The 2023 season is finally in the books. Michigan wrapped up its first national championship since 1997 on Monday night, beating Washington in dominant, 34-13 fashion. The Wolverines sit atop the final AP Top 25, which was released following the game. Like the final US LBM Coaches Poll, the Tigers saw a one-spot bump after they wrapped up their campaign …

The Tennessee Titans are officially on the hunt for their next head coach. On Tuesday, the team announced that it had fired head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons. Vrabel led the team to three playoff appearances in his first four years with the Titans, but they missed the playoffs the last two years. This season, Tennessee ended with a …

USATSI While Russell Wilson’s departure from Denver appears likely, Sean Payton isn’t closing the door on Wilson’s time with the team just yet. The Broncos head coach said the team has not yet made a decision regarding Wilson’s future.  “That final decision has not been made,” Payton said, via the Denver Gazette.  Payton acknowledged Tuesday that there is a scenario where …

The 2023 NFL regular season has come and gone. It was full of surprises, new developments, fresh stories — and fascinating portents for what comes next. The FOX Sports NFL writing staff broke down eight key things we learned during this campaign, and what they could mean for the future. 1. Tua’s big deal is coming. But late-season struggles could …

We officially wrapped up the 2023 college football season on Monday night as Michigan dominated Washington 34-13 to capture its first national championship since the 1997 season. It was one of the more compelling College Football Playoff fields we’ve seen, and with a bow finally tied on the season, it’s time for the final rankings of the year. LSU is …

It’s awards time. We’ll hand out nine in all. And we’ll get started by giving the best youngsters from 2023 their due. The PFT offensive rookie of the year is Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. Like all 2023 awards, it was based on a vote of the five writers, with no thumb on the scale (or David Tepper-style veto) from me. …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The Panthers are casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach, with an initial list of nine candidates requested for online interviews that covers both sides of the ball and a broad range of ages and experience. Carolina owner David Tepper has made two hires in his time in Charlotte: Matt …

One of the age-old sayings in college football has consistently proven true in the CFP era: Five-star recruits win championships. While Michigan football’s title-winning squad doubtless had loads of talent in 2023, the Wolverines (on paper, at least) were something of an outlier among champions of the playoff era. Based on 247Sports’ Composite recruiting metrics, Michigan ranked 14th in total …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Entering 2023, the Titans described the working relationship between coach Mike Vrabel and new general manager Ran Carthon as a collaboration. But the partnership came with an innate tension, even if no one affiliated with the team would ever acknowledge that publicly.  In one corner was Vrabel, an alpha personality with a successful track record …

The Jaguars fired defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell and other members of their defensive coaching staff on Monday and they continued making changes to head coach Doug Pederson’s staff on Tuesday. Running backs coach Bernie Parmalee was dismissed. Parmalee joined the Jaguars in 2021 after spending three years with the Falcons, two years with the Raiders and two years with the …

The draft is coming. And the field of potential candidates to be drafted is officially 34 names larger. The NFL announced on Tuesday that 34 players have been granted special eligibility for the 2024 draft. The list is led by North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, who is expected to be one of the top picks in April. They rest are, …

With the 2023 regular season ending Sunday, 18 of the NFL’s 32 teams are done for the year. That means it’s time to turn our attention toward the league’s coaching carousel where there are currently six vacancies. There are the Carolina Panthers, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Los Angeles Chargers — all of whom fired their coaches midseason. Then there are …

The final week of the 2023 NFL season turned out to be a crazy one, and I’m pretty sure nearly everyone would agree with that — except for maybe Jaguars fans, who are probably too depressed to agree or disagree with anything this week. If you see a Jaguars fan at any point this offseason, please give them a hug. …

Now that the regular season is in the books, the Dallas Cowboys can look ahead to the most important part of their season — the playoffs. The Cowboys won the NFC East after finishing the regular season with a 12-5 record. Dallas is set for the wild-card round and will face the Green Bay Packers at 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday …

Not that long ago, LSU was stuck in quarterback purgatory. Throughout the Les Miles era, LSU was stacked on defense and loaded up on skill position players. But that QB spot, it was tricky. After JaMarcus Russell was the best quarterback in the conference in 2006 and Matt Flynn led LSU to a national title in 2007, Miles struggled to …