So, a muffed punt changed the course of a championship football game. That’s what happened in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs were outplayed by the San Francisco 49ers for the first two and a half quarters of the big game. Then the Niners muffed a punt in their own territory. The Chiefs recovered …

If you bet on Super Bowl LVIII being the most watched TV event of all time, it’s time to collect. The telecast of the Kansas City Chiefs’ stunning 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers had an average audience of 123.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The game from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which aired across CBS, …

Chip Kelly owns a reputation, exaggerated as it may be, of being “out there.” But the new Ohio State offensive coordinator does not have his head in the clouds so much as having it above the clouds. The mind of the 60-year-old coach operates in the upper atmosphere of football strategy, in a galaxy far, far away from conventional thinking. …

It was only the second Super Bowl to be decided in overtime in the last 58 years, and the first to feature the biggest recording artist on the planet getting in on the postgame celebration. As such, there’s little wonder that CBS’ broadcast of Sunday night’s 49ers-Chiefs thriller set a new ratings record. Well, sort of. According to Nielsen, Kansas …

Rutgers football has landed a big in-state commitment. Matawan Regional offensive lineman Jayden Elijah announced late Monday night that he committed to Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights, picking Rutgers from a list of offers that included Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Texas A&M, among others. The 6-foot-7, 265 pound Elijah will bring Big Ten size to Rutgers. …

Nick Wright is one happy man.  Not only did the “First Things First” co-host watch his beloved Kansas City Chiefs win another Super Bowl on Sunday after defending them at every turn during a rocky regular season, but then got even more vindication when quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted a message to social media after the victory: “Never A Doubt.” That’s …

Getty Images Super Bowl LVIII, which aired live Sunday on CBS, is officially the most-watched program in television history. The broadcast, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in overtime, drew in 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision and NFL digital properties, including …

It was a super Monday for Rutgers football as the Scarlet Knights landed a commitment from in-state offensive lineman Jayden Elijah. The three-star offensive lineman gave his verbal to Rutgers on Monday night. It marks the second straight week where Rutgers landed a commitment from a New Jersey prospect. Last week, three-star linebacker Talibi Kaba committed to Rutgers. A member …

The Dallas Cowboys have settled on a coaching reunion by deciding to bring back Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator to replace Dan Quinn. Zimmer is rejoining the Cowboys 18 years after serving in the same role for Dallas. He later spent eight years as Minnesota’s head coach. The Cowboys and Zimmer reached an agreement Monday. The Cowboys had an opening …

CBS won big with its broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII. The Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday night was the most-watched telecast in history, the network announced on Monday. The game averaged a total of 123.4 million viewers across all of CBS’s platforms. [For full Super Bowl coverage, check out …

Melbourne Central Catholic named Willie Tillman to head its football program on Monday. The Satellite High graduate and defensive coordinator for both Merritt Island High and Florida Tech football brings a quarter century of coaching experience to the position. MCC fired Nate Hooks on Jan. 10 after one season when he was told he violated the terms of an FHSAA …

One of the biggest surprises of the 2023 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going back to the playoffs despite the team having lost Tom Brady last offseason. In the first year of the post-Brady era, Baker Mayfield signed with Tampa on a low-cost, one-year deal, then had one of the best seasons of his career to lead Tampa back …

Opposed to last year when only a few significant players stuck around, the Colorado Buffaloes will return most of their high-impact names heading into the 2024 season. Those returning for the Buffs include head coach Deion Sanders’ sons Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, two-way phenom Travis Hunter, wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig and linebacker LaVonta Bentley. Colorado’s offensive …

One of the biggest talking points in the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII was Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision to take the ball first in the overtime period. Shanahan explained his decision Sunday night, stating that he and the rest of the Niners’ coaching staff talked about …

The Steelers released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the team announced Monday. Trubisky’s release will give him a head start on free agency. Trubisky, 29, signed with the Steelers before the 2022 season to be their bridge quarterback. He lasted only four games, though, before Kenny Pickett supplanted him. Trubisky started one other game in his first season in Pittsburgh. He started …