With Bill Belichick on the hot seat in New England, there’s a very real chance that this week’s game against the Jets could end up being his final one as the coach of the Patriots.  Although New England won’t be fighting for a playoff spot this week, there will be a lot on the line for Belichick: If the Jets …

The bowl games have come, and the bowl games have gone. There were 41 scheduled, and all 41 were played. That hasn’t always been the case recently, and one could certainly argue this year’s Orange Bowl wasn’t played as much as it was partially attended by a team. Still, bowl season is over, and given we ranked the games before …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Chicago Bears’ upcoming quarterback decision was always going to be a complex one. Whether to bring back Justin Fields and pick up his fifth-year option this offseason was the main question the organization wanted to answer in 2023.  Staring down their last game of the season, they still don’t have that answer. That could …

There are a lot of questions to be answered in New England after their Week 18 game against the Jets and they start with whether head coach Bill Belichick will return for a 25th season with the Patriots. Once that is known, the future of the quarterback position will be one of the other chief topics. They will be picking …

Incoming Florida football freshman signee quarterback D.J. Lagway is in line for more potential national high school honors. Lagway was named as one of three finalists for the Gatorade National Player of the Year on Wednesday and also was named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year. The other finalists are Alabama five-star quarterback signee Julian Sayin and USC five-star quarterback …

What’s behind Eagles’ 2nd-half defensive meltdowns? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If NFL games were 30 minutes long, Matt Patricia would be Coach of the Year. The Eagles held the Seahawks and Giants to three points before halftime and the Cards to six points. They haven’t allowed a touchdown before halftime in three games since Patricia became play caller …

Michigan State football is reportedly expected to hire a former Big Ten defensive coordinator as an assistant coach. Former Indiana co-defensive coordinator Chad Wilt is reportedly expected to be hired as a defensive assistant by new head coach Jonathan Smith. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports broke the staffing news on Wednesday morning. Wilt joined Indiana’s staff as co-defensive coordinator in 2022 …

Former Packers center Ken Bowman’s wife announced that her husband died at the age of 81 in late December. Bowman played for Green Bay from 1964-1973 and had a hand in the team’s victories in the final three championships of Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay run. He started every game en route to the 1965 NFL Championship, but missed most of …

Former five-star offensive tackle Lance Heard is leaving the LSU Tigers and now has an offer from USC. The top recruit in the Tigers’ 2023 recruiting class is entering the transfer portal after one season, per multiple reports. True freshman offensive tackle Lance Heard played in 12 games for LSU, including one start at right tackle on Oct. 21 against …

Eagles’ run defense bottomed out vs. Cardinals after months of decline originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles had no answers for the Cardinals’ rushing attack on Sunday, giving up 221 yards on the ground in the shocking 35-31 loss. Want to figure out why the Eagles lost this game? Start there. “Obviously the run game is going to …

The USC Trojans have offered North Dakota State defensive tackle Javier Derritt. Derritt had 90 tackles and 11 sacks in five years with the Bison, including two sacks in the team’s 31-29 double-overtime loss to Montana in the FCS semifinals. The 6-foot-2, 280-pound lineman has one year of eligibility remaining. According to his personal account on social media, Derritt has …

There’s only one game before the offseason: Michigan will face Washington in next Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game. This was a big postseason for the Wolverines, who finally got over the hump in the playoff by topping Alabama in the Rose Bowl and will have the chance to capture the program’s first unshared national title since 1948. In …

One game over. 500. One lousy game. That’s where I am picking NFL games against the spread this season with one week to go. That’s because I was a disappointing 7-9 last week to drop my season record to 123-122-11. It was a lot better straight up as I went 12-4 to bring that season record to 158-98-0. This week’s …

PASADENA, Calif. — Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football’s historic 27-20 OT Rose Bowl win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal and to what’s ahead for the Wolverines in their national championship matchup with undefeated Washington next Monday at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas: Three things we learned Defensive line dominance: When Braiden …

PASADENA, California – Alabama football center Seth McLaughlin had a case of the bad snaps in 2023. It lasted up until the very end of the season, on the last play against Michigan. His issues getting the ball to quarterback Jalen Milroe continued popping up. It wasn’t every snap, but it happened far too often for a collegiate center at …