Daily Archives: January 9, 2024

QB Jayden Maiava transfers to Georgia football

UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava has transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs over the USC Trojans. Maiava, who is ranked as a four-star transfer, just finished his redshirt freshman season. Maiava will be the fourth scholarship quarterback on Georgia’s roster. The former three-star recruit helped UNLV go 8-5 in 2023. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback passed for 3,085 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 10 …

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Titans reportedly fire head coach Mike Vrabel

Mike Vrabel’s time in Tennessee is coming to an end. The Titans have fired Vrabel, ESPN first reported Tuesday. FOX Sports’ Ben Arthur confirmed the report. The team later announced Vrabel’s firing. “I appreciate Mike’s contributions to the Tennessee Titans both on and off the field,” Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement.” Anyone who has ever met …

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Coaches show respect to Georgia football in final US LBM Coaches Poll

The final US LBM Coaches Poll of the 2023 college football season has been released and one thing is clear: the coaches have a lot of respect for the Georgia Bulldogs. The Michigan Wolverines toppled the Washington Huskies in the national championship game to win their first title since 1997. However, the last edition of the four-team College Football Playoff …

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Titans make a huge risk in moving on from Mike Vrabel

Yes, dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things. And the Titans are showing that they’re hip deep in dysfunction by firing coach Mike Vrabel. Vrabel, who held the job for six years, has become one of the best coaches in the entire league. He willed the Titans to the No. 1 seed two years ago, despite having 91 different players on the …

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Never ‘been more wrong about anything’ than Michigan football’s Jim Harbaugh

Michigan’s 34-13 victory against Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night left little doubt as to what team was college football’s best during the 2023 season. It was so convincing, in fact, that it was even able to mentally and emotionally sway one of Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh’s biggest, most outspoken critics. In an appearance Tuesday morning …

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Devils center Jack Hughes expected to miss weeks, not months

New Jersey Devils All-Star center Jack Hughes’ injury absence is expected to last weeks, not months, coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday. Hughes sustained an upper-body injury during the Devils’ 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday and did not play in Saturday’s loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Hughes, 22, is tied with Jesper Bratt for the team lead with …

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NFL head coach, GM interview tracker: Six teams looking for new leadership; HC requests start rolling in

With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator.  Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of interest in …

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9 top candidates to replace Wink Martindale as Giants defensive coordinator

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The players in the New York Giants locker room seemed to love Wink Martindale. Opponents routinely complained about how difficult it was to prepare to play against his scheme. Fans loved his aggressive, blitzing style and the way he got production out of an undermanned roster. He won’t be easy to replace. But the Giants …

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Where Gators rank in ESPN’s final FPI update, plus efficiency ratings

ESPN published its final Football Power Index along with other related data for the college football landscape, including the Florida Gators, following the Michigan Wolverines‘ 34-13 triumph over the Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff Championship Game on Monday, The FPI was developed by ESPN in 2013 to measure each team’s overall strength and predict results throughout the season. …

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The 5 biggest fantasy football lessons from 2023

Each year, without fail, we are forced to rewrite a few previously inviolable laws of fantasy football. If you’ve been drafting and managing teams for a decade or more, then you already understand how quickly and dramatically our guiding principles can shift. The NFL itself has changed substantially during the fantasy era, dragging our game-within-a-game along with it. Today, our …

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Fantasy hockey impact of Cutter Gauthier-Jamie Drysdale trade

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. It’s always dramatic when an NHL organization has to trade a top prospect, and the ripples of the Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim …

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What’s the dream College Football Playoff ‘Final Four’ for 2025?

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz names the four teams he would most like to see in the semifinals of next year’s College Football Playoff – the first in the expanded 12-team format. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] JASON FITZ: In the spirit of standing here at the College Football Championship, I keep thinking about what about next year? We’re going to get …

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2024 NFL odds: Where will Bill Belichick land next season?

Is Bill Belichick done in New England? Will he coach again? If the answer is yes, where? Well, those are the questions on the minds of … everyone. Belichick has served as head coach of the New England Patriots since 2000, winning six Super Bowls during his tenure.  However, the Pats have put together just one winning season in the …

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