You would have to imagine that Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff would have spent a good amount of time in preparing for the Peach Bowl trying to figure out how to slow down Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson. Fortunately for Kiffin and the Rebels, they won’t have to worry about one of Penn State’s top …

JACKSONVILLE — Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I’m writing to you today from the lobby of my hotel in Jacksonville where there are plenty of Jaguars and Bengals fans still floating around. The Jaguars fans keep checking their phones in hopes of getting the latest updates on Trevor Lawrence’s injury while the Bengals fans are …

Getty If the season ended today, the road to Super Bowl LVIII in the AFC would run through Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. After the events of Week 13, the Dolphins found themselves atop the conference with the No. 1 seed but, as head coach Mike McDaniel will tell you, that doesn’t mean much.  “Call me when it’s a 13-game …

Add Ron DeSantis to the mix of Florida politicians who are bashing the College Football Playoff. The Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate said Tuesday that he is asking the state legislature for an extra $1 million to be set aside for Florida State to sue the College Football Playoff committee after the Seminoles were left out of the four-team …

Two-time league MVP Patrick Mahomes headlines the list of 32 players chosen as finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Each of the teams nominated one player for the prestigious honor named for the late Payton, a Hall of Fame running back for the Bears. The award recognizes a player for community service and excellence on …

Aaron Rodgers is having none of it when it comes to the negative reports about Zach Wilson. A report from The Athletic said Wilson is reluctant to start again for the New York Jets. Rodgers, who is still recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, doesn’t believe it. Winning organizations don’t do that to one of their own, and Rodgers had …

Notre Dame’s leading receiver from the 2023 regular season is headed home. Chris Tyree, who converted from running back to wide receiver this past season, will play his final season of college football at Virginia. He entered the transfer portal just hours after Notre Dame’s regular season ended with a victory at Stanford. Tyree, one of Notre Dame’s fastest players …

The National Football League is completely different than college football when it comes to crowning a champion. Both of America’s premier (and most watched) football leagues crown champions via a playoff system, even though they determine playoff teams a significantly different way.  The NFL determines its 14 playoff teams on the field, taking the teams with the seven best records …

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers are bolstering their secondary as they head down the stretch run and make a push for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. On Tuesday, the club signed veteran defensive back Logan Ryan to a deal, according to NFL Media. The specific terms of Ryan’s deal with the Niners were not immediately disclosed.  The …

Wes Welker knows a thing or two about being around NFL greatness. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver coach caught passes from both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in his playing career and played alongside several elite receivers, most notably Hall of Famer Randy Moss during his historic 2007 season where Moss and Brady helped lead the New England Patriots to …

As explosive as the UNC football team is offensively, that same team struggles significantly on the defensive side of the football. The Tar Heels gave us fans life early in the season – sacking South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler nine times in Week 1, holding Syracuse to single-digits and limiting Minnesota QB Athas Kaliakmanis to a less-than 50% completion rate. …

Getty Images The Jaguars faced unexpectedly steep competition from the Bengals on Monday night, with fill-in quarterback Jake Browning dicing up Jacksonville’s defense. They also suffered a critical loss at quarterback, with Trevor Lawrence exiting in the fourth quarter after suffering a right ankle injury. A visibly frustrated Lawrence required the help of two trainers to reach the locker room. …

Ranking Patriots’ most chaotic offensive positions entering 2024 offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots offense is broken. This group is scoring an NFL-low 12.3 points per game and was shutout for the second time this season during Sunday’s Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Patriots don’t have a quality starting quarterback. The …

Basha Bears quarterback Demond Williams Jr. (9) looks to pass while being pursued by Chandler Wolves strong safety Cam Cooper (8) at Basha High School in Chandler on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Alex Gould/Special for The Republic The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals have named Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. the Arizona high school football Player of the Year for the 2023 …

We are now at the point in the NFL season where teams will start to get eliminated from the playoffs while others are facing clinching scenarios.  But then there are the teams towards the middle. Some have winning records and are heading for the playoffs but may not be as good as they seem, while others have losing or .500 …