Author: Alec Musa

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Alec is a sports writer from Phoenix, Arizona, who specializes in football. Before taking on his current role at Gridiron Heroics, Alec worked for Sportskeeda in the same role. He covers the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Florida State Seminoles, and Michigan Wolverines.

Head Coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program are going through a major roster turnover heading into their annual spring game on Saturday. The Buffaloes roster continues to take shape as the spring window of the transfer portal has seen more than ten players leave the program. Conversely, Sanders and his staff have inked a wave of highly productive players, including a pair of edge rushers. Despite the non-stop moving parts at Colorado, Sanders took time out of his day on Wednesday to support a quarterback in the 2024 NFL draft. Sanders, an NFL Hall of Famer turned college…

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On Tuesday, the NCAA, the governing body of Division I college football, dropped the hammer down on former ASU football frontman Herm Edwards and members of his old coaching staff regarding recruiting infractions involving more than 30 prospects during the Covid-19 impacted season. The NCAA concluded that Edwards and his coaching staff “participated in impermissible recruiting, meeting with prospects on campus and elsewhere,” including meeting with players in a nearby home designated for recruiting purposes.  ASU will vacate nine wins from their double-digit winning season of 2021 for the “use of ineligible players,” per ASU insider Chris Karpman. The five-year…

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Since 2016, the Dallas Cowboys, one of the most popular and storied franchises in the NFL, have called quarterback Dak Prescott their signal-caller. Prescott entered the league in 2016, but with a back injury to Tony Romo in the preseason, the rookie from Mississippi State quickly became the team’s leader on offense. The six-foot-two, 230-pound gunslinger threw for 3,667 yards and 23 touchdowns against four picks, winning AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and earning MVP votes.  Prescott never returned the job to Romo, earning three Pro Bowl honors and leading the Cowboys to the postseason five times in eight…

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With the 24th pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys will look to select a difference-maker to improve their odds of making the NFC Championship for the first time since 1995. After posting a fantastic 12-5 record and winning the NFC East last season, the Cowboys laid an egg during Super Wild Card Weekend, falling to the Green Bay Packers, 48-32. The NFC East club will need to make massive postseason strides in 2024 to keep the ownership and the fanbase happy. However, they have taken a more passive approach this offseason, especially regarding free agency. Albeit the method,…

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The spring window of the transfer portal has been hectic for the Colorado football program. Last week, coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes lost double-digit players to the portal, including former five-star prospect Cormani McClain. The Buffs lost a wave of players to the portal, but none that posted team-leading numbers last fall. Meanwhile, the program welcomed a flurry of transfers to the team over the weekend, including two highly productive pass rushers and an offensive lineman. On Monday, Colorado made another significant addition to its roster, bringing in high-end talent in the form of Ohio State Buckeyes transfer Dallan…

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The spring window of the transfer portal continues to affect the Auburn football program. Last week, five players darted from Auburn, headlined by wideout Jay Fair and corner J.D. Rhym. Fair snagged 31 receptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers last season, while Rhym, the highest-regarded player leaving the program, had an interception and six tackles. On Monday, head coach Hugh Freeze and Auburn lost another player to the portal, with former four-star prospect Wesley Steiner officially looking for a new home. Auburn has also added in the spring window of the transfer cycle. Defensive lineman Isaiah…

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It was a rollercoaster of a week for Colorado football. On Monday, they lost five players to the transfer portal, with another five portalling on Tuesday, including former five-star super prospect Cormani McClain. The next three days saw another six players transfer, yet coach Deion Sanders preached patience, believing the program would replace the departing talent ten-fold via incoming transfers. Sanders backed up his claim with a wave of high-end talent committing to the Colorado football program over the weekend.  Colorado and Coach Prime made significant moves last weekend, securing three major transfers, two of whom are defensive linemen. The…

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Last weekend, the Texas football program finished spring ball with their annual intrasquad matchup. Backup quarterback and former five-star mega prospect Arch Manning, the nephew of NFL greats Peyton and Eli Manning, looked great, throwing for three touchdowns while the Longhorns continue their march towards playing in the SEC next fall. On Monday, Texas received good news regarding the transfer portal, landing former Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman Bill Norton. The Longhorns have lost six players to the transfer portal’s spring window, including offensive tackle Payton Kirkland. The former four-star recruit committed to the Colorado Buffaloes football program on Sunday. However,…

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The weekend before the team’s annual spring game, the Colorado football program continues to ink high-end talent through the transfer portal. On Sunday, Colorado earned commitments from former Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Payton Kirkland and defensive lineman Dayon Hayes, formerly of the Pittsburgh Panthers.  With the addition of Ohio Bobcats transfer and defensive lineman Rayyan Buell, the slew of incoming transfers continued on Sunday night. Colorado entered the weekend as the topic of discussion in the football world after a wave of former players darted for the portal earlier this week. Including former five-star mega recruit Cormani McClain, the Buffs…

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This spring, the talk of the college football world has been Colorado football, especially after a wave of players left the program via the transfer portal earlier this month. Head coach Deion Sanders, the second-year frontman for the Buffs, downplayed the alarming number of players darting for the portal, believing the talent coming in would outweigh the production leaving. On Sunday, Colorado earned a commitment from star defensive lineman and Pittsburgh Panthers transfer Dayon Hayes. A few hours later, the Buffs landed Texas Longhorns transfer and former four-star offensive line recruit Payton Kirkland. Coach Prime and the Buffaloes have made…

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