Sonny Giuliano Articles - Page 47

Whenever you can set an NFL record that pre-dates the Super Bowl, you’re doing something right. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has done a whole lot right this season, making opposing defenses look silly, often turning the NFL into a game that resembles flag football because no defender can even get a hand on him. […]

Just one week ago, following a loss to the Oklahoma football team, UCF head coach Gus Malzahn proclaimed that the Sooners were “one of the best, if not the best,” team in college football. Fast forward just one week later, and the previously undefeated Oklahoma Sooners went down in one of the biggest upsets of […]

With the NFL Trade Deadline just 48 hours away, one of the bigger names who has been the subject of many trade rumors over the last couple of weeks is Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter. Following the Vikings 1-4 start to the season, there was plenty of chatter that Hunter not only could be […]

In the very near future, the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party may not be taking place in Jacksonville, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). In the last 90 years, all but two of the meetings between the Georgia football team and their SEC East rival, the Florida Gators, have taken place in Jacksonville, Florida. […]

It’s been seven long years since the Nebraska football team has been bowl eligible. It may not sound like it, but that is an eternity in Lincoln, Nebraska. How’s this for context: From 1962 to 2016, the Nebraska football team had missed out on a bowl game at season’s end only four times. That’s fewer […]

The Houston Texans have arguably been the biggest surprise of the 2023 season, reaching Week 8 with a 3-3 record that doesn’t feel remotely fluky. This is a testament to a job well-done by GM Nick Caserio and first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans, who is getting the most out of a team that has floundered […]

On the sneak, the 2023 season has been a tumultuous one for the New Orleans Saints. Starting with the addition of former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, expectations were high for a Saints team that had been lights-out defense but inconsistent at QB the past couple of seasons, an ironic position for New Orleans to be […]

This isn’t the first time that New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has been sidelined by a neck injury. In 2021, Danny Dimes missed the final six weeks of the regular season, though Jones himself has said that this neck injury is different (i.e. not as serious) than the one he suffered two years ago. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the 2023 NFL season as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl, but before they could even play a preseason game, their Lombardi prospects took a hit. Joe Burrow suffered a calf injury at the end of July that prevented him from much action at all during training camp […]

The Oregon football team will be waddling (that’s a Duck joke) into Rice-Eccles Stadium this afternoon to face the Utah Utes. Both Oregon and Utah have one loss and each are still very much alive for a conference title in the absolutely loaded Pac-12. Despite coming in as nearly a touchdown favorite over the Utes, […]

The Michigan football sign-stealing investigation broke just a little over a week ago, and none of the information that has trickled out since then has made the Wolverines look all that innocent. Despite a parade of denials about Connor Stalions’ involvement with the Michigan football program or its players, or Jim Harbaugh’s insistence that he […]

One game does not make or break a player’s MVP candidacy. We often like to pretend that it does, but it doesn’t and it shouldn’t, and here’s why: Imagine there’s a marquee matchup in late March between two MVP candidates. Typically how it goes is whichever star performs at a higher level and comes away […]

There have been plenty of interesting developments over the first month and a half of the NFL season, but one in particular that should be getting even more buzz than it has is the early-season play of Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. Stroud was the number two pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but […]

The San Francisco 49ers have dropped two consecutive games and could be playing their next game without starting quarterback Brock Purdy, but the recent stumbles have not slowed down running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey, who was acquired by the 49ers via trade just over one year ago, is on the brink of making history on […]

With Patrick Mahomes in command, the Kansas City Chiefs have put together one of the most successful multi-year runs in NFL history. Since 2018, when Mahomes took the starting job from Alex Smith, who had a fair amount of success in a Chiefs uniform as well, the Chiefs have compiled a 70-17 record in the […]

It didn’t take long for Mr. Irrelevant to become VERY relevant in San Francisco. Brock Purdy’s underdog story and surprising success with the San Francisco 49ers is well-documented at this point, but we’re in the phase of the story right now where our main character, Purdy, has some major obstacles to overcome. First, the 49ers […]

Kyle Whittingham started with the Utah football program in 1994 as the Utes defensive line coach. One year later, he was named defensive coordinator, a title he held onto until 2005, when Urban Meyer departed the program for the Florida Gators, leaving Whittingham to take over. In the thirty seasons that Whittingham has been in […]

Over the last twenty years, the Utah football program has been a model of stability. With as many undefeated seasons as losing seasons (two of each), twelve bowl wins, and multiple conference titles in two different conferences (the Mountain West and Pac-12), the Utes are enjoying a prolonged golden age under head coach Kyle Whittingham. […]

The BYU Cougars are the newest member of the Big 12, and this week’s meeting with Texas will be their only Big 12 showdown before the Longhorns depart for the SEC. BYU is unranked and getting used to life in a Power 5 conference. Despite being forced to turn to redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy with […]

Once upon a time, Deion Sanders was one of the biggest names and most recognizable stars in the NFL. His swagger and skill were entirely unmatched, and it didn’t hurt that he was also a duel-sport athlete who was excelling in the MLB as well. Now, thanks to his success first at Jackson State and […]

The Los Angeles Rams have spent the majority of Aaron Donald’s career in win-now mode. At least ever since Sean McVay took over as head coach in 2017, ahead of Donald’s fourth season in the NFL. From that point on, the Rams have dealt players and draft picks without much second-thought, and their aggressive, all-in […]

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into Buffalo on Thursday night a slumping team, but determined to depart with a much-needed win that would right the ship (no pun intended). When the sixty minutes were up and the Bills ended the game victorious but in questionable fashion, Baker Mayfield decided to depart Buffalo […]

The Buffalo Bills needed a win on Thursday night in the worst way. Coming off of a three-game stretch that provided far more questions than answers, and resulted in more losses (2) than wins (1), coach Sean McDermott could sense that his team needed a spark as they prepared to face a 3-3 Tampa Bay […]

When you walk into Soldier Field, you can feel the history. I know this, fortunately, because I was able to go to a Chicago Bears home game for the first time ever this year. Following the lead of my father, I’ve been a Bears fan my entire life, and that means for thirty-one years I’ve […]

30-year-old defensive end Frank Clark’s three Pro Bowl appearances all came during his time with the Kansas City Chiefs, which is what led most NFL insiders and analysts to assume that when Clark eventually made a decision on where he would go next, he would be reuniting with his former team, the Seattle Seahawks. This […]

As long as I’ve been alive, Lawrence, Kansas has been a basketball town. The Jayhawks men’s basketball team makes sure of that year after year after year, winning National Titles in 2022 and 2008 (and before that in 1988 and 1952), and reaching five more Final Fours since 1990. Because of that success, and because […]

After a hot 5-1 start to the season, a couple of buckets of cold water have been poured on the Detroit Lions this past week. First, it was a blowout loss in Baltimore to a Ravens team that absolutely walloped Detroit to the tune of a 38-6 final score, and you can make the case […]

Whether fair or unfair, the top two picks in the NFL Draft are often intrinsically linked to one another far beyond the day they each enter the league. Troy Aikman and Tony Mandarich. Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf. Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington. Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. It feels like a fair assumption […]

About two weeks ago, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay let reporters know that there was a chance he could miss his team’s upcoming game versus the Arizona Cardinals due to his wife’s pregnancy and the possibility of a game day birth for his son. In a piece I wrote, I joked that if […]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is off to the slowest start of his young career thus far this season. His numbers are down across the board, from yards per game to completion percentage, passer rating to yards per attempt. A July calf injury that sidelined Burrow for multiple weeks could be the culprit, but now […]

Amid a surprising two-game losing streak and a barrage of injuries to the most important players on the offense, the San Francisco 49ers now are being asked the questions that normally come when a team faces adversity. As the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, and the […]

For years now, the Philadelphia Eagles have been lauded as one of the more forward-thinking organizations in the NFL. They consistently nail the draft, swindle opposing teams in trades, find back-up QB’s capable of winning Super Bowl’s, and now, under the leadership of head coach Nick Sirianni, the Eagles are reimagining the battle in the […]

The way it looks right now, there are two things that could keep second-year quarterback Sam Howell from completing the season as the starting quarterback of the Washington Commanders. First, Sam Howell may not make it to Week 18 because of the absolutely unprecedented beating he’s taken game after game behind a Commanders line that […]

The Tennessee Titans have been the class of the AFC South for the last few years, winning the division in both 2020 and 2021, and making the AFC Championship Game in the 2019 season after securing a Wild Card berth. Last year, on the final day of the season, the Titans lost the division title and […]

As a Chicago Bears fan, I can say with confidence that it hasn’t been a great 2023. That’s likely not breaking news, as the Bears have been one of the more frequent punchlines of the season thus far. I have no shortage of gripes with various facets of the team (the coaching staff mostly), but […]

When the Coastal Carolina football team burst onto the scene during the wacky, 2020 COVID season, it was on the back of a disruptive defense and quarterback Grayson McCall, then a redshirt freshman who was named Sun Belt Player of the Year at season’s end. McCall has since gone on to win the very same […]

The last we saw of Ndamukong Suh was in Super Bowl LVII, where Suh, suiting up for the Philadelphia Eagles, played sparingly in a shootout that the Kansas City Chiefs won 38-35. Suh recorded just a single QB knockdown in the game, and has since been a free agent who is biding his time, waiting […]

The Buffalo Bills entered Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots as 8.5 point road favorites, which had been an unthinkable line for years for any team heading to Foxborough. That wasn’t scaring away bettors, who were taking Buffalo over New England at a 5/1 rate, according to Vegas Insider. And could you blame then? […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is a tremendously large human being. This shouldn’t come as breaking news. Even if you’ve never seen Jalen Carter play football, we can surmise he is a massive man considering, A.) He plays defensive tackle for the Eagles, and B.) His nickname is “Baby Rhino,” which actually undersells how […]