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The appointment of Matt Campbell as Penn State’s head coach for the 2026 season has sent shockwaves through the Big Ten. But perhaps the most resonant voice in the conversation belongs to Nittany Lion legend Saquon Barkley. As the program pivots from the James Franklin era toward a new identity, Barkley has a message for […]
In this 2022 NFL Re-Draft, Brock Purdy cracks the top-three selections, while Aidan Hutchinson and Kyle Hamilton ascend to the highest echelon.
Jauan Jennings has signed with the Minnesota Vikings after a long wait in the free-agency pool, and the NFL world reacted to the move.
Tyrann Mathieu believes Bijan Robinson could land a massive payday that may reshape the running back market moving forward.
Following a disastrous 3-3 start to the season, Penn State pulled the trigger on firing James Franklin, a move that sent shockwaves through the sport. Despite a career record of 104-45 in Happy Valley and a massive buyout initially estimated at nearly $50 million (settled for a reported $9 million negotiated buyout), Franklin didn’t stay […]
The Philadelphia Eagles selected the Nigerian defensive lineman before he had even played a down of football. More teams should take risks on global talent
Uar Bernard has become a source of borderline indecent fascination in the NFL – the kind of prospect who underscores how athletes are identified and the inherent limits of pro football scouting itself. A swole 6ft 4in and 306lbs, Uar (pronounced OO-ar) Bernard doesn’t just look the part of a fearsome defensive lineman; fans post his shirtless photos next to ones of Myles Garrett, the game-wrecking Cleveland Browns pass rusher who set the regular-season sack record last year. Veteran NFL analyst Lance Zierlein described Bernard as “one of the rarest of physical specimens I’ve seen in the sport”. Other people who have spent their lifetimes in football say Bernard looks like a Marvel creation.
George Whitfield – who has been a private coach to pros such as Andrew Luck and Cam Newton – likened Bernard to the NBA’s 7ft 4in Victor Wembanyama, another sports star whose physical traits seem alien even among other professional athletes. Bernard’s testing numbers bordered on otherworldly: a 4.63-second 40-yard dash, a 39-inch vertical, the 10ft 10in broad jump – or 14in farther than the next-best defensive end prospect. Scouts were awestruck by Bernard’s 6% body fat – which would be considered low for a marathon runner – down from the 11% that he started with at the beginning of his draft training four months earlier.
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