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    PHILADELPHIA — NFL teams will select 257 college prospects during the draft, which gets underway on Thursday. Thousands of fans will be in attendance in Detroit. Millions more will watch at home. But 88 years ago, just nine men sat in a single hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton on South Broad Street for the very first NFL draft. The Eagles, coming off a 2-9 season in 1935, had the first pick, but ...

      ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No one expected Michigan to have a starting quarterback coming out of spring practice, but offensive coordinator/quarterback coach Kirk Campbell definitely has a better feel for the position group after the spring game. Davis Warren threw touchdown passes of 42 and 48 yards to help lead the Maize team to a 17-7 victory over the Blue Team on Saturday before an estimated ...

        Editor's note: The Union-Tribune's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 25-27). Here are his top 10 running backs, plus "bonus" players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: ——— — 1. Jonathon Brooks (So., Texas, 6-foot, 216 pounds) Brooks is a former four-star recruit currently recovering from a torn ACL ...

        The trust Deion Sanders places in his sons, Shilo and Shedeur, extends well beyond the field and into the world of the transfer portal. As leaders of the Colorado Buffaloes, Shilo, a defensive back, and Shedeur, the QB, wouldn't have it any other way. 

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        The Michigan football program faces three years of probation, a fine and recruiting restrictions, and five current and former coaches have agreed to one-year show-cause orders stemming from an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations. The negotiated agreement was announced Tuesday by the NCAA. According to the NCAA, one former coach did not participate in the agreement, and that case will ...

        Editor’s note: The Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 25-27). Here are his top 10 interior offensive linemen, plus “bonus” players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: ——— — 1. Troy Fautanu (Sr., Washington, 6-foot-3, 317 pounds) Fautanu’s heavy hands and impressive athleticism has been on ...

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