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Another year, another set of complaints about the College Football Playoff (CFP). Although Alabama’s exclusion from last year’s inaugural 12-team playoff drew some complaints, mostly from in and around the Tuscaloosa area, most criticisms of the 2024 edition had to do with the likes of Boise State and Arizona State receiving first-round byes thanks to […]

The revelation that Notre Dame has a secret agreement with the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee has not endeared the Fighting Irish to the rest of the country. Following Notre Dame’s playoff snub, in which it fell behind Miami in the final CFP rankings despite neither team playing that week, news broke that the Irish […]

Amid the flurry of trade rumors around Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bill Simmons posed a potential Antetokounmpo-for-Trae Young trade. But Rich Paul, one of the NBA’s most powerful agents, isn’t buying it. Paul, whose agency Klutch previously represented Young, discussed Simmons’ trade idea on his new podcast, saying that a deal with Antetokounmpo and […]

Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell is shaking up his staff after the Badgers’ worst season in 35 years. According to Badgers Blitz’s Evan Flood, Fickell has fired offensive line coach AJ Blazek, who had spent the past two seasons in Madison, and Fickell apparently has a replacement in mind. “Per sources, Wisconsin has zeroed in […]

Although the Philadelphia Eagles won a Super Bowl 10 months ago, went to another a few years ago, and are on track to again win the NFC East, the Jalen Hurts era in Philly may be closer to ending than beginning. Hurts just had one of his worst games as an NFL player — he […]

Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea isn’t making excuses for the Commodores being on the outside looking in on the College Football Playoff (CFP). Although he advocated for his team to be one of the 12 in the playoff, like every other coach in the situation, Lea didn’t harp on his team’s case after the fact, […]

Notre Dame is the talk of college football, and unfortunately, it’s not for good reasons if you’re the Irish. Firstly and certainly more importantly, Notre Dame inexplicably fell out of the College Football Playoff (CFP) field in favor of Miami despite neither team playing between the time the committee ranked ND ahead of Miami (despite […]

Although he led the Gators to a decisive win over archrival Florida State, Florida interim coach Billy Gonzales will not be back in Gainesville next year. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Gonzales, a fixture at Florida, “is not being retained” by new head coach Jon Sumrall as he builds his inaugural Gators staff. Sumrall was […]

The trade rumors around Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to swirl, although the ‘Greek Freak’ himself is saying he is locked in on being the best he can be for the Bucks. On a recent NBA on Prime broadcast, insider Chris Haynes gave the latest on Antetokounmpo amid reported trade talks. “I did reach […]

In the aftermath of Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman’s retirement, the Wildcats have decided not to attend a bowl game this postseason. Kansas State became bowl-eligible in the final game of the regular season, a 24-14 home win vs. Colorado, but less than a week later, Klieman announced his retirement from coaching. And although […]

Although Duke likely has not been considered a bracket buster much before in basketball, the Blue Devils certainly brought some madness just before the College Football Playoff’s version of ‘Selection Sunday’. Late Saturday evening, Duke delivered one of the most consequential upsets of the season, knocking off 17th-ranked Virginia 27-20 in overtime to win the […]

It certainly wasn’t the way Indiana football fans had hoped the Big Ten Championship Game would start. After the first play of the game, Fernando Mendoza had to be helped to the sideline, thanks to a huge hit by Ohio State’s Caden Curry that knocked Mendoza to the ground and kept him there for several […]

Texas Tech won today’s game vs. BYU in convincing fashion, making program history in the process. Despite being a founding member of the conference in the mid-1990s, before this afternoon’s 34-7 victory, the Red Raiders had never won a Big 12 football championship. In fact, Tech had only won one division title (a shared achievement […]

Since his retirement from coaching, Nick Saban has been vocal about what he doesn’t like about college football. And the seven-time national champion is now throwing out two suggestions that he feels would solve some of the chaos that has reigned over the sport in recent years. In the aftermath of Lane Kiffin’s controversial departure […]

Last year, Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama football team missed out on the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP) because they had three losses. And this year, there is some belief that the Crimson Tide, despite being on the cusp of another SEC championship, could miss out on another playoff berth for similar seasons. While […]

One day after the retirement of head football coach Chris Klieman, Kansas State has hired former Wildcats quarterback Collin Klein to succeed Klieman in Manhattan. Kansas State made the hiring of Klein official tonight with a post on X, formerly Twitter, as well as a press release. “We are excited to welcome one of our […]

When Lane Kiffin was hired as the LSU football coach, it was expected that Kiffin would retain defensive coordinator Blake Baker. But that might not be able to happen, as it turns out. Baker, who has spent the last two seasons as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator, is reportedly drawing head coaching interest, including from Tulane, […]

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski may be on the hot seat, but if he gets ousted, he might not be without a job for very long. While the Browns are headed toward another season without a playoff appearance — their second straight and 24th in 27 seasons — Stefanski has been responsible for two […]

When the Pittsburgh Steelers started the season 4-1, things looked good for Mike Tomlin, Aaron Rodgers, and Co. But now, after a 2-5 stretch since then, even former players are itching to see a change made at head coach. After Pittsburgh’s 26-7 home loss to the Buffalo Bills, who had lost two of their last […]

While some prominent media personalities have expressed sympathy and support for Lane Kiffin, who has complained about not being able to coach Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff (CFP) after leaving for LSU, Travis and Jason Kelce feel the worst for the Rebels’ players. Both Kelce brothers played college football at Cincinnati — Jason […]

Deshaun Watson’s practice window is officially open, meaning the Cleveland Browns will have a decision to make in the next few weeks. It should be a rather easy decision, though. Whether Watson, who tore his Achilles tendon last October and then re-tore it less than three months later, will be physically able to play remains […]

The USF football program is hiring highly regarded Ohio State offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline to become its next head coach, according to reports. Hartline, 39, is expected to take the job vacated by Alex Golesh, who was named Auburn’s new head coach on Nov. 30. An Ohio State alumnus, Hartline has […]

Lane Kiffin has left for LSU, and the theories that an 11-1 Ole Miss football team will miss the College Football Playoff (CFP) have officially arrived. Despite winning every game but a road clash with SEC Championship Game participant Georgia, which they were beating in the fourth quarter, the Rebels may be at risk of […]

Despite being 11-1 and heading to the College Football Playoff (CFP), the Ole Miss football team certainly isn’t pleased with how things are going right now. Specifically, according to Ole Miss beat reporter Neal McCready, current head coach Lane Kiffin has potentially alienated at least a portion of his Rebels roster as he has all […]

After beating South Carolina for the ninth time in 11 years, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney gave some perspective about the embattled head coach he faced today. Swinney is no stranger to criticism, especially in the last few seasons, and he gave a reasonable, level-headed response to a question about what his message to Gamecock […]

It was a season to forget for Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program. But Coach Prime seems ready to build the Buffaloes back up. When Sanders took over the job ahead of the 2023 season, Colorado was coming off a 1-11 campaign. He immediately injected enthusiasm and excitement into a team that had fallen […]

Today’s win over Michigan was a long time coming for Ohio State football coach Ryan Day, but now is apparently not the time to gloat. Day, who was the subject of immense scrutiny, criticism, and hate for his struggles in ‘The Game’, decided against letting his naysayers know after the Buckeyes’ first win against the […]

Lane Kiffin has a big decision to make, and reportedly, he’s pretty close to making it. Nearing the end of his sixth season as Ole Miss head football coach, Kiffin has successfully rehabilitated his image after a pair of embarrassing firings and a pair of abrupt departures that negatively affected his reputation. With a successful […]

Although Ole Miss is now 11-1 and all but confirmed to be heading to its first College Football Playoff (CFP), head coach Lane Kiffin is reportedly trending toward bolting for LSU. Rumors have been swirling around Kiffin, the Rebels’ sixth-year head coach, for the last month, but in particular, in the last two weeks, as […]

We now know the four teams emerging from the Eastern Conference’s side of the NBA Cup. Following the Orlando Magic’s 112-109 road win vs. the Detroit Pistons, it is confirmed that Orlando will be Group B’s representative, while the Toronto Raptors took the top spot in Group A, the New York Knicks finished atop Group […]

Ahead of this weekend’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers, the Los Angeles Rams have made a key decision on the kicker position. While they had kept two kickers around since signing Harrison Mevis earlier in the month, the Rams have apparently opted to move forward with Mevis as their one and only kicker, as the […]

Stan Van Gundy has been out of the league for nearly five years now, but one draft pick that got away still has the now-commentator thinking about what could have been. While on ‘The Zach Lowe Show’, Van Gundy, who was the Detroit Pistons’ president and head coach from 2014 to 2018, explained why he […]

Although he doesn’t want to talk about it anymore, Lane Kiffin’s impending decision about where he will coach next season is one of the biggest stories in college football. And predictions on where that will be have been diverse. The prevailing opinion is that Kiffin will be heading to Baton Rouge to become the next […]

Much was expected of South Carolina football and head coach Shane Beamer in 2025, but not much has actually gone right for the Gamecocks. Beamer, who is in his fifth season as the South Carolina coach, entered 2025 coming off his best season in Columbia; in 2024, the Gamecocks went 9-4 overall and 5-3 in […]

Once a part of the annual tradition with the Detroit Lions, it’s been a while since Matthew Stafford played on Thanksgiving Day. But Joe Burrow, who is expected to make his Turkey Day debut this week, has quite a few memories watching him play on the NFL’s marquee holiday. When speaking with the media ahead […]

Is Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel the next Stephen Curry? Reggie Miller seems to think so. Over the first 17 games of his NBA career, Knueppel has made 63 3-pointers, far above any other rookie and good enough for fourth-most in the league. And that shooting ability at age 20, Miller thinks, could one day […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who is in his record-setting 23rd NBA season, had a late start to the year, and it might cost him a chance at breaking another record. James has failed to be named to an All-NBA team only once in his career — his rookie season back in 2003-04 — […]

With last night’s loss to Oregon, USC football coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are all but eliminated from College Football Playoff (CFP) contention. And people are letting Riley know about it. In his fourth season at USC, Riley has a 34-17 record, and despite close calls in his first year and this season, he […]

Despite clamoring from its fanbase to fire Dave Aranda, Baylor will be keeping its head football coach in place past this season. A day after the resignation of athletic director Mack Rhoades, Baylor president Linda A. Livingstone released a statement on the football program, in which she confirmed that Aranda, who is 36-35 in six […]