers and it looks like he got it. Williams ended his holdout after agreeing to a new deal with the team on Tuesday and his agents at Elite Loyalty Sports announced that he stands to make $82.66 million over the next three years. That’s the …
Read More »Mississippi State football WR Kevin Coleman talks punt returns, Arizona State
Nicole Auerbach’s Big Ten football championship game predictionNBC Sports lead college football insider Nicole Auerbach shares her prediction for the Big Ten football championship game, along with insights from her visits to Oregon and Ohio State.<p><em><a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/news/nicole-auerbachs-big-ten-football-championship-game-prediction/589211/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo”>Nicole Auerbach’s Big Ten football championship game prediction</a> originally appeared on <a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com?cid=yahoo”>NBC Sports Chicago</a></em></p> Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/mississippi-state-football-wr-kevin-220834016.html Author : The Clarion Ledger …
Read More »‘Why ‘cheat code’ Chiefs have tools to complete Super Bowl three-peat’
[BBC] Former Buffalo Bills assistant coach Phoebe Schecter is an NFL pundit and plays for Great Britain’s flag football team. The Kansas City Chiefs come into the new NFL season looking to make history, by becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. It’s so hard to get there every year. Nothing is guaranteed. That’s the beauty of …
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