The Iowa Hawkeyes‘ offensive coordinator search may finally be reaching its conclusion. Serving as Iowa’s interim athletics director at the time, Beth Goetz announced that Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz would not return in 2024 on Oct. 30. It’s been nearly three full months since that announcement from Goetz and almost a month since the Hawkeyes’ 2023 season officially ended …
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2024 NFL Playoff odds: Best bets for Chiefs-Ravens, Lions-49ers
Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Championship Sunday is upon us. I’ve got three NFL straight bets and a very rare parlay (!) for the weekend ahead. Remember, this space isn’t the place for a million picks or five-team parlays, either. These will always be the games I love the most. Let’s go to work. Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore …
Read More »Warner putting 49ers’ NFC Championship Game win in defense’s hands
Warner putting 49ers’ NFC Championship Game win in defense’s hands originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will need to play an all-around complete team game in order to defeat the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium and advance to Super Bowl LVIII. However, depending on who you ask, one side of …
Read More »Kayvon Thibodeaux: Giants should’ve paid Saquon Barkley before Daniel Jones
The 2023 NFL season was a disaster for the New York Giants. Coming off a season that saw them win a playoff game for the first time in 11 years, the Giants followed with a 6-11 campaign, missing the playoffs. Furthermore, the disappointing season came after the franchise committed to quarterback Daniel Jones on a four-year, $160 million deal, while …
Read More »5 positions where the Oklahoma Sooners are better than they were a year ago
Every offseason teams around college football have to deal with a significant amount of turnover to their roster. That’s been the case for the Sooners each season of the Brent Venables era. No position group was hit harder than the offensive line. They lost the five guys that were starters for the majority of the season. Though they’ve been able …
Read More »NFC and AFC championship bold predictions and best bets, plus Falcons pass on Bill Belichick and MVP finalists
Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I’m not sure how it happened, but there are only three games left in the NFL season. Well, unless you count the Pro Bowl, but I’m not going to count the Pro Bowl because it’s not even a game anymore. The next time you hear from me will be on …
Read More »Dan Campbell: Frank Ragnow will be ready to go
Lions center Frank Ragnow hurt his knee and ankle in last Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers, but it doesn’t look like it is going to keep him from playing this Sunday. Reporters at the open portion of Friday’s practice noted that Ragnow, who is also listed with toe and back injuries, is back on the field after being listed as …
Read More »Recruiting Party: Ducks’ visitor list highlighted by 5-star safety, 2025 QB commit
The Oregon Ducks have been getting after it on the recruiting trail this past week, with their coaches flying all across the country and getting some face time with highly-rated prospects that they are after in the class of 2025. That will change this weekend, though, as some of those prospects take a trip to Eugene to check out the …
Read More »NFL reaches ‘major milestone’ with record nine minority head coaches in 2024
The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches. That mission finally seems to be paying off. Four minority head coaches have been hired this year, including Atlanta’s Raheem Morris, New England’s Jerod Mayo, Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce and Carolina’s Dave Canales, bringing the number of coaches of color entering the 2024 season to …
Read More »Bills to interview former QB Thad Lewis for offensive coordinator, per report
USATSI The Buffalo Bills may have found their new offensive coordinator in Joe Brady, who replaced Ken Dorsey midseason and helped spark a run to the playoffs, but the Bills are still interviewing other candidates to see who will be the best fit for head coach Sean McDermott. One of those candidates is a former Bills quarterback. According to ESPN, …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh leaves for NFL, Michigan head coach news: Coaching carousel, candidates from Michigan insiders
Jim Harbaugh is heading back to the NFL as the new head coach of the Chargers after leading Michigan to a national championship this season. He signed a five-year deal on Wednesday after being considered one of the most desirable candidates in this year’s coaching carousel. Harbaugh went 86-25 at Michigan, winning three Big Ten championships along with the program’s …
Read More »Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey says Chiefs are ‘still the team to beat,’ even if their offense has slowed down
The Kansas City Chiefs have not been as dominant this season as they were in year’s past, but just as they have the last five season, they find themselves in the AFC Championship Game. Unlike the last five years, however, this time the game will be played on the road. The No. 3 Chiefs are set to face the top-seeded …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes seeks 14th playoff win, would tie Bradshaw, Elway and Peyton
Patrick Mahomes is only in his sixth season as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback, but he’s already among the all-time great playoff quarterbacks. If the Chiefs beat the Ravens in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, it would be Mahomes’ 14th postseason win as a starting quarterback. That would tie him with three Hall of Famers. Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Peyton Manning …
Read More »Alex Grinch and Tackett Curtis, both at Wisconsin, will be on the same team for the second straight season
Badgers Wire staff writer Ben Kenney began his Alex Grinch report this way. Buckle up: “This one is a doozy. Wisconsin is hiring former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as its new safeties coach, as first reported by the State Journal’s Colten Bartholomew. The long-time defensive assistant was fired from USC in early November after a 52-42 loss to Washington. …
Read More »FOX Super 6 NFL contest: Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica’s Lions-49ers picks
Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert What’s better than watching the NFL? Winning free money! You can partake in the best of both worlds this weekend with our new free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the NFL Super 6 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the games start for your chance at …
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