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Darian Mensah is doing everything he can to commit to Miami through the college football transfer portal. While the Duke quarterback is officially in the portal, he remains unable to commit to any schools due to a lawsuit filed against him by the Blue Devils, which the 20-year-old continues to fight. Duke received a temporary […]

Despite expanding to 12 teams in 2024, the College Football Playoffs are reportedly interested in moving to a 24-team bracket. The change will not occur before the 2026 season begins, but given that it is still under discussion, the possibility remains in play. The College Football Playoff committee is still working out the kinks of […]

Three days after losing in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Miami suffered arguably its biggest loss of the offseason, even if it was expected. The Hurricanes will bid adieu to star offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa, who officially declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. Mauigoa is a consensus top-three offensive tackle in the class […]

The UFC will have another new addition to its company at its highly anticipated White House event. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that popular ESPN host Pat McAfee will be at the event to provide media coverage. White and McAfee confirmed that the former Indianapolis Colts punter gained verbal clearance to attend the event from […]

For the third time since 2013, the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots will meet each other in the 2026 AFC Championship Game. While MVP hopeful Drake Maye will lead the Patriots, the Broncos will be without Bo Nix, who suffered a broken ankle in Denver’s Divisional Round win over the Buffalo Bills. Nix’s injury […]

After a week of speculation, the Atlanta Falcons officially have their new offensive coordinator. Head coach Kevin Stefanski has made a deal with Tommy Rees official, bringing his former Cleveland Browns assistant with him to his new team. Stefanski has been expected to hire Rees since he was hired by the Falcons. The two sides […]

Despite an underwhelming 2025, Texas’ 2026 preseason outlook is back where fans expect it to be, with star quarterback Arch Manning returning for his redshirt junior season. In the meantime, the Longhorns added a solid contingency plan by snagging former Coastal Carolina quarterback MJ Morris from the college football transfer portal. Morris entered the transfer […]

Ole Miss suffered a bevy of losses since losing to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals, but it is on the verge of securing a major addition. Weeks after committing to Clemson from the college football transfer portal, former Cal linebacker Luke Ferrelli is now expected to join Pete Golding’s team in Oxford. Ferrelli […]

Despite an ongoing lawsuit from Duke, Darian Mensah has officially entered the college football transfer portal. Should he be able to clear the allegations, Mensah has already been linked to Miami, where he is projected to be in the 2026 college football season. The budding junior announced his surprise decision to enter the transfer portal […]

The New York Giants are already brimming with confidence after hiring John Harbaugh as their next head coach for the 2026 season. Hidden in the dark are the ongoing recoveries of Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo, two players general manager Joe Schoen believes will be ready for the start of the 2026 season. After introducing […]

Less than one month after his release from the Dallas Cowboys, Trevon Diggs is back on waivers. The Green Bay Packers returned the veteran cornerback to the market after having their season ended by the Chicago Bears, giving him a slim chance of potentially joining another playoff team. If a team claims Diggs off waivers, […]

Jeff Hafley is now the official head coach of the Miami Dolphins, leaving the Green Bay Packers in need of a new defensive coordinator. Among the names in the conversation, former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has been brought up as a potential option. Morris, 49, returned to the job market when the Falcons […]

Twenty-two years after leaving the program, Nick Saban is still doing favors for LSU. According to new head coach Lane Kiffin, it was Saban who convinced him to leave Ole Miss for the Tigers in December. Kiffin’s decision to leave Ole Miss for LSU right before the College Football Playoffs remains one of the most […]

The New York Giants officially introduced John Harbaugh as their head coach on Tuesday, but they remain without any confirmed assistants for his inaugural coaching staff. As speculation increases, one reporter floated former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan as an out-of-the-box potential hire. Ryan has not coached since 2016, when the Buffalo Bills […]

The New York Giants have officially announced John Harbaugh as their head coach ahead of the 2026 NFL offseason. One of the biggest details that emerged from his unique contract was reporting directly to owner John Mara, rather than general manager Joe Schoen, which is how most teams operate. Harbaugh spoke in detail about several […]

After the chaos that unfolded in the 2025 offseason, the Dallas Cowboys will look to do everything they can to avoid that again in 2026, beginning with star receiver George Pickens. The soon-to-be free agent will be a priority for the team in the offseason, but the situation might not have an easy resolution. In […]

The Illinois basketball team’s upcoming Big Ten schedule just got exponentially more difficult. The Illini will proceed down the stretch of the regular season without point guard Kylan Boswell, who will be sidelined with a significant hand injury suffered in practice. Illinois head coach Brad Underwood confirmed that Boswell will be out for “at least […]

Since getting hired by the Atlanta Falcons, Kevin Stefanski has already begun filling out his new coaching staff. The 43-year-old’s latest hire comes in the form of longtime NFL assistant and recent Tennessee Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Callahan has been linked to Stefanski and the Falcons since the head coach’s hiring on Sunday. […]

It has been an emotional week for Bo Nix and his wife, Izzy, since the Denver Broncos quarterback secured his first career playoff victory and a season-ending injury on the same day. Since then, the sensation has only intensified due to the overwhelming amount of support they have received. Although Broncos fans are saddened by […]

For the third consecutive season, the 2025 college football National Championship went to a Big Ten school, with Indiana clinching its first-ever title. The Hoosiers followed Michigan in 2023 and Ohio State in 2024 to keep the trend alive. As the two most recent College Football Playoff champions, Indiana and Ohio State will face each […]

Less than 12 hours after winning the national championship, Indiana has already lost its first coach. The Hoosiers’ football strength and conditioning coach, Derek Owings, has joined Josh Heupel and Tennessee in 2026. Tennessee is expected to officially hire Owings soon, with the coach set to land in Knoxville on Tuesday, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz […]

Fernando Mendoza has been the poster child of an ideal Catholic athlete all season, consistently backing his stellar play on the field with a reserved personality in front of the camera. That made the Indiana quarterback’s first public F-bomb particularly surprising when he finally let his emotions out after beating Miami to win the College […]

The Buffalo Bills’ 2025 season is over, putting the 2026 NFL Draft on tap. Brandon Beane and the front office will first have to handle free agency, but Bills Mafia now has nothing to look forward to until the draft rolls around in April. Despite their perennial success over the last half-decade, the Bills have […]

Azeez Al-Shaair is ready to lose another $11,000 for the same eye black message. One week after receiving the fine for his “stop the genocide” message in the Wild Card round, the Houston Texans linebacker went back to the well against the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round. The message was visible on Al-Shaair’s […]

After missing out on Sam Leavitt, Tennessee is still looking for its 2026 starting quarterback from the college football transfer portal. The Volunteers still lack a definitive answer, but claimed an intriguing addition with former Colorado veteran Ryan Staub. Staub entered the transfer portal at the end of the regular season with two years of […]

According to Fred Hoiberg, the second coming of Dennis Rodman is on his Nebraska basketball team. It is not Rienk Mast or Berke Buyuktuncel, but rather his son, Huskers point guard Sam Hoiberg. Hoiberg does not actually see his son like Rodman, but he admires the way he attacks the glass as a six-foot guard […]

Illinois head basketball coach Brad Underwood knows what he has with backup center Zvonimir Ivisic. The head coach acknowledged his 7-foot-2 “luxury” of a center after the latter’s big game in the Illini’s win over Minnesota to improve to 15-3. Illinois collected its seventh consecutive win on Saturday, which it arguably might not have secured […]

Dylan Edwards will wrap up his rocky college football career with his third different program in 2026. The former Kansas State running back, who began his career at Colorado, has opted to remain within the Jayhawk State with his latest commitment from the college football transfer portal. Edwards committed from Kansas State to its in-state […]

Another Buffalo Bills’ season ended in the Divisional Round when the Denver Broncos topped them at home in overtime on Saturday. This time, fans are upset with a controversial Josh Allen interception by Ja’Quan McMillian that set up the game-winning drive, but former NFL referee Walt Anderson believes it was valid. For those still skeptical, […]

After snapping a two-game skid with a win over Mississippi State, Alabama narrowly avoided another upset loss with a two-point win over Oklahoma. Head coach Nate Oats could hardly contain his disappointment after the game, blaming himself for his team’s subpar performance. No. 18 Alabama entered the game against an unranked Oklahoma team on a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers would like Aaron Rodgers to return in 2026, but their recent divorce from head coach Mike Tomlin has seemingly made that outcome unlikely. However, the team is now expressing interest in former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, adding an interesting new wrinkle to the situation. As the Steelers begin their job […]

Over a week after initially announcing the move, former Florida quarterback DJ Lagway officially signed with Baylor from the college football transfer portal on Thursday. Redshirt freshman receiver DeBraun Hampton, his old high school teammate, is now following him to Texas. Hampton quietly entered the transfer portal earlier in the week and committed to the […]

The Atlanta Falcons became the second team of the 2026 offseason to hire a new head coach when they tabbed Kevin Stefanski as their official Raheem Morris replacement. Upon accepting the job, the former Cleveland Browns head coach already has a coaching staff in mind, centered around Tommy Rees and Jeff Ulbrich. Stefanski is reportedly […]

The Denver Broncos’ first touchdown of the 2026 NFL Playoffs did not come from a familiar source. On their third drive of the game against the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round, Bo Nix hit backup offensive tackle Frank Crum to give the Broncos the lead. Crum checked the game as an eligible receiver on […]

The Buffalo Bills are the first team to score a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in the 2026 Divisional Round. In somewhat of a surprise development, Josh Allen found backup quarterback Mecole Hardman for the game’s first score. Allen and Hardman connected on a 2nd-and-goal from Denver’s four-yard line on the Bills’ first possession of […]

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was born in Boston but grew up in Miami, making the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game a homecoming for him. Mendoza admitted that there are “emotions” to the homecoming game, but he is doing his best not to let them affect him. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner said he […]

After multiple days of deliberation, John Harbaugh is officially the head coach of the New York Giants. As if the fan base could not get any more excited, the former longtime Baltimore Ravens coach added to his own hype by expressing his exhilaration with his new job. The news of Harbaugh’s eventual signing broke on […]

The New York Giants and John Harbaugh are now official. Days after it was reported that the ex-Baltimore Ravens coach would become Brian Daboll’s successor in East Rutherford, the two sides finally came to an agreement to seal the deal. Harbaugh officially inked a five-year deal to keep him in New York through the 2030 […]

Tavita Pritchard’s next addition to his coaching staff at Stanford will also be coming from the NFL. The first-year coach’s latest hire comes in the form of Jacksonville Jaguars assistant offensive line coach Keli’i Kekuewa. Kekuewa is set to join Stanford in a similar role as the Cardinal’s offensive line coach, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz […]