Defensive lineman James Pearce Jr., running back Jaylen Wright and offensive lineman Cooper Mays earned All-Southeastern Conference honors for Tennessee in 2023. Pearce Jr. earned First-Team All-SEC honors from coaches and media. He recorded 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for a loss and a team-high 15 quarterback hurries during the regular-season. Wright was named second-team all-conference by the Associated Press. He …

It only takes a game or two to flip the NFL playoff picture upside down each week and that’s exactly what we saw in Week 13.  Two NFC teams threw a wrench in the AFC playoff picture with the Packers (over Chiefs) and Cardinals (over Steelers) both pulling off huge upsets on Sunday. The Bengals also pulled off a huge …

When Tommy DeVito replaced an injured Tyrod Taylor as the Giants quarterback during their Week Eight loss to the Jets, it didn’t look like there was much chance he’d be a long-term choice at the position. The Giants avoided letting DeVito throw the ball for the entire second half before losing in overtime and the next two weeks weren’t much …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football is finalizing a three-year contract extension with offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, according to Yahoo Sports. Denbrock called the shots for LSU’s top-ranked offense in 2023, as quarterback Jayden Daniels under his command became a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and the Tigers averaged 46.4 points per game. He was also a finalist for the Broyles …

With the over/under set at 30, oddsmakers aren’t expecting Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football to have much scoring. However, if you’re betting NFL player props, you should be able to add plenty of excitement to this Week 14 matchup. Over the last five weeks, Pittsburgh’s rushing attack has come alive with Najee Harris and Jaylen …

Jalen Hurts continues to be one of the favorites to win the league MVP award. If the Eagles capture the top seed in the NFC, there’s a pretty good chance Hurts will win it. That’s not preventing one analyst and former NFL quarterback from making an aggressive suggestion. NFL Network’s David Carr, the brother of Saints quarterback Derek Carr, said …

The campaign to get Bo Nix to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony began in August when a billboard of the Ducks’ quarterback went up in midtown Manhattan — a move reminiscent of the 2001 effort for former Oregon star Joey Harrington. That media blitz for Harrington — coupled with his success on the field with a team that went …

Video Details The Cincinnati Bengals went into Jacksonville as the underdog after their quarterback Joe Burrow went down for the season, but Jake Browning said don’t count him out! The back up QB expertly led the Bengals to upset the Jaguars, and Willie tells Craig whether he believes Browning can deliver the Bengals to the playoff. Plus, Trevor Lawrence went …

Mason Crosby has found a new team. According to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo, the longtime Packers kicker is set to sign with the Rams’ practice squad, with the intention that he’ll join the 53-man roster in the near future. Crosby, 39, has had workouts with various teams over the course of the season — including one with Los Angeles in October. …

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Did the Arizona Wildcats’ Jedd Fisch deserve to win Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year? Some people think he was ‘robbed’ for the award. The Pac-12 announced its awards for the 2023 college football season Tuesday and some people are not happy with the conference’s choice for Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year. The award went to Washington’s Kalen DeBoer, …

All signs point to quarterback Bailey Zappe making his second straight start for the New England Patriots when the team plays the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. The 2022 fourth-round pick addressed the media from the podium on Tuesday, usually a good sign when trying to figure out who will be under center for the next game. Still, Zappe prefers …

Horror show. Disgusting. Foul. Nasty. Vile. Use any word or words in that manner and you are spot on when describing my picks last week. I did go 8-5 straight up, which is OK. But I was 3-9-1 against the spread, and at one point Sunday, I was staring a Ryan Wilson in the face. What’s a Ryan Wilson? Going …

Dec. 6—One player tore it up on the Palouse as a high school football player and the other just finished up his six-year career with Washington State. Both were menaces for opposing quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this season. Edge rushers Jonah Elliss of Utah, via Moscow High School, and Brennan Jackson of WSU garnered All-Pac-12 honors when the all-conference teams …

The NFL regular season has reached Week 14 and playoff races are heating up. Some teams have a firm grasp on a playoff position, but the wild-card spots remain contentious. The NFC has seven teams with five or six wins while the AFC has nine teams with six to eight wins.  Here are five rookies who will make the biggest …