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1. WR Trejan Bridges – Central Arkansas
Along with Theo Wease and Jason Haselwood, Bridges was part of a five-star wide receiver group that signed with Oklahoma in 2019. However, in two seasons he only totaled nine receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns before facing serious legal charges during the spring of 2021. This led him to be dismissed from the Sooners, then a JUCO season and finally a move to Central Arkansas. During his one season in the FCS he totaled 53 receptions for 748 yards and six touchdowns. He has taken official visits to Syracuse and Maryland, while schools like Florida State, UCF, Baylor, USF, UConn and FIU continue to show interest.
2. OL Brandon Sneh – Kansas State
Sneh, 6-foot-7 and 320-pounds, began his collegiate career at DII Elizabeth City State before transferring to Wagner in 2024. After one season in the FCS, he transferred to Kansas State in January but then re-entered the portal during the spring. Since re-entering, he has picked up offers from Buffalo, Southern Miss, UAB, Missouri State, North Texas, Akron, Washington State and most recently New Mexico State. He has taken visits to Washington State and UAB.
3. DT Jakwon McGinney – Arkansas State
McGinney, 6-foot-2 and 295-pounds, was one of the top JUCO defensive tackles in the Class of 2025, who signed with the Red Wolves after playing at Hutchinson C.C. However, he entered the portal during the spring. He has two years of eligibility remaining and has picked up offers from Coastal Carolina, Ohio, South Alabama, Georgia Southern, Utah State, Southern Miss, UTEP, Western Michigan, North Texas and most recently Florida International since entering the portal. He has also been in steady contact with BYU, Oklahoma State, Arizona State and Baylor.
4. QB Tyler Aronson – SMU
Aronson was a Class of 2024 signee with the Mustangs who redshirted during his true freshman season. He committed to SMU during the summer of 2022, at which time he also had offers from programs like Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. At 6-foot-3, 225-pounds and with four years of eligibility remaining, he is an interesting available option for a multitude of schools. To this point he has an offer from Mercer and continues to hear from Appalachian State, Charlotte, New Mexico, Hawaii, Rice, Troy, Ohio, Southern Miss and others.
5. S Tori Daffin – Nevada
Daffin was a JUCO signee at Nevada, where he played for two seasons. He entered the portal during the winter after finishing the 2024 season with 56 tackles, two interceptions and two passes defended, which earned him Second-Team All-Mountain West Conference honors. Daffin has picked up offers from Memphis, Troy, South Alabama and Temple. He has taken visits to Temple and most recently Memphis.
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Oklahoma OC Ben Arbuckle is Going to Have 'Fun' Getting the Ball to WR Deion Burks
The best is yet to come for Deion Burks. Last year, the Purdue transfer was unable to make a real impact in Oklahoma’s offense. He suffered a soft tissue injury in the Sooners’ fourth game of the year against Tennessee, and he didn’t return until OU took on Missouri in November. Burks exited that game, too, after taking a big hit that essentially ended his year. Despite playing in just five games, he still finished second on the team with 31 receptions and third on the team with 245 receiving yards. Burks elected to return to Norman for another year with the Sooners, something that has his teammates fired up. “I’m super proud of Deion,” OU quarterback John Mateer said earlier this month at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. “He had a rough year last year on and off the field, but he’s super promising. He cares a lot about football and he cares a lot about the Sooners.” The 5-foot-9, 188-pound receiver proved just how explosive he can be in 2023 at Purdue. He hauled in 47 catches for 629 yards and seven scores, averaging 13.4 yards per catch. Burks caught touchdowns against both Ohio State and Michigan in 2023, and he caught a career-best 84-yard catch in the season opener against Fresno State. Oklahoma’s offense is under new leadership in 2025, but Burks’ athleticism quickly turned the head of new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. “Deion is explosive,” Arbuckle said last week at the OU Coaches Luncheon. “He’s a big play waiting to happen.” Arbuckle said Burks had no trouble learning the new offense during spring football. “He’s a really smart kid, too,” Arbuckle said. “He’s one of the kids that picked up on the new system like that. It was a testament to, one, the retention that he’s able to have, but, two, that retention came with lots of film study, lots of work and learning from his mistakes.” Both Arbuckle and Mateer said they had to work throughout the spring to rebuild the confidence in the offensive pieces who returned from 2024’s disastrous group. Though Burks’ injury kept him off the field for the majority of the season, Mateer was still pleased that the talented pass catcher was able to shake off the disappointment of 2024. “I’m super happy for him and proud of him, just where he’s come with his body and his mind,” Mateer said. “And he knows a lot more about football this year than he did last year. Super proud of him and I’m really excited to play with him.” Burks has plenty of new teammates to lead in his position group. Wide receivers coach Emmett Jones and Arbuckle worked to transform the room, adding Isaiah Sategna from Arkansas, Javonnie Gibson (Arkansas-Pine Bluff), Keontez Lewis (Southern Illinois), Josiah Martin (Cal) and Jer’Michael Carter (McNeese State). The Sooners also signed freshmen Elijah Thomas and Manny Choice, and have Zion Kearney, Zion Ragins, KJ Daniels, Ivan Carreon and Jacob Jordan returning from last year’s freshman class. Arbuckle is excited to see what Kearney can do in his second season with the Sooners, but he’ll spend plenty of time drawing up plays for Burks in 2025. “He’s a fun player to get to coach,” Arbuckle said. “It's going to be fun to figure out how to get the ball in his hands in an assortment of different ways. But he's been great.”
NFL analyst says teams should be 'extremely scared' of this franchise in 2025
While the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders have garnered a lot of attention lately, there is one NFC team that has quietly been flying under the radar. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a one-score game to the Lions in the divisional round in 2023 and followed that up with another one-score loss to QB Jayden Daniels and the Commanders last season, proving how close they have been to the ultimate prize in the two seasons with Baker Mayfield under center. In an appearance on ESPN's "Get Up" Tuesday morning, analyst and former player Ryan Clark offered high praise for Mayfield and what the Buccaneers are capable of. "Baker Mayfield is a top-10 quarterback in this league," Clark said. "Baker Mayfield is a football player. And when I say that, I know people at home are gonna be like, 'Duh, he gets paid to play football.' No, not all quarterbacks are seen as football players. Not all quarterbacks are embraced in the locker room as one of us." Clark sees the Buccaneers as a team the rest of the league should be paying attention to because of who they have returning and the close calls in the playoffs the last two seasons. "This is a team that's been on the cusp the last two years," Clark said. "Now you think about some of the pieces they've added, the confidence in their quarterback and the way that he plays, and Todd Bowles with another year to understand winning at a high level at the head coach position. This is a team you better be extremely scared of because they're stacked and they're confident." Mayfield has been sensational during his time with the Buccaneers. Although he did throw 16 interceptions, Mayfield accounted for the third-most passing yards (4,500) in the league last season and has thrown the most TD passes (69) in the last two seasons, per StatMuse. To add even more incentive for Mayfield, the team restructured his contract, which is set to expire after the 2026 season, to include $30M in guaranteed salary for that season. The Buccaneers return a lot of production on both sides of the ball, in addition to bringing in first-round draft pick Emeka Egbuka, who topped 1,000 receiving yards twice at Ohio State and accounted for 26 total TDs. While Tampa Bay allowed the 17th-most points per game (22.7) last season, it returns the majority of its defensive production. On top of that, the offseason acquisition of veteran LB and two-time Pro-Bowler Haason Reddick, who agreed to terms on a one-year deal, should be a welcomed addition for a franchise that had some question marks on defense last season. The Buccaneers are projected to have the sixth-easiest schedule in the NFL this season and have the best chance to win the NFC South for the fifth consecutive season, according to ESPN Analytics. If Mayfield can cut back on his turnovers and the defense can create more pressure on opposing QBs, the Buccaneers could be a threat in the NFC once again as they look to put their recent nail-biting losses in the postseason behind them.
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Seattle Mariners Set to Promote Triple-A Standout to Big-League Roster
According to multiple reports, the Seattle Mariners are set to promote minor league first baseman Tyler Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. Locklear was removed from the Rainiers game in the fifth inning on Tuesday night, leading to speculation that he was being traded. It no longer appears that that's the case. There's been no indication as to what the corresponding move will be at this time, but there's certainly a few different things potentially in play. Is Luke Raley being traded? After the Mariners acquired Josh Naylor, Raley is no longer needed at first base. That pushes him to the outfield, where the team has clearly favored Dominic Canzone. Raley hasn't started a game since Naylor arrived. He's hitting just .220 this season with four homers, and he also missed more than a month with injury. However, he's under team control through 2028, so he would certainly have appeal to other teams. The Mariners are in the market for relief help and help at third base, so this is possible. Is Raley injured? Some internet sleuths noticed Raley wearing a back brace while the team was in Anaheim over the weekend, leading to speculation that he's hurt. The future of Donovan Solano? With Naylor in the fold, Solano's right-handed hitting first base ability hasn't really been needed. He's only hitting .243 with an 83 OPS+ this season. Is the team prepared to move on from him in order to give Locklear his chance at the backup first base job? And how about Dylan Moore? Keeping Solano and Locklear would seem redundant, but Moore is in a 2-for-56 slump (entering play on Wednesday), leading to speculation about how long he'll be around for. Locklear, 24, made his major league debut last season and hit .156 in 45 at-bats. He's hitting .316 at Tacoma this season with 19 homers and 18 stolen bases. He was just named the PCL's Hitter of the Week.
Luka Doncic Makes Lakers Warning Clear: ‘Win Now Or I’m Out’
Luka Doncic didn’t join the Los Angeles Lakers to wait around. According to a new report from The Athletic, the newly acquired superstar has made his expectations crystal clear behind the scenes: he’s here to win immediately. A source close to Doncic told the outlet that his mentality is firmly “win now,” and he’s applied championship pressure on the franchise from day one. “This isn’t signing away to the Lakers and saying, ‘OK, you have my commitment and I’ll have some patience here,’” said ESPN's Dave McMenamin on NBA Today. “It’s ‘I want to win this year, I want to win the subsequent year. So long as my name is signed to a piece of paper saying I am a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, I expect to be in a position to raise banners at the Crypto.com Arena.’” Coming from the Mavericks, Luka Doncic is feeling extra motivated to have a successful tenure in Los Angeles. In his first 28 games with the team last season, he got off to a pretty solid start with averages of 29.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game on 43.8% shooting. Few franchises face more constant pressure than the Lakers. Besides residing in one of the NBA's biggest market cities, the Lakers have a rich history of success that has raised their standards beyond any other team in the league. That's not to mention LeBron James, whose ripe age at 40 years old means that he's on the clock to win now. As he nears retirement, the Lakers are feeling the pressure to give him the kind of hero's exit he deserves. At the same time, Luka Doncic will have title expectations, and if the Lakers fail to stay in contention, it could jeopardize their relationship with the Slovenian superstar. Fortunately, Rob Pelinka has put his team in a good position to compete. After finishing third in the West last year, Pelinka revamped the roster with acquisitions like Deandre Ayton, Marcus Smart, and Jake LaRavia. Plus, with young guys like Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht, and Bronny James, the Lakers will also get better through internal development. Now 26, Luka is the unquestioned face of the Lakers—and he’s treating it like a mission. After being disrespected and disregarded by the Mavericks, he wants to prove them wrong as soon as possible and convince the NBA world that they made a huge mistake by letting him go. With just one NBA Finals appearance under his belt (2024), Doncic still has a long way to go before he feels any satisfaction, but he's feeling good about his chances for success next season. Thanks to a new training regimen and a commitment to proper conditioning, Doncic is setting himself up for the best stretch of his career. It's up to the Lakers to ensure it doesn't go to waste by giving him the support he needs to make a run in the West. Luka Doncic isn’t just bringing elite talent to L.A., he’s bringing urgency. With his prime years underway and a chip on his shoulder, Luka’s demand for excellence is exactly what this franchise needs to reclaim its identity. The message is clear: title contention is not optional. If the Lakers meet Doncic’s standard, they could be on the verge of another golden era. If they don’t, they risk losing one of the greatest talents of his generation before he ever gets a chance to plant his flag in purple and gold.
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