Oklahoma State Cowboys star running back Ollie Gordon posted an unusual announcement on social media stating that he would be back with Mike Gundy’s squad in 2024. Gordon posted a video that included the Cowboys’ mascot Pistol Pete. The video also featured Oklahoma State President Kasey Shrum. The video is reminiscent of the classic ESPN “This is Sportscenter” commercials, and also calls attention to the statue of Barry Sanders that sits outside of Boone Pickens Stadium. Let’s do it 🫶🏽🤠 pic.twitter.com/jh3UygF5hf — Ollie Gordon (@Ollie_Gordon2) December 24, 2023 While Gordon’s numbers speak for themselves, many opposing coaches praised Gordon throughout…
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Andrew Kusleika
Andrew Kusleika is an avid football fan with a journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He has experience as an sports editor who has covered golf, hockey, basketball, volleyball and more. He has spent his entire life around the game of football, which gives him a unique ability to cover the sport in an in-depth manner.
Amid the annual rumors that Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh may be departing Ann Arbor for an NFL coaching job, LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly emerged as a potential favorite to replace Harbaugh, according to LSU insider Matt Moscona. In an article from AthlonSports, Moscona displayed the confidence he has in this rumor. “If Jim Harbaugh goes back to the NFL and Michigan is open. If Michigan pursues Brian Kelly, he would leave LSU for Michigan. I am confident in saying that,” Moscona said. This is the second prominent media member who has guaranteed Brian Kelly leaving #LSU for Michigan.…
The Nebraska Cornhuskers recently flipped one of the highest recruits in the 2024 recruiting class, quarterback Dylan Raiola, in one of the most impactful recruiting sequences in Nebraska football history. Raiola is the No. 8 player in the recruiting class, and he is the number one overall pocket-passer. Raiola was previously committed to Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs after initially committing to Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes. In an ESPN article, Raiola cites his history with the Huskers as a big part of the reason for his most recent flip. “I firmly believe that Nebraska is in…
Green Bay Packers rookie tight end Luke Musgrave was in the midst of a promising rookie season before he suffered a lacerated kidney in a week 11 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Despite the intense internal injury, Musgrave finished the game. Musgrave hasn’t played in a game since then, but in an NBC article he claims that’s football. “I knew something was probably wrong, but I mean, that’s kind of football,” Musgrave said. “You play through pain and then it usually hurts a little more after the game.” Although Musgrave cites playing through pain as a part of football,…
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to replace offensive coordinator Gerad Parker, who took the head coaching job with the Troy Trojans, with former LSU Tigers offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, according to ESPN. Denbrock was a former assistant coach at Notre Dame, and will be returning to South Bend for the 2024 season. This will mark Denbrock’s third stint with the Fighting Irish. He was initially the OT/TE coach from 2002-2004 before filling a multitude of positions from 2010-2016. Denbrock was even the offensive coordinator for Notre Dame in 2014. He took the same role with the Cincinnati Bearcats…
Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are on the path to being a part of another historical receiving season as wide receiver Puka Nacua is just 147 yards and nine receptions away from owning the NFL record for rookie receiving yards as well as rookie receptions. Even if Nacua doesn’t manage to break those records, his rookie year with the Rams will still go down in history. In the Thursday night matchup with the New Orleans Saints, the fifth-round draft pick accrued 164 yards receiving on nine receptions. This was Nacua’s sixth 100-yard receiving game during his rookie year,…
In an effort to sure up the trenches ahead of the 2024 season, the Colorado Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders are adding NFL legend and Hall-of-Famer Warren Sapp to the coaching staff. Sanders announced that Sapp would be joining his staff on “The Rich Eisen Show” Wednesday. The Colorado head coach did not say in what capacity Sapp would be helping. “I know what he wants to do,” Sanders said of Sapp on The Rich Eisen Show. “He wants to coach on this staff, and he wants to be a part of this staff, and he is going to be a…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to endure another game without their starting quarterback and former first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett, according to Adam Schefter. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Mason Rudolph, originally the third-string quarterback, will make the start in the divisional matchup. Rudolph’s Christmas weekend start will be his first start in two seasons. In an ESPN article, Rudolph outlines why he is prepared to make the start against the Cincinnati Bengals, who will be without star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. “I think as the third-string quarterback, you feel like, ‘Are you really earning your paycheck week to…
The Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott will be without defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, and will likely be without safety Micah Hyde for this week’s intraconference matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. Phillips will not be on the team for the remainder of the regular season as he went to IR with a wrist injury. The injury seemingly occured on this play against the Dallas Cowboys: This was the play that #Bills Jordan Phillips injured his right wrist on. You can see his wrist slams heel first into Steele’s buttocks. Certainly going through differential diagnosis for immediate surgery last…
Head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines were given an allegations notice from the NCAA that will investigate potential recruiting violations that occurred during the COVID recruiting dead period, two university officials told ESPN. On top of the initial allegations notice, it is also alleged that Harbaugh did not properly cooperate with and/or misled NCAA investigators, according to an article from ABC News. In the same article, NCAA vice president of hearing operations Derrick Crawford addressed the downplay of these allegations. “The Michigan infractions case is related to impermissible on and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and…
