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Patriots' Matthew Slater rips kickoff rule, questions NFL's motives - ESPN

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots captain Matthew Slater, whose 10 Pro Bowl berths are an NFL record for a special teams player, sharply criticized the league for last week's rule change that allows fair catches on kickoffs for the 2023 season.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 79 Tosh Baker, senior tackle, again a backup but next year …

Listed measurements: 6-foot-8, 310 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A senior, Baker has two years of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Baker had the misfortune of arriving at Notre Dame just one year before the increasingly-heralded tackle duo of Blake Fisher and Joe Alt. Thus, Baker remains a backup as a senior, presumably penciled in as the No. 2 left tackle behind Alt on the public depth chart but perhaps the immediate option at both tackle positions if injury befalls either Fisher or Alt. Recruiting: The No. 5 offensive tackle in his class, per rivals.com, when he signed with Notre Dame, Baker fell to No. 13 by the end of the recruiting cycle, another example of recruiting rankings being fickle and confounding. Baker chose the Irish over the likes of Alabama, Michigan and Ohio State, a high-profile recruitment despite coming from Scottsdale, Ariz.

ESPN announces start times for early college football slate - ESPN

With less than 100 days until the start of the college football season, the bulk of the September schedule has been finalized, as ESPN on Wednesday announced the dates and times for the first three weeks of the season along with the network's Bowl Season schedule.