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The Las Vegas Raiders’ relationship with star edge-rusher Maxx Crosby might be beyond repair. The two sides remain at odds as the regular season comes to a close, making an offseason trade well within reason. The general feeling of the situation is that the Raiders might be open to trading Crosby “for the first time,” […]

Avery Johnson will run it back and return to Kansas State for the 2026 college football season. The Wilcats quarterback has one season of NCAA eligibility remaining, which he will use to remain in Manhattan. Johnson’s return, along with each of his teammates, was put in question when head coach Chris Klieman announced his retirement […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ offense will be a full go for their massive Week 18 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lamar Jackson was the team’s biggest concern, but the star quarterback has since been removed from the final injury report. After missing Week 17 with a back injury, Jackson was listed on the Ravens’ final injury […]

Former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks had to let fans know that he is not a part of the team’s upcoming head coaching search. Banks comedically let everyone know that he is out of the discussion by responding to a popular social media parody account known as Wesley Steinberg. As the Giants’ coaching search […]

The Baltimore Ravens have begun tying up loose ends ahead of their final chance to make the playoffs. The Ravens have kick-started their annual contract extensions by giving veteran defensive tackle John Jenkins a new deal. Baltimore and Jenkins will stick together for one more year after the team gave him a new deal on […]

Ole Miss has not let the Lane Kiffin drama distract it in the College Football Playoffs, but the team has not forgotten about it. After the Rebels’ second-round win over Georgia, star defensive tackle Zxavian Harris admitted the team still has its old coach at the forefront of its mind. Kiffin’s departure for LSU ahead […]

Kenny Dillingham is returning to the Arizona State football program in 2026, but he will need to find a new quarterback. Dillingham’s former star signal-caller, Sam Leavitt, has officially entered the college football transfer portal. Although Leavitt had a strong relationship with Dillingham, he will finish his college football career elsewhere. He is in full […]

With DJ Lagway officially entering the college football transfer portal, Jon Sumrall’s full rebuild at Florida has begun. Sumrall has already hired Buster Faulkner as his offensive coordinator, who could give him an inside track to landing former Georgia Tech quarterback Aaron Philo as a potential Lagway replacement. Philo is a former three-star recruit who […]

Tennessee’s tumultuous 2025 college football season ended with a narrow loss to Illinois in the Music City Bowl on Tuesday. In the days since, star quarterback Joey Aguilar underwent successful surgery to address a benign tumor in his arm. Aguilar did not make the injury public and has been dealing with pain in his biceps […]

After assembling his coaching staff, Matt Campbell’s first order of business at Penn State is replacing star quarterback Drew Allar. The veteran head coach could have a simple built-in solution to that problem, with his former Iowa State signal-caller, Rocco Becht, in the college football transfer portal. Becht was always expected to commit to Penn […]

After losing Dylan Raiola to the college football transfer portal, Nebraska is among the top teams in the country currently in the market for its next quarterback. They might have their guy in former Notre Dame signal-caller Kenny Minchey. Minchey, who is expected to have two years of eligibility remaining, announced his decision to enter […]

Kirby Smart cannot believe that his season is over. After constructing yet another near-perfect regular season, the Georgia coach is still in disbelief over his team’s loss to Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl. Smart has handled many heartbreaking season-ending losses with Georgia, but few that caused him to react the way […]

Many fans tuned into the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl expecting to heavyweight battle, but it was instead Oregon’s defense that blew Texas Tech out of the water. If the performance was not telling enough, Ducks star defensive tackle A’Mauri Washington perfectly summarized how his entire team felt in the win. Washington was part of […]

One year after winning it all, Ohio State’s back-to-back national title bid fell short with a loss to Miami in the first round of the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs. The Buckeyes are now back to square one, with head coach Ryan Day back under the microscope. With Julian Sayin, Bo Jackson and Jeremiah Smith all […]

The Arch Manning hype has been up and down all season, but Biff Poggi is one of many who believe the former Heisman hopeful is fully back on track. After Manning dominated the Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl, Michigan’s former interim head coach was the first to give the Texas quarterback his praise. Poggi admitted […]

Oklahoma is making a coaching change after losing to Alabama in the College Football Playoffs. After dwelling on the decision for a week, Brent Venables is expected to relieve tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley of his duties shortly. Oklahoma is expected to fire Finley after five years, according to a report from On3 Sports. […]

Baker Mayfield will be fully ready and will not carry an injury designation into Week 18, as expected. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cleared their star quarterback late in the week ahead of their all-or-nothing matchup with the Carolina Panthers. Mayfield began the week listed as questionable after logging a limited practice session due to shoulder […]

LSU has secured its first major recommitment in the Lane Kiffin era. Star linebacker Whit Weeks, who is dating the head coach’s daughter, Landry, announced he will return to Baton Rouge in 2026. Weeks, who likely would have been a Day Two selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, confirmed he will hold off on his […]

Michigan head football coach Kyle Whittingham is wasting no time making good on his promise to quickly fill out his inaugural coaching staff after coming over from Utah. The veteran coach’s latest hire comes from within his own family, with his younger brother, Freddie Whittingham, set to join him in Ann Arbor. Freddie Whittingham has […]

After a head injury kept him out for most of the last two games, Jordan Love is now cleared ahead of the playoffs. However, the Green Bay Packers quarterback still will not start in a meaningless Week 18 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Love has been in concussion protocol since Week 16, when he hit […]

Isaac Brown’s New Year’s resolution is apparently to end his NCAA career with a new team. The former Louisville star running back suddenly entered his name into the college football transfer portal on Thursday, where he will immediately become one of the top options. Brown will officially enter the portal with a no-contact tag, On3 […]

While watching his soon-to-be team face Texas in the Citrus Bowl, Michigan head football coach Kyle Whittingham teased on the ESPN broadcast that his new coaching staff will be “90 percent” done by the weekend. He has followed through with that promise by officially hiring former Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Thursday. Beck has […]

With another College Football Playoff win over Ohio State, Miami is now its closest to winning a national title since the program’s last championship in 1991. Nobody has been happier to see the Hurricanes just two wins away than former stars Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis. Irvin and Lewis watched the entirety of Miami’s Cotton […]

The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants have nothing to play for other than pride in Week 18, but do not expect either team to let off the gas. Before the next chapter of the longtime rivalry unfolds, check out our Cowboys-Giants Week 18 predictions. Although neither team has anything to play for, both enter […]

Against all odds, the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers face off in the final week of the 2025 NFL regular season with the entire division on the line. While most NFL matchups in Week 18 carry no meaning, all eyes will be on Raymond James Stadium on Saturday afternoon to see who will be […]

Even big programs like Texas struggle to keep up with the current state of NIL and the college football transfer portal. After five years with the Longhorns, head coach Steve Sarkisian admits he sometimes struggles to stay up to date. Sarkisian, who is now in his third decade as a head coach, leads one of […]

Coming off its first loss of the year, Ohio State is considering all options for its upcoming matchup with Miami in the College Football Playoffs. Specifically, the Buckeyes are considering a kicker change after Jayden Fielding’s notable blunder late in the Big Ten Championship Game. While several factors impacted the loss, Fielding’s missed 27-yard field […]

Alabama’s defense is on track to receive a huge upgrade for its College Football Playoff second-round matchup against Indiana. The Tide believe they will be back to form with star defensive end LT Overton returning to the lineup. Overton has not played since Alabama’s regular season finale, missing the SEC title game and the Tide’s […]

The Dallas Cowboys shockingly released cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday with just one game remaining in the 2025 regular season. The news came as a shock, but tensions have seemingly been boiling between the two sides for the last few weeks. After the Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders in the nation’s capital on Christmas Day, […]

Fresh off its first College Football Playoff victory in program history, Ole Miss heads into a Sugar Bowl matchup against Georgia with momentum back on its side. The second-round matchup gives the Rebels an opportunity to advance to the semifinals while avenging their only loss of the year. Before the teams meet on the field, […]

When Puka Nacua seemingly hauled in an absurd one-handed catch to set up a potential game-tying field goal with five seconds remaining, all anyone could do was watch in disbelief. Falcons running back Bijan Robinson was as stunned as everyone else when it seemed like the Los Angeles Rams had done the impossible. Nacua’s catch […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ Week 17 disaster went from bad to worse when running back Blake Corum left the game in the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons. However, they managed to avoid a complete disaster, as Kyren Williams revealed he narrowly avoided another potential injury. Although Williams did not miss any time, he admitted […]

Entering Week 17, Matthew Stafford’s MVP campaign had been driven by his newfound ability to take care of the ball after interceptions had plagued the majority of his career. That might have all come crumbling down in the Los Angeles Rams’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons, in which the quarterback threw a season-high three interceptions. […]

Shedeur Sanders might be an NFL quarterback, but that does not mean he overlooks the value of gift-giving. The Cleveland Browns quarterback openly campaigned for fans to send him late Christmas gifts after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep the Baltimore Ravens in the playoff hunt. Sanders joked that he “really didn’t get much” this […]

After re-establishing himself as a starting quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, Geno Smith’s dismal 2025 season might relegate him to backup duties once again. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback has been setting career-worst marks all season and is now in the same category as the infamous Sam Howell. Smith took two sacks and threw an […]

All the Pittsburgh Steelers had to do to secure a playoff berth in Week 17 was beat the 3-12 Cleveland Browns. Instead, they suffered a brutal 13-6 upset loss when Marquez Valdes-Scantling failed to haul in a would-be game-tying touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers with 21 seconds remaining. Valdes-Scantling only caught three passes for 21 […]

The Carolina Panthers lost another offensive starter in Week 17. Tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders, who went down early in the game, has suffered a season-ending broken ankle. Sanders went down on the first play of the game, a weak-side dive to Rico Dowdle. He was helped off the field and has been diagnosed with the […]

The Detroit Lions’ Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Vikings secured a playoff berth for the Green Bay Packers, who certainly played without any urgency in their Week 17 game against the Baltimore Ravens. Although the Packers have secured their spot in the postseason, they are beginning to struggle at the worst time. The Week […]

The Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. They still need help to make it in, causing backup tight end Charlie Kolar to attempt to inspire Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens need the Browns to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep their […]