No matter what rival fans say, Michigan football won the national championship following the 2023 college football season. The Wolverines dominated the competition en route to a 15-0 season, one of four teams in the sport to have done so culminating in college football’s greatest prize. And they did so amid a ton of adversity throughout the season. Now the …
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Cowboys cheerleaders accuse Packers players of ‘disrespectful’ behavior: ‘Literally on the verge of tears’
Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders didn’t have much to cheer about during the wild card round. Not only did their team lose, but apparently, several cheerleaders are also unhappy with the way several Green Bay players acted during the Packers’ 48-32 win. Darian Lassiter, who just finished her fifth season as a Cowboys cheerleader, jumped on social media this …
Read More »Ravens not expected to activate Mark Andrews from injured reserve to play vs. Texans
USATSI Baltimore Ravens fans were hoping star tight end Mark Andrews would make his return to the field for Saturday’s divisional-round matchup against the Houston Texans, but Baltimore will not activate him from injured reserve just yet, according to NFL Media and confirmed by CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. Andrews injured his ankle during the Week 11 victory over …
Read More »Early enrollees from the 2024 recruiting class
Winter workouts and conditioning has begun for Michigan State football, who will look to make a splash in new head coach Jonathan Smith’s first season. Part of that success will come from the freshman class, and some key pieces entering the fold. The Spartans have nine players that early enrolled this January and are now participating with the team as …
Read More »NFL divisional round odds, best bets: Look for 49ers, Chiefs to cover
Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst It’s the divisional round of the NFL postseason, and these are the weekends I live for. Super Wild Card Weekend did well for me as my picks went a perfect 4-0, ending my cold run and bringing my season tally to 56-40-2. This round is certain to bring the …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs face challenge in unfriendly confines of Buffalo
There’s no place like home. Just ask Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City quarterback with five AFC titles and two Super Bowl rings finally will hit the road for a postseason game when the Chiefs play at Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. His previous 15 playoff games were all at Arrowhead Stadium, not counting the two Super Bowls played at neutral sites. …
Read More »Two high-profile teams named as early favorites to land QB Julian Sayin
On Thursday, Alabama landed a quarterback via the transfer portal, but it did not take long for the Crimson Tide to subsequently lose a quarterback to the portal. After recently signing with the program, top 2024 quarterback Julian Sayin entered the transfer portal and there are already favorites to pick him up. The quarterback Alabama earned a commitment from was …
Read More »NFC Divisional Round odds, spread, line: Lions vs. Buccaneers picks, NFL predictions by expert on 34-22 run
A spot in the NFC Championship Game will be on the line when the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a NFC Divisional Round playoff game on Sunday at Ford Field. The Lions (13-5) advanced to the Divisional Round by virtue of a 24-23 victory over former Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Rams. The victory was the …
Read More »Packers players explain why they started taking the ball instead of deferring after winning coin toss
Last Sunday, the Green Bay Packers pulled off the biggest upset of the 14-team playoff era, becoming the first No. 7 seed to go on the road and beat the No. 2 seed in the conference. They did so by winning in AT&T Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys, something none of Dallas’ last 16 opponents had been able to do. …
Read More »Michigan’s Jesse Minter ‘a leading candidate’ to be Jaguars DC
Michigan Wolverines defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is “a leading candidate” to take the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars and “could have that job if he wants it,” according to a report from Sam Webb of 247Sports. Minter, 40, has spent most of his coaching career in the collegiate ranks, but did spend four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and …
Read More »NFL divisional round picks, plus why the pressure is on Lamar Jackson and ranking the final 8 playoff teams
Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I don’t want to sound the alarm bells, but I’d like everyone to know that there are only SEVEN games left in the NFL season and four of them will be going down this weekend, so you’re definitely going to want to watch all of them. The divisional round of …
Read More »NFL divisional round playoff best bets: Bills topple Chiefs; Bucs and Packers create some serious shootouts
The best weekend on the sports calendar is upon us! The NFL’s divisional round never fails to deliver, and even if we get three meh games early on — there are some large point spreads, that’s for sure — we always have the Chiefs-Bills Sunday nightcap (on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ if you didn’t know, and if you did …
Read More »Lions still gauging whether James Houston will play this weekend
The Lions activated edge rusher James Houston from injured reserve on Thursday, but they aren’t certain that he’ll be in the lineup against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Houston has been out since fracturing his fibula in Week Two of the regular season and head coach Dan Campbell said on Friday that Houston has progressed well, but that the team is …
Read More »Texas A&M will have three Aggies participating in the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl
The season might be over but there is still football to be played. Several all-star games will be played over the next month with everything from the Polynesian Bowl to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. While Texas A&M will have representation in both of those games, we are going to touch on the Aggie seniors who received their invitations to the …
Read More »Kittle aims to fulfill promise he made after Super Bowl 54 loss
Kittle aims to fulfill promise he made after Super Bowl 54 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — George Kittle and the 49ers have one shared goal every season: Win the Super Bowl. They certainly have come close. San Francisco was 5:10 away from hoisting the franchise’s sixth Lombardi Trophy almost four years ago against the …
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