Stanford Cardinal offensive lineman Branson Bragg retiring from football

Stanford Cardinal offensive lineman senior Branson Bragg is calling it a career. The Cardinal guard announced his retirement from football with this statement from his Twitter account.

“I am heartbroken to announce that I’ve decided to retire from football. This was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, but with a long-term lingering and intense symptoms stemming from a severe concussion I sustained in training camp, along with other mental factors, I’m confident that stepping away is the best decision for me,” wrote Bragg.

Bragg made an immediate impact from his freshman year. He was named to The Athletics freshman All-American second team playing and starting in all six games that season. Last year he was named to the All-Pac-12 third-team offensive line. Bragg started and played in nine games that season before a season-ending injury knocked him out in Stanford’s game against Oregon State.

“The past four years at Stanford have been everything that I could’ve hoped for, and I created countless lifelong bonds while living out my dream with the best teammates and support staff in the world. Huge shoutouts to the entire offensive line, Coach Shaw, Coach Heff, Coach Pritchard, Coach Carroll, Coach Perez, Dr. Kelli Moran-Miller, Floyd Vito-Cruz, Greg Valenzisi, all of our athletic traders, and so many more. I plan to graduate on time with a bachelor’s in mathematical and computational science.”

4-star CB Jeremiah Newcombe picks up Stanford offer

Stanford has extended an offer to Queen Creek (Ariz.) Casteel four-star cornerback Jeremiah Newcombe.

Newcombe is the No. 229 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

The 2024 On300 ranking ranks him better as the No. 180 prospect in the nation. He is the third-ranked recruit from Arizona after Chandler (Ariz.) five-star quarterback and No. 1 recruit Dylan Raiola and Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe Catholic four-star EDGE Elijah Rushing.

Newcombe currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $13k. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.