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In just six days time, the Jacksonville Jaguars have lost two consecutive games for the second time this season, in a Week 14 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Of course six days ago, most would have thought that starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence wouldn’t have even stepped on the field after suffering a leg injury against […]

With a chance to move themselves ahead in the race for first in an inconsistent NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons faltered yet again, losing 29-25 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, relinquishing the No. 1 spot to their rivals. Not that the Falcons have been a poster child for consistency themselves this season, but […]

Another week, another slate of starting quarterback injuries around the NFL, this time with Justin Herbert and CJ Stroud going down. It feels par for the course over the last two NFL seasons that starting quarterbacks across the league are going down with injuries, missing significant time. This seems odd considering that rules have seemingly […]

In the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pursuit of a World Series championship, the recent signing of Shohei Ohtani has added both a monumental chapter and an immense weight to the narrative. Ohtani’s arrival, marked by a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract, positions the Dodgers to boast the most compelling and formidable lineup in baseball. However, it […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (8-4) aim to bounce back in Week 14 as they return home to face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills (6-6). The Chiefs are coming off a 27-19 upset at Lambeau Field to the Green Bay Packers last weekend, where not even the good graces of Taylor Swift […]

Since its implementation in the fall of 2018, the college football transfer portal has increasingly gotten intriguing by the year. That’s due partly to its sheer volume of players who have entered (and re-entered) every season, with a great portion of those players being quarterbacks. This year, it’s at its apex, with nearly 100 quarterbacks […]

Before the 2023 MLB season even concluded, many were eagerly anticipating the offseason. This anticipation stemmed from the belief that this could be one of the more memorable free agency winters in recent memory, primarily due to one player: Shohei Ohtani. The two-way player had become so mesmerizing that, even on a losing team, he […]

The Atlanta Falcons return home on Sunday to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 14 showdown with first place on the line in the NFC South. The Falcons are coming off a two-game winning streak after their ugly win over an offensively inept New York Jets team last week. That’s the first time […]

Bowl season is officially here, and we have all 42 bowl game predictions, including the New Year’s Six bowls and the College Football Playoff games leading up to the national championship. For these 82 teams, they had to reach the coveted six wins to earn bowl eligibility—unless you’re the Minnesota Gophers, who won only five […]

The Washington Commanders’ recent embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 has intensified the scrutiny on head coach Ron Rivera’s tenure. It’s become abundantly clear that the team’s struggles are not a mere hiccup but indicative of deeper systemic issues that have hampered any sort of progress and now demand […]

We now know who the Heisman Trophy finalists are, with four players making this year’s list of candidates for the coveted prize. The finalists are LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., and Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Out of those four players, one will be awarded […]

If you look at the front of the Washington football team’s helmets, it reads “Dawgs.” But by now, perhaps it should read “underdogs.” With the College Football Playoff top-4 set—controversy and all—it’s now left to two semifinal games with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl to decide who will vie for the national championship. The […]

Eight teams will be able to wear a patch upon their jerseys and represent the Pac-12 conference one last time in their respective bowl games before the conference ceases to exist as we know it. The Pac-12 will be well-represented in their last season, which includes two New Year’s Six bowls. The most notable one […]

The Los Angeles Chargers secured an unimpressive 6-0 victory on Sunday over the New England Patriots in a weather-beaten clash. That’s right. Six points. With Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen all on the same team, that’s all the Chargers could muster. Rather than ideal weather conditions or not, that is unacceptable for this […]

The College Football Playoff committee’s greatest fears came true last Saturday night when No. 8 Alabama upset No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. How could the committee leave out the SEC Champion—something it had never done since the inception of the playoff—and, better yet, how could it then leave out Texas football, who […]

With the regular season now concluded, we are now onto bowl season. Not including the national championship game, there will be 41 total bowl games played, starting on Dec. 16. The most coveted out of these games are the ones set for the best teams in the country, which become aptly known as the New […]

As college football continues to grow through conference realignment and expansion, it’s more of addition by subtraction. We’ve already seen the effects of this soon-to-be new world order with the demise of the Pac-12. Could Florida State football’s College Football Playoff snubbing be a sign of the ACC becoming the next victim of this influx […]

The College Football Playoff final selection took place on Sunday afternoon, announcing, most importantly, the four-team field that will determine the national champion. Michigan football took the top spot, followed by Washington, Texas, and then, to everybody’s surprise, Alabama. It may go down as one of the most intriguing and intense final selections since the […]

The Atlanta Falcons now have sole possession of first place in the NFC South after their 13-8 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. But my, oh my, was it in the ugliest way. You truly had to be a fan of either team to take any sort of pleasure in this rain soaked […]

Chances are that if you’re a Florida State football fan today, your Sunday hasn’t been all that great. The Seminoles were left out of the top-4 in Sunday’s College Football Playoff final selections, falling to No. 5, with Alabama taking their place as the No. 4 team in the country. Florida State has been a […]

The loud, rumbling sounds you heard at about 12:20 pm EST today were that of a collective college football fanbase either expressing their outright disgust or exuberant jubilation for Alabama ranking in the top-4 of the College Football Playoff (CFP) in this week’s final selection, with Florida State left on the outside looking in. Florida […]

Though it’s not set to officially reopen until Monday, Dec. 4, the college football transfer portal has already had many players announce their intentions of entering and leaving for other schools. One of those names is former Duke football quarterback Riley Leonard, who after three seasons with the Blue Devils will be off to a […]

The college football transfer portal already has a wide array of talented players announcing they are entering ahead of the Dec. 4 reopening. That should give teams like Colorado football and head coach Deion Sanders an idea of who they may go after once they’re able to start signing players. Deion Sanders and Colorado football […]

Florida State football is looking to capture their first conference title since 2014 when they face Louisville in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday. That was also the last year they made their one and only playoff appearance, where they lost to Oregon, 59-20, in the Rose Bowl semifinal game. Even currently at 12-0 and […]

After the Egg Bowl loss last Friday, Mississippi State football quarterback Will Rogers announced he was entering the transfer portal, via his X account. With four years’ worth of experience, that accounts for 12,315 yards, 94 touchdowns, and 28 interceptions, expect the former Bulldogs quarterback to have plenty of offers from other schools once the […]

Grayson McCall has now, along with a ton of other high prospect names across college football, entered his name into the transfer portal, leaving Coastal Carolina football, according to CBS Sports. The portal is set to reopen on Dec. 4. McCall will be entering his fifth year of eligibility as a graduate transfer, playing five […]

Washington football has one more test remaining against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game before they can claim one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. Friday’s game, which will take place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, will be the final conference title game for the Pac-12. The Pac-12 will at […]

As we enter the final stretch of the season with conference championship weekend, the next-to-last College Football Playoff rankings have been revealed, with just one more week before the final selection to see who makes the top-4. This week’s rankings had a significant change with Ohio State falling out of the top-4 after losing to […]

Now, former Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich is the second casualty of the NFL coaches to be fired this season, along with former Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels. This all came just 11 games into Reich’s tenure after being fired from the Indianapolis Colts last year. The Panthers are an NFL worst 1-11, […]

As the college football regular season concluded last weekend, so did the jobs for many head coaches, either because they were leaving for better opportunities or were fired. Some, like Texas A&M football’s Jimbo Fisher, were let go weeks ago, while Michigan State has been without Mel Tucker since nearly the start of the season. […]

For the first time since 2021, Kirby Smart and No. 1 Georgia football will face Nick Saban and No. 8 Alabama this weekend in yet another game with massive stakes. This time it will be the SEC Championship Game, with College Football Playoff implications on the line. It’s unclear if this could be an elimination […]

With Dec. 4th rapidly approaching, most coaches are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best as the transfer portal window is set to reopen. Already, there have been players announcing their intention to enter the portal ahead of the scheduled date, such as Miami football quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. Injuries and turnovers will […]

This weekend, after the Pac-12 Championship Game concludes between Oregon and Washington in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, there will undoubtedly be jubilant celebration for the victor. But there’s also likely to be a sense of grief and sadness as the Pac-12 takes its final breath as we know it. Originally founded as the Pacific […]

The Dallas Cowboys will be hosting the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13’s Thursday Night Football game. It will be a battle of two second-place teams within their respective divisions, with potential playoff ramifications on the line in the NFC. The Cowboys (8-3) have been on a roll as of late, demolishing their competition, although it […]

Billy Napier and Florida football had a chance on rivalry weekend to make the biggest upset of the entire college football season by beating No. 5 Florida State, ending the Seminoles College Football Playoff aspirations. But the Gators, like they have all season, fell short, withering in the end to lose 24-15. The Gators’ loss […]

Deion Sanders’ first season with the Colorado Buffaloes football team has come to an end after losing to Utah last weekend, 23-17. The Buffaloes fell to a final 4-8 record and were out of bowl contention two weeks ago. It seemed as quickly as this year’s Colorado football team rose from the ashes of their […]

After weeks, if not months, worth of buildup to “The Game” between No. 3 Michigan football and No. 2 Ohio State, the result ended with the Wolverines victorious and headed to the Big Ten Championship Game. The win now gives Michigan the best win of any team this season, which should, for sure, move them […]

It was the most hyped game of the entire college football season. That is, “The Game” between Ohio State and Michigan, that once again did not disappoint. Well, that is unless you’re Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day, who suffered his third straight loss in the storied series. Ohio State football’s loss to Michigan […]

In an Iron Bowl showdown against Auburn, Jalen Milroe etched his name into the annals of Alabama football history with a once-in-a-lifetime performance that has kept Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff hunt. The quarterback’s heroics on the field, particularly during a breathtaking fourth-and-goal play from the 31-yard line, may have sparked […]