The LSU Tigers might have fallen short of College Football Playoff glory in 2023, but quarterback Jayden Daniels still made his mark on the season. His Bayou Bengals finished 9-3 in the regular season and tied for second in the SEC West with Ole Miss, just behind Alabama. The 6-foot-4 senior from San Bernardino, CA finished the year with 3,812 …
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Justin Herbert out for remainder of 2023 season after breaking finger in Chargers’ latest loss, per report
Getty Images The 2023 NFL season has been a slog for the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8), and it went from bad to worse on Sunday, and then worse again on Tuesday. Quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a fractured index finger on his throwing hand that caused him to leave the game against the Denver Broncos in a neck-and-neck battle to remain …
Read More »Ranking each AFC playoff contender’s remaining strength of schedule: Steelers, Dolphins face rough road
The AFC’s playoff race is tighter than the sweater you tried to fit into the day after Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s that tight. Six teams with 7-6 records are fighting for the conference’s final two wild card spots. Every team in the AFC North is above .500, although the Ravens have opened up a two-game lead over the Browns for first …
Read More »Florida’s 5-star safety commit to host pair of schools at home this week
Florida football’s prized 2024 defensive commit, five-star safety Xavier Filsaime out of McKinney (Texas), will be hosting in-home visits from a pair of schools this week as the early signing period quickly approaches, according to Swamp247. The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound defensive back is considered a hard commitment by the recruiting experts but there has been a push of late from a …
Read More »Bills, Bengals playoff odds indicate both teams on outside looking in
It’s not the way most thought the NFL season would go for Buffalo and Cincinnati, but regardless, both franchises are still in the playoff hunt. Entering the year, the Chiefs were +600 to win the Super Bowl, followed by the Eagles at +800 at FanDuel Sportsbook. Right behind them? The Bills at +900 and the Bengals at +1000. However, fast-forward …
Read More »Warner has four games to set unique 49ers single-season record
Warner has four games to set unique 49ers single-season record originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner has a chance to make 49ers franchise history with just four games remaining in the 2023 NFL regular season. With his fourth interception of the year in San Francisco’s 28-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, the …
Read More »Notre Dame pulls in Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard, third transfer QB in four years
Duke v Louisville A veteran ACC quarterback will transfer to Notre Dame to be the almost-certain starter in 2024. Duke’s Riley Leonard will follow in Sam Hartman’s footsteps, he announced Tuesday morning. Leonard announced an intention to enter the transfer portal in late November, five days before it even officially opened, and online speculation immediately pointed toward Leonard joining the …
Read More »Dan Campbell says Lions will find different ways to get 2022 first-rounder Jameson Williams more involved
The Detroit Lions are in a bit of a slump, having lost two of their last three games and scoring 22 or fewer points in both of those defeats. Detroit started the season hot, with an explosive offense and a defense that played far better than expectations early on. But the defense hasn’t yielded fewer than 26 points since returning …
Read More »Top surprising results of 2023 NFL season: Jets beating Bills and Eagles, Cardinals shocking Cowboys
The NFL regular season is in the homestretch and the general public knows a lot more about these teams than they did months ago. It has been a long season but there have been some outcomes that do not pass the eye test. Here are the most surprising games of the season through 14 weeks: Week 1: Jets 22, Bills …
Read More »National reaction to Dillon Gabriel replacing Bo Nix at Oregon
The college football transfer portal has been going wild, and on Saturday, Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel announced his decision to go to Oregon. The Ducks will now go from Bo Nix to Dillon Gabriel, and Dan Lanning’s first year in the Big Ten Conference looks a whole lot better now. Gabriel was arguably the best signal-caller on the market, so …
Read More »Capitals sign goalie prospect Clay Stevenson to 3-year deal
Dec 12, 2023, 11:28 AM ET The Washington Capitals re-signed goaltender prospect Clay Stevenson to a three-year, $2.325 million contract Tuesday. The first year of the deal will be a two-way contract paying $750,000 at the NHL level and $200,000 in the AHL. The next two years will be on a one-way contract for $775,000 per season. Stevenson, 24, is …
Read More »There’s nothing to juggle, we have to beat Buffalo
The Cowboys got a big win over the Eagles on Sunday night and head coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday that the team’s confidence is “probably” as high as it has been all season. It’s not hard to understand why that’s the case. The win over the Eagles was their fifth in a row and they’ve averaged 40.2 points per …
Read More »One thing we learned about each NFL team in Week 14: Tommy DeVito future Giants QB? 49ers match 1942 feat
The 2023 NFL season may not have the most exciting games for 60 minutes, yet the parity in the league is at an all-time high. Six teams are sitting at 7-6 and fighting for an AFC playoff berth, while five teams are tied for the No. 7 spot in the NFC at 6-7 (and two other teams are one game …
Read More »Tulane welcomes Jon Sumrall, an ex-Green Wave assistant, ‘back home’ as head coach
Jon Sumrall NEW ORLEANS — Newly hired Tulane coach Jon Sumrall held a green and white parasol as he walked to the beat of a brass band toward a podium for his formal introduction to a crowd of boosters and university officials in Yulman Stadium’s Glazer Club. For the 41-year-old Sumrall, who was an assistant coach at Tulane a decade …
Read More »2023 NFL odds: Best Week 15 predictions, including Cowboys-Bills
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Week 15 of the NFL season is upon us, with 30 of 32 teams still in the playoff hunt. Thirteen teams are either 7-6 or 6-7, so the action in the final four weeks of the season will be interesting. RELATED: Cowboys’ win over Eagles shifts NFC East odds Both conference races are shaping …
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