The Panthers added a kicker after ending up without one Sunday. Matthew Wright, who was in Carolina for the preseason, signed to the practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. The Panthers are expected to elevate Wright to the active roster for Sunday’s game if needed. The Panthers didn’t have a kicker after Eddy Pineiro experienced hamstring tightness in pregame warmups. …
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Hartselle names Bert Newton as new head football coach
Jan. 2—HARTSELLE — The Hartselle Tigers have found their new head football coach. On Tuesday the school announced it was promoting Bert Newton to be the new leader of the program in the wake of previous head coach Bryan Moore’s departure for Opelika. Newton was previously the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for the Tigers. “We are excited to …
Read More »Cowboys DC Dan Quinn on head coaching buzz: ‘it’s important to know how to compartmentalize’
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will almost certainly garner plenty of interest from teams seeking to fill a head-coaching vacancy for next season. However, with the Cowboys vying for an NFC East title as they face the Washington Commanders on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), coupled with their hopes of a lengthy playoff …
Read More »Panthers owner David Tepper fined for throwing drink at Jaguars fan during Week 17 loss; ‘regrets behavior’
Getty Images It’s safe to say that David Tepper is over the 2023 season. During his team’s most recent loss — a 26-0 shutout to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 — the Carolina Panthers’ owner appeared to throw his drink at a Jacksonville Jaguars fan. The NFL came down with a financial consequence for Tepper on Tuesday: a fine …
Read More »Panthers owner David Tepper levied $300k fine for tossing drink at fan
Panthers owner David Tepper is being reprimanded by the league for his behavior during his team’s loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. The NFL has fined Tepper $300,000 for his “unacceptable conduct” during the Panthers’ loss to the Jaguars in Jacksonville, the league announced Tuesday. The Panthers owner was seen in a video tossing liquid from his drink toward a …
Read More »The death of Alabama’s inevitability during the Nick Saban era
Alabama coach Nick Saban, right, and his players run onto the field before facing Michigan in the Rose Bowl on Monday. The Crimson Tide lost in overtime, extending the program’s national championship drought. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) Yes, make no mistake, it did happen. I saw it with my own eyes. Just when things looked dour late, Nick Saban …
Read More »NFL assigns referee Brad Allen’s crew to Steelers-Ravens game following Lions-Cowboys controversy, per report
After both the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions were on the receiving end of confusing calls by referee Brad Allen and his crew in Saturday’s 20-19 Cowboys win — including one that effectively decided the game on a Lions two-point conversion attempt — ESPN reported that Allen’s crew is going to be downgraded, with some of the referees from the Week 17 game not participating in the …
Read More »NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for chucking a drink on a fan
NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for chucking a drink on a fan originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL fined Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 after a video surfaced of him throwing a drink at a Jaguars fan in Jacksonville. National Football League said it fined Carolina Panthers’ chairman David Tepper $300,000 for his unacceptable conduct in …
Read More »The stage is set; Washington and Michigan to square off for national title
Jan. 2—After many years of blowouts in the College Football Playoff, college football fans were treated to two of the best playoff games in the ten years of the CFP’s existence. An overtime win for Michigan over Alabama to give the Wolverines their first chance at a national title since 1997 and a dramatic finish to a Washington Texas game …
Read More »Sean McVay implies that he won’t retire and will be coaching the Rams in 2024
Unlike the last couple of years, Sean McVay won’t bring any possible retirement headlines into the offseason. The Rams head coach implied that he will still be on the sideline for Los Angeles in 2024 during the most recent episode of the “Coach McVay Show.” “That I can promise you,” McVay responded when asked if there would be a 2024 …
Read More »Cowboys reunite with La’el Collins, sign former offensive lineman ahead of Week 18, per report
Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys can win the NFC East by beating the Washington Commanders in Week 18. After that, they’re confirmed for the playoffs, where they could have added offensive line help, with former starter La’el Collins signing to the team’s practice squad Tuesday afternoon after working him out in the morning, according to NFL Media. Collins, who reportedly visited the …
Read More »Former Clemson QB to take the helm for FSU
Jan. 2—TALLAHASSEE- After a not so quiet search by the Seminoles for their next starting quarterback in the transfer portal, it has been announced that former Clemson and Oregon State QB DJ Uiagalelei will be with the Seminoles next season. This comes after Florida State suffered the largest defeat in bowl history in a 60 point loss to Georgia in …
Read More »LOOK: Bills’ Damar Hamlin gets heart tattoo one year after suffering cardiac arrest in Cincinnati
Getty Images One year after surviving a life-threatening injury on the field in Cincinnati, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is reflecting on that moment. Hamlin got a new tattoo to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his improbable survival. On Jan. 2, 2023, Hamlin collapsed on the turf at Paycor Stadium after taking a hard hit to the chest. Hamlin then …
Read More »NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300K after he was seen throwing drink toward Jaguars fans from luxury box
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper before a game agaisnt the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 29, 2019, at at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. (David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for his “for his unacceptable conduct” after he was seen on video Sunday …
Read More »Freshman DB Cole Martin to enter transfer portal
One of the most promising young players on the Oregon Ducks roster is heading to the transfer portal and leaving Eugene. On Tuesday afternoon, true freshman Cole Martin announced that he would enter the transfer portal after this year and look for a new school. Martin is the son of Oregon cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin, and was viewed as a …
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