Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Championship Sunday is upon us. I’ve got three NFL straight bets and a very rare parlay (!) for the weekend ahead. Remember, this space isn’t the place for a million picks or five-team parlays, either. These will always be the games I love the most. Let’s go to work. Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore …

Warner putting 49ers’ NFC Championship Game win in defense’s hands originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will need to play an all-around complete team game in order to defeat the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium and advance to Super Bowl LVIII. However, depending on who you ask, one side of …

The 2023 NFL season was a disaster for the New York Giants. Coming off a season that saw them win a playoff game for the first time in 11 years, the Giants followed with a 6-11 campaign, missing the playoffs. Furthermore, the disappointing season came after the franchise committed to quarterback Daniel Jones on a four-year, $160 million deal, while …

Every offseason teams around college football have to deal with a significant amount of turnover to their roster. That’s been the case for the Sooners each season of the Brent Venables era. No position group was hit harder than the offensive line. They lost the five guys that were starters for the majority of the season. Though they’ve been able …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I’m not sure how it happened, but there are only three games left in the NFL season. Well, unless you count the Pro Bowl, but I’m not going to count the Pro Bowl because it’s not even a game anymore.  The next time you hear from me will be on …

Lions center Frank Ragnow hurt his knee and ankle in last Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers, but it doesn’t look like it is going to keep him from playing this Sunday. Reporters at the open portion of Friday’s practice noted that Ragnow, who is also listed with toe and back injuries, is back on the field after being listed as …

The Oregon Ducks have been getting after it on the recruiting trail this past week, with their coaches flying all across the country and getting some face time with highly-rated prospects that they are after in the class of 2025. That will change this weekend, though, as some of those prospects take a trip to Eugene to check out the …

The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches. That mission finally seems to be paying off. Four minority head coaches have been hired this year, including Atlanta’s Raheem Morris, New England’s Jerod Mayo, Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce and Carolina’s Dave Canales, bringing the number of coaches of color entering the 2024 season to …

USATSI The Buffalo Bills may have found their new offensive coordinator in Joe Brady, who replaced Ken Dorsey midseason and helped spark a run to the playoffs, but the Bills are still interviewing other candidates to see who will be the best fit for head coach Sean McDermott. One of those candidates is a former Bills quarterback. According to ESPN, …

Jim Harbaugh is heading back to the NFL as the new head coach of the Chargers after leading Michigan to a national championship this season. He signed a five-year deal on Wednesday after being considered one of the most desirable candidates in this year’s coaching carousel. Harbaugh went 86-25 at Michigan, winning three Big Ten championships along with the program’s …

The Kansas City Chiefs have not been as dominant this season as they were in year’s past, but just as they have the last five season, they find themselves in the AFC Championship Game. Unlike the last five years, however, this time the game will be played on the road. The No. 3 Chiefs are set to face the top-seeded …

Patrick Mahomes is only in his sixth season as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback, but he’s already among the all-time great playoff quarterbacks. If the Chiefs beat the Ravens in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, it would be Mahomes’ 14th postseason win as a starting quarterback. That would tie him with three Hall of Famers. Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Peyton Manning …

Badgers Wire staff writer Ben Kenney began his Alex Grinch report this way. Buckle up: “This one is a doozy. Wisconsin is hiring former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as its new safeties coach, as first reported by the State Journal’s Colten Bartholomew. The long-time defensive assistant was fired from USC in early November after a 52-42 loss to Washington. …

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Thursday, CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reported that the Atlanta Falcons were closing in on reaching an agreement with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to be their new head coach and the Rams later made it official. This development is notable for multiple reasons, because it affects arguably the greatest NFL head coach of all time. The Falcons …