Month: December 2021

.The end of the college football season marks a significant increase in draft talk. With that, we still have the playoffs to get to and a boatload of draft-eligible prospects to discuss. Some of these guys are first-rounders looking to improve their stock. Others are underrated players looking to make a name for themselves on the national stage. Let’s get into it. Alabama vs Cincinnati Alabama Prospect: Jordan Battle – SAFTalk about a guy fighting for his first-round life. Battle has been mocked in and out of the late first round. There’s no telling where he’ll end up. He’s a safety that is st…

By Jason Jordan Traore will take his last visit to Auburn, Texas or UCLA before making his decision. LEXINGTON, S.C. – Dream City Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) forward Yohan Traore knows he’s in a privileged position with top colleges drooling at the thought of landing him, but, at this point, he’s grown “a little tired” of the recruitment process. “It’s a lot of talking about the same stuff,” said Traore, who is ranked No. 8 overall in the SI99. “I like talking to the coaches and getting to know them, but sometimes I want it to be over.” The hold up for Traore is deciding on where he’ll take hi…

By Tanner Garrity On a Friday night this past July, Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams posted the same Instagram story. It was a photo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen fist-bumping, a still from the famous 1997-1998 season that was profiled last year in ESPN’s documentary miniseries The Last Dance. Rodgers and Adams, talented as they are — the duo just set the Green Bay Packers record for touchdown connections between a quarterback and wide receiver, at 67 — are imperfect avatars for Jordan and Pippen. Rodgers has won just one ring, to the Bulls stars’ six apiece, and in Adams’ eight seasons …

By Jason Jordan Jackson has already taken official visits to North Carolina and Georgetown and will visit Duke next month. LEXINGTON, S.C. – With two official visits down and one on the way, Ridge View’s (Columbia, S.C.) GG Jackson sees an end in sight. “The recruitment process is fun, but it’s a lot,” said Jackson, a consensus top 10 junior. “I’m looking forward to getting out and taking a couple more visits to see what other schools have to offer.” The versatile 6’9” forward has already taken official visits to North Carolina and Georgetown and has an official visit to Duke scheduled for Jan…

By Aaditya Krishnamurthy View the original article to see embedded media. Michael Jordan’s stint with the Wizards is not remembered all that fondly. Jordan returned to the NBA for the second time in his career, this time to play for the Washington Wizards. MJ was much older and didn’t have the same pep in his step. And one game, in particular, highlighted that fact very well. On December 27th, 2001, the Washington Wizards faced the Indiana Pacers. In that game, Jordan had arguably the worst outing of his career. Jordan put up 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists against the Pacers, as he and th…

By Pat Forde Years in the making, Kirby Smart’s defense is maybe his best yet. But was the SEC Championship game just a blip, or a sign of cracks in the armor? View the original article to see embedded media. On July 5, 2016, four-star defensive end Robert Beal Jr. of Suwanee, Ga., committed to play football at Georgia. It was a nice pick-up for new Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart, who had yet to coach a game at his alma mater. But nobody at the time recognized it as the first brush stroke on a defensive masterpiece five years in the making. Smart really got to work on the canvas in 2017: Two defen…