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  • WATCH: Bryce Underwood’s trick play leads to long touchdown in freshman QB’s debut at Michigan spring game

    WATCH: Bryce Underwood’s trick play leads to long touchdown in freshman QB’s debut at Michigan spring game

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    It’s safe to say that freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood is already making waves early into his collegiate career. Underwood, the No. 1 prospect nationally in the Class of 2025 and the highest-rated quarterback to ever sign with the Wolverines, made his public debut in Michigan’s spring game Saturday. 

    And, knowing what the fans lining Michigan Stadium came to see, Michigan’s coaching staff drew up a trick play that allowed Underwood to show off his arm talent. Underwood initially pitched the ball to a running back, who then tossed the ball to wide receiver reversing the field, who in turn gave the ball back to Underwood. 

    Underwood then uncorked a nice pass down the sideline to tight end Jalen Hoffman, who sprinted down the field for an 80-plus yard touchdown. Though Michigan’s spring game isn’t televised live, highlights of Underwood’s touchdown toss were posted to social media. 

    Though just a true freshman, Underwood has a chance to play a huge role for the Wolverines in his first year with the program. Michigan did bring in veteran transfer quarterback Mikey Keene from Fresno State, but he missed the spring game due to a shoulder injury. 

    Veteran backup Davis Warren is also recovering from an ACL tear he suffered in Michigan’s Jan. 1 ReliaQuest Bowl win against Alabama. So that means Underwood and second-year quarterback Jadyn Davis were the only scholarship quarterbacks to get reps in Saturday’s spring game. 

    “(He) Did well. Did well,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said of Underwood’s performance. “Made some really good throws and had some things that we…

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  • 2025 NFL Draft: Ole Miss star Jaxson Dart reverses course, will not attend event and sit in green room

    2025 NFL Draft: Ole Miss star Jaxson Dart reverses course, will not attend event and sit in green room

    Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart will not be at the 2025 NFL Draft when his name is called. Dart — who was originally expected to attend the event — apparently changed his mind about that decision with the draft just around the corner, according to ESPN.

    Dart was initially listed as one of the 17 players attending the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The NFL put out an updated list of attendees Thursday, and two players — Dart and Georgia pass rusher Mykel Williams — were no longer on the list. Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston was a new addition, meaning a total of 16 players will be at the 2025 NFL Draft.

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    No reason was given for Dart’s decision to pull out of the event. The prospects who attend the draft are typically players expected to go in the first round. That appears to be the case again this year, as a number of the prospects attending the draft are listed as top-32 prospects on Yahoo Sports’ big board.

    Only two players on the list of updated attendees fall outside Yahoo Sports’ top-32, Hairston and Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe. Hairston ranks 55 on Yahoo Sports’ big board. Milroe ranks 69th.

    Dart, meanwhile, ranks 70th on that list. If he did attend the 2025 NFL Draft, he would have been the lowest-ranked Yahoo Sports prospect at the event.

    That doesn’t necessarily mean much. Quarterbacks tend to get pushed up in the NFL Draft, and it’s likely Dart and Milroe both go higher than anticipated during the event.

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    For Dart, however, taking his name off the list of attendees could signal that he isn’t going as early as he expected. Prospects who attend the draft run the risk of increased scrutiny and attention if they unexpectedly fall on draft boards. Aaron Rodgers and Brady Quinn are two of the best examples of that phenomenon. Both players fell much farther than expected during the NFL Draft, and sad shots of them waiting in the green room dominated the conversation on draft night. It’s possible Dart wanted to avoid that…

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  • Blue Hens’ spring game hints at readiness for FBS, Conference USA

    Blue Hens’ spring game hints at readiness for FBS, Conference USA

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    Time will tell how ready the Blue Hens are for their climb to the Football Bowl Subdivision this season as a Conference USA member.

    That time was not Friday night, when Delaware played its first game as a team built for the FBS, against an FBS team.

    That FBS team, of course, was itself in the Blue-White intrasquad game that has annually ended spring drills for more than half a century.

    Delaware will not really know, either, when Delaware State visits for the Aug. 28 opener against Delaware State, because the Blue Hens have always bashed the Hornets and they will again.

    Those early 2025 nonconference games, at Colorado and home against Connecticut, will provide a better clue going into subsequent Conference USA games at Florida International and against Western Kentucky that will be particularly revealing.

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    But it will be an ongoing test and a season-long process. Are they deep enough? Are they talented enough? Most importantly, are they fast and physical and clever enough?

    Coach Ryan Carty and his staff have frequently said – and they’re right – that they won’t truly know what it will take to succeed at that level, beyond the obvious, until they get into that weekly grind and begin regularly battling with their new peers and get to know them better.

    And whether they succeed brilliantly or fail miserably, Delaware is doing the right thing in making this difficult, challenging climb.

    Not all agree with that, for logical reasons. Delaware has long been a big fish in the small pond that is presently the Football Championship Subdivision, as the Hens were in Division I-AA and Division…

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  • Will the Seahawks draft a QB? GM says signing Drew Lock won’t stop Seattle from potentially adding a rookie

    Will the Seahawks draft a QB? GM says signing Drew Lock won’t stop Seattle from potentially adding a rookie

    This offseason, the Seattle Seahawks made major moves, adding former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and former New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock, and they might not be done boosting their quarterback room. The team now has four quarterbacks, including Sam Howell and Jaren Hall, who both joined the team for the 2024 season, and their general manager didn’t shut down adding a fifth in the upcoming draft.

    While some people have criticized this year’s quarterback class, Schneider said the following last week: “I’d be careful when you hear people say this isn’t a great draft. I think it depends on the team, the player, the quarterback, how you’re going to acquire him, where you’re going to acquire him.”

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    Since he said these comments, the team added Lock, who played with the team from 2022 to 2023, to compete with Howell to back up Darnold. Schneider said this week that he does feel confident in who he has on the team, but that doesn’t mean it is fully shutting down taking another passer.

    “I think it’s a great situation,” Schneider said on Seattle Sports 710. “We have four guys that we really like. … It doesn’t preclude us from doing anything in the draft, either, in figuring out what’s going on there. It’s really like an, ‘OK, let’s get this in the mix.’”

    Schneider went on to explain some of the behind-the-scenes details of the Lock deal and the decision to bring him in.

    “Drew had other opportunities, so we figured we better wrap this up, kind of put a bow on it, get him in the building and then let’s see what happens in the draft, because…

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  • A.J. Brown pranks Eagles fans, makes them think he was traded by showing off No. 11 Patriots jersey

    A.J. Brown pranks Eagles fans, makes them think he was traded by showing off No. 11 Patriots jersey

    If Philadelphia Eagles fans briefly felt their hearts skip a beat late Thursday night, it was probably due to A.J. Brown. While Philadelphia fans were at home minding their own business, Brown decided to instill fear into their souls by making fans think he got traded.

    It all started after Brown posted a video with a cryptic message on Instagram. The caption read, “The wait is finally over.”

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    In the video, Brown held up something just out of view. After looking at the camera, Brown turned and revealed a No. 11 New England Patriots jersey. He told viewers, “Well, it’s finally official. The wait is over.”

    The implications were potentially devastating to Eagles fans. Did Brown — who has worn No. 11 his entire NFL career — just announce he was traded to the Patriots?

    Thankfully, that fear only lasted a few seconds. Brown turned the jersey around, showing fans it was actually a signed Julian Edelman jersey.

    Brown knew exactly what he was doing with the video. He laughed as he showed fans the back of the jersey and teased Eagles fans whose hearts likely were beating hard at the thought of their star wideout being traded. He then said, “I play too much. I have fun.”

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    Brown also revealed a signed Tom Brady jersey. After he expressed excitement over both jerseys, Brown sat down and looked into the camera, telling Eagles fans, “Don’t take me serious.”

    That should come as a welcome relief for Eagles supporters. Brown turned in yet another excellent season with the Eagles in 2024, catching 67 passes for 1,079 yards and seven touchdowns. He played a major role in getting the Eagles to the Super Bowl, catching six passes for 96 yards and a touchdown in the NFC championship game. Brown also added a touchdown during the Eagles’ 40-22 Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

    There isn’t a major threat of Brown leaving the Eagles any time soon. The 27-year-old signed a three-year, $96 million extension with the franchise in 2024. That deal was tacked on to…

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  • Kyren Lacy’s agent: ‘Shame on’ NFL for prematurely judging LSU draft prospect amid legal troubles before death

    Kyren Lacy’s agent: ‘Shame on’ NFL for prematurely judging LSU draft prospect amid legal troubles before death

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    Less than a week after Kyren Lacy, the former LSU standout and 2025 NFL Draft prospect, died of an apparent suicide while being pursued by authorities, the late wide receiver’s agent, Rocky Arceneaux, criticized the NFL for prematurely judging his client and intensifying the pressure the 24-year-old Lacy felt in the lead-up to his death.

    Lacy’s death came two days before he was set to appear before a Houston grand jury and face criminal charges stemming from a December 2024 Louisiana car crash, in which his alleged speeding led to a fatal collision. Harris County authorities said that Lacy was involved in a family argument on the day of his death, allegedly discharging a weapon before fleeing the scene, then fleeing authorities before he crashed with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    Prior to all this, Lacy was not invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, the league’s annual showcase of top draft prospects, as his legal situation unfolded. This, Arceneaux claimed Friday, was  shameful by the NFL.

    “As stated by [Kyren’s] attorney, there was a high probability the felony charge of negligent homicide would have been declined by a grand jury this past Monday,” Arceneaux said in his statement. “Kyren was heartbroken by the tragic loss of [the fatal accident]. He was willing to adhere to any civil matters, regardless of the grand jury’s decision. That aside, the system failed us, and we are now mourning the loss of two lives.

    “To the NFL, shame on you for revoking Kyren’s combine invitation without acknowledgment or consideration of the facts,” Arceneaux continued. “I urge you to re-evaluate your…

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  • Bills reunite with former first-round pick after one season apart, per report

    Bills reunite with former first-round pick after one season apart, per report

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    Tre’Davious White is headed back to Buffalo. The cornerback and the his former team, the Buffalo Bills, agreed to a one-year deal with a maximum value $6.8 million, per his agent at Universal Sports.

    White played in Buffalo from 2017 to 2023, during which he was named first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler twice. 

    The former first rounder signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams ahead of the 2024 season. The Rams benched White after a rocky start during which he allowed four touchdowns. L.A. then sent the cornerback and a seventh-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft to the Baltimore Ravens for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

    The 30-year-old started four games with the Rams and played in seven games (with no starts) for the Ravens as their fourth corner. He finished with 22 total tackles, including 16 solo tackles, and five passes defended in 2024, between the two squads. 

    In his eight-year career, White has dealt with numerous injuries, including an ACL tear in 2021 and an Achilles tear in 2023. He’s played in 93 total games, with 86 starts, logging 333 total tackles, including 258 solo, 73 passes defended, 18 interceptions, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 3.0 sacks.

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  • Lee Corso retires from ESPN and college football won’t be same

    Lee Corso retires from ESPN and college football won’t be same

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    The grandfather of the game is walking away, which is sort of apropos in these vapid and vacuous times.

    It’s not your grandfather’s college football anymore, and now the old guy made it official by exiting the building.

    Lee Corso, the unintended glorious gift to America’s obsession with televised football, will retire from ESPN’s “College GameDay” after the first week of the 2025 season. 

    Maybe we can get him to turn off the lights on the way out, too.

    Am I the only one who sees this surreal irony? While social media is flush with memories of Corso days gone by, let’s not undersell the obvious final connection of out with the old and in with the new.

    Maybe it’s just a coincidence that the sport’s ambassador is leaving after the first week of a season where players are officially paid to play, earning a shared percentage of media rights revenue. 

    Back when Corso made Thursday Night football electric – literally, electric – and long after the NFL commandeered the night, the idea of pay for play was the NCAA’s mortal sin. Players receive plenty with a scholarship and room and board, thank you. 

    And if they’re lucky, they’ll get a few, wink-wink, hundred dollar handshakes along the way. 

    There was a time two decades ago – I’m not making this up – when Steve Spurrier offered up the idea of coaches pooling together some extra cash to give players money. You know, walking around cash.

    He was so adamant about it, he threatened to release the names of the coaches in the SEC who refused to pay their part.

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    Now we have a marginally successful quarterback holding up a storied…

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