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الاثنين، 22 ديسمبر 2014

Former NFL exec looks forward to reunion at Super Bowl

TEMPE, Ariz. — The last time the Super Bowl was in Arizona, Ray Anderson was the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the NFL.


Seven years later, the Super Bowl is heading to Arizona but Anderson won’t have to make the long haul again from NFL headquarters in New York.


Anderson is in his first year as Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director at Arizona State University and is relishing the reunion in his new backyard.




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Former NFL exec looks forward to reunion at Super Bowl

الأحد، 21 ديسمبر 2014

Seven injured by lightning strike after Packers-Bucs game

TAMPA, Fla. — Officials with Tampa Fire Rescue say seven people have been taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a lightning strike in a parking lot near the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ stadium.


Spokesman Jason Penny says it doesn’t appear that anyone was directly struck by the lightning Sunday afternoon. He says the lightning did, however, kick up rocks and gravel and knock a few people down. It struck shortly after 4 p.m.


The injuries do not appear to be serious.


Green Bay beat the Bucs, 20-3.




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Seven injured by lightning strike after Packers-Bucs game

الجمعة، 19 ديسمبر 2014

Watch Saturday's games on NFL Network and NFL Mobile

For the first time this season we’ll have a slate of Saturday games. Fortunately, both will be televised nationally on NFL Network. But if you’re not by your TV, you can still catch the games.


Verizon customers on The MORE Everything plan or with a Premium Subscription have access to both games via the NFL Mobile app.


The Philadelphia Eagles takes on the Washington Redskins at 4:30 p.m. ET and the San Diego Chargers faces the San Francisco 49ers at 8:25 p.m. ET in a game that carries playoff implications. 





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Bowl viewer"s guide: Previewing Saturday"s slate of CFB action



College bowl season officially kicks off Saturday, and College Football 24/7 is providing a daily glimpse at the best players in each game and predictions from writers Gil Brandt, Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Bryan Fischer, Chase Goodbread and Mike Huguenin.


Site: New Orleans
Date: Dec. 20
Time/TV: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN
Matchup: Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5)
NFL teams attending: Buffalo Bills
Top players to watch: Nevada (QB Cody Fajardo, DE Brock Hekking, WR Hasaan Henderson, DE/LB Ian Seau); Louisiana-Lafayette (RB Alonzo Harris, WR Jamal Robinson).
Why NFL fans should tune in: Why not get your bowl season started out right with an intriguing matchup between an up-and-down Wolf Pack team taking on one of the most impressive Sun Belt teams over the years in ULL? Fajardo has put up comparable numbers to Colin Kaepernick during his time in Reno and is among the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the country. The team’s pistol offense gets a lot of the press, but it’s the defense you’ll really want to keep an eye out for with Ian Seau (Junior’s nephew) and wild man Brock Hekking, who might have the best hair in college football and is an equally fearsome pass rusher. As for the Ragin Cajuns, they feature a number of playmakers on the offensive side that could wind up being late Day Three selections.
Game predictions:
Brandt: UL-Lafayette, 24-21
Brooks: UL-Lafayette, 33-30
Jeremiah: Nevada, 28-24
Fischer: UL-Lafayette, 33-23
Goodbread: Nevada, 30-21
Huguenin: UL-Lafayette, 27-24






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الخميس، 18 ديسمبر 2014

Like/Dislike: Worst week ever for Jay Cutler

One last chance to do it


Dude, too little, too late


Who will he face at ‘Mania?


Adam Rank is disappointed that he won’t get to see Lizzy Caplan shine in a starring role in "The Interview" on account of current events. Sort of the same way that Alshon Jeffery might not shine with Jimmy Clausen under center in Chicago. But he thinks both Caplan and Jeffery will have the chance to rebound.




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الأربعاء، 17 ديسمبر 2014

2014 college football bowl game predictions

CFB 24/7 experts Gil Brandt, Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Bryan Fischer, Chase Goodbread and Mike Huguenin have provided their predictions for all 38 major college football bowl games.


Season records entering bowl season:
Brooks: 104-46
Huguenin: 104-46
Goodbread: 102-48
Jeremiah: 101-49
Fischer: 100-50
Brandt: 98-52


» For more, go to NFL.com/CFB 24/7


Follow College Football 24/7 on Twitter @NFL_CFB.




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Ray McDonald being investigated on suspicion of sexual assault

Northern California authorities are investigating San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on suspicion of sexual assault.


San Jose Police Department Sgt. Heather Randol said Wednesday that detectives searched McDonald’s San Jose home.


Randol said an area hospital notified police Tuesday night that a woman was seeking treatment.


According to police, the woman told police she was "possibly" sexually assaulted by McDonald. No arrests have been made or charges filed.




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Aaron Rodgers "baffled" by Kromer"s Jay Cutler comments

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler are rivals on the field, but they are also friends who happen to be members of a relatively small fraternity. And as a franchise quarterback who credits a supportive and open environment for helping him thrive with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers was appalled by what Cutler, his beleaguered Chicago Bears counterpart, had to endure last week.




Reacting to reports that Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer admitted last Monday to his players that he’d been an anonymous source in a report by NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport in which Cutler’s game-management skills were criticized, Rodgers strongly denounced Kromer’s behavior, saying he was "baffled" by the situation.


"I would have a major problem if somebody said something like that," Rodgers said Tuesday during an interview at Lambeau Field. "I think anybody that plays the position, you can’t help but empathize with Jay for that situation. You talk all the time about being connected, being a unit, believing in each other. But if you have unnamed sources, people out there cutting you down, and then you find out it’s the person calling the plays — that would be really hard to deal with, to look at him the same way."




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الثلاثاء، 16 ديسمبر 2014

Report: Bo Pelini to coach FCS member Youngstown State

Bo Pelini, fired as Nebraska’s coach at the end of November, will be the new coach at FCS school Youngstown State, a report says.


The Youngstown Vindicator reported the news Tuesday morning. Pelini is a Youngstown native.


The Vindicator said a school spokesman could neither confirm nor deny the report, but also that the spokesman said the school "hopefully" would have an official statement later Tuesday.


Youngstown State’s president is former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, who enjoyed great success as Youngstown’s coach in the 1990s.




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Report: Bo Pelini to coach FCS member Youngstown State

الأحد، 14 ديسمبر 2014

Lions ride Matt Prater"s leg to win vs. Vikings

DETROIT — It was the type of kick that always seems to go through the uprights against the Detroit Lions.


Nobody has ever made a field goal from 68 yards in an NFL game, but when Minnesota’s Blair Walsh lined up at that distance on the final play Sunday, there were some nervous folks at Ford Field.


"Stranger things have happened to us," Detroit offensive lineman Rob Sims said. "But maybe this is our time. Maybe things are changing."


Walsh’s kick came up short and wide to the left, and Detroit held on for a 16-14 victory over Minnesota.




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Auburn freshman football player Jakell Mitchell killed in shooting

An Auburn freshman football player was shot and killed early Sunday morning at an apartment complex near the Auburn campus, according to AL.com.


Jakell Mitchell, who was expected to compete for a starting job in 2015, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to the East Alabama Medical Center in Auburn, where he was pronounced dead. Police are treating the death as a homocide. No suspects or motives have been identified.


Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs acknowledged the death on his Twitter account.


The Auburn Family is grieving the loss of a teammate & friend Jakell Mitchell. We are praying for his family. pic.twitter.com/ZC5PP2nJ6u




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Auburn freshman football player Jakell Mitchell killed in shooting

الأربعاء، 10 ديسمبر 2014

Virginia"s Eli Harold denotes via Twitter he"s turning professional

Virginia junior defensive end Eli Harold, an athletic advantage rusher who had seven sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss this season, announced via Twitter on Wednesday morning that he’s entering the NFL draft.



To all UVA Enthusiasts, my family, and my close friends and teammates it is been a great ride. I decided to enter the NFL Draft.





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Brandt: Duke"s David Cutcliffe says "no" to Michigan

Michigan is seeking for a fresh trainer after firing Brady Hoke last week, also it seems Wolverines officials already have missed on a single nominee.



Was told tonight #Michigan officials offered David Cutcliffe their job but the #Duke trainer turned it down. Times sure have changed.





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Brandt: Duke"s David Cutcliffe says "no" to Michigan

الاثنين، 8 ديسمبر 2014

Houston fires head coach Tony Levine after only three seasons

Houston trainer Tony Levine was fired Monday after three seasons in the institution, including two that featured winning records.


Levine was hired following the 2011 season, when Kevin Sumlin left to coach Texas A&M. Levine had been the Cougars’ receivers coach. Houston was 21-17 in three seasons under Levine, including 7-5 this season and 8-5 last season; the Cougars were 5-7 in 2012.


The Cougars will meet Pittsburgh in the Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl with defensive coordinator David Gibbs — the son of longtime NFL offensive line coach Alex Gibbs — as the interim coach.


Houston becomes the 12th FBS school which is going to have coaching change this year.




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الأحد، 7 ديسمبر 2014

Jamaal Charles (ankle) questionable to return vs. Cards

The Chiefs must make do without their star running back for a bit. 


Jamaal Charles injured his ankle through the initial half of the Chiefs-Cardinals game and is questionable to return. He was replaced by Knile Davis.


Around The NFL will have more on this particular story shortly.




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Jamaal Charles (ankle) questionable to return vs. Cards

الجمعة، 5 ديسمبر 2014

Scout compares Baylor"s Bryce Petty to Matt Flynn, Drew Stanton

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Getting past Kansas State and possibly into the College Football Playoff is the immediate challenge for Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty. But another challenge — getting past the stereotype the Bears’ shotgun offense has not prepared him well for the NFL — could be even more demanding.


"He puts up monster numbers in a offense that does not have a history of creating successful pro style quarterbacks," an AFC place scout told NFL Media’s Albert Breer. & quot;He Is a bright, high character player. Respectable sportsman, having a powerful lower body, but I personally do not see him as a top prospect."


That scout compared Petty to the Green Bay Packers’ Matt Flynn as well as the Arizona Cardinals’ Drew Stanton — not just household names.




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Scout compares Baylor"s Bryce Petty to Matt Flynn, Drew Stanton

الاثنين، 1 ديسمبر 2014

College Football Playoff: Calling the sixth pair of positions

After years in the making, we will see yet another glance of the College Football Playoff choice committee in action Tuesday night, when it releases its sixth set of top 25 positions.


Fresh off a thrilling Week 14, here are some speculations for who’ll make the committee’s top four and who is going to be left wondering what they should do to move up. Remember, it is a review of the playoff image right now and not a projection of triumphs and losses the remainder of the season.





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Florida officials say any reports of any training offers are "bogus"

Florida is seeking a fresh trainer, and rumors are wild — so wild that school officials released a statement Monday morning saying no one was offered the occupation.



Statement from UAA (1 of 2): We will not have any opinion to the recent multiple reports other than to say that we’ve made no occupation offers to





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Florida officials say any reports of any training offers are "bogus"

الأحد، 30 نوفمبر 2014

Mississippi State"s Dan Mullen was not bullish on playoff opportunities

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen was not convinced his Bulldogs would’ve made the College Football Playoff even if they’d defeated Mississippi on Saturday.


Well, he sort of believed that, anyhow.


Mississippi State was ranked fourth in this week’s College Football Playoff positions, but after Saturday’s loss Mullen told CBSSports.com, "I did not believe we were getting in the playoff anyway."


Mullen subsequently talked more about it — and did not look almost as certain.




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Mississippi State"s Dan Mullen was not bullish on playoff opportunities

السبت، 29 نوفمبر 2014

Winners and losers from Week 14 college football matches

Week 14 of the college football season brought us emphasizes galore as well as several surprises that nobody could have called earlier in 2013. While we understand who won and who lost the matches in the box scores, who actually came out of Saturday competent to hold their heads high?


TCU: Saturday could not have been scripted considerably better for the Horned Frogs, who found Mississippi State go down in front of the box and Ohio State lose their starting quarterback. Combination in Baylor fighting against lowly Texas Tech and TCU is in far better standing to reach the College Football Playoff.


Memphis: The Tigers won seven matches united in 2012 and 2013 but continued their extraordinary turn around under trainer Justin Fuente with their ninth victory of the season on Saturday over UConn. That gave the team a share of the AAC tournament and made the boxscores coach an even hotter commodity this offseason.


Georgia Tech: It was not pretty but the Yellow Jackets stormed back to defeat their instate competition in wild way and send themselves into the ACC Championship Game next week on a high.




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