Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer spent two seasons at Washington. He developed relationships with the players and has a better understanding of the team than anyone else in the country. With him departing Washington, there will likely be multiple impactful transfers as well as other reserve players from Washington that test out the transfer portal. Needless to say, there is …

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2024 continues on Sunday with two contests. The Dallas Cowboys will host the Green Bay Packers at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Detroit Lions hosting the Los Angeles Rams at 8 p.m. ET. The NFL DFS player pool is filled with top options such as Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Cooper Kupp …

The NFL playoffs are finally here, and one of the marquee matchups of the weekend is a game that pits a number of players against their former teams as the No. 3-seed Detroit Lions play host to the No. 6-seed Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Detroit and L.A. executed one of the most significant trades in recent league history …

Here’s an in-depth look at The Oklahoman’s 111th All-State football first-team defense and special teams selections. Oklahoma HS fall sports: 2023 All-State, All-City teams in football, softball & more The Oklahoman’s 111th All-State football team: First-team defense Del City’s LaDainian Fields is pictured in Downtown Oklahoma City, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Defensive Player of the Year: LaDainian Fields, Del …

The NFL playoffs have begun, and it’s time to begin the process of crowning a champion. Super Wild Card Weekend features several intriguing matchups, including Matthew Stafford’s return to Detroit. Which teams will rise to the occasion, and which ones will falter? That’s what we’re here to explore.  As we do every week, we’ve collected all of the best picks …

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys squaring off against the Green Bay Packers in the postseason always feels personal. Second-seeded Dallas vs. seventh-seeded Green Bay on Sunday will be the ninth time the two iconic franchises square off in the postseason, tied for the most playoff meetings between two teams all time.  The last playoff showdown between the two historic …

We’re talking Big Ten football here, since the next college football season will be USC’s first in the Big Ten. We asked our football panelists if USC will finish ahead of Ohio State and Penn State in 2024. Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire: Certainly ahead of Penn State. If the Trojans can land some defensive and offensive tackles in the spring …

The regular NFL season is over, and now it’s time for the postseason playoffs, starting with Wild Card Weekend. This Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Buffalo Bills, kicking off at at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. Headed into the AFC postseason game, the Bills (11-6) are favored to win over the Steelers (10-7). Ready to tune into the Pittsburgh …

It’s a simple question, and we posed it to our Pac-12 football panel as the conference dies and several schools move into the Big Ten: Will Oregon finish ahead of Ohio State and Penn State in 2024? Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire: Yes. The Ducks have a much better quarterback and a comparable roster. Zachary Neel, Ducks Wire: Yes, I think …

It might take a minute before newly hired Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer actually goes out and recruits. However, there are some calls that DeBoer can make to recruits now that he has officially accepted the head coaching position at the University of Alabama. DeBoer will have to quickly assemble a coaching staff to be able to get out on …

Rutgers football added a dynamic wide receiver via the transfer portal when former Monmouth wide receiver Dymere Miller committed to the Scarlet Knight in mid-December. Rutgers’ new offensive weapon put together a tremendous final season at Monmouth in 2023, recording 90 receptions for 1,295 yards and nine touchdowns. For his efforts in 2023, Miller was one of 11 athletes named …

Fans around the country demand accountability for preseason predictions that, at the time, insult your team, your coach and your intelligence. Well, that’s what we hear on social media anyway. If you are one of those fans who have that reaction to preseason predictions, this column is for you. Accountability seems like a lost cause these days, but it’s that …

When Jerry Rice caught the last postseason pass of his NFL career, his playoff records appeared to be insurmountable: Rice retired with 151 catches for 2,245 yards and 22 touchdowns in the playoffs, career numbers that looked impossible for any player to match. But now Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is coming close. With seven more catches and 71 more …

Georgia Bulldogs senior defensive tackle Warren Brinson is returning for another season in Athens, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound defensive tackle was Georgia’s highest-graded defensive lineman according to Pro Football Focus. Brinson finished the 2023 college football season with 21 total tackles and two sacks. Brinson joins several other Bulldogs in opting to return to school instead of entering the NFL …

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have had a tough time in the Big Ten Conference. With Washington, UCLA, USC, and Oregon all joining, it will be even that much more difficult to win games and make some noise. The good news is Rutgers’ nonconference schedule is a breeze: Howard, Akron, and Virginia Tech. The bad news is right after that they …