Photograph: Michael Ainsworth/AP The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs are always a must-watch, usually for all the wrong reasons. With their 1990s run of dominance firmly in time’s rearview mirror, the Cowboys’ 21st-century legacy mostly consists of postseason disappointment. After grabbing the NFC’s second seed in the regular season, it felt like these Cowboys should have easily handled a visiting …
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Kalen DeBoer’s first Alabama football coaching staff expected moves, per ESPN
Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff is starting to take shape. DeBoer is expected to retain running backs coach Robert Gillespie and defensive line coach Freddie Roach, per ESPN’s Chris Low. Meanwhile, DeBoer is expected to bring offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard and director of scouting Jerret McElwain with him from Washington. FOX’s Bruce Feldman also …
Read More »Alabama football tight end Amari Niblack intends to enter transfer portal
Amari Niblack intends to enter the transfer portal as of Sunday, he posted to Instagram with On3. Niblack just wrapped up his sophomore season for Alabama football. He caught 20 passes for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns this past season. Niblack is the latest player to look at other opportunities in wake of Nick Saban’s retirement. Starting receiver Isaiah Bond …
Read More »Purdue football lands Siegel 4-star cornerback Tarrion Grant for 2025 class
Siegel senior football standout Tarrion Grant has been aboard the Purdue train since coaches began visiting him in May. “Ever since (coaches) first came to the school,” Grant said on how long he knew Purdue was the place for him. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback committed to the Boilermakers on Sunday. “It was the connections. When I went up there (in …
Read More »Jared Goff proves again he’s the impetus behind turnarounds as Lions oust Rams
Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) signals from the line against his former team, the Rams. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Jared Goff telegraphed this pass. We should have known he would flip a U-turn in the Motor City, leading the Detroit Lions to their first playoff victory in 32 years. He was a big part of dramatic turnarounds in …
Read More »Four-star 2025 cornerback Tarrion Grant commits to Purdue football
WEST LAFAYETTE — The future of Purdue football’s secondary received an upgrade Sunday afternoon. Tarrion Grant, the sixth-ranked cornerback in the Class of 2025 according to 247 Sports, announced on an Instagram live post he is verbally committed to the Boilermakers. Grant recorded 26 tackles last season at Siegel High in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and is 247 Sports’ 50th overall ranked …
Read More »32 years of frustration for Lions fans ended with one deafening celebration in Detroit
DETROIT — The roar was primal. It was visceral. It was generational. It felt like it couldn’t get louder, and then it did. It felt like it couldn’t last, and then it never waned. It rattled the beams of Ford Field and poured out television sets across the country. It was loud, of course. Sixty-six thousand-plus screaming Detroit Lions fans …
Read More »Washington OC Ryan Grubb won’t be head coach of the Huskies, in play at Alabama
One year ago, there were rumors of a possible link between Ryan Grubb and Alabama. However, Nick Saban — in what would turn out to be his final season as the Crimson Tide’s head coach — pivoted to Tommy Rees. Now, it looks increasingly likely that Grubb, who was Washington’s offensive coordinator this past season, will join Kalen DeBoer in …
Read More »Lions roar, Texans stampede, Cowboys cowboy
Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap a wildly unpredictable start to Super Wild Card Weekend full of upsets and unexpected heroes. The duo start off with the Sunday games and the Detroit Lions’ curse-breaking victory over the Los Angeles Rams, as the Lions have provided every fan of a moribund NFL franchise with …
Read More »How The Oklahoman selected the 2023 All-State high school football team
After the final 2023 Oklahoma high school football state championship ended in Chad Richison Stadium, it was immediately time for The Oklahoman’s prep sports writers to brainstorm. I pulled up a blank document on my laptop, and our team – Jordan Davis, Nick Sardis and I – immediately started outlining an All-State roster in the press box. In the following …
Read More »Cowboys’ collapse should serve as warning to reeling Eagles about consequences of a playoff exit
TAMPA, Fla. — If the Philadelphia Eagles had a chance to watch their fellow NFC East postseason qualifier, they saw the warning. It’s a warning the Eagles, truth be told, received in Week 13. They received it also in Weeks 14 and 15 and again in Weeks 17 and 18. Because despite the Eagles’ early hold on the division, despite …
Read More »Former Colorado State QB to transfer to Florida football team
Former CSU football QB Clay Millen says he will transfer to Florida. Clay Millen is headed to the SEC. The former Colorado State starting quarterback announced on social media on Sunday he would transfer to Florida. Millen started every game he was healthy for in 2022 as a redshirt freshman after transferring from Nevada to follow Jay Norvell and staff …
Read More »Overreactions, reality checks for Super Wild Card Weekend Sunday games: Cowboys move on from Dak Prescott?
Super Wild Card Weekend has lived up to the hype as the NFL playoffs have begun. The Green Bay Packers became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game while C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love provided glimpses of the future thanks to incredible playoff debuts. The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game since the 1991 season while …
Read More »Time, date for 49ers-Packers game
Divisional playoff round schedule: Time, date for 49ers-Packers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The stakes are getting bigger. Super Wild Card Weekend is almost complete with two more games on Monday to round things out. On Saturday, the AFC’s No. 4-seeded Houston Texans cruised past the No. 5 seed Cleveland Browns 45-14 before the No. 3-seeded Kansas …
Read More »Hawaii football finalizing deals with Thurman, Morrison, Reinebold
Jan. 14—The University of Hawaii football team is finalizing the hiring of Dennis Thurman, Dan Morrison and Jeff Reinebold to the coaching staff. Thurman will serve as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Morrison will be co-offensive coordinator, pass-game coordinator, and quarterbacks coach. Reinebold will coach the defensive tackles and nose guards. They will fill spots vacated when UH did not …
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