Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images LSU football is no stranger to finding impact players on the transfer market. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both won Heismans after transferring to LSU. But the Tigers …
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Ranking top Jets coaching candidates: Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson make list
The New York Jets became the first team to fire their coach this season, as Woody Johnson handed Robert Saleh his walking papers following a 2-3 start. That move in itself was not enough to spark the Jets, as they have since gone 1-5, while general manager Joe Douglas was also fired. Everyone is wondering who could be leading the …
Read More »Patriots’ ineptitude at every level signals need for greater urgency
Patriots’ ineptitude at every level signals need for greater urgency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sunday’s soup-to-nuts incompetence in Miami undid four weeks of minor Patriots progress. Not that the post-Jacksonville stretch against the Jets, Titans, Bears and Rams was reason to break out the sheet cake. But it was a candle in a cave. A hint that — …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket prediction: 10 seed changes after SEC’s weekend of cannibalization
Alabama and Ole Miss were knocked to the canvas after road upsets, splintering the SEC’s College Football Playoff picture coming down the stretch. In our latest bracket projection, SMU is the major beneficiary from SEC chaos, along with Tennessee, who entered Week 13 behind the Crimson Tide and Rebels in the selection committee rankings. That’s going to change Tuesday night …
Read More »A blueprint for fixing Dallas Cowboys’ mess in time for 2025 season
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter The signs of trouble were there during the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason when Jerry Jones promised to go “all in” but didn’t. It was obvious they had a roster filled with holes. They did not look like a real Super Bowl contender. But none of those signs foretold a season quite like this. “Have we had rough seasons? …
Read More »Jets enlist former GMs Mike Tannenbaum, Rick Spielman for help in search for new coach and GM
Getty Images The New York Jets will be hiring a new coach and general manager in 2025. And they’ll be leaning on several former general managers, including their own, to aid in the process, enlisting The 33rd Team, a media outlet founded by ex-Jets executive and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum, for assistance. Confirmed by CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan …
Read More »NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year race: Bo Nix’s emergence putting pressure on favorite Jayden Daniels
Getty Images Quarterback Jayden Daniels has long been considered the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. He got his Washington Commanders off to a 7-2 start, and quickly flashed his potential to be one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the NFL, and toughest to contain quarterbacks in the NFL. However, Daniels and the Commanders have now lost …
Read More »Alabama still has chance to make College Football Playoff, per ESPN FPI
Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer on the side lines during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their third loss of the 2024 season Saturday night against the Oklahoma Sooners, it felt like in the moment that …
Read More »Jim Montgomery thrilled to be back with Blues as coach
Nov 25, 2024, 12:56 PM ET NEW YORK — As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters Monday at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the team’s famed blue note logo, there was no hesitation about his emotions. An assistant with the Blues from 2020-22, Montgomery is overjoyed to be back with St. Louis. “Crazy …
Read More »Trevor Lawrence set to practice Monday
The Jaguars are back from their bye week and they expect to have a key player back on the practice field when they resume their football work on Monday. Head coach Doug Pederson said at his Monday press conference that quarterback Trevor Lawrence will take part in practice. Lawrence has missed the last two games with a left shoulder injury …
Read More »Georgia’s College Football Playoff projection after Week 13
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) takes the field to warm up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Massachusetts in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. ESPN projects that the Georgia Bulldogs will be ranked No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. In ESPN’s projections (subscription required), Georgia is expected to be ranked behind …
Read More »Giants provide encouraging update on Tommy DeVito’s status for Thanksgiving matchup vs. Cowboys
Getty Images The New York Giants are looking to pick up the pieces after a demoralizing loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Fortunately for them, they will be able to get back on the field in short order to try and erase that sour taste of the Week 12 loss as they’ll square off against …
Read More »Are Commanders in danger of missing playoffs? Five issues during losing streak, and how they can get fixed
This is more like what we expected, and not in a good way. The Commanders have dropped three straight games and are 7-5 this season, hanging onto the final NFC wild-card spot. The losing streak has brought things very much back down to earth for a team that was riding an unbelievable historic high: The 7-2 start was the franchise’s …
Read More »College Football Power Rankings: Arizona State surges, playoff contenders reshuffle after upsets
1 Oregon Life’s good if you’re a Duck. Oregon sat at home and got a much-needed rest after eight straight weeks and watched two top-five Big Ten opponents clash. They still don’t know if they’ll face Ohio State again, this time in the Big Ten Championship Game, but it appears destined at this point. The Ducks clinched a spot in …
Read More »Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov in concussion protocol
Nov 25, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov is out indefinitely after entering concussion protocol, the team confirmed Monday. Kochetkov left the ice after a collision with teammate Sean Walker during overtime of Saturday night’s game at Columbus, which the Blue Jackets won in a shootout. “You see some guys bounce back really quick, and some guys …
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