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College GameDay just started and Pat McAfee is already shirtless. Just five minutes into the Week 10 edition of the show, Utah football fans in Salt Lake City convinced the eccentric host to remove his top in preparation for their top-25 matchup with Cincinnati. While the show was just getting started, the fans cohesively began […]

The Miami Dolphins’ 2-7 start to the 2025 season has led to their first firing, with general manager Chris Grier receiving his pink slip on Friday. The move creates the first NFL executive job opening ahead of the upcoming offseason. Fans expected the underwhelming Dolphins to make wholesale changes, but Grier’s name was not one […]

Another week of fantasy football, another week of managing the ever-fluctuating kicker market. The position remains the most volatile and often unpredictable for fantasy managers, which will not change in NFL Week 9. Although four teams are on a bye in Week 9, Chase McLaughlin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the only fantasy-relevant kicker who […]

The Miami Dolphins’ dreadful 2025 season took another turn for the worse with a 28-6 Week 9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in prime time. However, the team avoided another potential disaster with running back Ollie Gordon II’s latest injury update. Gordon went down with an ankle injury suffered while blocking for receiver Malik Washington […]

Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season is bringing several challenging wrinkles to the fantasy football landscape, particularly at the running back position. The main wave of waiver wire action has long passed, but there are still several serviceable streaming options remaining in most leagues. Four teams are on bye in Week 9, removing Saquon Barkley, […]

Apparently, Las Vegas Raiders coach Chip Kelly‘s wife is as concerned about the team’s star pass-catchers as fantasy football managers are. The first-year offensive coordinator recently revealed that his wife, Jill, asked him when Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers would return from injury absences. Kelly was reminded of this fact when he was asked about […]

Brian Kelly’s tenure as the head football coach at LSU is over, but the fallout is only just getting started. Numerous former players and staff members have since spoken out about their experiences with the now-former Tigers coach in almost unanimous criticism. Since Kelly’s firing, another anonymous former player further peeled back the curtain on […]

The Baltimore Ravens finally looked like the team everyone expected them to be with a dominant 28-6 win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 9. The game marked Lamar Jackson’s return from a two-game absence, and it was everything head coach John Harbaugh expected it to be and more. Jackson and the Ravens offense got […]

Oklahoma got off to a promising start to the 2025 college football season, but is just 1-2 in its past three games entering a Week 10 matchup with Tennessee. The top-20 teams enter the meeting with identical 6-2 records, albeit with differing momentum. Ahead of the high-profile showdown, we will be making our Oklahoma-Tennessee predictions. […]

When Penn State fired then-head football coach James Franklin, everyone immediately turned to Matt Rhule as his most likely successor. However, a potential sleeper candidate has recently emerged in Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko. Rhule made the most initial sense as a Penn State alum and the recent savior to Nebraska’s football program. […]

The Arizona Cardinals are remaining vague on their Week 9 starting quarterback. Despite the general belief that Kyler Murray will return from his two-game injury absence and face the Dallas Cowboys, the Cardinals are not entirely showing their hand just yet. Murray has not played since Oct. 5, when he suffered a foot injury in […]

For the seventh time in their careers, Lincoln Riley and Matt Rhule go head-to-head when Nebraska welcomes USC to Lincoln in Week 10 of the 2025 college football season. The veteran head coaches most recently met in 2024, but they faced each other five other times in the Big 12. Before the marquee Week 10 […]

Two featherweight prospects collide at UFC Vegas 110 as Isaac Dulgarian (7-1) takes on Yadier del Valle (9-0). It is time to continue our UFC odds series with a Dulgarian-del Valle prediction and pick. Dulgarian, 29, has not fought since September 2024, when he bounced back from his first career loss with a second-round submission […]

The fallout of Brian Kelly’s firing as LSU’s head football coach has been much messier than the school likely anticipated, largely due to the 64-year-old’s $54 million buyout. As the school continues to work out the financials, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry dropped an additional wrinkle that could affect the state’s citizens. Landry, who has been […]

The New York Giants’ past and present are colliding as former legend Carl Banks continues to clash with two-time All-Pro Dexter Lawrence II. Banks, a former two-time Super Bowl champion with the Giants, recently put Lawrence on blast, claiming that “nobody respects” him anymore for managing just 0.5 sacks through the first eight games. Lawrence […]

Coming off its first victory since Week 3, Auburn will look to get back above .500 in Week 10 against Kentucky, but might have to do so without star receiver Cam Coleman. The sophomore suffered a minor injury during the Tigers’ recent 33-24 win over Arkansas. He is listed on the official SEC injury report […]

After four weeks on the shelf due to injury, Lamar Jackson will officially return to the Baltimore Ravens for their Week 9 matchup with the Miami Dolphins. He was initially projected to return in Week 8, but the Ravens opted to keep him out for another game at the last minute, which might have upset […]

The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in an interesting position ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. The team has fought through a host of injuries to find itself sitting at 5-3 eight games into the season. San Francisco has been aggressive at the deadline before and needs to take a similar approach to recognize […]

The Texas football team is already preparing to be without Arch Manning and could also potentially be without another star in Week 10 against Vanderbilt. Safety Michael Taaffe recently became another notable addition to the team’s injury report and is in danger of missing the marquee clash. Taaffe, who recently had thumb surgery, is now […]

One week after he tore his bicep, the Buffalo Bills officially placed nose tackle Ed Oliver on injured reserve ahead of Week 9. They have since responded with a pair of defensive signings and elevated veterans Jordan Poyer and Jordan Phillips to their active roster. The Bills elevated both players from their practice squad, they […]

The Baltimore Ravens experienced multiple franchise lows through the first half of the 2025 season, prompting Lamar Jackson to request that their games be removed from the locker room. When it was first reported that the Ravens removed ping-pong and other table games, it seemed to be a coaching response to the team’s 1-5 record. […]

Derwin James and Mekhi Becton have made their first steps toward clearing the Los Angeles Chargers’ Week 9 injury report. James and Becton both exited the team’s Week 8 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. However, head coach Jim Harbaugh noted that both are expected to practice on Tuesday, according to Daniel Popper […]

A lot unfolded in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season, leaving even more to digest ahead of Week 9 for fantasy football managers. The waiver wire situation is practically a crapshoot at this point in the season, but it is becoming clearer which players fantasy football managers can feel safe dropping. With six teams […]

When the New York Giants took Abdul Carter with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, many immediately viewed Kayvon Thibodeaux as a potential trade target. Those discussions died down when the Giants picked up the edge-rusher’s fifth-year option, but have since resurfaced as the trade deadline approaches. Thibodeaux is once again […]

Peyton Manning will be returning to the spotlight in November. After nearly two years away, Manning and Omaha Productions will be returning for a fifth season of “Peyton’s Places,” the TV series featuring the quarterback diving into NFL history. “Peyton’s Places,” which streams on ESPN+, showcases Manning interviewing key figures of NFL history at historical […]

After its third loss in its last four games, LSU finally pulled the plug and fired former football coach Brian Kelly. The move was surprising to some, but not to college football analyst Josh Pate, who saw it coming a mile away. Pate claimed that Kelly has been “checked out” of LSU for years on […]

With his third touchdown catch of the 2025 season, Travis Kelce not only gave the Kansas City Chiefs a two-touchdown lead over the Washington Commanders; he tied the record for the most total touchdowns in franchise history. The entire team was aware of the significance, prompting Patrick Mahomes to track down the ball he threw […]

Ole Miss entered the 2025 college football season with a lot of uncertainty. Lane Kiffin had indeed established a winning culture in Oxford, but the Rebels were essentially a brand-new team after a program-record eight players were taken in the 2025 NFL Draft, including star quarterback Jaxson Dart. As a result, Ole Miss entered Week […]

The Carolina Panthers were without Bryce Young in Week 8, giving Andy Dalton the spot start against the Buffalo Bills. The veteran struggled against a stingy defense, putting the Panthers in semi-panic mode with their quarterback situation unknown. Dalton struggled with his first significant opportunity of the year, managing just 175 scoreless passing yards and […]

Michael Pittman Jr. has entered the Catch of the Year conversation. The Indianapolis Colts receiver has been up-and-down in 2025, but made one of the best plays of the season with an absurd touchdown catch against the Tennessee Titans in Week 8. As the Colts approached the end zone looking to build on their 10-7 […]

NFL teams rarely believe that officiating went in their favor, but the New York Giants were particularly against it in Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants had several calls go against them, but Jalen Hurts’ overturned fumble on a “tush push” attempt at the hands of Kayvon Thibodeaux was easily the most controversial. […]

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye could not be stopped in Week 8 as he dominated the Cleveland Browns with yet another big game. Maye completed 75 percent of his passes in the game and threw for 282 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The Browns entered Week 9 allowing the third-fewest passing yards […]

The Cleveland Browns cannot catch a break in their Week 8 matchup with the New England Patriots. On a day in which they were already struggling, the Browns lost their best offensive player when rookie running back Quinshon Judkins exited with an injury. Judkins left the game with a shoulder injury early in the second […]

Michael Penix Jr. sitting out of the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins gave Kirk Cousins another shot at redemption. Instead, all he did was remind fans why he was benched in the first place. Cousins led the Falcons to just three points in the first half, resulting in a 17-3 deficit. […]

The New York Giants are playing with the odds stacked against them on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. Not only did they lose star running back Cam Skattebo, but the team also had an apparent fumble overturned on the Eagles’ first-half “tush push” attempt. On a 4th-and-1 play from the 10-yard […]

The Texas A&M football team had a non-conventional way of preparing for LSU in Week 9, to say the least. The game had added significance for strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt, who had a personal vendetta against Tigers head coach Brian Kelly. Moffitt spent 21 seasons with LSU, working in Baton Rouge from 2000 […]

Brent Venables does not believe Oklahoma’s Week 9 loss to Ole Miss is anything to lose sleep over. Although he acknowledged that the Sooners have work to do to right the ship, Venables does not view the result as a “setback.” The result gave Oklahoma its second loss in the last three weeks. When asked […]

The Colorado football team reached a new low with a 53-7 loss to Utah in Week 9. Head coach Deion Sanders believes the result was the worst beating of his career and the worst of his adult life. The Buffaloes entered the game as 14-point underdogs but never came close to threatening Utah with a […]

After another statement-making performance in Week 9 with a 49-25 win over LSU, Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed firmly believes he is leading the best team in college football and does not care about anyone who disagrees. The Aggies entered Week 9 with an undefeated record and improved to 8-0 with its 24-point victory over […]