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Steve Sarkisian to the Falcons is all about Pete Carroll and Dan Quinn

Sark’s connections to the Atlanta coach and his former mentor paved the way.

Steve Sarkisian Named As New Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator

Steve Sarkisian will be the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator as the team attempts to move forward from its incredible Super Bowl loss and convince NFL fans that the team shouldn’t be excommunicated from the league.

Texas Football: WR Jake Oliver Abruptly Ends Texas Career

Texas Longhorns WR Jake Oliverhas decided to leave Texas Football before the start of his senior season.Jake Oliver is foregoing his senior season at Texas, ESPN and 247Sports reported Monday. But, the 6’3″ WR is not declaring for the NFL Draft. Rather, he is “focusing on his future…

Notre Dame Football: Co-Expert Kevin Sinclair Weighs In On Recruiting On Dos Leprachauns Podcast.

Slap The Sign’s co-expert Kevin Sinclair weighed in on the Irish 2017 recruiting class and previewed the 2018 class as a guest on Jason Hendrix’s Dos Leprechauns podcast yesterday.Former Notre Dame Tight-Endand NFL first-round draft pick Tony Hunter as well as former Irish defensive li…

Super Bowl LI: Tevin Coleman represents the Indiana Hoosiers on the biggest stage

The Indiana Football program was well represented on Sunday. Former star running back Tevin Coleman made his first Super Bowl appearance last night withAtlanta Falcons. His appearance was cut short by an ankle injury late.It was projected that Super Bowl LI would be seen by over 100 million people…

Super Bowl LI to Feature a Couple of Former Arizona Wildcats, Brooks Reed and Gronkowski

Whether your team is in the Super Bowl or not, as football fans, you’re probably doing your last minute shopping in preparation for the big game.The NFL season officially comes to an end this Sunday with the meeting of Atlanta and New England in Super Bowl. Whether your team is in the big…

Oregon Ducks In The Super Bowl: LeGarrette Blount Leads New England

Oregon Football will have representation on Sunday in the Super Bowl led by LeGarrette Blount of the New England Patriots.While the storyline early in the season was the loss of Tom Brady to suspension, the team persevered and has flourished in his return to the field. On the ground, LeGarrette Bl…

Alabama Football Trivia: Which of these Bama Players Has Won a SuperBowl?

Former Alabama Football super star Dont’a Hightower won his ring with the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 49.Alabama Football great Dont’a Hightower was drafted by New England as the 25th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL draft and won a Super Bowl with the Patriots to ca…

Twitter reactions: Former Tiger Brian Dawkins does not make Hall Of Fame

The NFL announced their 2017 Hall Of Fame Inductees last night and as always there were a few no-brainers left out. Among those who were snubbed was former Clemson Tigers great and Philadelphia Eagles legend Brain Dawkins. There were plenty of reactions to the 2017 Hall Of Fame Inductees, but, here …

Joey Bosa Named Defensive Rookie of the Year

Joey Bosa wins NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.Nobody was surprised when the winner of the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year was announced. Even though Joey Bosa only played in 12 games this season, he obviously was the clear-cut favorite to win the award.Bosa registered 10.5 sacks and 4…

Tennessee Vols Morning Report: Butch Jones on Class, Lady Vols Win, NFL Draft, Rick Barnes

Butch Jones on the Tennessee Vols class, Rick Barnes with Greg Sankey, the Lady Vols and the NFL Draft lead the Volunteers updates for Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.Happy Friday to everybody on Rocky Top! The Tennessee Vols are still dealing with the aftermath of an uneventful National Signing Day.And …

Baylor Is Still Full Of Shit

It isn’t transparency when it’s offered solely on your terms and to your benefit, especially if you are the powerful institution allegedly coming clean. There should be no comfort in the limited disclosures Baylor offered in a Dallas County court yesterday about how then-coach Art Briles, then-athletic director Ian…

Lawsuit: Text Messages Show How Baylor Coaches Turned Football Program Into Disciplinary "Black Hole"

Earlier this week, former Baylor football assistant Colin Shillinglaw filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging that his firing in the fallout from Baylor’s massive sexual-assault scandal was unjust. Shillinglaw sued Baylor for libel and slander, just like former coach Art Briles did in his recently dismissed…

UCLA Football: Wide Receiver Coach Eric Yarber to the NFL

It has been reported that UCLA Football’s wide receivers coach Eric Yarber will leave the Bruins for the Los Angeles Rams.It seems that the offensive side of the UCLA Football team has not yet finished evolving. The day after UCLA’s meltdown up in Berkeley in the last game of the 2016 se…

Illinois State Football Recruit Kobe Buffalomeat Is Indeed Named After Kobe Bryant

Kobe Buffalomeat, a 6-foot-7, 285-pound high school senior offensive lineman out of Lawrence, Kansas, is in all likelihood the most popular Illinois State recruit in school history, and is certainly the only good thing to happen on Twitter during National Signing Day.

Former Oregon Linebacker Boseko Lokumbo Lands With Baltimore Ravens

Former Oregon Football Linebacker Boseko Lokombo has found a new home and landed in the National Football League.While at Oregon, Boseko Lokumbo was primarily a reserve linebacker occasionally playing opposite Dion Jordan. He had opportunities with the Ducks and shined in big moments. A play agani…

Art Briles Drops Lawsuit Against Baylor Because He "Wants Some Peace In His Life"

Two months ago, former Baylor head coach Art Briles sued Baylor for libel and conspiracy, claiming that school officials lied when they claimed that Briles knew about a suite of rape and sexual assault complaints against football players. Briles also insisted that Baylor officials have actively worked to keep him from…

Football Prospect Cited For Weed During Ohio State Visit, Later Tweets Buckeyes "DO SO MUCH DRUGS"

James Robinson is a four-star wide receiver prospect from Lakeland, Florida who until very recently seemed close to signing with Ohio State. That changed after he was cited for weed during a visit to the university, and tweeted this a few days later when the news broke:

Football Prospect Punks Florida And Florida State Before Picking USC

National Signing Day brings out the stunts, and Levi Jones of Austin, Texas, had one of his own. The linebacker prospect announced his commitment to USC today with a performance that disappointed both Florida and Florida State fans. That’s something everyone can enjoy.

Oklahoma State Football: Emmanuel Ogbah wraps up solid first season in NFL

Rookie defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah had a great first season in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns after a solid career at Oklahoma State.Former Oklahoma State football defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah just wrapped up his first NFL season with the Cleveland Browns. Ogbah was originally drafted in the s…

Big Boy Jim Harbaugh Makes A Big-Boy Splash

Jim Harbaugh is a man that derives a great deal of pleasure from the various odd combinations that make up his life: steak and milk, the words of both Sir Spongebob and Sir Andrew Barton, Italy and Michigan, football and baseball, etc. The Wolverines coach added another to the list Tuesday, combining the recruiting of…

Lane Kiffin Fires Up FAU Fans By Squinting And Mumbling

Florida Atlantic football is looking for fans to support them this upcoming season, but don’t take my word for it. Listen to head coach Lane Kiffin, who definitely had a burlap sack pulled off his head two seconds before the camera started rolling.

NFL Combine: Trio of Tar Heels receivers get invite

At least four UNC players have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine that takes place in Indianapolis.The North Carolina Tar Heels have made some history.UNC becomes the first school in ACC history, and 8th school overall, to have three wide receivers invited to the NFL Scouting Combine….

Have You Been A College Football Hostess? We Want To Hear About It

It should be no surprise that part of the latest Title IX lawsuit against Baylor—which asserts that football players committed 52 acts of rape in four years—brought up the college-athletics tradition of hostesses. College football history suggests they started at Alabama with a group dubbed Bryant’s Angels, though…

Former Michigan State football LS Taybor Pepper signs with Packers

Former Michigan State football long snapper Taybor Pepper signed a deal with the Green Bay Packerslast week.Remember Taybor Pepper? The former Michigan State football long snapper was one of the fan favorites for the Spartans during the most successful period of football in school history. He is a…

UT Football in Pro Bowl – J-Tuck & Orakpo Memorable For Different Reasons

The Texas Longhorns were represented in the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl by former kicker Justin Tucker and former defensive lineman Brian Orakpo.J-Tuck and Brian Orakpo stood out during the Pro Bowl game, but for vastly different reasons.Justin Tucker nailed both of his extra points and both of his fiel…

Two Players to Represent Notre Dame in 2017 NFL Pro Bowl

The 2017 NFL Pro Bowl will feature two of the best Notre Dame players of all-time.The NFC will be the lucky winners of two former Notre Dame stars, representing the Irish in the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl.For the third time in his three-year NFL career, former Notre Dame guard and current Dallas Co…

Louisville Football: Rogers Makes Top 10 Steelers Moments Of 2016

We take a look at the recognition that former Louisville football player Eli Rogers made in his first full season in the National Football League.Former Louisville football player Eli Rogers did a fantastic job of coming into a Steelers offense and contributing in his first full NFL season. He wen…

Lawsuit: Baylor Football Players Committed 52 Rapes In Four Years Under Art Briles

Baylor football players committed 52 rapes in four years, the majority at off-campus parties hosted by football players, including five gang rapes; the university paid off one woman who said she was raped by giving her free tuition; and football staff arranged for women to have sex with recruits on their campus…

UNC Football: Ryan Switzer prepares for NFL audition at Senior Bowl

Former UNC wide receiver Ryan Switzer will showcase his skills for scouts at the annual Senior Bowl gameRyan Switzer will get a big NFL audition at the 2017 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.The annual game which takes place on Saturday will feature some of the best seniors from around the countr…