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Bucs GM Licht eyes trenches ahead of tough 2024 draft decision
TAMPA, Fla. — During the earlier part of Jason Licht’s tenure as a first-time general manager leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bucs had their choice of a top-10 pick in the draft nearly every year. They selected wide receiver Mike Evans at No. 7 in 2014. They took quarterback Jameis Winston at No. 1 […]
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 readingTop recruits impress coaches
Former quarterback D.J. Shockley, who led the University of Georgia to the SEC Championship in 2005 before spending four years with the Atlanta Falcons, is the offensive coordinator for the Southeast team. He started off by talking about a future Bulldog. “I have to start with my quarterback Brice Ramsey (Kingsland, Ga./Camden County),” Shockley said. […]
Continue reading20 things to know about 2016 class
20. Texas A&M offensive tackle commit Patrick Hudson is one of the strongest prospects in the class. At a powerlifting meet, the 6-foot-5, 330-pound Hudson, who ranks No. 20 in the 2016 class, bench-pressed 425 pounds and squatted 625 pounds. He’s 16 years old. 19. There are 19 prospects from Louisiana, the state that produces […]
Continue readingESPN 300 lists 11 of 16 UF commits
Four-star running back commit and Florida legacy Kelvin Taylor (Belle Glades, Fla./Glades Day) leads the way for Florida commits at No. 21. Taylor is ranked as the No. 1 running back in the country. Four-star defensive tackle Caleb Brantley, who dropped 12 spots in the updated rankings, is the highest-ranked Florida defensive commit at No. […]
Continue readingGators compile ‘dream class’
Eleven of Florida’s 16 verbal commitments landed on the ESPN 300 list. If the trend continues, the Gators will be in position to put together a special 2013 recruiting class. Headlining the Gators’ class is the state of Florida’s all-time leading rusher and the No. 21-ranked player in the country, Kelvin Taylor (Belle Glades, Fla./Glades […]
Continue readingAsking too much?
Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1-rated player in the Class of 2013, absent from this event and a member of the Clemson recruiting class since mid-June, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday that in order to make his pledge a “done deal,” he’d like the Tigers to offer his good friend and Grayson High School teammate, […]
Continue readingLife of a lineman
The 6-foot-1, 285-pound Petaluma (Calif.) Casa Grande defensive lineman prepared to pounce, digging his cleats and one hand into the turf, while the fingers on his free hand flickered. Qualls, whose long, curly hair poked out of the back of his black helmet, stared across at Ira Denson (Madison, Fla./Madison County), a 6-4, 316-pound offensive […]
Continue readingFlorida fills needs with recruits
The fact that Florida’s class also was good enough to rank just behind Alabama as the nation’s top class is an added bonus. Five receivers, seven defensive linemen and four linebackers were among the 28 players the Gators signed Wednesday. Those positions are the most uncertain heading into the 2013 season, and every one of […]
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