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Dan Lyons

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April 20, 2018 @ 6:12pm » Dan LyonsShares 92

It Is In Jalen Hurts’s Best Interest To Leave Alabama As Soon As Possible

It Is In Jalen Hurts’s Best Interest To Leave Alabama As Soon As Possible

Jalen Hurts transfer rumors have dominated the college football off-season. It is not every season that an SEC offensive player of the year at quarterback could become available. Hurts has a remarkable record as starting quarterback, losing just two games at Alabama, one of which came against Deshaun Watson in the national championship. With all […]

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April 20, 2018 @ 4:51pm » Dan LyonsShares 94

The 5 Most Consistently Disappointed College Football Fan Bases

The 5 Most Consistently Disappointed College Football Fan Bases

College football season is still months away. At this point, fans are still in the glow of national signing day and spring football, which has wrapped for many teams, with others are hosting their spring games this weekend. Virtually every fan base can get themselves excited for the upcoming season. Inevitably, many of those programs […]

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April 20, 2018 @ 12:29pm » Dan LyonsShares 58

Pair Of College Football Teammates Arrested For Armed Robbery

Pair Of College Football Teammates Arrested For Armed Robbery

Two Kennesaw State football players were arrested on Wednesday night, stemming from an armed robbery incident. Akebren Ralls and Jai’len Edwards have been charged with one felony, and several misdemeanors each. The two now-former Owls players were denied bail. Two other men are involved in the alleged armed robbery. Neither is a Kennesaw State student. Rall […]

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April 20, 2018 @ 11:38am » Dan LyonsShares 84

Pete Carroll: ‘The Opportunity Is Still Open’ For Colin Kaepernick To Join Seahawks

Pete Carroll: ‘The Opportunity Is Still Open’ For Colin Kaepernick To Join Seahawks

Colin Kaepernick Seahawks update: there is still a chance that the former 49ers quarterback could wind up in Seattle. Head coach Pete Carroll was asked about the controversy surrounding the quarterback and the team last week. It didn’t exactly sound like an impending move, but he did leave the door open. Kaepernick was reportedly set […]

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April 20, 2018 @ 10:26am » Dan LyonsShares 103

Kirk Herbstreit: Lincoln Riley Could Head To Dallas ‘If And When The Cowboys Need A Head Coach’

Kirk Herbstreit: Lincoln Riley Could Head To Dallas ‘If And When The Cowboys Need A Head Coach’

Lincoln Riley to the NFL? We fans of college football certainly aren’t rooting for it, and neither is ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit. However, he thinks that the there’s a real chance it could happen. Riley had about as good a debut season as head coach as anyone can reasonably expect. Taking over for a Hall of […]

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April 19, 2018 @ 12:37pm » Dan LyonsShares 26

Report: La Salle Is The Favorite To Land Quade Green If He Leaves Kentucky

Quade Green transfer rumors update: there appears to be a clear favorite to land the former five-star recruit, if he leaves Lexington. Green is reportedly preparing to leave Kentucky, after a freshman season in which he averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 assists. According to the same report by NBC Sports’ Robert Snyder, La Salle is the […]

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April 19, 2018 @ 11:34am » Dan LyonsShares 106

5 Potential Transfer Destinations For Alabama’s Jalen Hurts

5 Potential Transfer Destinations For Alabama’s Jalen Hurts

The long-rumored Jalen Hurts transfer from Alabama feels like a much more real possibility this morning. That is thanks to some pointed comments his father gave in an interview with Bleacher Report. It makes it pretty clear that Hurts will leave if he doesn’t win the starting job. That process was thrown for a loop […]

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April 19, 2018 @ 10:35am » Dan LyonsShares 66

Kevin Ollie Claims UConn Violated His Constitutional Rights In Firing

Kevin Ollie Claims UConn Violated His Constitutional Rights In Firing

UConn fired Kevin Ollie last month, days after the season ended. Ollie, who captured a national championship at his alma mater, was fired for cause. UConn became embroiled in NCAA controversy late during the 2017-18 season, though it was unrelated to the FBI investigation into the sport, and it didn’t necessarily seem like something that […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 7:41pm » Dan LyonsShares 20

Wake Forest Grad Transfer Tabari Hines Has Timetable For Decision

Wake Forest Grad Transfer Tabari Hines Has Timetable For Decision

Grad transfer Tabari Hines is a target of three pretty big programs. The slot receiver played his first three seasons at Wake Forest. He’s coming off of a pretty strong year for the Belk Bowl champions. Now, he is off to either the Big 12 or Pac-12. Hines was a three-star receiver out of South […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 3:36pm » Dan LyonsShares 137

4-Star CB Jeremiah Criddell Announces Top 5 Schools

4-Star CB Jeremiah Criddell Announces Top 5 Schools

Four-star cornerback Jeremiah Criddell has been making moves in his recruitment as of late. The California native stars for local powerhouse Mater Dei. The Monarchs put out a number of big recruits every season. This year, the school is putting out six blue-chip recruits. Today, we got an updated Jeremiah Criddell top five. Criddell is […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 2:32pm » Dan LyonsShares 57

No. 1 2019 Recruit James Wiseman Has Back-To-Back Meetings With John Calipari, Penny Hardaway

No. 1 2019 Recruit James Wiseman Has Back-To-Back Meetings With John Calipari, Penny Hardaway

Five-star center James Wiseman is the top-ranked player in the class of 2019. The elite big man has offers from most of the country’s top programs. He seems to be narrowing things down now. The high-profile James Wiseman recruitment appears to be a two-horse race. On Wednesday, Wiseman hosted Kentucky head coach John Calipari on […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 1:57pm » Dan LyonsShares 12

Nick Saban Confirms Tua Tagovailoa Is Out For Rest Of Spring

Nick Saban Confirms Tua Tagovailoa Is Out For Rest Of Spring

Tua Tagovailoa injury update: the rising sophomore is out for the rest of spring ball. About a month ago, Tagovailoa suffered a “freak” finger injury during practice. Last week, he aggravated the injury, causing what Nick Saban called a setback. It seemed unlikely that he would be ready for the Crimson Tide’s “A-Day” spring game, […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 12:42pm » Dan LyonsShares 88

Eagles Writer Thinks Patriots Could Go After Nick Foles If Tom Brady Retires

Eagles Writer Thinks Patriots Could Go After Nick Foles If Tom Brady Retires

A few months ago, the New England Patriots saw the best of Nick Foles. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, subbing for the injured Carson Wentz, threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns en route to a Super Bowl win. Today, Adam Schefter reported an eye-popping tidbit that seems to indicate that a surprise Tom Brady retirement […]

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April 18, 2018 @ 12:06pm » Dan LyonsShares 58

J.T. Barrett Worked Out For Bengals Yesterday

J.T. Barrett Worked Out For Bengals Yesterday

J.T. Barrett isn’t expected to be among the first quarterbacks taken in the NFL Draft. However, he was one of the winningest quarterbacks in all of college football during his career at Ohio State. There should be some team that will take a shot on him. With back-up quarterback AJ McCarron gone, could he be […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 10:55pm » Dan LyonsShares 275

Oklahoma Is On An Outrageous Recruiting Tear

Oklahoma Is On An Outrageous Recruiting Tear

Oklahoma recruiting has kicked in to high gear.  Since the start of the weekend, the Sooners have landed five 2019 recruits that we know about, as well as one 2020 player. The Sooners have taken in a graduate transfer. There also could be two more yet-to-be-revealed pledges waiting in the wings. The 2019 class was […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 10:04pm » Dan LyonsShares 21

Wisconsin Landed QB Chase Wolf In Class Of 2018 Despite Being Banned From His High School

Wisconsin Landed QB Chase Wolf In Class Of 2018 Despite Being Banned From His High School

The Chase Wolf Wisconsin commitment seemed pretty solid in the lead up to the early signing period. Wolf was solid throughout, and even rebuffed advances by Urban Meyer down the stretch. On December 20, he, and the entire rest of the Badgers class, signed to play at UW. Little did we know, Paul Chryst had a […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 9:25pm » Dan LyonsShares 79

Blue-Chip Teammates ‘The Grayson Four’ Will All Commit On May 1

Blue-Chip Teammates ‘The Grayson Four’ Will All Commit On May 1

Loganville, Georgia’s Grayson High School is one of the top producers of college football talent in the country. The school puts out a handful of prominent college recruits per year, if not more. In a few weeks, four more blue-chip players from Grayson will make their college decisions, all at the same time. Some are […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 4:29pm » Dan LyonsShares 16

Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles Receives One-Year Extension

Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles Receives One-Year Extension

Nebraska basketball had a pretty interesting season. The Huskers fell on the wrong side of the bubble after playing a relatively weak schedule. However, the team, which is not exactly a hoops power, finished 22-11 and set a program high in conference wins. As a result, a Tim Miles contract extension has been announced. Miles […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 3:38pm » Dan LyonsShares 111

Kentucky Might Pass Duke For No. 1 2018 Recruiting Class

Kentucky Might Pass Duke For No. 1 2018 Recruiting Class

Duke basketball has one of the most highly-touted recruiting classes in history coming in. The group is currently comprised of the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 players in the country, in R.J. Barrett, Cameron Reddish, and Zion Williamson. No. 12 Tre Jones rounds out the group. However, there is the chance that the […]

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April 17, 2018 @ 2:51pm » Dan LyonsShares 18

South Dakota Grad Transfer Matt Mooney Down To 5 Schools

South Dakota Grad Transfer Matt Mooney Down To 5 Schools

Matt Mooney is one of the elite graduate transfers in the country. He has averaged over 18 points per game for the South Dakota Coyotes over the last two seasons, making first-team All-Summit League both years. With head coach Craig Smith leaving the school for Utah State this off-season, it appears that Mooney will do the […]

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April 14, 2018 @ 10:42pm » Dan LyonsShares 136

Drake Wore A Humboldt Hockey Jersey To Tonight’s Raptors Game

Drake Wore A Humboldt Hockey Jersey To Tonight’s Raptors Game

Drake often catches heat for his rapidly-changing sports fandoms. However, no one can knock him for what he wore at today’s Raptors game. The franchise won its first Game 1 in history today, and Drake, the team ambassador, was in a Humboldt Jersey, to pay homage to the Canadian junior hockey league team after last […]

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April 14, 2018 @ 9:46pm » Dan LyonsShares 103

Kelly Bryant Remains Clemson Starting QB, Despite Trevor Lawrence’s Huge Spring Game

Kelly Bryant Remains Clemson Starting QB, Despite Trevor Lawrence’s Huge Spring Game

College football has huge quarterback battles at a number of massive programs. Alabama and Ohio State have generated many of the headlines. However, Clemson could also see a change. Kelly Bryant returns after a strong season as starter in 2017, but the No. 1 player in the country Trevor Lawrence joins the program, and could […]

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April 14, 2018 @ 8:58pm » Dan LyonsShares 55

Dick Vitale Supports Mark Jackson As Next Knicks Head Coach

Dick Vitale Supports Mark Jackson As Next Knicks Head Coach

Mark Jackson is a popular name for the New York Knicks head coaching job. Jackson is a Brooklyn native, a St. John’s alumnus, and was drafted by his hometown franchise back in 1987. It is unclear how interested Jackson is to returning to the franchise as head coach, but he has one prominent supporter in […]

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April 14, 2018 @ 8:09pm » Dan LyonsShares 42

Tua Tagovailoa Suffered ‘Setback’ On Injured Hand, Per Nick Saban

Tua Tagovailoa Suffered ‘Setback’ On Injured Hand, Per Nick Saban

Nick Saban issued an update on the Tua Tagovailoa injury. It doesn’t do much to clarify the Alabama quarterback situation. Tagovailoa has suffered a “setback,” according to Saban, after he had returned to spring practice recently. Now, Alabama’s quarterback battle is even more likely to stretch out into the summer. In late March, Tua Tagovailoa […]

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