Could Steve Wilks head back to the NFC South? The Falcons are looking at Wilks to potentially be their next head coach, as NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo reports Atlanta has put in a request with San Francisco to interview the club’s defensive coordinator. Wilks served as Carolina’s interim coach after the franchise fired Matt Rhule in 2022. Wilks led the …
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Patriots part ways with Bill Belichick: Ranking top replacements to fill legendary coach’s shoes
The New England Patriots landed in a place that has been completely foreign to them for over two decades. As the 2023 season came to a close, the franchise found itself in last place in the AFC East for the first time since 2000 and arguably the worst team in the entire AFC. For Bill Belichick, it was the worst …
Read More »5-star 2026 QB Brady Smigiel to visit Oregon Ducks later this month
The Oregon Ducks are ramping up their recruiting efforts for the future, and a potential major piece of that will be on campus in the coming weeks. According to a report from 247Sports, 2026 5-star quarterback Brady Smigiel will be in Eugene later this month for an unofficial visit. Smigiel stands at 6-foot-5 and is currently rated by the 247Sports …
Read More »Bill Belichick landing spots: Potential suitors for legendary head coach as Patriots era ends
Let’s just take a minute to realize how wild it is that it’s come to this. While every star does fade and Bill Belichick was never going to coach forever, it’s remarkable to see how quickly the bottom has fallen out on the New England Patriots and the head coach’s tenure with the franchise. Just two seasons ago after the …
Read More »Inside the end of the Belichick Era
Transition of Power: Inside the end of the Belichick Era originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tom Curran on Bill Belichick and the Patriots parting ways It wasn’t supposed to end like this. In a perfect world, it would have ended in January of 2025 or later. Ideally, when Bill Belichick decided to end it. The final scene should have …
Read More »USA TODAY Sports grades Auburn’s 2023 season
The 2023 college football season is officially over, with the Michan Wolverine standing atop the sport as the national champions. With the season over, Paul Myerberg of USA Today Sports decided to look back at how all 133 FBS teams performed and handed out grades to each program. He graded on a curve, based in part on preseason expectations, in-season …
Read More »2024 NFL playoffs: Ranking all six wild-card round QB matchups, including Patrick Mahomes vs. Tua Tagovailoa
Quarterbacks aren’t everything in the NFL. Just look at the Steelers, who made the 2024 playoffs by riding the hot hand of their third-stringer. Or the Buccaneers, who paid a small price to deploy Baker Mayfield as their 2023 starter, only to have the journeyman guide them to a third straight NFC South title. Then again, who isn’t watching the …
Read More »Bill Belichick, Patriots part ways: Legendary coach’s New England era ends after 24 seasons
Getty Images It is the end of an era in Foxborough. After 24 seasons as head coach, the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have decided to part ways, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. This decision spearheaded by Robert Kraft and Belichick comes after the Patriots went 4-13 during the 2023 season, which found them in last …
Read More »Bill Belichick’s legacy is complicated but his greatness is cemented
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Bill Belichick’s tenure with the New England Patriots has hit its expiration date. After 24 mostly wonderful seasons, it didn’t end well. Belichick remains the greatest coach of all time and arguably the greatest general manager of all time, even after falling into this patch of ugliness. And my goodness, has it been ugly. He …
Read More »Section V football has 29 players on small schools all-state teams, including a player of the year
Pembroke senior Tyson Totten rushed for 626 yards and 10 touchdowns during a 107-64 win over Frankfort-Schuyler in the NYSPHSAA semifinals. He’s smashing records left and right, approaching 4,000 rushing yards and 70 touchdowns this season. While no high school football team in Section V won a state championship this past season, some of the best players in the state …
Read More »Bears to play regular-season game in London during 2024 season
Bears to play regular-season game in London during 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears will be heading across the pond in 2024. The NFL announced Thursday that the Bears will be one of the designated teams to play in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in next season. “Every game the Chicago Bears play is rich in …
Read More »NFL head coach, GM interview tracker: 8 teams looking for new leadership as Patriots, Bill Belichick part ways
With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator. Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of interest in …
Read More »Idaho football hires former SEC coach as new defensive coordinator
Jan. 11—The Idaho football team announced the hiring of Dan Jackson as its new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in a news release on Wednesday. Jackson spent the last two seasons as the defensive backs coach at the SEC’s Vanderbilt. In his first season in Nashville in 2022, the Commodores tallied six interceptions. The following season, Vanderbilt doubled its pick …
Read More »Jake Guentzel’s future, Cutter Gauthier trade among hot NHL topics
Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 07:25 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. We’re less than two months from the NHL trade deadline and it’s definitely getting busy around the NHL. One huge — and unexpected — trade was already completed this week between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Anaheim Ducks. What else could be in the works? …
Read More »Patriots, Bill Belichick part ways: Legendary coach’s New England era ends after 24 seasons
Getty Images It is the end of an era in Foxborough. After 24 seasons as head coach, the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have decided to part ways, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. This decision spearheaded by Robert Kraft and Belichick comes after the Patriots went 4-13 during the 2023 season, which found them in last …
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