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Florida head football coach Billy Napier announced the hiring of Ron The Lions won back-to-back conference titles in 2013 and 2014. SLU’s victory in 2013, marked the program’s first league title of any kind since 1961. That season the program earned its first-ever FCS playoff berth and was the No. 4 national seed. Southeastern finished 11-3 and 7-0 in league play and concluded the season ranked No. 6. The 2013 team had a school record 24 all-Southland selections. Prior to SLU, Roberts spent seven seasons (2005-11) at Delta State where he started as the defensive coordinator for the first two…

Everybody is talking about the NFL draft. They fail to understand the Chicago Bears are also equipped with over $60 million in salary cap space. Not to mention the ability to open up $20 million more. It would not be shocking if GM Ryan Poles decided to take at least one calculated swing at a big name that could help this team gear up for a playoff push in 2024. The uncertainty is who that could be. Sorting through the names will be difficult since extensions and franchise tags are still to come. However, notable X account NFL Notifications indicated one name…

The Florida Gators fell to 11-6 (1-3 SEC) after losing 85-66 against the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (13-4, 3-1 SEC) on Tuesday night. Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht was on fire against the Gators, scoring 39 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Gator Country has everything Florida Head Coach Todd Golden said after the game, including statements from Gator guards Walter Clayton and Zyon Pullin. Head Coach Todd Golden On Tennessee’s defense… “Honestly, I thought we got some opportunities at the rim, we just didn’t finish with very much physicality and we allowed their bigs to go vertical on us and meet…

Phil Mafah, Clemson football’s best rusher, will not join the 2024 NFL Draft and will instead return for his senior year with the team. Clemson’s athletic department confirmed to FOX Carolina that Mafah did not submit any paperwork to enter the draft by the mandated deadline, which was Monday for underclassmen. Mafah will return to Clemson as the team’s uncontested top running back after his teammate and roommate, Will Shipley, declared for the draft on January 3rd. As a junior, Mafah had 179 carries for 965 yards (5.4 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns. After scoring a Gator Bowl record four rushing…

The Indianapolis Colts have some work to do this offseason. They showed a lot of promise in their debut season under head coach Shane Steichen, but they fell short of the playoffs. Injuries, including one to rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson, were undoubtedly a factor, but there is no disputing that the Colts could use more firepower. Jonathan Taylor is an elite back. Michael Pittman Jr proved his value to the Colts offense this season, and the Colts would be wise to bring him back. Josh Downs flashed tons of promise as a rookie. That said, it still seems like there…

Travaris Robinson, the new Georgia defensive coordinator, had a busy few days following the retirement announcement of renowned Alabama head coach Nick Saban. That attitude was, of course, shared by much of the collegiate football world, but few outside of new Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer understood Robinson’s situation. Robinson took over at UGA shortly after Saban retired. He was previously Alabama’s cornerbacks coach and was regarded as one of the greatest recruiters on the Crimson Tide’s staff. To DeBoer’s credit, when he got the Alabama head-coaching gig, he immediately brought Robinson back to Tuscaloosa to see if the up-and-coming…

The Chicago Bears had a very up-and-down defensive season in 2023. While their secondary led the NFL with 22 interceptions, the Bears were also second to last in sacks, having been dead last in total sacks in 2022. Demarcus Walker and Yannick Ngakoue were significant summer additions, but they were unable to produce at their former levels. This was partly owing to Ngakoue missing four games this season, the most since 2020. However, the Bears traded for defensive end Montez Sweat in October, and he recorded six sacks, giving him a total of 12.5 sacks this season between Washington and…

The Detroit Lions defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-6 away from home earlier this season, and the oddsmakers are taking note of that heading into this weekend’s divisional playoff matchup. Caesars Sportsbooks has the Lions as six-point favorites, as do most of the regular suspects, with a couple of detractors holding the line at seven points. Unlike last week, the Action Network says that 68% of public bets are in favor of the Lions returning to Ford Field. And that home-field advantage should not be overlooked. The crowd of 66,000-plus fans was buzzing from an hour before kickoff until they…

The Green Bay Packers have advanced to the divisional round of the 2023 playoffs. When it came to the playoffs, the Packers were almost forgotten by the halfway point of the season. They are now one of the last eight clubs in the playoffs. The Packers will fly west to face the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night. The Packers opted to bring in a former Bears defender for a workout ahead of that game. The Green Bay Packers Work Out Former Chicago Bears Defender Prior To Their Matchup Against The San Francisco 49ers According to reporter Aaron Wilson, the Packers…

Ole Miss Athletics has added strong leadership and championship experience with the appointment of Dr. Eric A. Wood as the Rebels’ Senior Deputy Athletics Director/External Relations and Business Development, announced Monday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter. Wood arrives in Oxford after more than three successful seasons as Vice President and Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech. His 24-year career in collegiate athletics also includes stops at UCF, Arkansas, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Wake Forest, New Haven, the NCAA and Clemson. “As we entered this search, Eric’s name immediately stood out as a great leader in our industry,”…