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6:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom came out of the locker room in Tuscaloosa in November 2021 to get a peek at Bryce Young, Alabama’s undersize wunderkind quarterback, in pregame warmups. Young’s stirring sophomore season put him atop the Heisman Trophy race and defied football conventions, and Odom couldn’t help wanting … Read more

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The guessing games and the lies are all almost behind us. So is all the noise from the draft gurus and experts who are sure they know how the NFL Draft will unfold, even though none of them can agree on how. Starting on Thursday night at 8 p.m., the … Read more

Urban Meyer is the latest college coach to attempt an NFL replication of his previous success. He would not be the first one. The Pro Football Hall of Fame features a few college leaders who made the leap, and the NFL has seen others succeed as well. Here are the top coaches who transitioned from … Read more