Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap a wildly unpredictable start to Super Wild Card Weekend full of upsets and unexpected heroes. The duo start off with the Sunday games and the Detroit Lions’ curse-breaking victory over the Los Angeles Rams, as the Lions have provided every fan of a moribund NFL franchise with …

After the final 2023 Oklahoma high school football state championship ended in Chad Richison Stadium, it was immediately time for The Oklahoman’s prep sports writers to brainstorm. I pulled up a blank document on my laptop, and our team – Jordan Davis, Nick Sardis and I – immediately started outlining an All-State roster in the press box. In the following …

TAMPA, Fla. — If the Philadelphia Eagles had a chance to watch their fellow NFC East postseason qualifier, they saw the warning. It’s a warning the Eagles, truth be told, received in Week 13. They received it also in Weeks 14 and 15 and again in Weeks 17 and 18. Because despite the Eagles’ early hold on the division, despite …

Former CSU football QB Clay Millen says he will transfer to Florida. Clay Millen is headed to the SEC. The former Colorado State starting quarterback announced on social media on Sunday he would transfer to Florida. Millen started every game he was healthy for in 2022 as a redshirt freshman after transferring from Nevada to follow Jay Norvell and staff …

Super Wild Card Weekend has lived up to the hype as the NFL playoffs have begun. The Green Bay Packers became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game while C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love provided glimpses of the future thanks to incredible playoff debuts.  The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game since the 1991 season while …

Divisional playoff round schedule: Time, date for 49ers-Packers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The stakes are getting bigger. Super Wild Card Weekend is almost complete with two more games on Monday to round things out. On Saturday, the AFC’s No. 4-seeded Houston Texans cruised past the No. 5 seed Cleveland Browns 45-14 before the No. 3-seeded Kansas …

Jan. 14—The University of Hawaii football team is finalizing the hiring of Dennis Thurman, Dan Morrison and Jeff Reinebold to the coaching staff. Thurman will serve as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Morrison will be co-offensive coordinator, pass-game coordinator, and quarterbacks coach. Reinebold will coach the defensive tackles and nose guards. They will fill spots vacated when UH did not …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Jared Goff showed some Detroit grit. The 29-year-old signal caller for the Detroit Lions led his team on three touchdown-scoring drives in the first half, then helped them put away the game late in a 24-23 victory over his former team, the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. With the win, Goff moved past some …

Finally, the Detroit Lions have won a postseason game. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions have finally done it. The Lions held on late on Sunday night to beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 in their wild-card matchup at Ford Field. The win marked the Lions’ first playoff win since the 1991 season, finally ending the rough drought for …

The Jedd Fisch era at the University of Arizona is over after three seasons. The Wildcats football coach and leader of Arizona’s turnaround as a program told players Sunday afternoon he is leaving to become the next head coach at the University of Washington. Fisch will be signing a 7-year contract worth $7.75 million a year, a source close to …

ARLINGTON, Texas — While Dallas Cowboys nation yells “it’s our year” at the start of every NFL season, the 2023 campaign felt different. Especially for quarterback Dak Prescott.  The 30-year-old, eighth-year pro, who became the first quarterback in Cowboys history to lead the NFL outright in passing touchdowns while compiling a career-high 105.9 passer rating in 2023, looked like a …

In his first start in 2021, subbing for the injured Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love looked like the stage was too big for him and the lights too bright. He stunk against the Chiefs, with a touchdown and an interception in a 13-7 loss. On Sunday night, the Packers discovered for certain that they have their franchise quarterback. Love validated the …

Getty Images Puka Nacua became the most prolific rookie wide receiver in NFL history in Week 18. A week later, the Rams star made history again, breaking the record for most receiving yards by a rookie in a playoff game during Los Angeles’ 24-23 Super Wild Card Weekend loss to the Lions. The 22-year-old Nacua hit 181 receiving yards on …

Jedd Fisch is leaving the Arizona football program for Washington. The move has angered many Wildcats fans, who feel betrayed by the coach because of recent comments he made in an interview with Jim Rome. In those comments, which were made on Jan. 4, Fisch said that “We want to be a part of this program for a long time.” …

It’s not fair that one game can define how you view an entire season, but that’s what likely will happen with the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins finished the regular season with the No. 1 offense in the league (401.3 yards per game) and No. 2 scoring offense (29.2 points per game), but fans aren’t feeling great about the future following …