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Tre Tucker
Tremonie "Tre" Tucker (born March 8, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft. Early years Tucker attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He finished his high school career recording 2,288 rushing yards, 1,854 receiving yards, and 68 total touchdowns. Tucker was also a track and field star for CVCA, winning six Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships, including back-to-back titles in long jump and the 100-meter dash in 2018 and 2019. His other two titles came in the 4 x 200 m relay in 2018 and the 200 m in 2019. Tucker broke several records at CVCA in both football and track. A three star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Cincinnati. College career In Tucker's freshman season, he tallied seven receptions for 92 yards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports. Membership There are approximately 820 member high schools and 850 more schools in the 7th-8th grade division of the OHSAA. Most public and private high schools in Ohio belong to the OHSAA. Structure Districts The Association is divided into six districts, each with its own District Athletic Board, including the Central District, East District, Northeast District, Northwest District, Southeast District, and Southwest District. The District boards conduct Sectional and District tournaments. The main OHSAA board conducts Regional and State tournaments. Classifications and divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division, and play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which they share with the Los Angeles Rams. The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers. The team joined the NFL as result of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. In 2017, the Chargers relocated back to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego, a year after the Rams had moved back to the city after spending 21 seasons (1995–2015) in St. Louis. The team previously played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their first stint in Los Angeles, Balboa Stadium and San Diego Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thursday Night Football
''Thursday Night Football'' (often abbreviated as ''TNF'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 2022). In the past, games in the package also air occasionally on Saturdays in the later portion of the season, as well as select games from the NFL International Series (these games were branded since 2017 as ''NFL Network Special''). Debuting on November 23, 2006, the telecasts were originally part of NFL Network's ''Run to the Playoffs'' package, which consisted of eight total games broadcast on Thursday and Saturday nights (five on Thursdays, and three on Saturdays, originally branded as ''Saturday Night Football'') during the latter portion of the season. Since 2012, the ''TNF'' package has begun during the second week of the NFL season; the NFL Kickoff Game and the NFL on Thanksgiving are both broadcast as part of NBC Sports' '' Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Waller
Darren Charles Waller (born September 13, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech. He is the great-grandson of composer and jazz pianist Fats Waller. Early life Darren Waller was born in Landover, Maryland, to Dorian and Charlena Waller. He has a sister, Deanna. He was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Marietta, Georgia, and Acworth, Georgia. Darren Waller's great-grandfather was jazz musician Fats Waller. Darren produces hip-hop music in his spare time. College career Waller attended and played college football at Georgia Tech as a wide receiver where he redshirted his freshman season of 2011 and decided to forgo his final year of eligibility by entering the 2015 NFL Draft. Collegiate statistics Professional career Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens selected Waller in the sixth round with the 204th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. The selection was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, west of New York City. The stadium is shared with the New York Jets. The Giants are headquartered and practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, also in the Meadowlands. The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, and they are the only one of that group still existing, as well as the league's longest-established team in the Northeastern United States. The team ranks third among all NFL franchises with eight NFL championship titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl ( XXI (1986), XXV (1990), XLII (2007), and XLVI (2011)), alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the American Athletic Conference, played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2022 was the program's sixth season under head coach Luke Fickell. In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12. On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023. The 2022 season will be the program's last season as a member of the AAC. Previous season The Bearcats finished 2021 season 13–1, 8–0 in AAC play to receive a bid in the AAC Championship Game. They defeated Houston 35–20 in the championship game, marking the second consecutive AAC championship in program history. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Luke Fickell. The Bearcats were ranked No. 4 in the final College Football Playoff poll, becoming the first Group of Five team to make the playoffs, as well as the last major undefeated team going into the post-season. Previous season In 2020, the Bearcats finished with a 9–1 (6–0 AAC) record, winning the AAC Championship Game against Tulsa. It was the first AAC championship in program history. After being ranked 8th in the final College Football Playoff rankings, the Bearcats were selected to participate in the Peach Bowl as part of the New Year's Six against Georgia. The Bearcats lost to the Bulldogs 24–21. Offseason Coaching changes After the 2020 season, Marcus Freeman was anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Luke Fickell. Previous season In 2019, the Bearcats finished with a 11–3 (7–1 AAC) record, and won the Birmingham Bowl against Boston College. The 2019 season was the second straight 11-win season for the Bearcats, and fourth such season in program history. Recruits Incoming transfers Preseason Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released AAC preseason media poll The preseason Poll was released September 1 Schedule The Bearcats' 2020 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. with the departure of UConn, the American eliminated divisions for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Bearcats 2020 schedule will include eight conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats played their home games at Nippert Stadium, and competed as members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Luke Fickell. Previous season In 2018, the Bearcats finished with an 11–2 (6–2 AAC) record, and won the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech. The 11 win season was only the third such season in the history of the program. This was Cincinnati's first bowl game since the 2015 season and the first bowl win since the 2012 season. Recruits The Bearcats signed a total of 16 recruits, including three transfers. Incoming transfers Cincinnati added six transfers to the 2019 roster. Preseason Award watch lists AAC media poll The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Bearcats predicted to finish second in the AAC East Division. Schedu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Fenway Bowl
The 2022 Fenway Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The inaugural Fenway Bowl, the game featured Cincinnati from the American Athletic Conference and Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game began at 11:03 a.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies, it was officially known as the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The lead-up to the game was unique in that both schools made coaching changes shortly before, and shortly after, bowl matchups were being determined that involved each other. Immediately following the conclusion of their regular season, Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell was hired by Wisconsin, leaving the Cincinnati job vacant. On December 2, the Fenway Bowl matchup was announced, and three days later Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield was hired as Cincinnat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Specialist
A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most also play another position such as wide receiver, defensive back, or running back. The special teams counterpart of a return specialist is a kicking specialist. According to All-American Venric Mark, "Returning punts is harder. You have to judge the ball more, you have to know when to fair catch and when not to. You can't be a superhero and try to catch everything. With kickoff returns, you catch the ball and — boom — you're going." Kickoff returner A kickoff returner (KR) is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible for catching the opposing team's kickoff and attempting to run it towards the end zone to score a touchdown. If the ball is kicked into his own end zone, the kick returner must assess the situation on the field while the ball is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
