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Virginia Tech is on the cusp of hiring a new defensive coordinator, as the school is targeting Arizona Cardinals linebackers coach Sam Siefkes to be the school’s new defensive coordinator. The hire is expected to come together in the near future, per sources.

Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry went outside-the-box for the move, as Siefkes’ expected arrival at Tech will come with significant NFL experience that was attractive to the Hokies’ staff. He just finished his second season as the Cardinals’ linebackers coach and spent two prior seasons in various roles with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 11:42 AM ET

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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is declaring for the NFL draft, he announced in a video on social media.

The decision ends a career at Texas that saw him help revive the program from a 5-7 season in 2021 and lead the Longhorns to their only two College Football Playoff appearances, in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Ewers went 21-5 as a starter the past two years and to two CFP semifinal appearances. In his career, he led

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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 14, 2025, 08:54 AM ET

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Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond is leaving school early to enter the 2025 NFL draft, he told ESPN.

Bond profiles as one of the fastest players in the upcoming draft, as he has shown over his three-year college career that he’s one of the country’s most explosive players.

Bond ranks as the No. 6 wide receiver in ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s NFL draft rankings. He was clocked at more than 22 mph during Texas’ win over UTSA this

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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 10, 2025, 06:30 PM ET

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The top of the quarterback market appears to have solidified for the 2025 NFL draft, with an ESPN poll showing that Colorado‘s Shedeur Sanders and Miami‘s Cam Ward have separated themselves from the rest of the class.

ESPN re-polled 20 scouts and executives, asking them the same thing we did in October: Who is the top quarterback for the 2025 NFL draft?

In the latest poll, Sanders got 11 votes and Ward received 9,

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