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NFL cuts tracker 2023: Live roster updates for all 32 teams
More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith breaks down why the Cowboys trading for Christian Kirksey. There have also been multiple trades this week — including the deal that sent quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft. In trading Lance, San Francisco admitted it made a colossal […]
Continue readingCollege football post-spring Top 25 power rankings
Alabama, the defending national champion, had six players selected in the first round of last week’s NFL draft, tying the Miami Hurricanes’ record set in 2004. Alabama and Ohio State each had 10 players drafted overall, the most of any program in this year’s draft. Georgia was third with nine draft selections, the most in […]
Continue readingTrevor Lawrence leaves Clemson with his football legacy more than secure
Trevor Lawrence departs Clemson as one of its greatest players: a national champion, a record setter, a winner through and through. That he is the best player available for the 2021 NFL draft has never been disputed — not this year, not the year before, and not the year before that, when his performance in […]
Continue readingTrevor Lawrence wants to be more than just another star QB — but first, he wants to win
People keep asking how Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has changed in 2020. They ask because, on the surface, it’s tough to see, but logic suggests there must be a reason the likely future No. 1 NFL draft choice is still playing college football, and the assumption is, he’s refining some small flaw in his otherwise […]
Continue readingAP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What’s next for each ranked team?
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and while the top remains pretty similar, there’s bound to be more movement next week, after the addition of the Pac-12 and a big Clemson-Notre Dame game. Here’s what’s next for each team in the rankings. No. 1 Clemson (7-0) We already know for sure Trevor […]
Continue readingHow college football stars joined campus activists in the fight for justice
On June 22, Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill tweeted he would no longer represent the state of Mississippi unless the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag was removed.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 readingACC Atlantic season preview — Clemson’s dominance will continue, but who else will make noise?
The 2020 college football season has already been the strangest since the end of World War II, and it hasn’t even officially begun yet. The threat of the coronavirus brought a stop to all spring practices in March, and teams have only recently begun to resume voluntary workouts with safety measures in place. Every school […]
Continue readingClemson football players lead campus march in support of equality
Clemson’s football team participated in a march in support of equality on Saturday that started at Bowman Field on the university campus and lasted just under two hours, with thousands of attendees. The march to raise awareness of social injustices and police brutality experienced by black Americans was organized by four Clemson players: running back […]
Continue readingCurrent, former Clemson football players defend Dabo Swinney
In the wake of several controversies, including a recent acknowledgment of an assistant coach using a racist epithet during practice, Clemson football players have rallied to defend coach Dabo Swinney on social media. And on Thursday, four Tigers who are organizing a protest for racial justice on campus offered more insight into the behind-the-scenes discussions […]
Continue readingHow each top 2020 college football team becomes a national title contender
Every college football team begins a given season with questions to answer. Some just have far more than others. This time last year, we were wondering if Justin Fields was ready to dominate at Ohio State or if Joe Burrow’s late-2018 surge at LSU meant something significant. He was, and it did. This year the […]
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