It used to be a rarity. It has quickly become a tradition truly unlike any other. For three straight seasons, a head coach has been fired during his first year on the job. Two years ago, the Jaguars made Urban Meyer the first head coach to be fired during his first year on the job since the 49ers pink-slipped Pete …

There is but one week left for the top players in college football to make their case to Heisman voters. The field seems to have narrowed to three: Oregon’s Bo Nix (-150), Jayden Daniels (+120) of LSU, and Michael Penix, Jr. (+1600) of Washington. Nix and Penix meet this weekend for the Pac12 Championship while Daniels’ candidacy is complete. Matchday …

The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over. The Panthers have fired the head coach less than a full season into his tenure, the team announced Monday. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor is now slated as the interim head coach and is addressing the team on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Jim Caldwell, who had been working as a senior assistant, moves …

The Chicago Bears (3-8) and Minnesota Vikings (6-5) will meet on Monday Night Football in an NFC North battle. The Bears have dropped three of their last four games. In Week 11, the Detroit Lions topped Chicago 31-26. Minnesota just had its five-game win streak halted, falling to the Broncos by one last time out. The under has gone 12-1 …

Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs has been one of the most intriguing storylines of the 2023 NFL season, opening the campaign as Arizona’s quarterback before moving to Minnesota. He led the Vikings to wins over Atlanta and New Orleans before coming up short against Denver last week. Dobbs has gone over 220 passing yards and thrown a touchdown in his last …

Anytime there is a coaching change, there’s bound to be some turbulence in that year’s recruiting class. Jeff Lebby leaving to be the head coach at Mississippi State was sure to create some disruption. Big names like Michael Hawkins, Davon Mitchell, Zion Kearney, David Stone, and Daniel Akinkunmi have affirmed their commitment to Oklahoma following Lebby’s departure. However, the Sooners …

Video Details The Jacksonville Jaguars lock down the AFC South after defeating the Houston Texans in a nail-biter over the weekend. Trevor Lawrence’s offense were able to stack points against the Texans defense, but C.J. Stroud was no slouch, and looked promising as he answered each Jags’ point with his own. A missed field goal lost the game for the …

Perry’s Stock Watch: Chad Ryland hits new low in loss to Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have employed an elite kicker for the majority of Bill Belichick’s 24-year tenure as head coach. But it looks like those days are over. New England’s decision to move on from veteran Nick Folk this offseason and spend …

Nov. 27—CINCINNATI — The game clocks went kaput for much of the second quarter at Paycor Stadium on Sunday. Finally, the head official had stadium officials just shut them off until they could be fixed. But while you couldn’t tell anything from those overhead video boards that all were blank, you did get a sense of time if you looked …

The past few days have filled us with turkey and football as we enjoyed NFL action on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday over the holiday weekend, and we still have one more game on deck between the Bears and Vikings on Monday night. That NFC North showdown will cap off Week 12 which was a very profitable slate for the public. …

Getty Images Winning the overtime coin toss is usually half the battle when it comes to prevailing in the NFL’s fifth quarter, since the team that starts with the football can win the game with a touchdown. That’s why Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis acted with such glee, repeatedly saying “We want the ball” when Buffalo won the overtime …

3rd Quarter Report Kansas already has more points against Cincinnati than they managed in total against Kansas State last Saturday. Kansas has a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Cincinnati 28-10. If Kansas keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 8-4 in no time. On the other hand, Cincinnati will have to make due with …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter For the second year in a row, Carolina’s head coach hasn’t made it to the end of the season. Frank Reich was fired Monday after the Panthers struggled to a 1-10 record and continued offensive struggles around rookie quarterback Bryce Young. Special-teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as the team’s interim coach. “I want to …

Frank Reich is reportedly out as Panthers coach. (AP Photo/(John Amis) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Frank Reich didn’t even make it through a full season as the Carolina Panthers’ head coach. Reich was reportedly fired Monday after another loss dropped the Panthers to 1-10 on the season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. One and done 🚨 🚨 🚨 The #Panthers have …

After a wild Week 12, the “Monday Night Football” matchup pits the Minnesota Vikings against the Chicago Bears.  The Vikes lost their first game of the Josh Dobbs era last week, but maintained their position in the NFC wild card picture. The Bears dropped Justin Fields’ return-from-injury game in dramatic fashion against the Lions, and now sit at just 3-8.  …