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Why The Philadelphia Eagles Aren’t Trading For Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry
Opposite to a current report, the Philadelphia Eagles aren’t prone to purchase Tennessee Titans … [+]
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As juicy because it sounds, the Philadelphia Eagles are usually not buying and selling for Tennessee Titans operating again Derrick Henry.
Simply days previous to the 2023 NFL Draft, a report from former participant and present ‘The Discuss” host Akbar Gbaja-Biamila signifies that the Titans operating again is heading to the Eagles.
The previous NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months is owed a $10.5 million wage for the 2023 season, the ultimate 12 months of his deal. Whereas there had been rumblings earlier within the offseason that Henry could possibly be on the transfer, that chatter has since been shut down.
The truth is, shortly after Gbaja-Biamila’s tweet, Fox Sports activities NFL insider Jay Glazer shut down the concept the Eagles are making a transfer for the star operating again.
The truth that Henry is coming into the final 12 months of his deal on a Titans crew that seems to be in rebuild mode has led to hypothesis that he’s performed his final sport with Tennessee.
The concept of Henry — arguably the NFL’s finest pure operating again — becoming a member of a run-heavy Eagles offense led by Jalen Hurts is a match made in heaven. If Philadelphia have been to drag off such a transfer, they’d simply be the Tremendous Bowl favorites and would have an unstoppable offensive unit additionally flanked by playmakers A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert.
It’s simply not prone to occur.
For one, the Eagles have already got a operating again room not missing in depth in Rashaad Penny, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott. Penny is the projected starter, having been a shiny spot on the Seattle Seahawks whereas wholesome. The previous first-round draft choose has averaged 5.7 yards per over the course of his profession, which might really lead all energetic runners if he certified for the minimal requirement (750 rush makes an attempt).
Nevertheless, that’s the issue — he’s been largely unhealthy over the course of his profession. Penny is coming off of a damaged fibula harm that restricted him to simply 5 video games final season. Not solely has Penny by no means performed a full season, he hasn’t appeared in additional than 10 video games in a single season since 2018.
The Eagles hope to maintain Penny wholesome by seemingly having him break up carries with Gainwell. Gainwell was a significant purpose why Philadelphia felt snug permitting former beginning again Miles Sanders to stroll in free company. The truth is, Gainwell ran for 112 yards within the Eagles’ divisional spherical playoff win over the New York Giants and he really out-rushed Sanders through the postseason, dashing for 181 yards compared to the latter’s 148 dashing yards.
If there any’s doubt in relying upon a Penny-Gainwell duo to steer Philadelphia’s high-powered offensive assault, there’s a easy and cost-effective resolution — draft a operating again, such because the College of Texas’ Bijan Robinson within the first spherical. The truth is, Robinson not too long ago revealed that the Eagles are considered one of simply two groups that he’s had an in-person go to with.
The Eagles maintain two first-round picks — one at No. 10 and the opposite at No. 30 — and they need to be capable of land Robinson with a type of picks.
In different phrases, it makes little sense to sacrifice draft capital and wage cap house to accumulate a one-year rental in Henry.
Henry is because of be the NFL’s second-highest paid operating again this season. The contract is definitely justified, contemplating Henry has led the NFL in dashing yards and dashing touchdowns twice every. Nevertheless, the truth that he’s nearing age 30 and that he’s in a decline ought to make Philadelphia assume twice about buying and selling for him.
Through the 2019-2020 seasons, Henry averaged 5.2 yards per carry. Over the previous two seasons, he’s averaged simply 4.4 yards per carry. During the last 4 seasons, Henry has totaled 1,337 touches — 334 per season — regardless of lacking 9 video games through the 2021 season. That’s an enormous variety of 24.3 touches per sport throughout that span.
When one components in that the Eagles may draft Robinson at No. 10 and pay him $4 million for this season or choose him at No. 30 and pay him a shade underneath $2.3 million for this 12 months, it makes little sense to accumulate Henry at practically $11 million for this 12 months.
The storyline of Henry becoming a member of the Eagles would undoubtedly be one of many largest matters heading into the 2023 season. Nevertheless, it simply isn’t a really seemingly one contemplating Philadelphia’s choices.
The best regional moment of every Tennessee baseball run under Tony Vitello
Tennessee baseball gets its 2025 NCAA Tournament run started on Friday as it hosts another Knoxville Regional.
The Vols are set to play their sixth NCAA Tournament under Tony Vitello with four regional wins already under their belts.
Let’s take a look back at the best moment of every regional UT has been in under Vitello.
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2019: Vols get out of bases-loaded, ninth-inning jam with season on the line
In 2019, Tennessee was down to the bottom of the ninth, up one on Liberty. Both teams had already lost a game, making it an elimination matchup.
With Redmond Walsh on the mound, the Flames loaded the bases and drew a hit-by-pitch to tie the game. With no outs, just one more run crossing would end the season a game short of the regional finals.
Walsh would force a line out then inning-ending double play to force extra innings. Tennessee added one run in the 10th to secure the win.
2021: Drew Gilbert hits walk-off grand slam
In 2021, Tennessee was off to a rocky start. The Vols trailed Wright State at home by three in the ninth.
Tennessee started to get the offense rolling with its back against the wall, though. UT loaded the bases for Drew Gilbert. After taking a hack and missing at strike one, Wright State hung a breaking ball that Gilbert clobbered.
The walk-off grand slam needed each run to clinch the 9-8 victory. The Vols went on to make the first College World Series under Vitello in large thanks to not having to climb out of this early regional hole.
2022: Tennessee rallies in the ninth to beat Georgia Tech
Tennessee entered the 2022 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the country. After winning both the SEC regular season and tournament titles, the Vols had put together one of the best years in baseball history to this point.
In the regionals, Tennessee went into the ninth inning against Georgia Tech behind 4-3, though. The Vols got two on base to start the inning before Jordan Beck roped a double to tie the game. He may or may not have signaled his excitement to the outfield, as well.
With the bases loaded, Trey Lipscomb was hit by a pitch to score another run. Christian Moore and Evan Russell added RBI singles and Cortland Lawson produced a sac-fly to provide the necessary cushion to win.
The following video is a breakdown of the inning, but it does use NSFW language.
2023: Zane Denton homers in the ninth to take the lead
On the road, Tennessee had its back against the wall in the ninth against Clemson. Down two runs, the Vols were down to their final out.
After Moore singled to keep the game alive, Blake Burke also reached on an infield single. This brought up Zane Denton with the tying run on first.
Denton uncorked a ball deep to left field to take the lead. This kept the game alive, but the Tigers did respond to tie the match in the ninth. Tennessee ultimately won in 14 innings thanks to a Hunter Ensley double.
Ultimately, the Vols made another CWS run.
2024: Kaveres Tears gives Tennessee the lead in the regional finals
Tennessee had two chances to beat Southern Miss in the regional finals and for a moment, it looked like it’d need them both. The Vols trailed 3-2 entering the sixth inning of game one of the finals.
However, Kavares Tears made up for it. He lifted a three-run shot in the sixth to give Tennessee a lead it wouldn’t surrender. The Vols added one more in the inning, as well, to provide some cushion.
This made way for a rally that pushed Tennessee to a 12-3 win to punch its ticket to the super regionals. Ultimately, the Vols won the national title.
Tennessee softball is heading back to Oklahoma City after beating Nebraska in the NCAA super regional.
The No. 7 seed Lady Vols (45-15) are making their ninth appearance in the Women’s College World Series, and their second in the last three years. Tennessee and star pitcher Karlyn Pickens will face No. 2 seed Oklahoma (50-7) to open the WCWS on May 29 (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Tennessee’s last trip to Oklahoma City was in 2023 when it made a run to the semifinals before being eliminated.
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Here’s what you need to know about the matchup with the Sooners.
Tennessee, Karlyn Pickens beat Oklahoma in road series
Tennessee started the road series at Oklahoma with a 5-2 win in extra innings thanks to catcher Sophia Nugent, who started her career as a Sooner. Nugent hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, giving the Lady Vols a 4-2 lead before Laura Mealer scored on a wild pitch.
Tennessee then lost 4-1 in Game 2, only logging four hits – and Taylor Pannell had three of them and scored the lone run with a solo home run. But the Lady Vols won the rubber match 5-3, scoring all five runs in the fourth inning. Mealer hit a two-RBI double before Ella Dodge blasted a three-run homer to win the game.
Karlyn Pickens had 12 strikeouts, 10 hits allowed, three walks, one hit by pitch and four earned runs in 12⅔ innings over the series. Sage Mardjetko had four strikeouts, six hits allowed, eight walks and five earned runs in 5⅓ innings. Erin Nuwer pitched three innings with two strikeouts, one hit allowed, one walk and one hit by pitch.
Oklahoma softball offense has firepower
The Sooners once again have one of the strongest offenses in the country. They rank No. 2 in home runs per game (2.02) with 115 on the season. Oklahoma is No. 5 in scoring with an average of 7.75 runs per game and 442 total.
Ella Parker leads OU’s offense with a .416 batting average, and Kasidi Pickering is right behind her at .413. Four more batters are hitting above .300, and Gabbie Garcia leads the team with 20 home runs. Pickering has hit 18 homers, and six Sooners total have hit at least 11 this season.
They also don’t strike out often. The Sooners have only struck out 207 times, which is only 3.63 times per game.
Karlyn Pickens vs Sam Landry pitchers’ duel is brewing
Senior right-hander Sam Landry (23-4) became the Sooners’ ace after transferring from Louisiana. She leads the OU staff with a 1.92 ERA with 170 strikeouts in 167⅔ innings pitched.
Tennessee had eight hits against Landry in Game 1, but then it was held to four hits in the next two games.
Pickens (24-9), the back-to-back SEC Pitcher of the Year, leads Tennessee’s staff with a 1.00 ERA. She has thrown 280 strikeouts in 204 innings, and opponents have hit .168 against her. In two straight elimination games against Nebraska, Pickens threw 21 strikeouts in 14 innings with only seven hits allowed, two walks and two earned runs.
Karlyn Pickens throws fastest softball pitch ever recorded – again
Pickens already broke Monica Abbott’s record for fastest softball pitch ever recorded in March when she threw 78.2 mph against Arkansas. But she topped her own record in Game 3 against Nebraska.
In the first at-bat of the game, Pickens threw 79.4 mph. It was Nebraska pitcher Jordy Bahl’s first at-bat of the game, and she fouled off the record-breaking pitch.
Pickens had already hit 77 mph twice this season before breaking the record Abbott originally set the record during a National Pro Fastpitch game in 2012.
Tennessee softball vs Oklahoma: Series history
Tennessee is 7-8 all time against Oklahoma, which owns a 4-3 record vs the Lady Vols at neutral sites. After taking the road series in March, Tennessee is 4-3 against OU in Norman.
Before meeting for the first time in SEC play this season, the last time Tennessee faced the Sooners was in the opening game of the 2023 WCWS. Oklahoma beat the Lady Vols 9-0 in five innings.
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What time does Tennessee softball vs Oklahoma start?
- Date: Thursday, May 29
- Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Devon Park in Oklahoma City
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma could extend its record run of consecutive national titles to five at this year’s Women’s College World Series.
Patty Gasso’s second-seeded Sooners will face No. 7 seed Tennessee in their WCWS opener. Oklahoma beat Alabama on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional.
Action in the eight-team double-elimination bracket begins Thursday at Devon Park. The final two teams will play for the title in a best-of-three series starting June 4.
Gasso, who will coach the United States at the 2028 Summer Olympics, has led the Sooners to eight national titles, including six of the past eight and seven of 10. This was Oklahoma’s first season in the Southeastern Conference.
In other opening-day matchups, third-seeded Florida will play No. 6 seed Texas, No. 9 seed UCLA meets No. 16 seed Oregon and No. 12 seed Texas Tech will face unseeded Mississippi.
Oklahoma will face Tennessee star pitcher Karlyn Pickens, who broke her NCAA record by throwing a 79.4 mph pitch during Saturday’s win over Nebraska. Pickens then shut out the Cornhuskers 1-0 on Sunday.
Nebraska’s loss means Oklahoma won’t be facing former Sooners pitcher Jordy Bahl, who transferred to her home-state Cornhuskers after being named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 World Series with Oklahoma.
Although No. 1 overall seed Texas A&M was knocked out in regional play, the SEC has five teams in the field — Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Ole Miss.
Florida beat Georgia in three games to advance. The Gators won national titles in 2014 and 2015 and lost to Oklahoma in the semifinals last year.
Texas has reached the best-of-three championship series in two of the past three seasons, with both losses coming to Oklahoma. The Longhorns are also in their first season in the SEC.
Texas Tech and Ole Miss are first-time qualifiers.
Texas Tech beat host Florida State in a super regional. Pitcher NiJaree Canady, last year’s USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, led Stanford to the national semifinals two straight years before transferring to Tech. She led the Red Raiders to their first Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles.
Ole Miss is the only unseeded team remaining. The Rebels beat Arizona twice to win the Tucson Regional and beat Arkansas in super regionals.
UCLA and Oregon will meet in a matchup of former Pac-12 teams that moved to the Big Ten this year.
Oregon, the Big Ten regular-season champion, defeated upstart Liberty to advance. Liberty stunned Texas A&M in regional play, but couldn’t get past the Ducks.
UCLA was down to its last out against South Carolina in Game 2 before winning, then took Game 3. The Bruins could add to their record 12 World Series titles.
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