The AFC Title Game will be set on Sunday night following the Divisional Round contest between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on CBS and Paramount+. Kansas City is seeking its sixth straight conference championship game appearance, while Buffalo is aiming for its first since 2020. The Bills have won the last two matchups between the teams, but Kansas City …
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Raycine Guillory becomes first 2026 pledge for Texas football. Who is the young running back?
The Texas football program rarely offers scholarships to sophomores in high school, but players such as running back Raycine Guillory rarely come around. After visiting the Texas campus along with dozens of other recruits during the program’s annual Junior Day on Saturday, Guillory became the first member of the 2026 class to commit to Texas. A 5-foot-10, 180-pound speedster from …
Read More »Eminem has unusual request for Lions head coach Dan Campbell ahead of NFL playoff game with Buccaneers
The Detroit Lions are coming off their first playoff win since 1991, defeating the Los Angeles Rams, 24-23. As the second-highest remaining seed, they earned another home game and will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Last week’s wild card win was something Lions fans have been waiting over three decades for and the playoff victory drought ending caused …
Read More »Penn State lands in Joel Klatt’s way-too-early top 10 for 2024
The end of the college football season was only a couple of weeks ago, although we are already getting closer and closer to the opening of spring football practices around the country, and the hype for a game-shifting 2024 season in college football is already building. Fox analyst Joel Klatt is among the many ready to look forward to next …
Read More »2024 NFL playoffs: Ranking five most impactful players in Buccaneers-Lions game; non-QBs lead way
Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions are coming off inspiring wild-card victories, drawing one step closer to an NFC Championship appearance. It’s a true testament not only to Detroit’s gradual growth into a balanced contender, but also Tampa Bay’s scrappiness as an overlooked NFC South champion. Their upcoming divisional round matchup is must-see material. While both sides have …
Read More »Saints request interview with Jerrod Johnson for offensive coordinator
Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson is on the list of offensive coordinator candidates in New Orleans. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that the Saints have requested permission to interview Johnson for the post. The Saints fired Pete Carmichael after the end of the regular season. Johnson spent time with the 49ers, Colts, and Vikings before getting his current job …
Read More »How Auburn’s win over Ole Miss affects its KenPom ranking
The No. 11 Auburn Tigers cruised to its 11th straight win on Saturday by taking care of No. 21 Ole Miss, 82-59 in front of a rowdy crowd at Neville Arena. Auburn’s defense played a key role in the win, as they limited Ole Miss, who has four players with double-digit scoring averages, to shoot just 36.8% from the field. …
Read More »Prisco’s NFL playoff picks for divisional round: Buccaneers upset Lions, Bills overcome Chiefs
Playoff Pete is back. Yep, I had a nice start to the postseason. I went 5-1 against the spread, but 3-3 straight up. I’ll take it. The only ATS loss I had wasn’t close. I had the Cleveland Browns beating the Houston Texans, which never had a chance. The ATS week brings my season record to 139-128-11. My straight-up record …
Read More »2024 NFL divisional-round playoff picks, schedule: Bills beat Chiefs in thriller, Lions roll
When it comes to my picks for the wild-card round, I didn’t have a great week, but I also didn’t choke as hard as the Cowboys did, so I’m not going to get too down on myself. I went 3-3 straight-up, which wasn’t ideal, but I slightly canceled that out by going 4-2 against the spread. I was clearly overthinking …
Read More »Lions vs. Buccaneers how to watch: Time, TV, live stream, key matchups, prediction for NFL playoffs
The Detroit Lions and their playoff failures are well known, having only two playoff victories since their last championship in 1957. One of those wins came in the wild-card round last week, as the Lions are one victory away from their first conference championship game since the 1991 season. Detroit hosts its second playoff game in as many weeks, the …
Read More »Michigan State football offers 2025 4-star QB TJ Lateef
New Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith is known for being a quarterbacks coach, and the Spartans are looking for their next big quarterback addition after successfully adding big transfer pick-ups like Aidan Chiles and Tommy Schuster. On Saturday, the Spartans offered TJ Lateef, a 4-star quarterback in the 2025 recruiting class. Lateef had already been offered by Smith when …
Read More »49ers wanted Tom Brady to be their quarterback in 2023 before settling on Brock Purdy, per report
For the second straight year, Brock Purdy has led the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship game, but if Kyle Shanahan had gotten his way during the offseason, Purdy would NOT have been the team’s starting quarterback this season. According to ESPN.com, Shanahan was actually hoping to have Tom Brady as his quarterback during the 2023 season, but it …
Read More »Chip Kelly drawing interest from multiple teams looking for an OC
Could Chip Kelly be on his way back to the NFL? According to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, multiple head-coaching candidates have mentioned Kelly as a possible offensive coordinator. Multiple teams have started looking further into Kelly and doing their due diligence on him as a candidate. Kelly, 60, has been UCLA’s head coach since 2018, compiling a 35-34 record. …
Read More »49ers write latest chapter in list of clutch playoff wins; Packers suffer fifth recent defeat with late lead
The top-seeded San Francisco 49ers’ fifth consecutive playoff win over the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers, a 24-21 rollercoaster of a contest in the NFC Divisional Round, continued a trend of clutch play for the 49ers come playoff time and another run of late-game playoff misery for the Packers. Both franchises have 37 playoff wins, tied with the New England Patriots …
Read More »NFL DFS picks, Divisional Round Sunday stacks, values: Expert fantasy lineup advice for DraftKings and FanDuel
Amon-Ra St. Brown was an elite Fantasy football receiver throughout the season. The Lions’ wideout averaged eight receptions for 113 receiving yards with a touchdown in his final four regular-season contests while recording at least 100 total yards in all four games. He carried that production into the NFL playoffs with seven receptions for 110 yards in Detroit’s 24-23 victory …
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