The shakeup in college football is having an impact on the NFL draft. Now that college players can make money on their name, image and likeness, without losing their eligibility, there isn’t the same urgency to leave for the pros. Many NFL evaluators say that has impacted the draft, which wrapped up Saturday, in some cases diluting the caliber of players available in the later rounds. “It’s a real issue,” said a longtime NFL team personnel executive, noting the talent drop was more precipitous...
Mater Dei has named former Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara as its new football coach effective immediately. Lara had been head coach at St. Anthony, where he briefly worked with Mater Dei President Michael Brennan. He won five Division 1 titles when he was head coach at Poly for 13 years. By working out a deal with Lara, Brennan will be completing a clean break from the days of Bruce Rollinson, who took over the program in 1989 and ran it until his retirement in the fall of 2022 following...
Kapamilya singer-songwriter Trisha Denise was able to incorporate her K-pop and K-drama fandom not only into the tracks in her EP, but also into her social media content.
AJ Simon, a draft prospect at the University of Albany, died at the age of 25 this week.
A former college football standout in New York died at age 25, just a week before the NFL Draft. Amitral “AJ” Simon, a defensive lineman for the University at Albany, announced late last year that he was entering his name in the draft. "He was a tremendous young man and even better teammate throughout his time at UAlbany," the UAlbany football program said in a statement announcing his death on Wednesday, April 17. "He will be profoundly missed." Simon's cause of death has not yet been...
April 29 (UPI) — More than a dozen players with fathers who previously played in the NFL were picked up through the 2024 NFL Draft and/or signed as undrafted free agents. Former Ohio State star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was the first to accomplish the feat when he heard his name called Thursday in […] The post Harrison, Owens, Rice among sons of football legends added to NFL teams first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
College Park hires Jack Schram, who led Miramonte to a North Coast Section title last season, as its next coach.
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The Mountaineers had previously experimented with helmet communication through coach and players, including in last season's bowl game. Now they'll get to utilize it during the regular season, which will also feature a 2-minute warning late in each half throughout college football.
Here is the breakdown of the NFL Draft's first round by conference and school
The sons of NFL legends like Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison are preparing to hear their names called in Thursday's draft in a year that looks set to be a family affair.
As Bo Nix took a call from the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, his father slumped his head and began to cry.