Quarterbacks aren’t everything in the NFL. Just look at the Steelers, who made the 2024 playoffs by riding the hot hand of their third-stringer. Or the Buccaneers, who paid a small price to deploy Baker Mayfield as their 2023 starter, only to have the journeyman guide them to a third straight NFC South title. Then again, who isn’t watching the …
Read More »Monthly Archives: January 2024
Bill Belichick, Patriots part ways: Legendary coach’s New England era ends after 24 seasons
Getty Images It is the end of an era in Foxborough. After 24 seasons as head coach, the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have decided to part ways, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. This decision spearheaded by Robert Kraft and Belichick comes after the Patriots went 4-13 during the 2023 season, which found them in last …
Read More »Bill Belichick’s legacy is complicated but his greatness is cemented
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Bill Belichick’s tenure with the New England Patriots has hit its expiration date. After 24 mostly wonderful seasons, it didn’t end well. Belichick remains the greatest coach of all time and arguably the greatest general manager of all time, even after falling into this patch of ugliness. And my goodness, has it been ugly. He …
Read More »Section V football has 29 players on small schools all-state teams, including a player of the year
Pembroke senior Tyson Totten rushed for 626 yards and 10 touchdowns during a 107-64 win over Frankfort-Schuyler in the NYSPHSAA semifinals. He’s smashing records left and right, approaching 4,000 rushing yards and 70 touchdowns this season. While no high school football team in Section V won a state championship this past season, some of the best players in the state …
Read More »Bears to play regular-season game in London during 2024 season
Bears to play regular-season game in London during 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears will be heading across the pond in 2024. The NFL announced Thursday that the Bears will be one of the designated teams to play in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in next season. “Every game the Chicago Bears play is rich in …
Read More »NFL head coach, GM interview tracker: 8 teams looking for new leadership as Patriots, Bill Belichick part ways
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 …
Read More »Idaho football hires former SEC coach as new defensive coordinator
Jan. 11—The Idaho football team announced the hiring of Dan Jackson as its new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in a news release on Wednesday. Jackson spent the last two seasons as the defensive backs coach at the SEC’s Vanderbilt. In his first season in Nashville in 2022, the Commodores tallied six interceptions. The following season, Vanderbilt doubled its pick …
Read More »Jake Guentzel’s future, Cutter Gauthier trade among hot NHL topics
Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 07:25 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. We’re less than two months from the NHL trade deadline and it’s definitely getting busy around the NHL. One huge — and unexpected — trade was already completed this week between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Anaheim Ducks. What else could be in the works? …
Read More »Patriots, Bill Belichick part ways: Legendary coach’s New England era ends after 24 seasons
Getty Images It is the end of an era in Foxborough. After 24 seasons as head coach, the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have decided to part ways, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. This decision spearheaded by Robert Kraft and Belichick comes after the Patriots went 4-13 during the 2023 season, which found them in last …
Read More »5 key players returning for the Oregon football offense in 2024
Oregon wide receiver Tez Johnson celebrates a touchdown as the No. 6 Oregon Ducks host California Nov. 4, 2023, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Oregon’s first season under offensive coordinator Will Stein was a rousing statistical success for the Ducks. Those 12 wins looked pretty good as well. With NFL-bound upperclassmen like quarterback Bo Nix, running back Bucky Irving and …
Read More »Ranking 2024 NFL head-coaching vacancies: Bill Belichick, Patriots split shakes everything up
The 2023 NFL season flew by but the 2024 NFL offseason got off to a slow start, with the possibility of some big names holding up coaching movement. That didn’t last long though, with some big-time breaking news over the last 24-48 hours. Wednesday saw Pete Carroll retire as Seahawks coach, then Alabama announced Nick Saban was leaving the program. …
Read More »Patriots parting ways with Bill Belichick after 24 seasons
Patriots parting ways with Bill Belichick after 24 seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick’s illustrious New England Patriots tenure has come to an end. Our Tom E. Curran reported Tuesday that the Patriots’ decision to part ways with Belichick, initially made following the team’s Week 10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, remained on track. On Thursday morning, …
Read More »Nick Saban made the legendary seem ordinary
It’s hard to put into words what former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban meant to the sport. Shoot, it’s hard to put into what Nick Saban meant to me personally. Simply stated, Coach Saban changed everything. Not just Alabama football, not just the SEC, not even just the world of college football, he changed everything. From the city of …
Read More »Bill Belichick out in New England
The Bill Belichick era is over in New England. Belichick and the Patriots have mutually agreed to part ways, according to multiple reports. It ends a 24-year run as head coach of the Patriots that saw New England win six Super Bowls, an unprecedented level of success. It also ends after the worst season in Belichick’s coaching career, an ugly …
Read More »Patriots fire/part ways with Bill Belichick
The most decorated coaching tenure in modern NFL history is over after 24 years. The Patriots and Bill Belichick have mutually agreed to part ways, ESPN first reported Thursday. Belichick’s time in New England comes to an end after he led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, nine AFC championships and 18 AFC East titles. However, Belichick’s Patriots squad …
Read More »