Coordinators Tom Herman of Ohio State, Mike Bobo and Todd Grantham of Georgia, Doug Nussmeier of Alabama and others came. They came to see Deshaun Watson, ESPN’s No. 1-rated dual-threat quarterback prospect in the Class of 2014, a 6-foot-3, 186-pound dynamo who won a state title last fall and has accumulated, in three seasons, more […]
Continue readingThat didn’t include the participants in the American Family Insurance Skills Challenge, who found during the surprisingly grueling two-hour competition that their day and their workout weren’t anywhere near done. Speaking between gasps after his run at the Under Armour Hands Competition, safety Landon Collins (Geismar, La./Dutchtown) said by the time he got through the […]
Continue readingThere are only 108 days left until the start of the 2016 college football season, when California and Hawaii will kick off the season down under at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The rest of FBS won’t start their seasons until the next week, but, hey, at least we’ll get to watch one game in […]
Continue readingSo this week, we had SIG again dig into the numbers to find the opposite end of the spectrum: Which statistic should each top 25 team’s fan base be bragging about the most? New quarterback? No problem: For the fifth time under Nick Saban, Alabama will break in a new full-time starter at quarterback. If […]
Continue readingThe No. 3-ranked pocket passer in the 2016 class is a huge coup for Hugh Freeze since the future of the quarterback position is wide open in Oxford. While Ole Miss signed expected two-year starter and junior college All-American Chad Kelly in the 2015 class, the next signal-caller in line is up for grabs. The […]
Continue readingSo is it still technically “Way Too Early” to rank teams? Maybe, maybe not. But we’re voting for yes. In likely the final batch before August, defending champ Alabama stays at No. 1, Clemson sits tight at No. 2, Baylor drops out and Tennessee moves into the top 10. The one new team joining the […]
Continue readingAccording to Pro Football Reference, 1,432 men have appeared in exactly one career NFL game. For some, playing even one game is considered an unlikely success story. For others in the club, there are traces of disappointment. Whatever the circumstances, this is an undeniably exclusive group. Approximately 1% of NFL players reach the Hall of […]
Continue readingThe ball left his hand differently, even in comparison to established teammates such as Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco, Tom Brady in New England and Sam Bradford in Philadelphia. It sliced through the air with a unique level of zip, distance and even sound. After seeing it, an observer might look back at the 6-foot-4, […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Last week, the Packers had only two quarterbacks on the roster. Now they have four. Less than a week after signing Blake Bortles, they signed Kurt Benkert — one of the two arms they had in for this weekend’s rookie minicamp. Benkert tweeted a picture of him signing his contract, and […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Nothing has changed in Aaron Rodgers‘ standoff with the Packers, and nothing has changed in the way the team feels about its quarterback either. In fact, Matt LaFleur doubled down on his desire to continue coaching the reigning NFL MVP. “I’ve got nothing new to update, and we still obviously feel […]
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