North Carolina coach Mack Brown will not return in 2025, capping off one of the most legendary careers in college football history. Brown, 74, was one of only three coaches in the FBS who have won a national championship and he became the first UNC coach to ever win 100 games, which was accomplished across two stretches. But while Brown …
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2024 NFL QB Power Rankings Week 13: Time to sell C.J. Stroud? Buy Bryce Young?
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter It’s the time of the year when hopes are realized — and dashed. The Houston Texans and Washington Commanders are trending toward the latter category, in part due to a disappointing streak of games from their young quarterbacks. The Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins are surging, thanks to the strong and (to different degrees) revitalized play …
Read More »Giants ‘hopeful’ Tommy DeVito can play on Thanksgiving vs. Cowboys, but ‘not 100 percent’ with forearm injury
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 »What Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore said about Ohio State ahead of The Game
Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore walks off the field after 38-17 loss to Oregon at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. It’s Michigan week. Of course, if you are an Ohio State fan, you know that already, but that means there are more than likely a lot of things at stake — not so much for …
Read More »2025 Super Bowl odds: Steelers suffer significant drop, Lions the favorite
This past Sunday was a fascinating one in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans pulled off two of the largest upsets in the league this season, the Seattle Seahawks stole the lead in the NFC West and the San Francisco 49ers were blown out without Brock Purdy, Trent Williams and Nick Bosa in the lineup. How have Super …
Read More »Saquon Barkley for MVP, Harbowl III Recap, and Thanksgiving Memories | McCoy & Van Noy
Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy In this episode of McCoy & Van Noy, Gerald McCoy and guest host Charles McDonald tackle the hottest NFL stories and share personal insights with bold takes and humor. We kick things off by breaking down the Ravens’ Harbowl III victory over the Chargers, where Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry powered Baltimore with dominant …
Read More »Canucks’ Boeser back after illegal check caused 7-game absence
Nov 26, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Forward Brock Boeser will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup Tuesday night in Boston, coach Rick Tocchet confirmed. Boeser has been sidelined since taking an illegal check to the head by Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot on Nov. 7. Jeannot was suspended three games and Boeser has missed the last seven contests. Brock …
Read More »College football rankings: Purdue sets new bar for Power Four futility in Bottom 25
USATSI As the 2024 regular season nears its end almost all of the conversation surrounds the 12-team College Football Playoff. Multiple Power Four programs are making a push toward the postseason and await each precious rankings release with bated breath. Then there’s the opposite end of the spectrum. The teams that have already been eliminated from even bowl contention, with …
Read More »Quentin Johnston’s case of the dropsies: Justin Herbert defends Chargers WR after nightmare game vs. Ravens
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston had a rough game Monday night. He was targeted five times by Justin Herbert in the team’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and he came away with zero catches. Going 0-fer in a big game would be bad enough, but the struggles didn’t end there for Johnston. He actually dropped three of the …
Read More »Cowboys, Micah Parsons ‘don’t plan on tanking’ after halting five-game losing streak, Jerry Jones loves it
The Dallas Cowboys were in a tailspin entering Week 12 with a 3-7 record, the worst 10-game start to a season since 2020, and in the midst of a five-game losing streak, their longest since the 2015 season. Many football fans, who root for the Cowboys and other teams, would probably agree that their free fall was actually an ideal …
Read More »USC offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon accepts East-West Shrine Bowl invite
Mandatory Credit: Tim Prangley | Trojans Wire Significant news emerged from USC football on Tuesday morning: USC offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon accepted an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, signaling the end of his USC career after the Trojans’ bowl game. Pregnon thinks he can pursue his NFL dream now. Based on the season he had for USC in 2024, …
Read More »Raiders QB situation: Here’s Las Vegas’ plan for Black Friday game vs. Chiefs after Gardner Minshew injury
Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders will be turning back to Aidan O’Connell under center this weekend. The Raiders will re-insert O’Connell into the lineup in the wake of Gardner Minshew’s season-ending shoulder injury, according to NFL Media, O’Connell has been out since Week 7 after suffering a fractured thumb early in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He …
Read More »The running back market has gotten a boost this year
On back-to-back nights at SoFi Stadium, the two best running backs in the NFL showed what they can do. They showed it by racking up 395 rushing yards between them. For Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, it was 255 yards against the Rams. For Ravens running back Derrick Henry, it was 140 against the Chargers. Both were free agents in …
Read More »Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State picks, odds: 2024 Egg Bowl predictions, bets by proven college football model
A heated in-state rivalry is set to renew when the Ole Miss Rebels host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Friday in the 2024 Egg Bowl. The Rebels are coming off a 24-17 loss at Florida which saw their College Football Playoff hopes take a massive hit. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, limp into Friday’s contest having lost nine of their last 10 games, …
Read More »Two AFC teams can clinch NFL playoff berths in Week 13: How Bills and Chiefs can punch postseason tickets
USATSI As the NFL season gets ready to hit Thanksgiving, all 14 playoff spots are still up for grabs, but that may not be the case at the end of Week 13. A total of two AFC teams can clinch a playoff spot this week, and the first spot can be clinched as soon as Friday. With that in mind, …
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