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Questions keep piling up in Baltimore as the Ravens try to make sense of a 6-7 record and a sputtering offense. Coming off a 27-22 loss to the Steelers, John Harbaugh already had to bat away conspiracy theories that Lamar Jackson’s ankle is quietly limiting him, insisting the quarterback “looked good physically” and was “moving […]

Washington’s season already felt bruised after a 31-0 humiliation against the Vikings, but Jayden Daniels’ latest elbow scare pushed anxiety into overdrive. The rookie re-aggravated the same arm issue that had already cost him three games and never returned after exiting in Minneapolis, and there are a lot of NFL rumors about this. Head coach […]

Uncertainty surrounding NFL rumors about J.J. McCarthy has Minnesota facing some uncomfortable quarterback questions, and Daniel Jones keeps popping up in the rumor mill as a possible safety net. With McCarthy concussed, struggling, and Max Brosmer set for his first NFL start, this season is already starting to feel like an extended audition for everyone […]

Questions around Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland have shifted from “is he ready?” to “how high is the ceiling?” That change in tone is exactly what caught Rich Eisen’s eye. The longtime host has raved less about Sanders’ stat line and more about how the rookie carries himself when microphones are shoved in his face after […]

Another double-digit win season has Sean McVay feeling more grateful than anything else. After Los Angeles smashed the Cardinals for victory No. 10, the Rams coach pointed back to the people around him, saying the consistency of players and staff is what keeps the standard so high year after year, even while he was battling […]

Frustration in South Bend has quickly turned into a full-on public spat. After being left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff in favor of Miami, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has doubled down on his criticism of both the process and the ACC’s role in it. Notre Dame AD Bevacqua on the CFP […]

Coming off their biggest win of the season, Pittsburgh had to live through a scary postgame detour. After the 27-22 road victory over the Ravens, wide receiver DK Metcalf was pulled off the team flight and kept overnight in Baltimore, visiting a local hospital because of stomach pains that developed as the Steelers prepared to […]

Change in Blacksburg is coming fast, and it is not subtle. After a 3-9 season and years of drifting in the ACC, the Hokies have turned their entire identity over to James Franklin, and his first big move on defense is a reunion. Former Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry, who was fired earlier this […]

Nights like Monday show exactly why Jim Harbaugh is obsessed with winning, no matter how ugly it looks. After a chaotic 22-19 overtime victory against the Eagles pushed the Chargers to 9-4 and solidified their playoff positioning, Harbaugh went over the top in his praise, joking that he’d put the win “in the discussion of […]

Auburn’s football team quarterback carousel is spinning again as former five-star Jackson Arnold prepares to hit the transfer portal after just one season on the Plains, according to Justin Hokanson of On3 Sports. The 2022 Gatorade National Player of the Year will now be looking for his third school in as many years after stops […]

Coach John Harbaugh was never going to shrug off the call that flipped Ravens–Steelers. After Baltimore’s 27-22 loss dropped them to 6-7 and a game back in the AFC North, the head coach zeroed in on the overturned Isaiah Likely touchdown that would have given the Ravens a fourth-quarter lead. Officials told him Likely’s “third […]

The Buccaneers are walking a tightrope in the NFC South, but at least the injury picture is finally starting to tilt their way. Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returned to practice this week, though neither was expected to suit up against the Saints as Tampa Bay chooses caution over desperation. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has already […]

The Cowboys may have lost ground in the NFC race against the Lions, but they at least came away with encouraging news on their top receiver. CeeDee Lamb left Thursday night’s 44-30 loss after a scary fall resulted in a concussion, sending him straight to the medical tent and out for the rest of the […]

Head coach Matt Campbell has not even coached a game at the Penn State football team yet, but his early moves make it clear he plans to rebuild the Nittany Lions from the inside out. One of his first major steps was prying Derek Hoodjer away from Iowa State to serve as his personnel chief […]

Notre Dame’s football team’s reaction to its College Football Playoff snub is still sending shockwaves through the sport. After Miami jumped the Irish for the final at-large CFP spot on the strength of their head-to-head win, Notre Dame not only missed the playoff but chose to decline a bowl bid entirely. Athletic director Pete Bevacqua […]

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders just turned in the best game of his young NFL career, and still had to watch the defining snap from the sideline. The Browns’ rookie ripped the Titans for 364 passing yards, three touchdown throws, and a rushing score in a wild Week 14 loss, yet Kevin Stefanski took the ball out […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers walked into Baltimore looking like a team in trouble and walked out like themselves again. After losing five of seven and coughing up their AFC North cushion, they went on the road as underdogs and punched the Ravens in the mouth, jumping out to a two-score lead and grinding out a 27-22 […]

Miami’s football team climbed into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its whole argument began: with Notre Dame. The committee finally nudged the Hurricanes ahead of the Irish for the final at-large berth, leaning hard on Miami’s 27-24 win in Week 1 as the decisive tiebreaker between two 10-2 teams. Inside the program, Mario […]

Sunday night against the Texans was the kind of game that pours gasoline on every “Travis Kelce is washed” takeout there. For the first time in his Hall of Fame career, Kelce finished a game with more drops than catches, putting two crucial balls on the turf and hauling in just one pass for eight […]

Defensive end Micah Parsons did not have the box score many expected in the Packers’ 28-21 win over the Bears, but he still left with plenty on his mind. The star pass rusher finished with just one tackle, two quarterback hits, and no sacks, yet he said afterward that Chicago’s linemen were hanging onto him […]

The Houston Texans continue to stack wins and confidence simultaneously. Their 20-10 road victory over the Kansas City Chiefs featured another reminder of how dangerous this offense can be when C.J. Stroud and Nico Collins are in sync. Early in the second quarter, Stroud uncorked a deep shot that Collins turned into a huge gain […]

Miami’s football team’s path into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its argument started: with Notre Dame. The CFP committee finally flipped the Hurricanes over the Irish on Selection Sunday, sliding Miami into the field as the No. 10 seed and leaving Notre Dame on the outside. Chair Hunter Yurachek said that once Miami […]

The Georgia football team did not just beat Alabama for the SEC title, but it rubbed salt in the wound. As the final seconds ticked away on a 28-7 demolition, Bulldogs players grabbed prop belts on the sideline, gleefully waving them to symbolize the beating they had just delivered. After a regular-season loss to the […]

Oklahoma’s push into the College Football Playoff comes in the middle of a chaotic recruiting window. The Sooners just took a hit in their 2026 class when four-star wide receiver Brayden Allen decommitted days before the early signing period. Allen, a dynamic 6-foot-1 playmaker from Lafayette Christian Academy with 55 catches for 1,155 yards and […]

For a team sitting at 8-4 and still on top of the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles have felt more like a group on the brink than a contender. Even Saquon Barkley has admitted that the team’s sideline energy has been “awful” this season, saying the juice fans and cameras see from Monday to Saturday […]

Head coach Kalen DeBoer sounded more proud than panicked after Alabama’s football team’s 28-7 SEC Championship loss to Georgia, even as the result felt like a gut punch to the program’s postseason hopes. He opened his remarks by tipping his cap to Kirby Smart’s team and then circling back to his own locker room, stressing […]

Indiana football team head coach Curt Cignetti has been clear about where he stands on Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman chances. After the Hoosiers’ 13-10 win over No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game, he called the quarterback’s case a “no-brainer” on FOX, pointing to an undefeated season, Indiana’s first outright Big Ten title […]

What looked like a simple waiver move has turned into one of the strangest storylines of the Bills’ season. After Buffalo claimed Darius Slay on December 3, the veteran cornerback told the team he would not report and that he was weighing retirement. Slay later explained that at 34, he did not want to uproot […]

The collapse of the Chip Kelly experiment has already put Tom Brady in the crosshairs in Las Vegas. As The New York Times detailed, the Raiders’ minority owner was a driving force behind hiring Kelly, only to see the offense bottom out at 2-9 and Greg Olson take over play-calling after weeks of ugly performances […]

Quarterback Bo Nix has heard all the talk about the Denver Broncos’ schedule and whether a 10-2 record is “for real,” and he is clearly tired of it. The young quarterback has pushed back on the idea that their nine-game win streak is hollow, reminding everyone that wins in the NFL are earned, not handed […]

The Kansas City Chiefs finally grabbed a much-needed overtime win against the Indianapolis Colts to stay alive in the AFC playoff race, and then got another piece of good news: Isiah Pacheco returned from his knee injury in time for the Thanksgiving showdown against the Dallas Cowboys. It came at a moment when Kansas City […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into their Week 14 clash with the New Orleans Saints trying to protect their NFC South lead without two important weapons for Baker Mayfield. Head coach Todd Bowles confirmed that Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan have both been ruled out, even after returning to practice, as the team prioritizes getting […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ already thin offense took another hit when Marvin Harrison Jr. was ruled out for Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams because of a lingering heel issue. It is another blow in a 3-9 season that began with promise at 2-0, only to spiral with eight losses in the last nine games […]

Nebraska’s football team, reset under Matt Rhule, has gone from painful losses to painful decisions. After closing a 7-5 season with back-to-back blowout defeats to Penn State and Iowa, Rhule already fired defensive coordinator John Butler and handed the bowl game to interim Phil Snow while searching for a new long-term defensive voice. All of […]

Pittsburgh’s decision to bring in Marquez Valdes-Scantling earlier this month was about giving Aaron Rodgers a familiar vertical threat as the offense tried to build on a statement win over the Indianapolis Colts. After some early anxiety about Rodgers’ health when he appeared bothered by his hand in warmups, he settled in and delivered, and […]

Alabama has been living on the edge of the injury report for weeks. Before the Iron Bowl against Auburn, the Tide opened rivalry week with a long list of concerns: eight players ruled out for the game, including versatile defender Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., and both tight ends, Josh Cuevas and Danny Lewis Jr., were sidelined. […]

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski keeps insisting his focus is on the present, not on quarterback depth charts or job security timelines. Asked whether Deshaun Watson might see the field in 2025 after his practice window was opened, Stefanski brushed it aside, saying the priority right now is simply getting Watson back into a helmet […]

Coach Mike McDaniel has gone from near-lock to be fired to very much back in the conversation to stay in Miami beyond this season. A dominant win over the Bills and a nervy escape against the Saints have pushed the Dolphins to 5-7 and, more importantly, shown owner Stephen Ross that the locker room is […]

Quarterback Jameis Winston has been one of the few fun storylines in a brutal New York Giants season. After his wild touchdown catch against the Lions in Week 12, he revealed he texted old roommate Dak Prescott to congratulate him on becoming the Cowboys’ all-time leading passer, and Dak fired back a message praising Winston’s […]