Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 23, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. It’s been about a month since the NHL took a few days off for the Christmas break. Based on the change in …

The Houston Texans were one of the best stories from the 2023 NFL season. After being arguably the worst team in the league last year, first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans came in and brought a different energy while the front office hit the 2023 NFL Draft out of the park with the selections of C.J. Stroud, Will Anderson Jr. and Tank …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have continually done an excellent job recruiting, and that didn’t change with the Tigers’ 2024 recruiting class. While other programs build their teams through the transfer portal and recruiting, it is ALL recruiting for Clemson, which makes hitting on these recruits that much more essential. Luckily for Clemson fans, Swinney and his guys …

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on Lamar Jackson for the first time in the postseason on Sunday, but Andy Reid believes the Baltimore Ravens’ star quarterback has some similarities to a familiar playoff foe of theirs.  Reid explained that facing Jackson is “somewhat the same” as facing Josh Allen when he was asked if going up against …

Andy Reid famously tapped into the Air Raid offense Patrick Mahomes operated at Texas Tech before the first season as the Kansas City Chiefs full-time starter in 2018, and now the future Hall of Fame coach is tinkering with his roots in the West Coast offense again.  Through two games in the playoffs, the Chiefs have utilized 13 personnel — …

Only four teams remain in the NFL postseason with three games left to play — including Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games — and per usual this time of the year given the physical grind playing an NFL season, there are some key injuries.  Pro Bowlers like Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and San Francisco …

The Petrolia CISD school board voted to not renew Byron West’s contract during Monday night’s meeting, creating another head football coach and athletic director opening in the Wichita Falls area. “I do appreciate the families and kids that are here — those that are close to me,” West said. “The kids here were great. It’s just too bad sometimes adults …

Veteran referee Bill Vinovich will lead the officiating crew for Super Bowl LVIII next month in Las Vegas. The NFL announced Tuesday that Vinovich will work his third Super Bowl and be joined by a crew that includes umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad …

The Josh Allen-Patrick Mahomes rivalry is the gift that keeps on giving for the NFL and its TV partners, as Sunday night’s heart-stopping AFC Divisional Round playoff game averaged 50.4 million viewers on CBS. Per Nielsen data, this marks the highest all-time turnout for an NFL game outside the gold standard of the Super Bowl and conference championship games. The …

Jan. 23—Jacksonville-wideout Jermaine Taylor has been named to the All-9-4A-I team as a first team selection. Taylor is a senior who has verbally committed to Tarleton State University. Second team honorees from Jacksonville on the offensive side included: Luis Mancera, Jr., lineman and Ryan Walker, Sr., fullback. Representing the Indians on the second team defense were: Jordan Dorsey, Jr., lineman; …

1. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State2. Caleb Williams, QB, USC3. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State4. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia5. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame6. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina7. Rome Odunze, WR, Washington8. JC Latham, OT, Alabama9. Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama10. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU11. Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State12. Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA13. Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State14. …

We don’t know who will be playing in the Super Bowl yet, but we do know who will be officiating it and that’s because the NFL announced this week that Bill Vinovich has been tabbed as the referee for the game. This will mark the third time that Vinovich has been the referee for a Super Bowl.  His first stint …

Georgia Bulldogs mascot Que, who is known as Uga X, has passed away peacefully in his sleep according to the University of Georgia. Que lived to be 10 years old. Que began his career at Uga for the Georgia-Charleston Southern game in 2015. He won a pair of national championships in 2021 and 2022. 2021 was Georgia’s first national championship …

The 2024 Jim Harbaugh sweepstakes may be nearing its end. Weeks after he led Michigan to its first undisputed college football national title in 75 years, Harbaugh is reportedly within “striking distance” of a deal that would bring him back to the NFL and to the West Coast to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. The …

Mel Kiper Jr. reveals what he thinks Bears do with No. 1 pick in first mock draft of the year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. released his first mock draft of the year on Monday night, and he’s got the Bears going chalk with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. In a …