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Hello friends, and welcome to a “Live from Miami International Airport” edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! The bachelor party festivities of my best friend Collin are just about officially underway, but that isn’t going to stop me from delivering Bracketology updates throughout the weekend as the 2025 NCAA Tournament approaches. Ohio State’s loss to […]

The New Orleans Saints come into the 2025 NFL offseason with a first-time head coach, a big question mark at quarterback and not a whole lot of money to spend, but even in their rough financial state, the one-time powerhouse of the NFC South has found ways to make moves around the margins in the […]

In their first season in the 16-team Big 12 conference — make that make sense — the Arizona State Sun Devils struggled to a 4-16 conference record and finished 15th, only edging out the Colorado Buffaloes who like the Sun Devils made the move from the Pac-12 Conference this past summer. It’s not as if […]

Following a bumpy two year ride on the Aaron Rodgers roller coaster, the New York Jets made the decision in the earliest days of the offseason to part ways with the future Hall of Famer, and instead see what else was out there at the quarterback position. New head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager […]

The Dallas Cowboys find themselves in the unenviable position of being saddled with Super Bowl expectations via their owner and fans, yet they’re only the third best team in a division with the two NFC Championship Game participants from the 2024 season. A tricky salary cap situation limits Dallas’ ability to greatly improve their roster […]

Hello friends, and welcome to our latest Bracketology update here at ClutchPoints! Seven teams have already punched their tickets to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and on Tuesday night, four more teams will ensure that they’re officially part of the Madness that infects every one of us each year around this time. In today’s edition, we’re […]

After a week in which the Chicago Bears were able to add three starters along the offensive line (Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson and Drew Dalman) and two on the defensive line (Grady Jarrett and Dayo Odeyingbo) via trade and free agency, the remainder of their offseason additions will feel more like luxuries than necessities. That’s […]

With the 2nd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns will have the opportunity to make a selection that will potentially set the franchise on a new course. Conventional wisdom would say that the quickest way to start a franchise overhaul would be for a team in Cleveland’s position to find their […]

Ordinarily, Cooper Flagg being named the ACC Freshman of the Week would be big news in and of itself, especially this week, when he earned that distinction for a record-extending 12th time this year. But the Duke Blue Devils phenom and likely top overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft isn’t exactly ordinary. Adding to […]

With Sam Darnold signing with the Seahawks, Justin Fields joining the Jets, and Geno Smith being traded from Seattle to Las Vegas, most of the notable quarterback vacancies around the NFL have been filled. But in Pittsburgh, the Steelers are still in the process of determining who the team’s starting quarterback will be heading into […]

The Chicago Bears aren’t the only team that have made a handful of big moves this offseason, but it’s fair to say that the Bears have made the biggest moves. As in, in terms of mass, the Bears have acquired well over 1,000 lbs. of talent in the last week. It started with a pair of trades […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be at the forefront of everyone’s attention over the next handful of days, and not just because their plan at quarterback remains something of a mystery after they pulled the trigger on a deal for former Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. The Steelers most steady and consistent offensive weapon over the last […]

The Carolina Panthers have gone seven consecutive seasons without a winning record, but with promising second-year head coach Dave Canales at the helm and an NFC South division that appears ripe for the taking, the Carolina Panthers could theoretically dig themselves out of a decade-long hole with the right draft class and free agency haul. […]

Oh how quickly things can change in the National Football League. It was only a week ago when the case could’ve easily been made that the Chicago Bears had the worst offensive line in the NFL. After all, we’re talking about a unit that allowed 68 sacks — the third-most in a single season in […]

Maybe we should start calling Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton ‘Batman,’ because it seems as though this offseason, Payton’s mission will be to find his ‘Joker.’ Of course, in NFL terms, a ‘Joker’ is not a psychopathic, schizophrenic criminal mastermind in clown make-up. No, as Payton put it recently during an appearance on the […]

With well over $100 million in cap space, the New England Patriots have more money to spend during the 2025 NFL offseason than any other team in the league. And with a new head coach (Mike Vrabel), a second-year quarterback who looks primed to become the face of the franchise (Drake Maye), and a fanbase […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a Holy Hell, Selection Sunday is less than one week away edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! So the title of today’s Bracketology update is ‘A Championship Week Challenge’ and in this case, the word ‘challenge’ has three different meanings. First, I’d like to remind you that you can see how my […]

On Monday at noon, the NFL’s ‘legal tampering period’ opens, meaning free agency, for all intents and purposes, is officially under way. One of the biggest dominoes that has yet to fall is 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who even after a tumultuous two-year stint with the New York Jets that included a torn achilles, a […]

You surely don’t need me to tell you that the battle between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Father Time remains one of the most hotly-contested rivalries in the history of professional sports. At age 40, in his 22nd NBA season, with over 70,000 regular season and postseason minutes on his odometer, LeBron is […]

On a day that was supposed to be dominated by college basketball conference tournament action, the biggest story of the afternoon is without question the deal that was reached between Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns. The deal ended a month-long standoff that seemed destined to end with a trade. At the end of the […]

When in-state conference rivals take the floor against one another, there is also the potential for things to get heated. When that game turns into something of a blowout, and the trailing team is expected to step aside and let their opponents get an opportunity to shine one last time on their home floor… that’s […]

Just one month ago, the Cleveland Browns were rocked by the sudden and somewhat unexpected trade request by six-time All Pro defensive end Myles Garrett. For the entire month, the two sides seemingly came no closer to finding common ground, with Garrett repeatedly stating he was angling for a chance to play for a Super […]

In a game that may end up being one of the most consequential of the season in terms of NCAA Tournament bubble prospects, the Oklahoma Sooners went to Austin and came away with a 76-72 win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night. The biggest lead either team was able to build all night was […]

Just one month ago, it looked like the Golden State Warriors’ hopes of making a meaningful postseason run were practically non-existent. The Dubs were 25-26 and on the outside of the Western Conference Playoff picture, barely hanging on to the 10th seed. But thanks to a trade with the Miami Heat that landed Golden State […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a fresh update of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! We’re officially only one week out from Selection Sunday, and we’ve got plenty to cover here today — in addition to four more conference tournament Finals — so I say let’s breeze through this introduction and get to the latest Bracketology projections! […]

The official start of the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament may still be 12 days away, but March Madness is very much alive on the final Saturday of the 2024-25 college basketball regular season. On a day in which St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor ended one top 25 matchup with a game-winning shot […]

With a down-to-the-wire victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, the Arkansas Razorbacks finish the regular season with a 19-12 overall record and an 8-10 mark in SEC play. And while 8-10 will only be good enough for the 9-seed in the SEC Tournament, considering that the Razorbacks started out 0-5 in conference action this […]

Following a surprising run to their first appearance in the NFC Championship Game since 1992, the Washington Commanders will enter the 2025 season with legitimate Super Bowl hopes for the first time in decades, and they’ll have roughly $65 million to spend in the offseason to build a worthy contender. The Commanders have already acquired […]

The trajectory of Carson Beck’s career changed on the final play of the 1st half in the 2024 SEC Championship Game back in December. Dropping back to throw a Hail Mary heave to the end zone, Beck was hit hard and sustained a UCL injury that ended an up-and-down season early. Just five days after […]

The 2025 NFL offseason is still in it’s earliest stages, but the Cincinnati Bengals have proven to be as the league’s most active team. In just about one week’s time, the Bengals have decided to cut guard Alex Cappa, put All-Pro Trey Hendrickson on the trade block, and franchise tag Tee Higgins for the second […]

The Purdue Boilermakers closed out the 2024-25 regular season on the road at Illinois, dropping a back-and-forth game to the Fighting Illini by the final score of 88-80. Purdue’s pair of All-Big Ten performers — point guard Braden Smith and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn — delivered in a big way, combining for 47 of the team’s […]

Despite breaking his own single-season franchise record for passing yards last season, Geno Smith’s time with the Seattle Seahawks came to an end on Friday afternoon after the Las Vegas Raiders agreed to send a 2025 3rd Round pick to Seattle for the 34-year-old veteran who resurrected his career in the Pacific Northwest just a […]

Just a little over one week ago, Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm clinched their first outright Big East regular season title in 40 years. It was thus far the crowning achievement of Pitino’s two year tenure in Queens. Similarly, the Hall of Famer’s son, Richard Pitino, has resurrected a New Mexico Lobos […]

Following the arrivals of head coach DeMeco Ryans and quarterback CJ Stroud, the Houston Texans have made back to back Divisional Round Playoff appearances for just the second time in franchise history. But the organization which has called Houston home since 2002 and never played beyond the Divisional Round is clearly thinking about reaching new […]

The tricky financial station that the Cincinnati Bengals find themselves in is well-documented at this point, as the team’s efforts to keep their trio of Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have been at the forefront of everyone’s mind dating back to last spring, when Cincinnati franchised tagged Tee Higgins for the first time. The Bengals […]

Hello friends, and welcome to the regular season finale edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! A handful of conference tournaments are already under way, but for most of the country, this weekend represents the final days of the 2024-25 regular season, and let me tell ya, a whole bunch of teams still have a whole lot […]

The Chicago Bears entered the 2025 offseason with a desperate need to fix an offensive line that surrendered a staggering 68 sacks during the 2024 NFL season. For Caleb Williams to properly develop in the early stages of his NFL career, something like this can’t be allowed to happen again, and clearly, general manager Ryan […]

If the New England Patriots were to make a substantial leap during the 2025 NFL season, it wouldn’t come as a huge surprise. In place are all the ingredients of a team ready to ascend to the next level. Young star quarterback with perennial Pro Bowl potential? Drake Maye’s your guy. New head coach with […]

Following a successful nine-season run that included five Pro Bowl appearances, the Los Angeles Chargers decided to part ways with edge rusher Joey Bosa on Wednesday afternoon, cutting ties with the last remaining member of the San Diego Chargers in a move that will save the franchise nearly $26 million in cap space. There were rumblings that […]