Rock Hoffman
Temple scored on their first six possessions of the game to build a 21-point lead on Navy and then held on to win 34-26 on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial. Quarterback Frank Nutile threw four touchdowns as part of an efficient night where he completed 22 of his 30 passes for 289 yards. Adonis Jennings […]
4 Nov 17 - College football - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
The Giants (1-6) will literally stagger into their meeting with the Los Angels Rams (1:00 p.m. FOX) with a shell of the roster they went in the season with. The Giants will literally stagger into their meeting with the Los Angels Rams (1:00 p.m. FOX) with a shell of the roster they went in the […]
3 Nov 17 - Football, Giants, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
When it was announced the Eagles had pulled off a trade with the Miami Dolphins to acquire Pro Bowl running back Jay Ajayi for a 2018 fourth round pick, people immediately brought up concerns about the reasons Miami parted ways with a young, productive ball carrier. There were numerous reports that Ajayi had been a […]
2 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
The Eagles are not building for the future, their hand is out on the table for everyone to see. The Birds brass are positioning this team to win a Super now. Yeah, every team says..”It’s our goal to win the Super Bowl” each year. But 7-1 does not happened every year, even for the Patriots […]
1 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Rock Hoffman
Maxwell Football Club President, Mark Dianno, announced the 2017 semifinalists for the 81st Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year and the 23rd Chuck Bednarik Award for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. The respective lists include a field of 18 candidates for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards as selected by the […]
1 Nov 17 - College football - No CommentsRead More »
Brian Baldinger
Where would the Eagles be in 2017 without Nelson Agholor? Dare I say that they might not be 5-1 going into this Monday Night Football rematch with the Washington Redskins? His contributions have been that important. How, might one quip, ‘is that possible?’ Afterall, he struggled mightily through his first two seasons after being a […]
1 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
It isn’t like the Giants needed anything else to go wrong. Winning breeds good chemistry. Losing breeds descension. Since the Giants own one of the worst records in the NFL this year and since the expectations were so high, this was bound to happen. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules, […]
1 Nov 17 - Football, Giants, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
The Eagles game against the winless San Francisco 49ers went pretty much the way most people thought it would. The home team was at least three touchdowns better than the 49ers and when it was all over, the 33-10 score at the rain-soaked Linc showed the predictions were accurate. But it wasn’t pretty and it […]
30 Oct 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
If you look at the San Francisco 49ers’ 0-7 record you may think “how can the Eagles lose to these guys?” If you look at their record closely, you can see how the Birds could lose to these guys. The 49ers are a solid team that simply hasn’t closed out games this year. San Francisco […]
28 Oct 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
Life in the fringes of the NFL can be a little crazy. Every year dozens of players are released and re-signed throughout the year as injuries occur and various teams’ needs change. Running back Kenjon Barner was a sixth round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2013. When it didn’t work out there he found […]
27 Oct 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »