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4 days ago
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Nick Sirianni provides update on Philadelphia Eagles' cornerback competition
Who will start opposite of Quinyon Mitchell on the Philadelphia Eagles' defense? Head coach Nick Sirianni provided an update on the training camp position battle on Thursday.
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5 days ago
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USC football's Lincoln Riley updates key Trojans' position battle
The post USC football's Lincoln Riley updates key Trojans' position battle appeared first on ClutchPoints. The USC football is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off its 2025 college football campaign — and the program's fourth season under head coach Lincoln Riley. But there are still roster decisions to be made for the Trojans, including on the right tackle position, which has the third-year sophomore Tobias Raymond and second-year freshman Justin Tauanuu still battling for the spot atop the depth chart. '[Tobias] and Justin are both playing well,' Riley said, per R.J. Abeytia of 247Sports. 'They're both playing well. And obviously depending on what happens with [DJ] Wingfield, both of those guys have some position flex as well. Both of those guys are firmly right there in that top group. No question, I'd say Tobias has continued where he left off in spring, but we thought Justin was good in spring. He's been even better in camp. I feel like he's really made a move and is playing at a high level right now.' As mentioned by Riley, another offensive line matter that he is concerned with is the one that involves offensive lineman DJ Wingfield, whose eligibility for the 2025 season is still up in the air. Wingfield transferred to USC football after the 2024 campaign from the Purdue Boilermakers, but he doesn't have eligibility to play at the moment. He has reportedly taken his case with the NCAA to the court, though it's unclear whether that will get settled in time for the Trojans' season-opener on Aug. 30 against the Missouri State Bears at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. After two weeks of fall camp, there seems to be more work to be done by both Raymond and Tauanuu in order for each to prove he's the better option to start over the other. From an experience standpoint, Raymond has played a total of 15 games for USC football, while Tauanuu only has three games under his belt, to date. USC football is coming off a 7-6 season in 2024, and while they did not make the College Football Playoff, the Trojans have won their second bowl game in a row, topping the Texas A&M Aggies at the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. Related: Exclusive: Rising 2028 QB liking potential fit at SMU, Penn State and Georgia Related: Why Oregon football will finish better than first AP Top 25 Poll ranking
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27-07-2025
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Cardinals training camp: D-line competition will be stiff, difficult
The Arizona Cardinals have a number of notable position battles as they have begun training camp. Some battles are for starting jobs, while others are for key reserve spots. A pair of positions believed to have key battles — right guard and "Mike" linebacker — seem to be set with new starters. Others, though, have intrigue. Cardinals training camp position battle: Defensive line The defensive line battle will be fun because it is loaded. Before camp started, there were eight players who should be on a roster — Calais Campbell, Dalvin Tomlinson, Justin Jones, Bilal Nichols, 2024 first-round pick Darius Robinson, 2025 first-round pick Walter Nolen III, Dante Stills and L.J. Collier. They will only keep six or seven. Now, Nolen has a calf injury that will keep him out of most, if not all, of training camp, and he could start the season on PUP, and Nichols has not yet fully recovered from the neck injury he suffered last year. Maybe that is enough to make the roster formation easy. As for playing time, the Cardinals love to rotate their players, so most will get to play. Campbell and Tomlinson will certainly start, as Campbell leads all NFL players with 242 career starts and Tomlinson has started all 125 games he has played in his career. But who will be the third starter? Will it be Jones, signed last offseason and who has started every game he has played after his rookie season? Will it be Robinson? Stills and Collier were the Cardinals' two most productive defensive linemen last year. Now they are the two at the bottom of the depth chart in the eight mentioned. Will there be any room for undrafted rookie Elijah Simmons, who impressed in the spring? Injuries have rocked the Cardinals' defensive line over the last several seasons. Ideally, it will be competition and not attrition that makes the decisions for the coaches. But it is a group to watch during practices and the preseason. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts. This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: DL position battle will be intriguing to watch for Cardinals
