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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
The 2024 season is one such year that the Florida Seminoles’ head coach, Mike Norvell, will remember for the longest time. Not for the good reasons, ofcourse. Norvell walked on thin ice when it came to his head coaching role. After coming off with a 19-game winning streak in the 2023 season, the Seminoles went to losing six games back to back in 2024. Their overall record? 2-10! Alarming! That’s when midseason, Norvell’s buyout figures worth $63.8 million started to do rounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
When was the last time when Clemson Tigers won the National Championship title? Well, it has been 7 years since they brought the Natty home in 2018. However, walking into the 2025 season, the fire is burning that they might repeat their 2018 stint. The hero to count on for a success story? Ofcourse, their quarterback, Cade Klubnik. “Third year here as the same signal-caller, calling the same plays here.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
Okay, so the spring season is not ushering in changes only in college football and the NFL. Amidst the players waiting to be taken up during the 2025 NFL Draft and others waiting to swap wagons in college football, the Senior Bowl also made a major alteration. The post-season college football all-star game is hiring Drew Fabianich as executive director. Fabianch is filling the shoes of the famous Jim Nagy. He is the same person who was criticized because of his racial bias in NFL scouting.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
Well, the 2024 season ending has been different for different schools. Schools like Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes went ahead to bring Natty home. While schools like Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks missed by an arm’s distance. But no matter the defending champions or the ones who landed late in the race, one problem is plaguing every school. That’s the big quarterback dilemma. The Ducks are in the midst of a quarterback battle for the first time in the Lanning era.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Kenny Dillingham might still be thankful to the universe for one of his greatest gifts. After their 2023 season, they were running thin in the quarterback position. That’s when Dillingham thought of giving the transfer portal a shot. And guess what? He was at the right place at the right time. He found the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Sam Leavitt, who had entered the portal, parting ways with Michigan State.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
What a disastrous year it was for Purdue! The Boilermakers wrapped up the season with a 1–11 overall record. And when it came to their record in conference play, they went winless. So, it was obvious that this would lead to a player exodus. Dating back to the reports that came to light at the beginning of this year, Odom lost 33 players who thought of swapping wagons. That went with the winter window of the transfer portal.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
Shedeur Sanders’ 2025 NFL Draft proceedings would give any thriller tough competition. After all, Deion Sanders’ son has seen enough. Hailing himself as the No.1 pick, the Buffs QB already got a reality check. The Tennessee Titans, holding the top pick, are one step away from choosing Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward over him. While Shedeur was yet to make peace with this snub, there came another blow. Another brutal draft snub as Mel Kiper did not give the Buffs QB a place in the top 5 picks.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar |Rajdeep Paul
The Natty must still be haunting the Notre Dame head coach, Marcus Freeman, in his dreams. After all, it slipped away from the Fighting Irish’s hands at the most crucial moment. However, Freeman is likely to write a fresh story. The plot is in the making in such a way that it has a sweet ending, unlike the last time. And what better way to achieve the sweet ending than having a rock-solid roster? Turns out that Freeman and Co. have already started to take the baby steps. The result?
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar |Rajdeep Paul
Okay, the talent lies in the Cantwell fam. The highly touted offensive tackle prospect for the 2026 class, 5-star Jackson Cantwell, is the son of Olympians Christian and Teri (Steer) Cantwell. He is all set to carry forward the Cantwell legacy as he got suitors swarming around him, being the No.1 overall recruit in his class. Well, we all saw this trend at the end of last year. All thanks to the No.1 quarterback recruit, Bryce Underwood, and the recruiting drama that followed.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Soheli Tarafdar
You know who’s got your back no matter what? Family. And Shedeur Sanders definitely knows that. Not only does he have a Hall of Fame dad always in his corner, but his brothers, Shilo and Deion Sanders Jr. aka Bucky, are his biggest hype men too. That Sanders trio? They’re a tight-knit crew. Already, the Buffs’ QB’s NFL draft fate has been a hot topic of discussion. The Tennessee Titans, holding the No.1 pick, have closed the door as they canceled his private workout.
