The Beat of Sports

The NFL Draft deadline to declare early has passed, so which programs were hit the hardest? The school most affected probably won't surprise you. Also which school has raised their stock with adding a transfer?

Despite adding graduate transfer Brandon Wimbush yesterday that doesn't mean that Darriel Mack Jr. can be written off. Marc explains that Josh Heupel is probably using this opportunity to add more talent to his roster and be more creative on offense to get all of the quarterbacks involved.

Now that Josh Heupel has added Brandon Wimbush to his quarterback stable, how will the position end up next year? Will Darrel Mack Jr keep his starting job or was Wimbush brought in to create true competition at QB. Plus what does it mean for the other quarterbacks on the depth chart?

Why would the Mavericks be shopping Dennis Smith Jr.? And what would they want in a deal for him? We go to Dallas and talk with Mike Peasley to find out what kind of players they would want in return for the point guard.

With the NBA Trade Deadline 3 weeks away the Magic find themselves in an interesting position, be a buyer or seller. Well reports from Woj last night said the team is in talks with the Dallas Mavericks for point guard Dennis Smith Jr. Is he the a player the Magic need to get them into the playoffs? If so what should they give up to acquire him?

Last night Kyler Murray made it official that he will be entering the NFL Draft but now the question remains is where might he be drafted? Kliff Kingsbury during the season said that he would draft Murray with the top pic but now he has the opportunity to do that but his team also drafted Josh Rosen last year. Will he size and height hurt the draft stock for Murray or will he be an exception to the norm?

With the trade deadline early in February, the next few weeks for the Magic will be very important for the future of the season. They will need to weigh whether or not to trade players like Nik Vucevic and Terrance Ross or should they considering adding some more pieces to make a run at a playoff spot.

This weekend representatives from Major League Baseball met with Kyler Murray to try and figure out a way to keep Murray as a baseball player. Reports from the meeting say that Murray wants $15 million dollars from the A's but as Marc explains that would make him paid better than Aaron Judge who has been in the majors for a few seasons while Murray hasn't played in the minors.

With the Miami Dolphins moving on from Adam Gase and replacing him with defensive coach Brian Flores a new rebuild is beginning in South Florida. It looks as though they will attempt the task of tanking the 2019 season to get pole position for quarterbacks like Tua and Justin Herbert. Marc explains that unlike in the NBA, it isn't as easy to tank in the NFL when there are only 16 games.

After his performance against Alabama in the National Championship game many football pundits are saying that right now Trevor Lawrence would be the first pick in this years NFL Draft. The problem is that he isn't allowed to enter because of existing rules, but is there a way to challenge this rule? Plus what could lead to the NFL making the decision to do away with this rule?