Jan. 2—The last time Washington State wasn’t a member of a full and functioning Pac-12 Conference, the school was known as Washington State College, Pullman’s population was a paltry 2,500 and World War I was well into its brutal third year. Then known as the Pacific Coast Conference, the Cougars joined the University of California Berkeley, the University of Washington, …

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The Miami Dolphins had a chance on Sunday to wrap up the AFC East and further solidify their playoff positioning, giving themselves a chance to earn the No. 1 seed in the conference. All they had to do was defeat the Baltimore Ravens. Alas, that didn’t happen. Miami was blown out by Baltimore 56-19, with Lamar Jackson torching the Dolphins …

It’s all come down to this. Thirteen weeks of college football and two College Football Playoff semifinal games later, the 2024 CFP National Championship is set. The Washington Huskies (14-0) will take on the Michigan Wolverines (14-0) in a final clash between the last two undefeated FBS teams of this college football season. Michigan advanced to the championship game by …

Tom Brady’s Birmingham City are on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Wayne Rooney following a 3-0 loss away at Leeds United in the Championship on Monday. The Blues are marooned towards the foot of English soccer’s second tier, just six points above the relegation zone despite the former England international and Manchester United player taking over when …

Belichick cracks joke about his coaching future with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick is just trying to prepare for the New York Jets, but he flashed a brief moment of self-awareness Tuesday. The New England Patriots head coach was wrapping up his weekly interview with WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show — which included multiple questions about …

The second year of Dan Lanning’s tenure as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks has officially come to a close, and he wrapped up his second year in emphatic fashion with a 45-6 win over the Liberty Flames in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Monday. With the win, Oregon improved to 12-2 on the season, and Lanning picked up …

When the Buffalo Bills were 5-5, fresh off a horrible home loss to the Denver Broncos, they were considered done, a playoff long shot with Josh Allen the target of loads of criticism based on his play and his propensity to turn the ball over. Six games later, the Bills will be playing for a division title this week against …

Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. concluded his sophomore season on Monday in the Vols’ 35-0 win versus Iowa in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Pearce Jr. recorded three tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss, one interception, one touchdown and one forced fumble against the Hawkeyes. He scored on a 52-yard interception for his first career touchdown. The 6-foot-5, …

Iowa’s much-maligned offense gave fans few reasons to cheer whenever it had the football in 2023. Under embattled offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and with injuries at key positions such as quarterback and tight end, the Hawkeyes averaged just 16.6 points per game, the fourth-fewest among 133 FBS schools. If there was a silver lining embedded in that misery, though, it …

Miami Dolphins v Baltimore Ravens In the majority of fantasy football leagues, Week 17 brought with it Championship Week. For most, the season is over, and a champion has been crowned. I hope the week went better for you than it did for this guy—after winning eight leagues a year ago, I went 1-6 in Week 17 this year. That …

PASADENA, Calif. — The Michigan defense knew Jalen Milroe was coming — all 6-foot-2, 220 pounds of the Alabama quarterback. He charged straight up the middle on the play that would decide the arc of Michigan’s season, this Rose Bowl semifinal and Jim Harbaugh’s way of doing, well, everything. This was the kind of knowledge gained through film study, staying …

The Ravens are the top seed in the AFC and quarterback Lamar Jackson is on his way to winning the MVP award, which may be causing some deja vu for people in Baltimore. Both of those things were also the case as the team moved into the final week of the 2019 season and the Ravens’ high hopes for the …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The final four-team edition of the CFP semifinals played out Monday night in Los Angeles & New Orleans and Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde convene for a late-night podcast to recap all of the action. In the Rose Bowl, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan …

Nick Sirianni doesn’t regret changing DCs but maybe he should originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nick Sirianni on Monday afternoon confirmed the Eagles are moving forward with Matt Patricia as their de facto defensive coordinator and play-caller. It’s not like he has much of a choice at this point. But it’s been clear in the three games since Sirianni …