William Schwartz

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Colorado Buffaloes Deion Sanders, Travis Hunter made a local student's day

Oct 18, 2024 | 247sports.com | William Schwartz

This Colorado kid's bullies certainly didn't expect this. While Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes team often receives attention for less-positive reasons, they certainly deserve commendation for what they've done for one young fan. This saga started with a local middle schooler writing a letter to his father about his struggles with bullies at school, a letter that was passed on to Sanders at a public event. Sanders was immediately moved and arranged to meet the boy at Casey Middle School.
Mike McDaniel offers health update on Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa

Oct 18, 2024 | 247sports.com | William Schwartz

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is nearly eligible to come off of the injured reserve, but it's not clear that he's going to be active anytime soon. After Miami's bye, he has to sit out just one more game before he's been on the IR for four, the minimum time a player needs to miss before making a return. However, this is a very delicate situation.
WATCH: Troy Aikman dishes on the worst part about working with Joe Buck

Oct 9, 2024 | 247sports.com | William Schwartz

The NFL's longest-standing broadcast duo popped up on a different type of media and got under each other's skin a bit in the process. William SchwartzJoe Buck and Troy Aikman have been commentating on NFL games together since 2002- Tom Brady's first full season as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots- making them the longest-tenured broadcasting duo in league history.
Desmond Howard explains why Texas is better than Georgia

Sep 18, 2024 | 247sports.com | William Schwartz

Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard knows something about greatness in college football, so fans should take note of his comments about the two teams the AP Poll voters deem to be the best in the nation. After yet another dominating win, this time over UTSA, paired with a close call for Georgia at Kentucky, the Texas Longhorns have hopped up to the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2008.
Quinn Ewers shrugs off rude gesture from a young Michigan fan like a pro

Sep 8, 2024 | 247sports.com | William Schwartz

Defending national champion No. 10 Michigan was embarrassed on its own home field yesterday in a brutal 31-12 loss to No. 3 Texas, and the definitive star of the show was Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers. A year after picking up the first true signature win of his college career on the road against Alabama, Ewers has re-announced his presence on the national stage with an enormous statement to start off this season.
Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Ole Miss

Jul 25, 2024 | yardbarker.com | William Schwartz

The new-look SEC is tougher than ever with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but Mississippi doesn't have to be perfect to make it into the revamped, 12-team College Football Playoff. With a friendly schedule and a talent-laden roster, Lane Kiffin's team could soar, perhaps even bettering last season's 11-2 record. Here are the three best Ole Miss prospects to watch ahead of the NFL Draft, which begins April 24, 2025.
Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Florida

Jul 23, 2024 | yardbarker.com | William Schwartz

No college football team has a tougher schedule in 2024 than the Florida Gators, who will play virtually all the top contenders in the new-look SEC (Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss and LSU). They'll also play ACC favorite Florida State and a solid Miami team. The Gators are not the juggernaut they were in the late 2000s, but as the saying goes, iron sharpens iron.
Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from LSU

Jul 19, 2024 | yardbarker.com | William Schwartz

Things haven't quite been the same for LSU since their 2019 national championship-winning season, but things are turning around. After a couple of .500 years under Ed Orgeron, the Tigers have won 20 games under new head coach Brian Kelly in just two years, including a couple of big ones over top-10 squads Alabama and Ole Miss in 2022.
Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Notre Dame

Jul 18, 2024 | yardbarker.com | William Schwartz

With conferences realigning and the College Football Playoff reformatting, where does Notre Dame — still an independent — fit in? The Fighting Irish seem to be perennially trapped in the space that exists between simply good and one of the very best teams in the country, but there's also a real hope that this will be the year they break out in a positive direction. A major part of the reason there's so much belief in this team is the amount of high-end talent on the roster.
Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Colorado

Jul 17, 2024 | yardbarker.com | William Schwartz

Has a 4-8 team ever received more media coverage than the 2023 Colorado Buffaloes? Last season, millions of eyeballs focused on the Buffs, who pulled off early upsets and featured the big personality of head coach Deion Sanders and the two-way exploits of Travis Hunter. What largely got lost in the shuffle is that Colorado made major improvements over the 1-11 season from 2022 against a tougher schedule. As controversial as Sanders' methods might be, he's beginning to get results.