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The Virginia Tech football coaching search is already underway, and the names attached are quite interesting. Following the firing of Brent Pry, the Hokies have an early start on finding their head football coach for the 2026 season and beyond. So far, the search has focused on those who have head coaching experience and successful […]

It’s not every day that the NBA commissioner says a trade was a “kick in the a–,” but that’s exactly what Adam Silver said regarding the Dallas Mavericks’ highly controversial Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Silver, who has been the subject of a conspiracy theory in which he allegedly ordered the Doncic […]

While many believed that Jonathan Kuminga would ultimately leave the Golden State Warriors, this offseason’s restricted free agency standoff has only proven that inevitable. Kuminga, at 22, has made it clear that he has been unhappy about his role on the team. But to this point, he has had little leverage to do anything about […]

A counteroffer by Jonathan Kuminga and his representatives has been rejected by the Golden State Warriors, continuing the restricted free agency standoff. With the Warriors reportedly offering a three-year, $75.2 million deal and completely shutting down any potential of a player option, Kuminga, whose Golden State tenure has been polarizing, presented “alternatives.” “One of the […]

The Texas A&M football team is quickly rising through the AP Top 25. Following last night’s thrilling 41-40 win over Notre Dame in South Bend, the Aggies jumped from 16th to 10th in the AP poll. Last year, Mike Elko’s first as head coach, it took until late October for A&M to enter the top […]

The New England Patriots appear to have a big question mark at the kicker position. A week after missing one of his three field-goal attempts in a 20-13 loss, sixth-round draft pick Andy Borregales has missed both extra points he has attempted so far today against the Miami Dolphins in the same stadium he played […]

Tennessee football lost its ninth consecutive game against Georgia yesterday in a wild, heartbreaking 44-41 overtime thriller. And while the Volunteers scored 40-plus points for the third consecutive week, head coach and offensive play caller Josh Heupel has not escaped criticism. After a blistering start in which Tennessee jumped out to a 21-7 first-quarter lead, […]

Consider legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban a fan of Tennessee football star Joey Aguilar. Ahead of the Volunteers’ rivalry game vs. Georgia today, Saban praised the transfer quarterback’s play through the first two weeks. “Joey is not as tall as Nico [Iamaleava]. He’s probably not as fast as Nico. But when it comes to […]

There has been a lot of chatter about a potential Tyreek Hill trade, but the Miami Dolphins are reportedly not close to doing that. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter posted on X, formerly Twitter, today that despite the rumors, Hill is staying put in Miami for now. “To date, the Dolphins haven’t received any calls […]

Notre Dame football, after a season-opening loss to Miami and a bye week, is back in hopes of repeating last year’s win over Texas A&M. The Irish defeated the Aggies 23-13 in College Station last season in the teams’ respective season opener, but the scenario is a little different this time around. Specifically, unlike last […]

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart knows a thing or two about the rivalry with Tennessee. The current Bulldogs head coach was once a Bulldogs player, having played at UGA from 1995 to 1998. In that time, Georgia, despite becoming one of the conference’s better teams toward the end of Smart’s career, never beat Tennessee. But […]

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer used its blowout win over UL-Monroe to play not one, but two quarterbacks off the bench, and that could be something Crimson Tide fans could see more of. Following Alabama’s decisive Week 1 upset loss to Florida State, DeBoer said he and his staff, whose jobs were often being called […]

Florida football player Brendan Bett made a massive mistake Saturday when he spat in the face of a USF player, costing the Gators 15 yards on the Bulls’ final drive of the game. Unfortunately for Bett, the penalty came in the final few minutes of what was then a one-point game in which Florida led. […]

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick is about as connected to the NFL as any college football coach ever has been, but he has made it clear that one NFL team will not be welcome in Chapel Hill. In what was officially classified as a mutual decision, Belichick departed the New England Patriots in January […]

UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson has been arrested and charged with a felony, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department [h/t ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti]. According to the county sheriff’s records, Clarkson was arrested on Friday, Sept. 5, at noon and booked a few hours later on an unspecified felony charge. His bail was set […]

Transfer quarterback John Mateer has been (so far) as advertised for the Oklahoma football team. Mateer shone bright in his biggest game as a Sooner on Saturday evening vs. Michigan in Norman, passing for 270 yards, rushing for another 74, and scoring three touchdowns (one through the air and two on the ground) in the […]

They played against each other plenty of times, most notably in the 2008 Western Conference Finals and the Olympics, but Pau Gasol and Carmelo Anthony’s careers are uniquely linked, thanks to an unfortunate injury and the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony and Gasol’s NBA careers overlapped quite a bit; Gasol entered the league in 2001 as […]

Texas football suffered a disappointing loss in its season opener vs. Ohio State, but Steve Sarkisian is still a believer that the Longhorns can make it back to the College Football Playoff. Following the 14-7 defeat, in which preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning struggled, Sarkisian spoke on the impact of the CFP’s expansion from four […]

The father of Florida State football player Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head Sunday night, spoke to local media a few days after the shooting about his son. Earl Pritchard told WFTV-9 that Ethan was shot while driving his aunt home from a family gathering less than 20 miles away […]

The first game of the post-Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter era did not go according to plan for the Colorado football program and Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. With Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter starting at quarterback, Colorado lost to Georgia Tech 27-20 at home. And while Salter’s (and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur’s) performance left a […]

The NFL’s history is littered with ‘busts’, players drafted with great expectations who fail to live up to them, sometimes in spectacularly disastrous ways. But when it comes to quarterbacks, in particular, Troy Aikman, who very well may have landed in the bust category had things gone a little differently, is placing the bulk of […]

When North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick envisioned how his first college football game would go, he probably didn’t think Kirk Herbstreit’s dog, Pete, would be taking over the color commentary in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for Belichick and the Tar Heels, that’s exactly what happened on Monday, and it wasn’t because UNC was embarrassing […]

As the saying goes, there are three sides to every story, and that certainly seems to be the case in the Jerry Jones-Micah Parsons saga, which led to the Dallas Cowboys trading the All-Pro edge rusher. While it would seem almost irrelevant now that Parsons is on the Green Bay Packers and signed a four-year, […]

When the going is going good, everyone is happy. But when it’s not going so good, as is the case with Alabama football right now, that leaves a lot of unhappy people. After a 31-17 season-opening loss to Florida State on Saturday, in which the Seminoles decisively beat down the Crimson Tide, some have taken […]

Arch Manning’s first start as ‘the guy’ of the Texas football program did not go well, and one stat in particular illustrates just how bad it got versus Ohio State football. Amid an at-times offensively anemic performance, Manning completed just more than half of his passes for 170 yards, one touchdown, and one interception as […]

If there’s anyone who hears from the common Alabama football fan, it’s Paul Finebaum. And he’s heard enough to know that Kalen DeBoer is in trouble. Following the Crimson Tide’s convincing defeat at the hands of Florida State, which went 2-10 last year, the Alabama football fan base has expressed its dissatisfaction, to put it […]

The Carson Beck era of Miami football started on a good note Sunday, with the Hurricanes prevailing late against Notre Dame. Although Miami entered the fourth quarter with a 21-7 lead, the Irish scored a touchdown on the first play of the fourth before forcing a three-and-out. And when Miami had a 24-14 advantage with […]

Around noon local time Saturday, Arch Manning was the favorite to be selected first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. That’s not the case anymore after Texas football’s putrid performance against Ohio State. Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, entered the highly anticipated matchup vs. the Buckeyes with massive expectations placed upon him. […]

Tennessee football fans won twice Saturday. First, the Volunteers crushed Syracuse 45-26 in transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar’s first start. And then, late at night, Tennessee fans watched as UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava, more specifically, were dominated by Utah. There is no real cross-country rivalry between Tennessee and UCLA, but there is one between the […]

Texas football suffered its first loss of the season today, and some people are very, very upset at Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian. During the Longhorns’ 14-7 defeat to Ohio State, Manning, one of the most highly anticipated college football players in recent history, fell flat in the biggest game of his young career. The […]

Although it was the conclusion most had already come to, Oregon football has its starting quarterback. After a competition through the summer and fall camp, Dante Moore will start for the Ducks in their season opener. “Former top-five overall recruit Dante Moore will be Oregon’s starting quarterback, sources tell @CBSSports,” Matt Zenitz posted on X, […]

The Alabama football team may not have to go into its season opener versus Florida State without one of the key members of its offensive line. After missing a chunk of fall camp due to a concussion, Alabama guard Jaeden Roberts has been cleared to play on Saturday versus the Seminoles, according to Yea Alabama, […]

Wisconsin football lost starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. due to a non-contact injury during the first half of the Badgers’ 17-0 season-opening win over Miami (OH), continuing a trend of QB injuries in Madison, but Luke Fickell said he doesn’t believe Wisconsin is “snakebit.” Sure, it would seem like it, with Tanner Mordecai, a transfer […]

Caleb Williams is going the extra mile to excel in new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Johnson, who was hired by the Bears in January after three highly successful seasons as the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator, has been tasked with tutoring Williams, the 2024 No. 1 overall selection. Williams, despite being the consensus […]

One NFL insider is already warning Los Angeles Rams fans that they could be watching Jimmy Garoppolo, not Matthew Stafford, start at quarterback this season. Although the Rams expect to have Stafford for Week 1, ESPN’s Dan Graziano listed his ‘Don’t be surprised if…’ for L.A. as Garoppolo having to step in for Stafford this […]

The Notre Dame football program is famously independent, and even as college football conferences expand and become ‘superconferences’, the Irish are seemingly going to fight any effort to give up their independence. For decades, the Big Ten has been the most logical landing spot for Notre Dame football if it ever was effectively forced to […]

Trey Hendrickson is signed and ready to go for the Cincinnati Bengals, but the 2026 offseason could have some interesting moments between the two sides, much like 2025. Although Hendrickson signed a deal, which gave him a massive pay raise this season as part of a contract restructuring, Hendrickson will be a free agent next […]

The home-and-home series between Alabama football and West Virginia has been canceled. The Crimson Tide had been scheduled to visit Morgantown and play the Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium on Sept. 5, 2026, before WVU would repay the favor the following season by traveling to Tuscaloosa to play at Bryant–Denny Stadium on Sept. 4, 2027. […]

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti took one of college football’s most downtrodden programs to the College Football Playoff in his first year, and one insider thinks he can do it in Year 2 as well. While the Hoosiers were underestimated and discounted throughout their improbable run to the CFP a year ago, Pete Thamel is […]