There were several juicy storylines entering Super Wild Card Weekend, including the highly anticipated matchup in Detroit between Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, who both played against their former teams. But one of the main storylines that came out of the weekend was the standout performances from several players making their playoff debuts. More than a few performances were so …
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Bills vs. Chiefs odds, line, time: 2024 NFL divisional round picks, playoff predictions by advanced model
For the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will go on the road in the postseason when they take on the Buffalo Bills in a 2024 AFC divisional round matchup on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Chiefs (12-6), who have won three in a row, have won their last six …
Read More »Men’s college hockey check-in – Top teams and players, Frozen Four picks
Jan 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ET With the calendar turned to a new year, the college hockey season is hitting high gear, with conference play heating up and the NCAA tournament about two months away. There are some different squads than we’ve seen the last few years near the top of the national rankings and their respective leagues, with traditional …
Read More »USC QB Caleb Williams declares for 2024 NFL Draft
LOS ANGELES – Caleb Williams, the University of Southern California quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 2022, intends to enter the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on Instagram Monday. RELATED: USC QB Caleb Williams wins 2022 Heisman Trophy Williams first fueled speculation and rumors when he opted to skip the Holiday Bowl. The game proved the future is bright …
Read More »Mike Tomlin walks off presser after Steelers early playoff exit | The Carton Show
Video Details For the first time, it looks like Mike Tomlin’s future as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers might be in question. After being asked about his contract situation following the Steelers being eliminated from the playoffs, Tomlin walked off the presser rather than answering, and Craig Carton says it’s the first sign that things may not be so …
Read More »Jonathan Kraft not seeking Pats football ops responsibility
Curran: Jonathan Kraft not seeking Pats football ops responsibility originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Among the many insights into the end of the Bill Belichick Era that ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Wright Thompson detailed in a lengthy article last Friday, one note about Jonathan Kraft stood out. Amid the Patriots’ struggles last season, Kraft — New England’s team president …
Read More »Ducks ranked as third-best Big Ten team in PFF 2024 top-25
The Oregon Ducks are projected to be among the best teams in the nation at the start of the 2024 season, largely thanks to the litany of starters returning from last year, and the influx of top-rated talent coming from the transfer portal. While they are almost unanimously being ranked as a top-10 team going into the offseason, where they …
Read More »Baker Mayfield leads Bucs’ rout of Eagles to set up 2nd-round matchup with Lions
Baker Mayfield and the Bucs obliterated the Eagles Monday night. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) The Philadelphia Eagles followed up a trip to the Super Bowl with a 10-1 start that had them in control of the NFC. They ended their season Monday with a sixth loss in seven games in a 32-9 wild-card defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Baker Mayfield …
Read More »Alabama hire of Kalen DeBoer recalls the Mike Price hire two decades earlier
It was 21 years ago. In late 2002, right after a team from the state of Washington won the Pac-10 championship (shared with USC), Alabama had a head coaching vacancy it needed to fill. It chose Washington State Cougar head coach Mike Price to be its latest head football coach. Here we are, all these years later. After a 2023 …
Read More »That sure felt like the end of the road for Jason Kelce
That sure felt like the end of the road for Jason Kelce originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Update (8:15 a.m., Tuesday): ESPN reports that Jason Kelce has told his teammates that he is indeed retiring. More here. *** TAMPA — A red-eyed Jason Kelce finished getting dressed, picked up his bag and apologetically sliced through a group of reporters …
Read More »Why transfer tight end Tyler Foster sees ‘really promising’ opportunity at Oklahoma State
STILLWATER — As any good host would, Luke McEndoo invited Tyler Foster to his home while Foster was visiting the Oklahoma State campus a couple weeks ago. While there, Foster met McEndoo’s roommate — quarterback Gunnar Gundy. Foster was visiting from Ohio University, where he had been a two-year starter at tight end before entering the transfer portal after the …
Read More »Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce tells teammates he’s retiring after playoff loss to Buccaneers, per report
Jason Kelce is going to go down as one of the greatest Philadelphia Eagles players of all time, and arguably the greatest player at his position in league history. And now it looks like the veteran center is calling it a career. In the aftermath of Philly’s NFC wild-card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, Kelce told …
Read More »Tem Lukabu will interview for the Pats’ DC job
Tem Lukabu, currently a linebackers coach with the Carolina Panthers, will interview for the defensive coordinator position with the New England Patriots per a report. Lukabu spent time on the Rutgers football staff early in his career. Freshly announced Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, who replaces the legendary Bill Belichick, is beginning to piece together his first staff as a …
Read More »It’s always fun to be counted out
The Buccaneers were at home for Monday night’s game against the Eagles, but they weren’t favored to beat a team that lost five of their last six games in the regular season. Oddsmakers got that call wrong. The Bucs rolled to a 32-9 win behind a big night from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield went 22-of-36 for 337 yards and three …
Read More »What do back-to-back 10 win seasons mean to Brian Kelly?
With the win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the ReliaQuest Bowl, Brian Kelly secured back-to-back 10-win seasons during his first two years on the Bayou. When people mention new head coaches, the word “fit” gets brought up a lot. Does the new coach “fit” the program? Many people did not think Kelly would do so well at LSU because he …
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