Getty Images As much as things change, some things do stay the same in the NFL. That’s certainly the case in the NFC South, as the Buccaneers are once again NFC South division champs after Sunday’s 9-0 win over the Panthers. Tampa Bay’s third and most recent division-championship run was a roller coaster. After a 2-0 start, the Buccaneers endured …
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Former USC cornerback Fabian Ross is heading to Hawaii
Former four-star cornerback Fabian Ross has decided to transfer from USC and take his talents to Hawaii. Ross spent two years at USC before transferring. During his two years of playing time at USC, Ross saw action in only three games in his freshman and sophomore seasons. Ross was ranked No. 176 in the 247Sports composite hailing from Las Vegas …
Read More »was Trevor Lawrence to blame for the Jags’ playoff flop?
Photograph: John Amis/AP The Jacksonville Jaguars had every opportunity to make the 2023 season a success. Instead they made it a disaster, culminating with their 28-20 loss at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. The Jaguars needed only to beat a 5-11 team to clinch the AFC South. But Trevor Lawrence threw two interceptions and got stacked up shy of …
Read More »Michigan football to channel wolfpack energy ahead of national championship game
HOUSTON — On the eve of the College Football Playoff championship game, and the Wolverines are still preparing for the football fight of their collective lives. Those were coach Jim Harbaugh’s words Sunday morning in Liberty Hall, a banquet room adjacent to the JW Marriott in downtown Houston, where he and the Huskies’ head man, Kalen DeBoer, gave their final …
Read More »Steelers playoff scenarios for Week 18: Jaguars loss helps Pittsburgh clinch AFC wild-card spot
Getty Images For the fifth time in six years, the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a very similar predicament on the final weekend of the regular season. Once again, the Steelers needed to win and get help if they were going to continue playing beyond Week 18. The Steelers had four playoff scenarios entering their regular season finale in Baltimore (h/t …
Read More »Sunday Night Football odds, line, spread: Dolphins vs. Bills picks, NFL predictions by expert on 27-17 run
The Miami Dolphins can end one of the longest division title droughts in the NFL when they host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football. The Dolphins have not won the AFC East since 2008. Only three franchises – the Browns (1989), Raiders (2002) and Jets (2002) – have longer active division title droughts. Miami (11-5) enters Sunday night’s showdown …
Read More »Keys to Washington vs. Michigan CFP title game
Following media day, Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz discusses the keys to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Huskies and Wolverines – and gives his pick to win it all. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: We’re standing in Houston for the College Football Playoff Championship media days, and after talking to everybody, one thing has become clear. The course …
Read More »AFC North becomes first NFL division in nearly 90 years to achieve this feat after Bengals thump Browns
When it comes to the postseason, the Bengals’ game against the Browns on Sunday was essentially meaningless for both teams. The Browns had already clinched the fifth seed in the AFC and the Bengals had already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there wasn’t much at stake in the game. Although there wasn’t much on the line from a …
Read More »Bills beat Dolphins, Packers make play-offs but Jaguars miss out
The NFL play-offs start next week after some thrilling final day games The Jacksonville Jaguars agonisingly missed out on the play-offs by losing their last game of the season, while the Green Bay Packers claimed an impressive victory in their must-win game and the Buffalo Bills beat Miami in the big clash of the night. The final Sunday of regular …
Read More »Tennessee football lands commitment from Jack VanDorselaer, four-star TE in 2025 class
Tennessee’s offseason is only six days old, but it has already come with some good news. The Vols got a commitment Sunday from four-star tight end Jack VanDorselaer, with VanDorselaer announcing his decision on social media. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound VanDorselaer is the No. 251 player nationally in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings, which has him as the …
Read More »Derrick Henry bids adieu to Tennessee fans after possibly playing his final game with Titans
Getty Images King Henry has said goodbye. Mere moments after helping the Titans defeat the Jaguars in Week 18, running back Derrick Henry addressed the Titans crowd in what was possibly his final game with the franchise. “I hope I was an inspiration to all the young kids,” Henry said during his address, via NFL Media. On Sunday, Henry passed …
Read More »Cowboys’ Micah Parsons becomes fifth player to record 40-plus sacks in first three seasons
Getty Images Cowboys two-time First Team All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons, who entered Week 18 as one of the top two players on the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds list and the NFL’s leader in quarterback pressures, only added to his claim on Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Parsons’ third-quarter sack of Washington quarterback Sam Howell ran his season total to 14 …
Read More »Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey sees historic field-goal streak end on blocked kick vs. Commanders, misses two in row
Dallas Cowboys first-year kicker Brandon Aubrey was sailing toward NFL history with a historic first 16 games in his 2023 season. The NFC’s Pro Bowl kicker had connected on all 35 field goal attempts this season, tying him with former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson (1998) for the second-most makes in a season without miss. If he were able to drain three in …
Read More »Malachi Nelson, in 2024, will face three current Pac-12 schools
The 2024 college football season will be especially notable for a lot of obvious reasons. One is the emergence of the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Another is the movement of various schools to new conferences. USC will be off to the Big Ten, along with three other current Pac-12 schools: UCLA, Washington, and Oregon. In 2024, USC will face …
Read More »Falcons fire Arthur Smith
Falcons owner Arthur Blank has not waited until the light of day to make a change. Atlanta has fired head coach Arthur Smith, the team announced just after midnight. Smith compiled a 21-30 record, going 7-10 in each of his three seasons with the Falcons. The club lost to New Orleans 48-17 on Sunday to close the season. “Decisions like …
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