It was only the second Super Bowl to be decided in overtime in the last 58 years, and the first to feature the biggest recording artist on the planet getting in on the postgame celebration. As such, there’s little wonder that CBS’ broadcast of Sunday night’s 49ers-Chiefs thriller set a new ratings record. Well, sort of. According to Nielsen, Kansas …
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Rutgers beats out Michigan, Penn State, Georgia, others for blue chip Shore football recruit
Rutgers football has landed a big in-state commitment. Matawan Regional offensive lineman Jayden Elijah announced late Monday night that he committed to Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights, picking Rutgers from a list of offers that included Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Texas A&M, among others. The 6-foot-7, 265 pound Elijah will bring Big Ten size to Rutgers. …
Read More »Super Bowl LVIII: Best moments from Nick Wright’s Chiefs victory lap on ‘First Things First’
Nick Wright is one happy man. Not only did the “First Things First” co-host watch his beloved Kansas City Chiefs win another Super Bowl on Sunday after defending them at every turn during a rocky regular season, but then got even more vindication when quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted a message to social media after the victory: “Never A Doubt.” That’s …
Read More »CBS Sports’ Super Bowl LVIII broadcast is most-watched telecast in history: 123.4 million tune in
Getty Images Super Bowl LVIII, which aired live Sunday on CBS, is officially the most-watched program in television history. The broadcast, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in overtime, drew in 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision and NFL digital properties, including …
Read More »Commitment alert! Offensive lineman Jayden Elijah commits to Rutgers football
It was a super Monday for Rutgers football as the Scarlet Knights landed a commitment from in-state offensive lineman Jayden Elijah. The three-star offensive lineman gave his verbal to Rutgers on Monday night. It marks the second straight week where Rutgers landed a commitment from a New Jersey prospect. Last week, three-star linebacker Talibi Kaba committed to Rutgers. A member …
Read More »Cowboys and Mike Zimmer agree on a reunion as defensive coordinator
The Dallas Cowboys have settled on a coaching reunion by deciding to bring back Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator to replace Dan Quinn. Zimmer is rejoining the Cowboys 18 years after serving in the same role for Dallas. He later spent eight years as Minnesota’s head coach. The Cowboys and Zimmer reached an agreement Monday. The Cowboys had an opening …
Read More »Super Bowl LVIII sets new viewership record for most-watched telecast in American history
CBS won big with its broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII. The Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday night was the most-watched telecast in history, the network announced on Monday. The game averaged a total of 123.4 million viewers across all of CBS’s platforms. [For full Super Bowl coverage, check out …
Read More »MCC hires Willie Tillman to lead football program
Melbourne Central Catholic named Willie Tillman to head its football program on Monday. The Satellite High graduate and defensive coordinator for both Merritt Island High and Florida Tech football brings a quarter century of coaching experience to the position. MCC fired Nate Hooks on Jan. 10 after one season when he was told he violated the terms of an FHSAA …
Read More »Bruce Arians thinks Buccaneers will have both Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans back next year
One of the biggest surprises of the 2023 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going back to the playoffs despite the team having lost Tom Brady last offseason. In the first year of the post-Brady era, Baker Mayfield signed with Tampa on a low-cost, one-year deal, then had one of the best seasons of his career to lead Tampa back …
Read More »Where Colorado ranks among Big 12 football teams in terms of returning production for 2024
Opposed to last year when only a few significant players stuck around, the Colorado Buffaloes will return most of their high-impact names heading into the 2024 season. Those returning for the Buffs include head coach Deion Sanders’ sons Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, two-way phenom Travis Hunter, wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig and linebacker LaVonta Bentley. Colorado’s offensive …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes on Super Bowl overtime: MVP says Chiefs would have gone for two if Niners had scored a TD
One of the biggest talking points in the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII was Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision to take the ball first in the overtime period. Shanahan explained his decision Sunday night, stating that he and the rest of the Niners’ coaching staff talked about …
Read More »Steelers release Mitchell Trubisky – Yahoo Sports
The Steelers released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the team announced Monday. Trubisky’s release will give him a head start on free agency. Trubisky, 29, signed with the Steelers before the 2022 season to be their bridge quarterback. He lasted only four games, though, before Kenny Pickett supplanted him. Trubisky started one other game in his first season in Pittsburgh. He started …
Read More »Where do the ‘Palace on the Prairie’ and Darrell K. Royal rank among SEC Stadium Capacities?
Part of the allure of college football is the environment in which it’s played. A college football team’s stadium can bring as much to the sport as what happens on the field. You can’t think of Oklahoma Sooners football without hearing the great Toby Rowland’s voice booming the “Palace on the Prairie” in a pre-game hype video. If there’s one …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: Andy Reid calls a timeout, fails to challenge third-down spot in costly sequence for Chiefs
Getty Images Andy Reid was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, but even the Kansas City Chiefs head coach has a flaw in his game that has been put on notice over the course of his 25 years leading the sidelines. Luckily for the Chiefs, in the end they still got the job done en route to a …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Taylor Swift reacts to Travis Kelce, Chiefs defeating 49ers in overtime
The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions — again — defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. It was wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. who got the winning touchdown, catching a 3-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes to cap off a 75-yard scoring drive. Chiefs fans everywhere celebrated their second consecutive Super Bowl win, becoming the first team since …
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