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Beloved former Ohio State football player leaves training camp with an injury

Beloved former Ohio State football player leaves training camp with an injury

The Ohio State football program would not have won the national championship last season without Will Howard leading the team. He was the quarterback that the Ohio State Buckeyes needed after a year of Kyle McCord. Howard was a much better leader and way more mobile. After leading the Buckeyes to a national title, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh …

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Roger Goodell hints at College Football RedZone amid ESPN deal

Roger Goodell hints at College Football RedZone amid ESPN deal

Roger Goodell is looking into having a RedZone channel for college football after ESPN acquired the NFL Network. While appearing on ESPN’s SportsCenter, the NFL commissioner hinted at the potential launch of College Football RedZone. “It’ll continue to be produced right here in this building,” Roger Goodell said from NFL Network’s broadcast studio in L.A. when asked about the future …

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LAFC Signs Global Football Icon Son Heung-Min 

LAFC Signs Global Football Icon Son Heung-Min 

LAFC announced today that the club has acquired Son Heung-Min from Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League. Son will occupy an international roster slot and will be eligible to play upon receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). One of the most talented and popular Asian players in football history, Son joins LAFC after an iconic …

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The 25 Best College Football Coaches of the Past 25 Years

The 25 Best College Football Coaches of the Past 25 Years

Welcome to Sports Illustrated’s College Football Quarter-Century Week. We will look back at the past 25 seasons in college football, ranking the top 25 teams, quarterbacks, non-QB players, coaches, games and scandals. Up next: The best coaches from 2000 to present. There are many difficult choices to make in these 21st century lists. This isn’t one of them. The guy …

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Three Objectives for BYU Football in Week Two of Fall Camp

Three Objectives for BYU Football in Week Two of Fall Camp

The BYU football program is entering the second week of Fall Camp. With one week down and only two weeks to go before BYU transitions from camp to game prep, week two of Fall Camp will be really important. Here are three objectives for BYU in week two. BYU has a true three-way quarterback battle on its hands. BYU has …

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The 25 Best College Football Non-Quarterbacks of the Past 25 Years

The 25 Best College Football Non-Quarterbacks of the Past 25 Years

Welcome to Sports Illustrated’s College Football Quarter-Century Week. We will look back at the past 25 seasons in college football, ranking the top 25 teams, quarterbacks, non-QB players, coaches, games and scandals. Up next: The best non-quarterback players from 2000 to present. Bush was special from the moment he stepped on campus. He helped lead USC to a pair of …

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ESPN, NFL Deal Makes Football League Part Owner of Disney Sports Giant

ESPN, NFL Deal Makes Football League Part Owner of Disney Sports Giant

ESPN and the NFL are helping to rewrite the playbook for keeping sports-media sustainable. In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake in the giant Disney sports outlet, which will gain control over NFL Network and the NFL RedZone highlights service, in addition to three pro-football games that were being shown via the NFL’s own cable assets. …

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Six strategies to find football breakouts every season, plus Jake Ciely’s must-draft players

Six strategies to find football breakouts every season, plus Jake Ciely’s must-draft players

Winning a fantasy football league is about more than prize money. Prove to your friends, colleagues and neighbors that you’re better than them at life. Inside: Fantasy strategies, players to target and a note from rankings guru Jake Ciely, who’ll join us as part of our fantasy coverage each Tuesday. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign …

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Safest players to pick in Round 4 or later in 2025 fantasy football drafts

Safest players to pick in Round 4 or later in 2025 fantasy football drafts

ADP: Round 5 (TE4)  After finishing as the TE1 overall in his 2023 rookie season, LaPorta suffered a sophomore slump in 2024. However, there was a stark difference in his fantasy production between the first and second halves of the campaign. In Weeks 1-9, LaPorta averaged just 3.3 targets and 8.0 fantasy points per game, but his numbers increased to …

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