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The Green Bay Packers are set for a tough matchup in Week 12 when they host the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. However, for the first time this season, the 49ers will be going in as the underdog. Coach Matt LaFleur and the Packers (7-3) are thanking their lucky stars after the team’s poor […]

One team that should be on everyone’s radar right now is the Arizona Cardinals. They’ve won four straight and five of their last six. In Week 12 of the NFL, they’ll return to NFC West competition when they take on the Seattle Seahawks. Both the Cardinals (6-4) and Seahawks (5-5) are currently in the NFC […]

The Kansas City Chiefs’ perfect season came to an end last week with their loss to the Buffalo Bills. Now, they’ll be looking to rebound in Week 12 as they head on the road to face the Carolina Panthers. But are the Chiefs (9-1) catching the Panthers (3-7) at the wrong time? The Chiefs had […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears are set to face off in Week 12 of the NFL season. It will be the first meeting between these NFC North rivals in 2024, taking place at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sunday. This will be the Vikings’ third consecutive road game. The Vikings (8-2) have won three straight […]

It’s truly been a one-of-a-kind season for Indiana Hoosiers football in 2024. Under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, the program has continued to defy expectations. Sitting at 10-0, Indiana is off to its best start ever. With a top-five matchup against Ohio State looming in Week 13, the Hoosiers will hope to keep their magical […]

When No. 5 Indiana heads to Columbus in Week 13 to face No. 2 Ohio State, it will be the biggest matchup in Hoosiers football history. Not only are Big Ten Championship implications on the line for both teams, but so are College Football Playoff hopes. It’s truly a season of firsts for the Indiana […]

BYU football was looking like a surefire team to claim one of the 12 coveted spots in the inaugural College Football Playoff. However, their chances took a significant hit after a shocking 17-13 loss to Kansas last weekend. Now, quarterback Jake Retzlaff and the Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) face a must-win situation against a […]

The 2024 NFL Draft was filled with top quarterback prospects expected to change the trajectory of the teams that selected them. After 11 weeks of NFL play, two of those quarterbacks have done just that in Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels and Denver Broncos’ Bo Nix. Both are strong contenders for the Offensive Rookie of the […]

With Week 11 of the NFL now in the books, the AFC playoff picture is starting to round out as the season progresses. Much like the NFC playoff race, there wasn’t much movement at the top of the conference standings. Even with the Buffalo Bills’ massive win over the Kansas City Chiefs to end their […]

The 2024 NFL season is moving right along as we’re now past the second weekend of November, heading into Week 12. But Week 11 had it’s implications that no doubt caused a shakeup within the NFC playoff picture and to those specifically on the bubble. There wasn’t much movement up at the top, as the […]

This year’s Atlanta Falcons team wasn’t supposed to look like the last three under former head coach Arthur Smith. The now-Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator led Atlanta to three straight 7-10 seasons before being fired shortly after last year’s final regular season game, where the Falcons failed to make the playoffs yet again. Under new head […]

The Atlanta Falcons entered Week 11 looking to rebound from a disappointing loss to their division rival, the New Orleans Saints. Unfortunately, any hopes of getting back on track were dashed in a lopsided 38-6 loss to the Denver Broncos, marking the worst performance of the Raheem Morris era. The Falcons (6-5) delivered a dismal […]

Texas entered the 2024 season with high expectations. In Steve Sarkisian’s fourth year at the helm, the Longhorns won their first Big 12 title since 2009 in their swan son season in the conference. They also made their first College Football Playoff appearance, although falling short of a national championship. Now, in their inaugural SEC […]

In what might serve as a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game, the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (6-2, 5-2 SEC) fell 31-17 to the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs (8-2, 6-2 SEC) in Week 12. Does this loss extinguish the Vols’ College Football Playoff hopes? Given the unpredictability of how the CFP committee will rank […]

As we await the third week of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, there will likely be another shakeup after the losses of Tennessee and BYU. The No. 7 Volunteers took a road loss to rival No. 12 Georgia, while the No. 6 Cougars were upset at home by Kansas. Tennessee’s loss feels much […]

The Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) haven’t lost a game since Christmas Day of last year. If they have their way, they’ll keep the NFL’s current longest winning streak alive with a victory over the Buffalo Bills (8-2) in Week 11. Now at 15 consecutive wins, the Chiefs have shown they can win in nearly every […]

The Atlanta Falcons were on track for a clean sweep of their NFC South rivals until last week when they faced a major setback on the road against their longtime rivals, the New Orleans Saints. Now, in Week 11, the Falcons will travel across the country to face the Denver Broncos in what could turn […]

If you’re the Georgia Bulldogs right now, you’re counting down the clock until Saturday’s Week 12 showdown with the Tennessee Volunteers. To the surprise of many, the Bulldogs (7-2, 5-2 SEC) came in at No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Technically, this places them as the first team out, considering No. 13 […]

Heading into their Week 10 matchup against the New England Patriots, the Chicago Bears had a prime opportunity to capitalize on facing one of the NFL’s worst teams and get back in the win column after two consecutive losses. However, the Bears and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams turned in one of their poorest performances of […]

We’re now through Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season. While things are far from solidified, the contenders are beginning to separate from the pretenders in the AFC playoff picture. Through nine games, the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of the last two Super Bowls, are the standout team in the AFC with a perfect record. […]

Now officially past the halfway point in the 2024 NFL season, the NFC playoff picture is starting to take shape. Coming out of Week 10, the Detroit Lions have shown they are the elite team of the conference this season after their comeback win over the Houston Texans. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles leaped ahead in […]

The Minnesota Vikings (7-2) pulled out an ugly victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8) in Week 10, winning 12-7 in one of the season’s hardest watched games. Quarterback Sam Darnold had his worst performance of the year by far, but the Vikings still managed to escape with a victory. If not for the Vikings’ typically […]

Week 10’s Sunday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans was nothing short of unusual. Trailing 23-7 at halftime, the Lions roared back (no pun intended) to secure a 26-23 victory, thanks to a Jake Bates field goal and despite quarterback Jared Goff throwing a career-high five interceptions. Nothing seemed to go […]

This year’s Miami Hurricanes team had been living on the edge all season. The former AP No. 4 team in the country benefited from some favorable officiating in games against Virginia Tech and Cal, survived a shootout with Louisville, and pulled off a massive comeback against Duke to maintain their perfect 9-0 record. However, Miami’s […]

The last two times the Miami Dolphins (2-6) have played in primetime this season, things haven’t gone well. They’re hoping their Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (4-4) on Monday Night Football will be a different story. In Week 2, facing archrival Buffalo Bills, the Dolphins lost 31-10 and also lost Tua Tagovailoa […]

Coming off a bye last week, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) return home in Week 11 to host the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) in SEC play. The Longhorns, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers, will be looking to keep their College Football Playoff dreams intact. The Gators, on the other hand, just […]

The Detroit Lions (7-1) will return to primetime in Week 10 on Sunday Night Football as they head on the road to face the Houston Texans (6-3). This will be a showdown between the top teams from each of the NFL’s two conferences, with both harboring Super Bowl aspirations. The Lions haven’t lost a game […]

In what may be the most surprising news of the day, the University of Florida has decided to retain head football coach Billy Napier. The third-year coach will officially enter the 2025 season as the Gators’ head coach, according to the university’s athletic director, Scott Stricklin. The announcement comes at an unusual time, with Florida […]

It will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, matchups in Week 11 of college football when No. 11 Alabama (6-2, 3-2 SEC) and quarterback Jalen Milroe head into Death Valley to take on No. 15 LSU (6-2, 3-1 SEC). The Crimson Tide just barely snuck into the Top 12 of Tuesday’s initial […]

Cam Ward and the Miami Hurricanes (9-0, 5-0 ACC) head to Atlanta in Week 11 for another ACC matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-4, 3-3 ACC) at Bobby Dodd Stadium. This is a familiar opponent for Miami, as both teams previously shared the ACC Coastal division before it was eliminated. Since Miami joined […]

After the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season, there were undoubtedly some major overreactions. One of the most notable involved BYU, ranked No. 9 by the CFP committee. This currently places the Cougars as the last of the four automatic bids to receive a first-round bye, given they lead […]

All the votes are in and the decisions have been made, as the first of what will be five College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings were revealed on Tuesday evening. Oregon leads the pack, while Army rounds out the Top 25. But more importantly, Boise State finishes out the Top 12, which would be the final […]

The first of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings have finally arrived. The committee has now made their first of what will be five rankings until the final on Selection Day, Dec. 8. That means there’s still plenty of football left to play before we ultimately know who will make the new 12-team field. However, […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off their worst performance of the 2024 season in Week 9, suffering a demoralizing 29-9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in yet another road defeat for head coach Matt Eberflus. At least in Week 10, the Bears will be back at home to face the New England Patriots. Just a […]

This year’s Atlanta Falcons team is beginning to look like the one everyone predicted they would become. They’ve now won two straight games and five of their last six after a 27-21 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9. Next, they’ll face another NFC South division opponent in Week 10 in their archrival, the […]

The Miami (FL) Hurricanes football team is off to its best start since 2017. In Week 10 of college football, the Hurricanes improved to 9-0 and rose to No. 4 in the AP Top 25. They’re still awaiting their College Football Playoff ranking, which will be released on Tuesday night, but all signs point to […]

The Chicago Bears came into the 2024 season with a new sense of life. They seemed to luck out in the NFL Draft, thanks to a pick swap in the previous year’s event, which allowed them to draft one of the best quarterback prospects in years, USC’s Caleb Williams, at No. 1 overall, as well […]

In Week 10 of college football, the Texas A&M Aggies entered with all the momentum after a huge win over LSU the prior week. It seemed like Mike Elko, in his first year as head coach in College Station, was poised to make waves in the SEC with a team full of enough pieces to […]

Everyone thought that this year’s Clemson Tigers football team had changed its stripes, and it was hard to argue otherwise given the statistics. Since their Week 1 blowout loss to Georgia, 34-3, in Atlanta, the Tigers had gone on a roll, winning six straight, all by wide margins. However, in Week 10, in a pivotal […]