In the NFC Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs, the Detroit Lions will face off against the Los Angeles Rams. The Lions are the favorites, expected to win by at least a field goal but less than a touchdown (currently -3).  The Lions ended the season strong, winning three of their last four to claim the NFC North …

With the news of head coach Nick Saban retiring from Alabama, many in Aggieland breathed a sigh of relief as the big bad elephant finally left the room. Texas A&M compiled a 2-10 overall record against Saban and the Crimson Tide. The victories may have been few and far between but they sure were memorable. Both wins against Alabama came …

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said early this week that the team hoped to get defensive lineman Arik Armstead back on the practice field this week and that hope was realized on Thursday. Armstead was on the field for the open portion of practice. The 49ers won’t issue any practice participation reports until next week, but any work Armstead does …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Having shared notes with NFL scouts and covered the league’s annual player draft since the turn of the century, I can tell you with great confidence that very rarely does a prospect significantly change his stock in just one game.   Of course, the national championship is far from just another game.   Not only do scouts …

On Wednesday night, hours after Nick Saban stunned much of the college football world by retiring from Alabama, multiple reports emerged stating that Oregon coach Dan Lanning had interviewed in Tuscaloosa for the recently vacated position. The development was news to many — including Lanning himself. In an appearance Thursday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Lanning confirmed that he was …

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t have T.J. Watt, but they are getting back another Pro Bowl defender for Sunday’s Super Wild Card Weekend showdown against the Buffalo Bills. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said he will face the Bills after missing the final three games of the regular season with a knee injury, via the Tribune-Review. Fitzpatrick also suffered a broken hand …

A.J. Brown misses practice to start week of prep in playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown was not on the practice field as the Eagles began to prepare to face the Buccaneers in the wild card round on Monday night. Brown, 26, suffered a knee injury in the first half of the Eagles’ Week 18 …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football officially has its star running back set to return in 2024. Devin Neal, a junior for the Jayhawks this past season, announced in a video posted on X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — that he will return to college for one more year. He is the latest to reveal he’ll be back …

The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers will face off in the NFC Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. The Cowboys are solid favorites, expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7.5).  The Packers enter the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, while the Cowboys ended the season winning seven of their last nine games en …

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 …

The Carolina Panthers just finished one of the ugliest seasons in NFL history. Although the Panthers did end up winning two games, they set an NFL record for futility that won’t ever be broken: They became the first team in NFL history to go an entire season without holding a fourth-quarter lead. Someone might tie that record, but they can’t …

The state’s reigning Mr. Football had of course planned on playing for Saban in college, even commenting on the matter last summer in front of several reporters. “We’ve talked about that, of course,” Williams said on June 23, 2022, referencing Saban retiring. “He said he’s gonna be coaching until he croaks over…so he’s got some time.” Williams, who reclassified from …

Bill Belichick is 14 wins short of Don Shula’s record for all-time wins, which is 347. That matters to the conversation of what comes next for Belichick. Belichick is a football historian and even if he’d never admit it, that record would have to be special for him. That’s understandable. Maybe it guides what he does after his incredible time …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Wild card weekend is upon us!  Twelve teams, six games over three days of NFL action — there’s no better weekend on the NFL slate.  With playoff games come tighter lines and fewer options for wagers, with only a handful of games. Nonetheless, I’ve found three wagers I like for this weekend.   Let’s dive …

In the immediate hours of Nick Saban’s stunning retirement as Alabama’s football coach, the question that had bounced around for years about who would replace him came with a frequent answer — Dan Lanning. Lanning, 37, has experienced a meteoric rise in the college football coaching ranks, punctuated by a two-year tenure as Oregon’s coach in which he has elevated …