Getty Images This week’s NFL Super Wild Card Weekend will see the natural next step in a media rights landscape dominated by streaming as exclusive properties. Many fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins will have two options — either buy a Peacock subscription or don’t watch their playoff game at all. With the Dolphins-Chiefs playoff game getting …

It was already apparent that college football was going to look very different next year. Between conference realignment and the 12-team playoff starting next season, it was already set to be the beginning of a new era for the sport. Massive news which hit the college football and sports world on Wednesday afternoon has now only amplified that with the …

When the Dolphins and Chiefs meet in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday night, Arrowhead Stadium will not be an ideal place to watch a game, to say the least.  The weather conditions for the playoff matchup are expected to be brutally cold, with the temperatures projected to be as cold as minus-6 degrees. Of course, playoff football …

When the Dolphins and Chiefs meet in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday night, Arrowhead Stadium will not be an ideal place to watch a game, to say the least.  The weather conditions for the playoff matchup are expected to be brutally cold, with the temperatures projected to be as cold as minus-6 degrees. Of course, playoff football …

Between the tears and thank-you’s, the jokes and the trips down memory lane, Pete Carroll sent a message: He was fired. The 14-year head coach of the Seattle Seahawks spoke publicly less than two hours after the franchise released a statement about its future. Carroll’s remarks were mostly light and respectful but also did not bow to the party line …

On the rare occasions over the last 17 autumns when a school managed to beat Alabama, while that school’s fans were still celebrating, Alabama fans pull up a meme adapted from the long-forgotten “Street Fighter” movie. Over a pic of Nick Saban in a press conference shrugging a “what are you gonna do?” shrug run the words: “When you beat …

It’s safe to say that Pete Carroll’s removal as the Seattle Seahawks’ head coach was something not many people saw coming. But that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday, when the most successful coach in team history transitioned from head coach to an adviser role.  “It’s been an honor and a thrill to be part of this program,” an emotional Carroll said …

An era of college football came to an end Wednesday, with Nick Saban retiring from Alabama. The college football institution won six national championships with Alabama and is revered as one of the best coaches in the sport’s history. He leaves a job opening that will be among the most coveted in the country, as the Crimson Tide look to …

Getty Images Damontae Kazee will get another chance to play this season after his hit on Colts wideout Michael Pittman in Week 15 led to a three-game suspension to close out the regular season. Kazee was activated Wednesday ahead of Pittsburgh’s Super Wild Card Weekend showdown in Buffalo against the Bills.  Kazee was suspended without pay after concussing Pittman, but …

Exactly a year ago today, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles said he would have to be “absolutely blown away” to use the No. 1 overall pick on a quarterback. He didn’t, trading the choice to the Panthers and sticking with Justin Fields. The Bears have the No. 1 overall pick again, courtesy of the Panthers, and this time Poles said …

Getty Images Jared Goff has started in a Super Bowl, so Sunday’s Super Wild Card Weekend showdown between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams won’t be the biggest game he’s ever played in. It might, however, be the most meaningful game of his career up to this point.  Goff was traded from the Rams to the Lions a year …

Memphis football is adding former Tiger Reggie Howard to its staff, a source confirmed to the Commercial Appeal. Howard will serve as cornerbacks coach, a source said. That completes the movement on the Memphis coaching staff for now. Defensive coordinator Matt Barnes left before the bowl game, and defensive line coach Kyle Pope left earlier this week. Ryan Silverfield promoted …

Pete Carroll officially stepped down as Seattle Seahawks head coach Wednesday, ending a 14-year tenure that saw him build the Seahawks into Super Bowl champions and perennial contenders. Carroll is considered one of the greatest football coaches of all time, especially when evaluating his tenure at USC in the 2000s that delivered the school’s two most recent college football national …

Getty There’s certainly bad blood between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs, the AFC’s last-remaining teams in each of the previous two years. The rivalry between the two teams was on full display Wednesday when Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase was asked to predict which team will make it out of the AFC to play in Super Bowl LVIII.  “Anybody …

Jan. 10 will be a memorable day for the college football world. Legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced his retirement on Wednesday afternoon. The greatest college coach of all time won seven national championships, six with Alabama and one with LSU. Saban consistently adapted to new eras of college football. His astonishing resume includes 11 SEC Championships, 5x SEC …