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Lincoln Riley has spent the past week insisting he’s “100%” locked in at USC, brushing off interest from SEC powers and framing his future as firmly rooted in Los Angeles. While Riley talks about being “right where I’m supposed to be” and quarterback Jayden Maiava keeps deflecting questions about his own plans by saying he’s […]

Lane Kiffin’s first days with the LSU football team have brought a harsh lesson in how quickly momentum can swing. Not long after he watched long-time in-state pledge Kenny Darby back off his commitment, the new Tigers head coach was already under scrutiny over whether his move from Ole Miss would cost LSU as much […]

HC Lane Kiffin used his LSU football team introductory presser to stress that his move to Baton Rouge was not just about money. He revealed, via Nicole Auerbach, that both Ole Miss and Florida put forward offers comparable to what LSU ultimately gave him, framing his decision as a bet on the Tigers’ ceiling as […]

Head coach Joey McGuire has spent the 2025 season reminding everyone that the Texas Tech football team can be a national player in the NIL era. On national shows, he has been blunt about how aggressively the Red Raiders attacked recruiting and the transfer portal, leaning on major donor Cody Campbell to upgrade the roster, […]

The Detroit Lions already know Amon-Ra St. Brown’s ankle issue is not considered a long-term problem, but that doesn’t mean he’s a lock for Thursday. After leaving the Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers with a sprained ankle and being ruled out early, head coach Dan Campbell indicated the expectation was more “a week […]

The Lions have already made it clear how they feel about Kerby Joseph’s future. In April, Detroit rewarded its ball-hawking safety with a four-year, $86 million extension that made him the highest-paid player at his position after he led the league with nine interceptions. For a former third-round pick who transformed the back end of […]

The New York Giants endured another difficult outing on Monday night, falling 33-15 to the New England Patriots for their seventh straight loss. As Drake Maye guided the Patriots to a commanding 31-7 halftime lead, the Giants’ defensive woes were compounded by internal issues involving high-profile rookie Abdul Carter. For the second time in just […]

The NFL’s discipline office already has Elijah Moore’s name on file this season. A few weeks ago, the league docked both Josh Allen and Moore $13,888 apiece for their joint “throat slash” celebration after a Week 9 Bills touchdown against the Chiefs, with the move classified as a “violent gesture” under the taunting guidelines. It […]

Head coach James Franklin’s Virginia Tech football team rebuild continues to draw from his old recruiting board at Penn State. After already convincing four-star linebacker Mathieu Lamah to stay home in Virginia and join him in Blacksburg, the new Hokies head coach has now doubled down on that blueprint, turning former Nittany Lions pledges into […]

The Minnesota Vikings didn’t just get shut out by the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13, they watched one of their most important offensive pieces walk to the locker room early. Veteran running back Aaron Jones exited after landing hard on his shoulder while fighting for extra yardage in the third quarter, capping a brutal afternoon […]

Head coach James Franklin’s Virginia Tech rebuild keeps picking up speed, and it is starting exactly where Hokies fans wanted: in the trenches and at quarterback. Days after flipping mammoth 6-foot-7 offensive tackle Maddox Cochrane from Wisconsin, Franklin has his blindside anchor in place and a clearer offensive identity forming for the 2026 and 2027 […]

Head coach Lane Kiffin’s move from Ole Miss to the LSU football team has turned into a full-blown SEC soap opera, and he clearly has no interest in dialing down the drama now that he is in Baton Rouge. After teasing LSU football team fans with tiger emojis and Trinidadian flags on social media and […]

Head coach Lane Kiffin is doing his best to paint a calm picture of his messy exit from Ole Miss, even as he settles into the LSU football team job. In an interview with ESPN’s Marty Smith, the new Tigers head coach pushed back on reports that he issued a “get on the plane, or […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ rough afternoon against the Buffalo Bills got even worse when linebacker Patrick Queen was forced out in the first half. The team initially announced it as a hip injury and ruled him questionable to return, removing one of the core pieces of a defense that had already been under heavy scrutiny in […]

Lamar Jackson did not need a long manifesto to answer the latest round of criticism. When Pittsburgh radio host Andrew Filliponi called him “overrated” on social media and asked if everyone could agree, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback fired back with a simple “Sayless🤣.” The timing was impossible to ignore. Jackson is fighting through a rough […]

Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has only been in Dallas a few weeks, but he already sounds like a man who walked into the right storm. The trade-deadline arrival keeps deflecting credit for the Cowboys’ defensive surge to the talent around him, even as his presence inside has helped fuel a three-game winning streak that suddenly […]

Browns’ Shedeur Sanders is keeping his starter’s job in Cleveland, and he clearly does not take that for granted. After a rough 26-8 loss to the 49ers in which he threw for 149 yards and a touchdown on 16-of-25 passing, Kevin Stefanski still named the rookie the Week 14 starter against the Titans. Sanders called […]

Broncos’ Bo Nix has heard the John Elway comparisons, and he is doing his best to slam the brakes on them. After defensive coordinator Vance Joseph name-checked the Hall of Famer while praising his young quarterback, Nix stressed that Elway’s legacy was built over years, not over a hot stretch in Year 2. He framed […]

Head coach Sean Payton spent the bye week hammering home one message: the Denver Broncos cannot keep giving games away. After a deep self-scout, he pointed to penalties and turnovers as the biggest threats to their push for the AFC’s top seed, per The Athletic. Cleaning up flags was priority No. 1, ball security No. […]

Wide receiver Davante Adams did his part to tilt the field for the Los Angeles Rams against the Carolina Panthers, and then some. The veteran wideout hauled in two first-half touchdowns to leap Antonio Gates for seventh on the NFL’s all-time receiving TD list, staking LA to an early 21-17 lead. But on a day […]

The Ole Miss football team is bracing for the fallout of the Lane Kiffin saga, and the ripples are already hitting the recruiting trail. With Kiffin widely expected to bolt Oxford for LSU and reportedly telling assistants they either get on the plane to Baton Rouge or get left behind, the Rebels suddenly look like […]

Florida’s football team coaching search did not end with the splashy Lane Kiffin hire many around the SEC expected, but it still landed one of the hottest names in the sport. After missing out on the Ole Miss coach, Florida moved quickly to lock in Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head man, betting on […]

Head coach James Franklin’s Virginia Tech rebuild is starting to look very familiar to Penn State fans. Since arriving in Blacksburg, the new Hokies head coach has leaned heavily on pre-existing relationships, even convincing four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn to follow him after backing off his Penn State pledge. That flip, plus a string of […]

Head coach Sherrone Moore walked out of the Horseshoe knowing exactly what he wanted from his team after Michigan’s football team’s 27-9 loss to Ohio State. The Wolverines were outgained 419-163, shut out in the second half, and never reached the end zone, leaving their head coach preaching one message to freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood […]

The Arkansas search for a new head coach put Alex Golesh squarely in the rumor mill. After Sam Pittman’s firing and a 2-9 Razorbacks season, multiple reports framed the USF football team coach as the favorite in Fayetteville, pointing to his rapid rebuild in Tampa and SEC ties from his Tennessee days. Publicly, though, nothing […]

The Alabama football team fans could finally exhale by the time the clock hit zero at Jordan-Hare. What looked like a routine blowout at 17-0 turned into another Iron Bowl anxiety test, with Auburn clawing back to tie the game 20-20 in the fourth quarter. With a trip to the SEC title game hanging in […]

Trojans’ Lincoln Riley has spent the past week trying to slam the door on speculation about his own future before it swallows USC’s football team entire season. With multiple SEC powers circling and fans wondering if he might jump at a marquee opening, Riley finally planted a flag. Asked directly if he plans to leave […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finally starting to look whole again, just in time for a critical Week 13 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals. Running back Bucky Irving, sidelined since Week 4 with shoulder and ankle issues, is expected to rejoin Baker Mayfield in the lineup after being listed as questionable, according to ESPN’s Adam […]

Mike Tomlin did more than calm nerves on Friday. The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach confirmed that Aaron Rodgers would start Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, noting the veteran quarterback practiced fully, carried no game designation, and was, in Tomlin’s words, “all systems go” after missing last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears with a wrist […]

The Miami Dolphins are finally getting some offensive firepower back. After missing the last four games with a pectoral injury, tight end Darren Waller is expected to return against the New Orleans Saints, giving Tua Tagovailoa back his biggest red-zone mismatch just as Miami clings to faint playoff hopes at 4-7. Waller scored four touchdowns […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback roller coaster takes another sharp turn this week. With JJ McCarthy still in the concussion protocol and officially ruled out, undrafted rookie Max Brosmer will make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, stepping into a spotlight the organization originally hoped would belong to McCarthy in a smoother […]

The Asante Samuel Jr. chapter in Pittsburgh is moving fast. After spending the first half of the season rehabbing from spinal fusion surgery, the former Chargers cornerback finally found a home earlier this month when he signed onto the Steelers’ practice squad ahead of Week 11, a low-risk move Jeremy Fowler of ESPN framed as […]

The Jaxson Dart era in New York is officially back on. After two starts from Jameis Winston, interim head coach Mike Kafka confirmed that the rookie has cleared concussion protocol and will start Monday night against the 10-2 Patriots, giving the Giants another chance to evaluate the quarterback they hope will anchor their future. With […]

Any talk of beef between Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Stefanski is not getting much traction inside the Browns facility. Asked about social media claims that his head coach has it out for him, Sanders brushed it aside, saying people outside the building can say what they want and stressing that Stefanski has coached him hard […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ Thanksgiving collapse in Cincinnati cost them far more than a spot in the standings. Their 32-14 loss to the Bengals dropped them to 6-6 and likely cost them promising rookie linebacker Chandler Martin for the remainder of the season, a brutal blow to a defense that had just started to steady itself […]

The Indianapolis Colts are trying to move past their overtime gut punch in Kansas City, and the front office is already tweaking the roster as they prepare for their matchup with Houston. After falling 23-20 to the Chiefs and seeing their AFC South lead trimmed to a single game over the Jaguars, Indianapolis placed veteran […]

The Green Bay Packers have spent most of this season juggling their kicking situation, and Matt LaFleur finally drew a clear line. After weeks of insisting that every position is “a competition,” the head coach reaffirmed that veteran Brandon McManus is his kicker going forward, even with Lucas Havrisik lurking as a very real alternative. […]

The Kaiir Elam carousel did not stop in New York for long. After the former Buffalo Bills first-round pick visited the Jets as they searched for secondary help, the ex-Florida standout has instead landed in the AFC South, where a different rebuilding team is betting on his pedigree. For Elam, it is another chance to […]

Quarterback Sam Darnold’s return to Minnesota already felt like a referendum on the Vikings’ quarterback choices, and now the Seattle Seahawks are doubling down on giving him help. As Darnold prepares to face the team that let him walk after a 14-win 2024 season, Minnesota is stumbling through life with an injured, turnover-prone J.J. McCarthy […]