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Joe Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer, went on 98.1 FM in Oklahoma City today and the session on the Monster of the Midday got contentious pretty quickly. It included a long diatribe from Schaffer about how his client had learned from what he did and was no different than any other 18 year old who made a mistake, and…
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Keeping It Heel puts UNC fans in the know with 2017’s first edition of Recruiting RoundupIt’s a big week for the University of North Carolina athletics department.Junior running back Elijah Hood announced Friday afternoon that he would be declaring for the 2017 NFL Draft and a decisi…
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Vernon Davis struggled to produce adequate numbers in recent years.However, Davis bounced back to be a big-time producer for the Washington Redskins in 2016.The former Maryland star caught 44 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns this season. It was Davis’ highest output since the 201…
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Jeremy Sprinkle said in a post on Facebook Thursday that he had received an invite to the 2017 NFL Combine.Jeremy Sprinkle’s NFL Combine invite makes the invites to Hogs go to three players. Keon Hatcher, Brooks Ellis and now Jeremy Sprinkle have all been invited to participate this year. Non…
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We take a look at CBS Sports’ top NFL Draft prospects that are coming out of the Louisville football program in 2017.It was an extremely exciting Louisville football season in 2016, regardless of how the season ended. The Cardinals won nine games and Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy. I th…
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Brooks Ellis joins Keon Hatcher as the second Arkansas football player to get an invite to the 2017 NFL Combine.Linebacker, Brooks Ellis and wide receiver, Keon Hatcher have been invited to the NFL Combine this year. Although there will probably be more as the Combine gets closer, so far they are …
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The Oklahoma RB, suspended for the 2014 season after punching a woman, will go pro.
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Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon will skip his junior and senior seasons in college and head straight to the NFL draft. According to ESPN and The Oklahoman, Mixon told his Sooners teammates that he planned to go to the draft this afternoon.
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The former Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor will undergo surgery to fix a core muscle issue.Tyrod Taylor, the former Hokies’ quarterback confirmed via social media that he will undergo surgery. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network confirmed Taylor’s report.#Bills QB Tyrod Taylor is …
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Former Ole Miss wide receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow is entering the NFL draft in April. WalterFootball has him going in the third round of the draft.WalterFootball.com is one of the most revered mock drafts on the internet. In their latest mock draft, Walter has Damore’ea Stringfellow g…
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The University of Minnesota fired head football coach Tracy Claeys on Tuesday, at least in part because Claeys supported his players’ plan to boycott their bowl game in solidarity with 10 teammates who were suspended following a university sexual assault investigation. The university’s decision to fire Claeys does not…
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It’s the right time for these Ohio State players to move on to the NFL.Ohio State safety Malik Hooker and cornerback Gareon Conley had already declared their intention to enter the NFL draft. Now middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan has opted to begin his pro career season as well. All thre…
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It’s probably not a great idea to put any 87-year-old former college football coach on live television, but it’s an even worse idea when the old-timer in question happens to be Bobby Bowden.
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Texas A&M football has had at least one player selected in the first round of the NFL draft for six consecutive years. We project where some Aggies will land in the 2017 NFL Draft.1st Round – Myles GarrettThere is little doubt that Myles Garrett is going to be one of the top picks in the…
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The NFL season came to a close on Sunday. Now it’s time to check in on all the former BYU football stars playing in the pros.BYU football hasn’t been the pro factory it once was, but there are still a number of Cougars playing ball on Sundays.10 of them, to be exact.While that…
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The Golden Gophers have fired football coach Tracy Claeys, according to several reports out of Minnesota. None of the reports offer anything official about why he why he was fired, but the move does follow a bowl game win—and the program getting criticism for when the players threatened to boycott the game, with…
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Monday, Alabama announced via a Nick Saban statement that new FAU head coach Lane Kiffin will not join the Crimson Tide on the sideline or in the booth as offensive coordinator for its upcoming rematch with Clemson in the national title game. Given the curious timing and Kiffin’s tendency to wear on his employers, a…
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Former Michigan State football star Connor Cook is likely to be named the starter for the Raiders’ first playoff game against the Texans.Every Michigan State fan, coach and fellow player who watched Connor Cook over his three-year starting career in East Lansing knows that he is a proven winn…
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It took a record-setting rookie from USC tearing out Penn State’s beating heart on national television, but I think bowl games might be good again.
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Former Syracuse football head coach, Doug Marrone, is again a hot NFL coaching candidate. But the question is, does he deserve to be?As I have previously stated I have been a Syracuse football season ticket holder since 2008. So I understand the draw of Doug Marrone. He was the most desired candid…
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Former Texas football quarterback Garrett Gilbert will apparently be heading to the Oakland Raiders.Since transferring from Texas and leaving Ole Miss for the NFL in 2014, Garrett Gilbert hasn’t found much success. He got drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 6th round of the selection show, b…
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We take a look at everything you need to know regarding the huge NFL playoff game between three former Louisville football players.There is an absolutehuge match-up between three former Louisville footballplayers this coming Sunday. Eli Rogers, William Gay, and DeVante Parker will …
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Early in tonight’s Sugar Bowl, Brent Musburger called Joe Mixon “one of the best” and said he hoped the Oklahoma running back, suspended a year for breaking four bones in a woman’s face, made it to the NFL. That upset a lot of people; Musburger then unwisely responded to the reaction.
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Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, and had to have his left index finger amputated as a result. That hasn’t prevented him from playing college football, and it doesn’t stop him from making highlight-reel catches like the one he had during today’s Cotton Bowl:
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Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will be the head coach at FAU next season, but he continued to serve as Alabama’s OC during Saturday’s playoff game against Washington. It was assumed that he would do the same during next week’s championship game, but head coach Nick Saban just announced that Kiffin and Alabama are parting ways immediately.
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Saban? Meyer? Harbaugh? Why is the Clemson coach not on that list?
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So Clemson wrecked Ohio State tonight and will face Alabama next week for the national championship. Pray the Tigers win, for the sake of our puppetmasters in Moscow—who, if Russian TV announcers are any indication, bleed orange.
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Two Tennessee football juniors, wide receiver Josh Malone and defensive end Derek Barnett, are leaving the Volunteers to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.A day after Tennessee football dominated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 38-24 in the Music City Bowl, the Vols have lost three key juniors.News about Alvi…
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