There is a good chance that Chicago Bears defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will be playing for a different team next year, according to NFL analyst Peter King. Ngakoue is just 29 years old, but he his longest stint with an NFL team was with the team that originally drafted him, the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his four years with the Jaguars, Ngakoue amassed 37.5 sacks. He was an integral part of the “Sacksonville” team that was a controversial call away from a Super Bowl appearance. Aside from his rookie year where Ngakoue had eight sacks, there is only one other year…
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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.
The Maryland Terrapins will be without one of the best quarterbacks in program history, Taulia Tagovailoa, for the Music City Bowl against the Auburn Tigers on Dec. 30, according to an announcement from head coach Michael Locksley. Tagovailoa is now focusing on preparation for the 2024 NFL Draft. The former four-star is not a quarterback that many draft analysts have high on their boards. There is no guarantee that he will even be drafted, despite his gaudy numbers with the Terrapins. A serious injury in a bowl game would make it nearly impossible for the record-setting quarterback to make an…
The Ole Miss Rebels and head coach Lane Kiffin agreed to a new contract extension that aims to keep Kiffin at the helm until 2028. Kiffin became the coach in prior to the 2020 season after a three-year stint at Florida Atlantic. Kiffin has yet to endure a losing season with the Rebels. His 33-15 record is good enough to be the highest winning percentage posted by an Ole Miss coach since Johnny Vaught, who began coaching the Rebels in 1947. Kiffin and Vaught are also the only two coaches in Ole Miss Rebels’ history to have multiple 10-win seasons.…
The Philadelphia Eagles are on a three game skid since a 42-19 blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a game in which defensive end Nick Bosa claimed to give out the “blueprint” to stopping quarterback Jalen Hurts. The most recent loss came during a Monday Night Football matchup that saw Hurts go toe-to-toe with Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock. Lock outdueled Hurts in the air with 208 yards passing and the go-ahead touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Hurts had just 143 yards passing as he completed 17 of his 31…
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced that defensive coordinator Joe Barry will remain the defensive play-caller for the remainder of the 2023 season. Questions about Barry’s job safety arose after the Packers gave up 34 points to the Baker Mayfield-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mayfield threw for four touchdowns on nearly 400 yards passing. He finished the game with a perfect 158.3 QB rating. An article from Heavy outlines how LaFleur responded to questions regarding Barry’s future. The Packers head coach did not rule out the possibility of moving on after the season, but he did say that changes…
The Nebraska Cornhuskers and head coach Matt Rhule flipped five-star quarterback and Georgia Bulldog commit Dylan Raiola Monday. GO BIG RED pic.twitter.com/ApOPDipCcu — Dylan Raiola (@RaiolaDylan) December 18, 2023 Raiola originally committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes before flipping his initial commitment to Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. Now, just two days before the start of the early signing period, Raiola has flipped again and committed to join the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the 2024 season. Raiola is the No. 8 overall recruit in the 2024 class, according to ESPN. The same rankings have him as the top pocket-passing quarterback…
The Minnesota Vikings will continue to start quarterback Nick Mullens in a divisional matchup with the Detroit Lions that has severe playoff implications. Despite the heartbreaking 27-24 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Mullens did enough to secure the starting job for the second straight week. In an article from ESPN Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell praised Mullens for his play in the inter-conference competition. “I thought Nick did a lot of really good things in the football game on Saturday,” O’Connell said Monday. “… Nick knows that we also need we need to try to limit and eliminate…
The Texas Longhorns and head coach Steve Sarkisian are not abandoning the recruiting trail while preparing for their College Football Playoff matchup with the Washington Huskies as they received a commitment from the No. 1 transfer portal defensive back, Andrew Mukuba. You know the crib is the A , I had to let it be (B) COMMITTED !!🤘🏾 #HookEm pic.twitter.com/l1dOKoCjjv — Andrew Mukuba ¹ (@Andrewmukuba2) December 18, 2023 Mukuba was initially recruited by the Clemson Tigers and head coach Dabo Swinney. He declared his intention to transfer following the worst season the Tigers have endured since 2010. pic.twitter.com/YrtBfk9AoG — Andrew…
Colorado Buffaloes’ head coach Deion Sanders said he would never coach in the NFL on Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s podcast, NIghtcap. Sharpe inquired about the opening with the Los Angeles Chargers, which came about as a result of a 63-21 primetime embarrassment at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders. Sanders responded by not only denying that specific job, but denying the idea of coaching in the NFL at all. “I don’t want to do pros, I love college. I would never do pros,” said Sanders. “I like the purity of the young men. I like the sensitivities,…
Amid rampant speculation about Michigan Wolverines’ head coach Jim Harbaugh leaving for a job in the NFL, the three-time College Football Playoff attendee hinted at a 2024 return. Harbaugh addressed his team at their 2023 season award show in Ann Arbor Sunday. He directly addressed his senior class in a way that suggested he would be returning for the 2024 season. A local news anchor came out with the initial report: Jim Harbaugh to his seniors as they leave the stage after getting their M rings: “I just wanna say, I hope some of you are coming back next year.”…
