CHICAGO — Upon returning last week from the NFL league meetings in Orlando, Florida, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles planned to break his personnel staff into groups to go through the three likeliest avenues for the No. 9 pick. After Chicago selects a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick — likely USC’s Caleb […]
Continue readingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The prospect of blocking for New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers fueled some serious gushing among the top offensive tackle prospects at last week’s NFL scouting combine. Penn State’s Olu Fashanu said “it would be awesome” before going on to say “Aaron Rodgers is a legend of the game.” Oregon State’s […]
Continue readingIt’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]
Continue readingA look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Playing defense: Almost one year ago (March 15, 2023), the Jets were the chosen ones. That day, Aaron Rodgers — just out of the darkness — made his humongous announcement on “The Pat McAfee Show,” declaring his intention to play for the Jets. It […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Now that the college football season is over, ESPN names its way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 season. (1:56) The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with two nail-biting semifinals that weren’t decided until the […]
Continue readingHeisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of USC, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michigan running back Blake Corum are among the returning first-team players who were selected to the Associated Press preseason All-America team announced Monday. Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt and Miami safety Kamren Kinchens also followed up their stellar 2022 seasons […]
Continue readingBut as with any ranking, not everyone is in exact agreement with how the results of our voting turned out. So, which players are ranked too high? Who should have been in the top 10? Who was snubbed altogether? Our reporters point out what they would have done differently. Chris Low: A case could be […]
Continue readingPower 5 media days will officially wrap up with the Big Ten on Wednesday and Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. With the entries of UCLA and USC still a year away, the focus will be on the conference’s historic blue bloods: How will Ohio State look with a new starting quarterback? Can Michigan, […]
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