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Mel Kiper Jr. whiffed on Will Levis
Overreaching on quarterbacks has become a yearly tradition. Mitch Trubisky is going to work out! Carson Wentz will be healthy! Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf? Same thing! And this year, the projection for former Kentucky quarterback Will Levis was way off, with no one being more wrong about the mayonn...
2023 NFL Draft Winner and Losers
The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft is over and Thursday proved to be one of the needle-moving days on the league’s calendar. Lamar Jackson finally got paid and several teams addressed some of their biggest needs ahead of next season. There were only 31 first-round picks this year (haha Miami) and...
Drew Brees can’t cut it as a broadcaster or a doctor
Even though fans decided en masse that they did not want to hear Drew Brees’ football observations on television, there are still a lot of people still wearing their No. 9 New Orleans Saints jersey that wants to know his thoughts as he watches football over the weekend....
College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams in 2026
The College Football Playoff is expanding, finally. After a decade of a four-team tournament to determine the FBS national champion, the field is tripling starting by the 2026 season. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the CFP Board of Managers approved the addition of eight teams to the annual postseason clas...
NIL turns 1
It’s been one year since the NCAA adopted a name, image and likeness (NIL) policy, allowing its “amateur” athletes to monetize and benefit off their own personal brands and make money over the table. This is all while attending one of their institutions and donating endless time to their athletic pr...
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The first surprise of the NIL era has arrived, and it’s Deion Sanders poaching No. 1 football recruit Travis Hunter

The first surprise of the NIL era has arrived, and it’s Deion Sanders poaching No. 1 football recruit Travis Hunter

Wed Dec 15 2021
The Siege And Fall Of A Hoops Haven That Made All The Wrong Enemies

The Siege And Fall Of A Hoops Haven That Made All The Wrong Enemies

Thu Oct 17 2019
What Manti Te&#39;o Told <em>Sports Illustrated</em> About Lennay Kekua

What Manti Te'o Told <em>Sports Illustrated</em> About Lennay Kekua

Mon Jun 17 2013
How <em>Sports Illustrated</em>&#39;s Manti Te&#39;o Story Got Published

How <em>Sports Illustrated</em>'s Manti Te'o Story Got Published

Mon Jun 17 2013
The Eyes Of Peyton Manning Pool With Sorrow

The Eyes Of Peyton Manning Pool With Sorrow

Mon Jun 17 2013
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