George Floyd’s murder — and the graphic footage that captured his final breaths — rocked athletes, coaches and executives throughout professional and amateur sports. With the country already on edge just a couple months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a viral video showed then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes […]
Continue readingThe 2021 NFL draft season begins at the Senior Bowl for most NFL teams, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, that will be the same again this year. The Senior Bowl announced Monday the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers have been assigned to coach the two teams of top senior and graduating college football prospects on […]
Continue readingIf you were squinting just right, you could see the ground moving beneath Nick Saban’s feet last season. LSU, until recently one of the last proud purveyors of Big Burly Manball, had modernized its offense and produced numbers no one had seen before, throwing for 6,000 yards, beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa and zooming to 15-0. […]
Continue readingOn June 22, Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill tweeted he would no longer represent the state of Mississippi unless the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag was removed. Two days later, coaches from Mississippi State, Ole Miss and other schools lobbied for the change in Jackson. On June 28, Mississippi state legislators voted […]
Continue readingHere’s a breakdown of the key players and storylines for every team in a bowl game. (All times Eastern.) College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta 4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App Key player: It’s easy to get swept up by […]
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