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The Fortuna Files offers takeaways from Round 1 of the NFL Draft, where QBs were as popular as ever, and where no one plays defense insidezonemf.com/p/fortuna-file…

I haven't played Madden in years but I might have to this summer just to use Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer on the same team.

Asked Oregon coach Dan Lanning recently why Bo Nix deserves to be a first-round pick:

“Turn the film on, right? Turn the film on, talk to him and I think those are the reasons you'll see OK, this is a guy that certainly deserves to be a first-round pick. I know Bo’s handled this…

J.J. McCarthy is the first Michigan QB taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since Jim Harbaugh

Notre Dame’s last 5 full-time starting left tackles have been drafted in the first two rounds, including three top-10 picks with Joe Alt tonight.

USC now holds the record for the most players selected No. 1 in the NFL Draft, with 6.

This comes one day after the Trojans re-took the lead for most Heisman Trophy winners, with 8.

.Lincoln Riley is the first college head coach in the Common Draft era to produce 3 different number 1 overall picks.

Looking for background on Caleb Williams, J.J. McCarthy and others likely to hear their name called tonight?

Teddy Greenstein’s “Quarterback Dads” was there from the beginning with these future pros. a.co/d/dD4yvdx

Road to recovery☝🏿... Just came through surgery and it all went great! Wanted to take this time to thank everyone for their love and support. My Michigan brothers, Friends, training staff, coaches, my parents, my family, fans, Dr Ellatrache and Elite Ortho. God First🙏🏾!

Today on The Inside Zone: A candid conversation with Curt Cignetti, who looks to do at Indiana what he has done everywhere else: Win, and win big.

'You've got to have NIL money. You've got to, or you're not going to compete. Period.' insidezonemf.com/p/curt-cignett…

Big college football news on NFL draft day: QB Jaden Rashada is committing to the University of Georgia, his agency Disruptive Sports Henry Organ tells me.

Bulldogs land former Arizona State QB after he entered the transfer portal and visited UGA over the last week.

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Kansas State and Iowa State will open the 2025 season in the fourth Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland.

John Anthony, Co-Founder of the Aer Lingus Classic and Executive VP, Collegiate of On Location:

“We are thrilled to welcome K-State and Iowa State to Dublin for the 2025…

Statement from attorneys (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. and Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley, PLLC):

'Both the hazing litigation and the Fitzgerald lawsuit name Northwestern University, and all cases have multiple overlapping issues, most notably the nature and extent of the…

Attorneys representing a group of former Northwestern players who have filed lawsuits against NU have been granted a request to consolidate their cases with Pat Fitzgerald’s lawsuit v. the school for discovery purposes.

The April 2025 trial date in the Fitzgerald case was also…

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Introducing initial designs for a new lakefront stadium. #StadiumForChicago

Vanderbilt has hired former Clemson assistant Lemanski Hall as director of player development.