TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With A-Day and spring practices in the rear-view mirror, the page has turned to the summer and gearing up for the regular season for Alabama football. During the Crimson Tide’s annual spring game, there was a plethora of players, who will be on the two-deep depth chart […]
Premier League, FA and football authorities hold first serious all-party meeting to combat wave of vile online abuse
FOOTBALL authorities have held their first serious all-party meeting with social media giants to combat online hate as Anton Ferdinand demanded they be held to account. Anti-racism leaders Kick It Out convened the gathering of the game’s senior organisations. 2 Kick It Out chairman Sanjay Bhandari has described the ‘culture […]
Why is Nick Saban smiling? The answer goes beyond him leading Alabama football to another title
“I enjoyed the ride!” Alabama head coach Nick Saban, his 69-year-old face looking downright cherubic, was specifically talking about the lift he had just received, as he was carried across the field of Hard Rock Stadium like a sack of potatoes on the right shoulder of 6-foot-6, 324-pound Landon Dickerson, […]
National Signing Day 2020: How COVID-19 changed college football recruiting, likely for good
No one is feeling sympathy for the riches and swag-copters Kirby Smart can layer on in the recruiting process. His Georgia program spent $3.7 million on recruiting last fiscal year. That was a quarter of a million dollars ahead of Alabama. That’s five times what Georgia was spending five years […]
Georgia Football Coach Repeatedly Punches 9-Year-Old Player in Viral Video
Footage of a youth football coach hitting a player during a game has caused outrage on social media, while both his and his team’s half-hearted apologies have been met with a fierce backlash. In the video, which first surfaced online on Wednesday, an adult who appears to be a Pee […]
A baby and a win: Inside Sean Gleeson’s wild weekend for Rutgers football | Politi
It was 8:30 p.m. on Friday night, and offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson had to make the most important play call of the 2020 Rutgers season — and, truth be told, probably his marriage. Run or pass? Not here, in a hospital delivery room. This was different. This was not a […]
Football rivals for one night, Paterson Eastside defeats Kennedy, gets city bragging rights (Photos)
Amir Smith and the rest of the Eastside and Kennedy players know that once the final whistle sounded that they were once again family as one Paterson, instead of the arch rivals they had been the previous three hours. But even amongst family members, there are moments of boasting. And […]
No. 17 Iowa State-Kansas State live stream (11/21): How to watch college football online, TV, time
Iowa State is in an unusual position heading into its game against Kansas State on Saturday, Nov. 21. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. The 17th-ranked Cyclones (5-2, 5-1 Big 12) lead the Big 12 with three games to play, the first time they’ve been in first place […]
21 gift ideas for Alabama football fans
Alabama fans looking for the perfect gifts for friends and family this holiday season should head to local fan stores in Tuscaloosa (or shop online, safely) to find the exact gear that will make for terrific presents this year. With Christmas just around the corner, we asked a few different […]
A season on the road: Triad football players go to great lengths | HSXtra | Greensboro High School Sports
East Forsyth’s Jacob Fletcher (left) and L.J. Whisnant played football this fall for Jireh Prep while living out of a hotel room in Charlotte. “It was kind of weird at first,” Whisnant said. “We didn’t know too many people and everybody was kind of quiet at the beginning. It was […]
Football: Defense rests for No. 9 Woodbridge after racking up another shutout
There were no tricks. No gimmicks. And no points allowed, either. All afternoon long, the Woodbridge football team’s defense lined up in its base defense and challenged St. Joseph of Metuchen to move the ball. St. Joseph could not. Woodbridge recorded its second straight shutout and third of the season […]
IU football maturing defense looks to dominate vs. Michigan
BLOOMINGTON – A year ago, Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson toyed with Indiana’s defense. Five touchdown passes, the most by a Wolverine in a regulation game. Nine different receivers were found. Three plays went for 40-plus yards. But even amid the struggles — and there were bumps in the road for […]
IU football hopes to make Michigan respect the run
BLOOMINGTON – Seeing that Michigan State’s Rockey Lombardi went for 300-plus yards and three touchdowns on Michigan’s defense last week, it would seem reasonable for Indiana to air it out against the Wolverines. But it’s hard to win Big Ten football games without at least establishing the run, and MSU […]
Jovan Swann breaking into IU football defensive line rotation
CLOSE IU football grad transfer Jovan Swann went to Center Grove High School Indianapolis Star BLOOMINGTON – Jovan Swann is a competitive guy, so of course the grad transfer from Stanford entered Indiana’s locker room with big goals. After four years in the Cardinal’s 3-4 scheme, the 6-2, 280-pound defensive […]
California teacher coached Alaskan football team from his living room
As summer ended, on a home field tucked in the shadow of the Kenai Mountains where the Kachemak Bay spills into the Gulf of Alaska, the Mariners of Homer High School returned to football practice. Coach Justin Zank, eager to start his second season, rolled into workouts with a pair […]
Notre Dame football, Brian Kelly twisting some aspects of COVID to their advantage
CLOSE SOUTH BEND – It’s not that Brian Kelly didn’t have enough potential headaches to address this week, even from a 1-2 Florida State team that was reportedly uninspired enough in practice Wednesday to send its head coach into a tizzy. A sampling: • What to do with Florida State’s 6-5, […]
Notre Dame football works through COVID-19 outbreak
SOUTH BEND — It’s not that Brian Kelly didn’t have enough potential headaches to address this week, even from a 1-2 Florida State team that was reportedly uninspired enough in practice Wednesday to send its head coach into a tizzy. A sampling: • What to do with Florida State’s 6-foot-5, […]
Gloucester City football preview, 2020: Lions counting on youth to blend with experience
Gloucester City Lions League: WJFL United Division Coach: Rob Bryan (8-13 entering third season; 16-25 overall) Last year: 5-6; fifth place in WJFL United Division; Did not qualify for playoffs Key players: Steve Burkhardt, Jr., RB/S; Gavin Donatis, Sr., G/LB; Jaden Harris, Jr., WR/DB; Adrian Delgado, Jr. QB/LB; Chris Dolson, […]
Messi, his outspoken cousin and the football agents who sell their own family members
Unlike Josh de Caires, Michael Atherton’s cricketing son who uses his mother’s surname so as not to trade on the ready association with his father, the Argentinian footballer Maxi Biancucchi does not shirk from familial relationship. He likes to be known by the nickname: “El Primo de Messi”, or Messi’s […]
Texas A&M to have reduced capacity for football
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — Texas A&M has established a reduced capacity, distanced seating plan designed to host fans at Kyle Field as safely as possible. The university’s plan focuses on the recommended health protocols and ensures that attendance during […]