AROUND THIS TIME every year, Archie Manning places a call to former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, who is retired and often watching baseball or immersed in a book. It’s sort of a thank you, and Eli Manning will text, too, as thoughts drift back to 2004 and an afternoon at the NFL […]
Continue readingFor Deion Sanders’ next trick, he’ll try to game the NFL draft. The Colorado coach said his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and two-way star cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter will decide where they go in the 2025 draft, and not the other way around as is traditionally the case. “I know where I want them to […]
Continue readingMore than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, which will launch this summer, but fans will have to wait at least another year for Texas quarterback Arch Manning to lead their teams on the new video game. Manning, a sophomore backup for the Longhorns and the nephew […]
Continue readingEA Sports reached 10,000 opt-ins Friday night, just eight days after opening the process to players at FBS programs, a spokesman for the company told ESPN. Each player who opts in to have their name, image and likeness used will receive $600 and a copy of the game, valued at around $70. By surpassing 10,000 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. On Sept. 9, 1995, Georgia’s Kirby Smart picks off Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning for the defensive back’s first career interception. (0:18) At 47 years old, despite two decades of wear and tear from coaching college football, Georgia’s Kirby Smart exudes a boyish enthusiasm on the sidelines. Following a hard-fought win at […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Colorado cuts into Washington State’s lead as Shedeur Sanders finds Travis Hunter for a great 45-yard touchdown. (0:23) Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is “day-by-day” according to his father, coach Deion Sanders, and it’s unclear whether he will play in the Buffaloes’ season finale at Utah on Saturday. “Shedeur is not feeling […]
Continue readingSanders was initially hurt on the Buffaloes’ second series of the game on a play where he was sacked and fumbled before Brennan Jackson returned it 40 yards for a WSU touchdown. The injury sidelined him for the next series, but he returned for the following one — a three-play touchdown drive, capped by a […]
Continue readingDeion Sanders and Colorado’s 2025 class took a hit Sunday with wide receiver Winston Watkins Jr.‘s decision to decommit. Watkins, No. 87 in the 2025 ESPN 300, was the first player to commit to Sanders at Colorado, announcing his pledge to the program on Dec. 4, 2022 — the day Sanders was hired. Michigan, Oregon, […]
Continue readingBuffaloes analyst Pat Shurmur, the former coach of the NFL’s New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, took over playcalling duties and was elevated to co-offensive coordinator. Sean Lewis, who had called offensive plays for Colorado’s first eight games, remained in the co-coordinator role and worked with the quarterbacks while signaling in plays from the sideline. […]
Continue readingPASADENA, Calif. — Shedeur Sanders‘ tired demeanor and the box score from Colorado’s 28-16 loss to UCLA on Saturday told a similar story. Over the course of 60 minutes at the Rose Bowl, Shedeur had been sacked seven times, hit 17 other times and knocked down 13 times, and he was pressured in the backfield […]
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