Monthly Archives: January 2024

Is Georgia in the running to land Alabama’s Caleb Downs?

The offseason has been kind to Georgia football thus far, and a recent development on Alabama All-American Caleb Downs may soon add to the good news for the Bulldogs. The situation stems from Nick Saban’s retirement last week, which gave Alabama players the option to transfer for 30 days. Washington’s Kalen DeBoer took open job and is attempting to keep …

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Steelers’ Mike Tomlin walks off podium when asked about his future with team following playoff loss to Bills

Getty Images Mike Tomlin’s final postgame press conference of the 2023 season ended abruptly. It ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ longtime coach walking off the podium while a question was being asked about his future.  Tomlin, who surely knew the question was coming, was just moments removed from his team’s 31-17 season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills on Super Wild Card …

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Asked about his contract, Mike Tomlin walks away from podium

With plenty of noise regarding coach Mike Tomlin’s future in Pittsburgh — and in the aftermath of a Saturday report that Tomlin will discuss his future with his family after the season ends — it was inevitable he’d be asked about it after Monday’s playoff game at Buffalo. He almost wasn’t. As often is the case with a slew of …

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Can the Jackrabbits make it a three-peat?

Jan. 15—FRISCO, Tex. — South Dakota State’s second consecutive national championship was every bit as impressive and well-earned as its first, but it was not as dramatic. Once the Jackrabbits class of sixth-year super seniors agreed collectively to return for the extra year afforded them by the 2020 pandemic, meaning almost the entire starting lineup from a national championship team …

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Alabama CB Dezz Ricks officially enters the transfer portal

We talk a lot about guys in the transfer portal that LSU should definitely go after. This one is a no-brainer. Desmond Ricks had LSU as one of his final schools on his signing day but he chose to go to Alabama instead. Now that Nick Saban has retired, Ricks has entered his name into the transfer portal. Ricks was …

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Fan in Buffalo throws snowball at Steelers WR George Pickens in end zone

For the most part on Monday, fans kept the snow confined to the Highmark Stadium stands. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) This was bound to happen. With the stands at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium packed with snow, one fan took it upon his or herself to use it as ammunition. With Pittsburgh threatening to score, a fan chucked a snowball into the …

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5 recruits in the 2024 class to monitor before the late signing period

In today’s college football, recruiting is a 24/7, all year proposition for programs and its coaches. While many know about the early signing period, that occurs in December, the late signing period in February is still an important date to monitor. New MSU head coach Jonathan Smith has made it known that he is always looking to improve his roster, …

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Packers’ Jaire Alexander lists Cowboys’ Dak Prescott among his ‘top QBs,’ and it’s for this unique reason

ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the key elements to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers’ dominant 48-32 win against the second-seeded Dallas Cowboys was jumping ahead early and forcing the home team to play from behind.  Packers coach Matt LaFleur instructed his team captains to ask to receive the opening kickoff and put quarterback Jordan Love and the offense out there first …

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NFL head coach, GM interview tracker: Seahawks kick off coaching search with several interview requests

With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator.  Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of interest in …

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