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2024 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects
Yet, five days before the draft kicks off, the mock drafts, rumor mill and desperation level at the position has brought the potential — again — for history. If five quarterbacks are selected among the top 12 picks this year, it will be just the second time since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 (1999 was […]
Continue reading2024 NFL draft rankings: Scouts Inc.’s full board, grades
The 2024 NFL draft is approaching, with the first round slated for April 25 in Detroit. Rounds 2 and 3 will take place on April 26, and Rounds 4 through 7 are April 27. Who are the best prospects in the class? Scouts Inc. powers ESPN’s DraftCast rankings, and their board — assembled through draft […]
Continue readingThe all-playoff era team: The best players of the past decade
It’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 reading2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25
More 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 readingBreaking down the top 100 CFB players: What the rankings missed
More Teams. More Games. Kirk Herbstreit takes an early look at the CFP National Championship game between Washington and Michigan next Monday. (2:27) With the 2023 college football season almost in the rearview mirror, we ranked the top 100 players for the year. But as with any ranking, there is plenty to debate. Our reporters […]
Continue readingCollege football players skipping bowl games for NFL draft
Here is a list of notable players who have decided to skip their team’s postseason bowl game in favor of preparing for the NFL draft, as well as where they fit in ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper’s prospect rankings and other key information. All times Eastern Starco Brands LA Bowl UCLA vs. Boise State Dec. […]
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Dabo Swinney doubles down, says critics won’t ‘steal my joy’
More Teams. More Games. Dabo Swinney doesn’t hold back on a caller frustrated by Clemson’s 4-4 start to the season. (1:15) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doubled down Tuesday on his emphatic monologue from a day earlier, saying too many fans had grown unappreciative of winning and insisting he would not allow the criticism surrounding the […]
Continue reading2023 college football outlook: ACC at a glance
While uncertainty rules the ACC’s long-term future, the outlook on the field this season seems relatively clear: Florida State and Clemson look like the class of the conference. Of course, things rarely play out as expected, and there’s plenty of intrigue with the Seminoles, Tigers and beyond. Can FSU live up to the greatest expectations […]
Continue readingBuffalo Bills CB Dane Jackson taken to hospital for evaluation of neck injury after collision with teammate
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills starting cornerback Dane Jackson was being evaluated for a neck injury at a local hospital Monday night following a scary collision with a teammate during Buffalo’s 41-7 win over the Tennessee Titans. Jackson has full movement in his extremities, according to the Bills, and was getting a CT scan and […]
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