By Todd Epp
Apr 29, 2021 | 11:16 AM
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) South Dakota State came out last Saturday and made a statement in their 31-3 win over Holy Cross in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The number one seed Jacks now turn their attention to Southern Illinois in the FCS quarterfinals, a team they beat 44-3 on March 20. The performance that day was described by Coach John Stiegelmeier as, “close to perfect.”
Kickoff set for 8 p.m. Sunday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. on KELO Radio, AM 1320, FM 107.9 and 105.1, and live-streamed here on KELO.com.
UMaine’s top linebacker enters NCAA transfer portal
Deshawn Stevens, the Black Bears leading tackler this spring, wants to play for a Football Bowl Subdivision program.
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University of Maine linebacker Deshawn Stevens has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a grad student, hoping to catch on with a Football Bowl Subdivision program.
Stevens has been one of Maine’s best defensive players throughout his career. He led the team in tackles in 2018, when the Black Bears advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals, and again in the abbreviated 2020 spring season.
Stevens, who will receive a degree in history at Maine’s graduation ceremonies this spring, missed virtually all of the 2019 season when he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his right leg in the second quarter of the season opener.
Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Dan Benton | Last updated 4/28/21
The 2021 NFL Draft is nearly upon us, and phones are heating up across the league. Wheeling and dealing is already well underway with more moves to come.
Draft night rarely goes according to plan and to believe things would be any different this year would be foolish. We can expect a slew of trades throughout the first round and beyond, but especially over the top 15 picks.
Here’s a look at five players we consider to be the most likely trade targets for teams in this year’s draft.
It s down to Jones and Lance.
That s according to NFL Network s Ian Rapoport, who reported Sunday night that several sources say the focus does appear to have shifted away from Fields and on to those two quarterback prospects, despite the fact they re polar opposites in many ways.
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ESPN s Todd McShay reported Monday that many in the 49ers personnel department are pushing for Lance, while Peter King of NBC Sports who also believes it s a two-horse race wrote that Shanahan believes Jones is the accurate coach-on-the-field type he craves.
At one point, Fields was the betting favorite to land in San Francisco. Now? At DraftKings, Jones is the overwhelming fave at -305, Lance is the clear No. 2 at +225 and Fields odds of being selected third have plummeted to +700.
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