But in a period of transition for the conference — seven of 12 teams are employing first- or second-year coaches, and the MWC has less returning production than any other FBS conference — the Mountain’s sure thing is as sure as ever. Can Air Force, Wyoming or perhaps Colorado State under new management make a […]
Continue readingWashington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams is denying that he struck down a potential trade to the Vikings because he didn’t want to play in Minnesota, he told ESPN on Saturday. “No, that’s not true,” Williams said. However, sources confirmed to ESPN that the potential trade partners were informed at some point Friday that Williams […]
Continue readingFor the past three decades, I’ve made thousands of calls to hundreds of scouts, coaches and personnel executives before the NFL draft. I’ve chased down game video on prospects, crunched numbers, made charts and tried to organize handwritten notes. The best part comes after conversations about the best scheme fit and disagreements about the best […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow and Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young are among 58 prospects who will participate virtually in the NFL draft. Burrow is one of eight LSU players who will take part in the April 23-25 draft, one more than Alabama. Normally, top prospects would be invited to the […]
Continue readingWith spring practice on the horizon, national signing day (both of them) in the rear view, and the FBS coaching carousel finally winding down (apologies to Colorado), it’s a great time to update the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. The four College Football Playoff teams — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma — continued to […]
Continue readingThe college football season ended with LSU celebrating a 15-0 season and a College Football Playoff national championship, at home, in New Orleans. And while Clemson was denied back-to-back national titles, it is still No. 1 in the first edition of the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming back, the Tigers will […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants interviewed former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett on Wednesday to be their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. His contract with the Cowboys expired Tuesday, and the Giants brought him in to talk about being one of Judge’s top assistants. The […]
Continue reading