The kings of the 2023 college football season will be crowned Monday night in Houston, Texas, when No. 1 Michigan clashes with No. 2 Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship. It’s not just a battle of unbeatens but also a battle of future conference foes as the Huskies play their final game as a member of the Pac-12 …

Dallas Cowboys first-year kicker Brandon Aubrey was sailing toward NFL history with a historic first 16 games in his 2023 season. The NFC’s Pro Bowl kicker had connected on all 35 field goal attempts this season, tying him with former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson (1998) for the second-most makes in a season without miss. If he were able to drain three …

Getty Images The Saints destroyed the Falcons in a critical NFC South rematch on Sunday, and they didn’t let off the gas, either, even running a fake kneel-down for a touchdown to go up 48-17 in the final minute of action. Falcons coach Arthur Smith was none too pleased, cursing at Saints coach Dennis Allen and refusing a handshake in …

It’s not a certainty that Sunday marked running back Derrick Henry’s last game in a Tennessee Titans uniform. But if it was, Henry went out on perhaps the best possible note. With the Titans already well out of the playoffs, Henry ran for 153 yards and a touchdown on 19 attempts to power a 28-20 win over the Jaguars that …

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian secured huge victories for his coaching staff this week. After retaining culture cultivator and ace developer Bo Davis as defensive line coach, Sarkisian added one of the better defensive minds in college football. Former Arizona defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen is heading to Austin as a co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. And if you weren’t certain …

The final week of the 2023 NFL regular season is here, with the playoff races finally set to be determined. Four teams are in the hunt for the final two spots, but the Texans clinched one with their victory over the Colts on Saturday night (the Colts were eliminated with the loss). The AFC East is also up for grabs with the Buffalo …

The Philadelphia Eagles’ downward spiral might have gotten much worse in the regular-season finale. Star receiver A.J. Brown suffered a right knee injury after catching a short slant pass. He was stripped by New York Giants cornerback Nick McCloud from behind, then McCloud fell on Brown’s knee as the ball bounced on the turf. Brown immediately grabbed at his right …

For all but two teams, the 2023 college football season has come to a close. That means it’s time to look ahead to the 2024 season. After making significant improvements on both sides of the ball in 2023, the Sooners jumped from six to 10 wins in Brent Venables’ second season. But now they move to the SEC and are …

The final Sunday of the NFL regular season is always an exciting one. Division titles are at stake and the final playoff spots are set to be clinched, as the changing of channels will be a must in order to watch the games of utmost importance.  Week 18 is already set to be a memorable one in NFL history. Twenty …

Southern Miss football is putting the finishing touches on its coaching staff for the 2024 season, most notably naming Jack Walker as its quarterback coach. Walker had been a graduate assistant at Southern Miss the past two seasons after playing quarterback in 2020 and 2021. He will replace Jordy Joseph, who is expected to be hired onto Houston’s staff. Southern …

Travis Kelce is inactive for the Kansas City Chiefs’ season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, ending the star tight end’s chance to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the eighth straight season. Kelce needed 16 yards to hit the milestone, which would have been the fourth-longest streak in NFL history regardless of position, but with the Chiefs (10-6) locked into …

Patriots-Jets takeaways: Awful season fittingly ends with ugly loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ nightmare season is finally over. The Patriots lost 17-3 to the New York Jets in Sunday’s Week 18 finale at Gillette Stadium. It was a fitting end to the worst season for the Patriots in 30 years. New England finishes with …

The Kansas City Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers for an AFC West regular season finale on CBS and Paramount+. Blaine Gabbert will start for the Chiefs, who have locked in a playoff spot and are coming off of a 25-17 win against the Cincinnati Bengals. Easton Stick will get another start for the Chargers, who have lost three of their …

Taylor Pope, left, converses with Washington Huskies quarterback Dylan Morris ahead of Monday’s national title football game between Washington and Michigan in at NRG Stadium in Houston. While Taylor Pope was starring on the football field for La Quinta High School, his aim was to one day become a high school football coach and maybe an athletics director. The idea …

Getty Images The Lions apparently weren’t just aiming to beat the Vikings on Sunday. They may have also set out to poke fun at NFL officials, referencing their offensive line’s infamous reporting-as-eligible penalty from Week 17, then successfully completing a pass to offensive tackle Dan Skipper, who reported as eligible multiple times against Minnesota. Skipper was accused of wrongly reporting …