Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson return to the Linc tonight as head coaches at HBCUs Norfolk State and Delaware State. For Vick in particular, it’s a homecoming. His wife is from Philly and he calls here a “second home.” On Jackson and Vick’s differing perspectives: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Eddie George grew up in Philly, had a storied playing career, and thought he was done w/ football. When Tennessee State approached him to coach in 2021, he didn't want to regret not taking it. “If you can make it through an HBCU, you can make it anywhere in life.” www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

great week @ wide left (2/2) me: the hazards of SumerBrain www.wideleft.football/p/sumerbrain... @devinjackson.bsky.social: Toledo's DB track record www.wideleft.football/p/toledo-is-...

#Toledo co-DC and safeties coach Ross Watson still remembers Emmanuel McNeil-Warren’s freshman fall camp. He had 10 interceptions and on 9 of the 10 “he was doing the wrong damn thing.” Now he’s the latest Toledo secondary player primed for the NFL:

Norse Code Podcast Episode 577: Ethically Sourced Bones (w/ guest @devinjackson.bsky.social ) www.wideleft.football/p/norse-code...

At Wide Left, @devinjackson.bsky.social wrote about the DB factory that is Toledo and the next high-level player from the secondary they'll send into the NFL www.wideleft.football/p/toledo-is-...

Ahead of Sunday’s game in Minnesota, I broke down what the #Eagles should be preparing for with the #Vikings, including zone coverage disguises, preparing for Justin Jefferson’s different alignments, and the potential for a run game resurgence: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

Nike’s first “Jordan World of Flight” store in the United States is opening in Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 10, the Jordan Brand has announced.

The #Eagles are making another trip to Tampa on Sunday. Jalen Hurts and the offense can expect the #Bucs to send extra pressure. How can they beat it? Preparing for Bucky Irving, why Emeka Egbuka and Saquon Barkley are X-factors, and other film takeaways: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

The NFL denied my credential. American Airlines put me in purgatory. God Did Not Want Me to Go to Brazil. Wide Left sent me anyway. I got one hell of a story out of it:

Before the Eagles-Cowboys game tonight, Jalen Hurts and the Jordan Brand gifted the South Philly Sigma Sharks youth football team with “Love, Hurts” hoodies and Air Jordan 4 white cement cleats. They'll also get access to his "Love Hurts" collection: 🔗: www.inquirer.com/eagles/jalen...

In Year 1 at Rowan, Delaware, and Sam Houston State, new #Temple coach K.C. Keeler finished 11-2, 6-6, and 11-5. Can be take the Owls to bowl eligibility in his first season? I examine key storylines entering 2025, including two Power 4 matchups in September: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Gary Danielson, who enters his final season calling CFB games, will call for Penn State-Nevada this weekend. I get perspective from Danielson on Penn State and James Franklin's expectations and 4 storylines to watch in 2025 in my season preview: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Some more personal news: Today is my first day as an NFL Analyst at @cbssports.bsky.social! You’ll be able to find me primarily co-hosting the Pushing the Pile podcast with Mike Renner and Kyle Long, find me on TV at CBS Sports HQ and some writing too on CBS Sports! Super pumped to get started!

Penn State's RB Nick Singleton, LG Vega Ioane, and DT Zane Durant are named preseason first-team AP All-Americans. Kaytron Allen is named second-team AP All-American at the all purpose designation. More here: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

One search of Drew Allar’s name shows he’s a polarizing prospect. He could the first Penn State QB drafted in the first round in over 30 years. Both NBC Sports' Connor Rogers and ESPN's Jordan Reid gave me insight on Allar and how the NFL views him entering 2025: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

“I think we had the best recruiting class ever man." Penn State's 2022 recruiting class, led Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, and Dani Dennis-Sutton, are a big reason for PSU's No. 2 AP Poll ranking. I dive into their development and expectations for the 2025 season: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Penn State coach James Franklin acknowledged his program's expectations at Big Ten media days, but says preseason rankings "means nothing." More on how Franklin, QB Drew Allar, and others are reloading for 2025 season: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

As Eagles training camp opens today, RT Lane Johnson, 35, has fine tuned his game, even in the latter stages of his career. Inside Johnson’s offseason process and why Duke Manyweather believes “he’s probably the best right tackle to have ever played:” www.inquirer.com/eagles/lane-...

Last week, I got the opportunity to attend the 8th OL Masterminds summit in Texas, that has grown tremendously from 27 players at the first one. A look inside the summit and how #Eagles RT Lane Johnson is building his legacy off the field with this event: www.inquirer.com/eagles/ol-ma...

Dion Dawkins is entering Year 9 with the #Bills and is a perennial Pro Bowler. I caught up with him one on one to reminisce on his time at #Temple and championing the “Protector of the Year” award. Dawkins made his first trip to OL Masterminds this week: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

I caught up with Philly native Lori Locust, who is Year 7 in the NFL with a new title this season w/the Titans. She will travel to Millersville University next weekend to help coach at former Eagle Ron Johnson's four-day girls' flag football residential camp. www.inquirer.com/eagles/lori-...

NASCAR part-time Craftsman Truck Series driver Stephen Mallozzi balances law school at Temple and an associates job at Archer & Greiner. I caught up with Mallozzi about how he balances his passions and is setting up his future: www.inquirer.com/sports/steph...

10 years after they helped Imhotep win a state title, Andre Mintze and Yasir Durant won a UFL title with the DC Defenders on Saturday. From battles at practice to facing each other in the SEC, they’ve had a long history together: www.inquirer.com/high-school-...

Great article from @devinjackson.bsky.social Worth the time to read about the trip Tague Davis is on right now. Malvern Prep’s Tague Davis set a Louisville record and fueled its College World Series run share.inquirer.com/4AdVNK

Andre Mintze thought his football journey was over as a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2016, when he tore his ACL for a third time. The Philly native and Imhotep Charter grad is one of the UFL sack leaders for the DC Defenders, who play in the UFL championship Sunday: www.inquirer.com/eagles/andre...

Story on #Temple adding futures series against Rutgers and Delaware and a big recruiting weekend for the Owls, who had six verbal commits since yesterday: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Temple football announced a four-game series with Rutgers starting in 2030 and a two game series with Delaware starting in 2032. 2030: Rutgers at Temple (Sept. 7) 2031: Temple at Rutgers (Sept. 6) 2032: Rutgers at Temple (Sept. 11) 2033: Temple at Rutgers (Sept. 10)

It was unofficially Cooper DeJean day in Des Moines yesterday and he had alot of his #Eagles teammates, past and present, with him for his celebrity softball game. Darius Slay and Isaiah Rodgers may have moved on, but the Eagles' “brotherhood” remains strong: www.inquirer.com/eagles/coope...

Penn State’s Whiteout game is set for Oregon on Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m on NBC. Temple will host Oklahoma on Sept. 13 at noon. More on each team’s early schedule kickoff times: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Camden’s Fran Brown has locked in his own NIL deal. Now he aims to make Syracuse a top destination in the Northeast. www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Fifteen years after Nike debuted the Kobe 5 “Lower Merion” shoe, an homage to Kobe Bryant’s high school alma mater, the brand will reportedly release the shoe again, but this time in the Protro form.

The #Eagles waited until Round 4 to draft a defensive tackle, and ended up taking #Nebraska's Ty Robinson, the 6-foot-5, 288-pound explosive and versatile D-linemen. What does he bring to the defense and how might he be used? I break that down and more: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

A few weeks ago, #Temple added Oregon State transfer Gevani McCoy to its QB room, and it's clear to see why they coveted his skill set after watching him. Can he challenge Evan Simon for the starting role? I explore that and more in this film breakdown: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

TV cameras caught Jihaad Campbell skipping down the draft theater hall, slapping the Eagles emblem, and delivering a PPV promo after getting drafted by the #Eagles. “The rich got richer,” he said afterward. Scenes from Campbell’s memorable draft night: www.inquirer.com/eagles/jihaa...

Jihaad Campbell always visualized himself playing in the NFL, but it was at Timber Creek where he began to feel that dream brining possible. Now, he's coming home, on after being drafted by the Eagles in the first. round: www.inquirer.com/eagles/nfl-d...

Draft expert @devinjackson.bsky.social provides his pick-by-pick projection for the first three rounds of this week’s draft ⤵️

Have any questions surrounding the Eagles heading into the 2025 NFL draft? Inquirer draft expert @devinjackson.bsky.social is here to provide some answers today at noon in the r/Eagles subreddit! Send in your questions here: www.reddit.com/r/eagles/com...

In the last 10 drafts, teams picking at the end of round one traded up or back 5 times. The #Eagles pick 32 next week. They traded out of 32 in 2018. Howie Roseman has traded up in the first round in 4 of the last 6 drafts. Will he do it again? www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

Have any questions surrounding the Eagles heading into the 2025 NFL draft? Inquirer draft expert @devinjackson.bsky.social is here to provide some answers on Tuesday, April 22 at noon in the r/Eagles subreddit! Send in your questions here: www.reddit.com/r/eagles/com...

Taking a final look at the 2025 QB class, from the top of the group (Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders) to some Philly locals in this process (Kyle McCord, Will Howard). Words on their strengths, weaknesses, and projected draft ranges: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

I brought together 30 personalities from around the NFL Draft space to talk about their favorite Day 2 and Day 3 prospects in the 2025 class. Check out 37 unique write-ups for free below! #NFLDraft #NFLDraft2025 #2025NFLDraft Read full: sportstalk.substack.com/p/nfl-draft-...

Some takeaways from former Downingtown West QB Will Howard being on Jon Gruden's rebooted "Gruden's QB Class" including a comparison to Josh Allen: www.inquirer.com/eagles/will-...

Broke down the interior offensive line class in the 2025 draft, and some options the #Eagles should be interested, from versatile G/T prospects to players I’m projecting to IOL: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

Eagles three-round mock draft: Birds get upgrades in the trenches and add versatile piece in secondary: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

I wrote about the difference in hit #Temple football is approaching recruiting, NIL, and roster construction under K.C Keeler and his GM Clayton Barnes: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

Got the #Eagles top 30 tracker fired back up. In addition to Anthony Belton scheduling a pre-draft visit to Philly (I reported at the combine), #Oregon OT Josh Conerly Jr. and #Purdue OL Marcus Mbow were added to the list. More on their skill sets: www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

Fun story I wrote up on Jalen Brunson's Kobe IV Protro "The Nattys" shoes he wore against the Sixers on Feb. 26, inspired by his Villanova journey: www.inquirer.com/sixers/jalen...

K.C. Keeler has coached for 31 years, has two FCS national titles, and has the second most wins of active coaches. #Temple will be his final coaching stop. I sat down with Keeler one-on-one recently as he detailed his plan to turn Temple football around: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...

From @devinjackson.bsky.social on X Ghost rush is so beautiful that defenses should score a point every time they execute. Just 1 point, I dont want to be crazy with it or anything (although it is more difficult than an extra point) That would be my rule change proposal if I was Lurie