AUBURN — Auburn football has fired offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery. Montgomery, who joined coach Hugh Freeze’s inaugural staff on the Plains in December 2022, came to the Tigers after an eight-season run as Tulsa’s head coach. Montgomery guided the Golden Hurricane to 439.8 total offensive yards per game and 30.7 points in 96 contests. Things were not as successful at …

Players helping themselves in a contract year were covered in an article earlier in the week. The focus now turns to the opposite end of the spectrum.  With the NFL regular season coming to a close, here are five players who haven’t done themselves any favors in their contract year. A key contract benchmark and the probability of hitting this …

49ers ‘intend’ to play Williams early in Week 18 matchup vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears one of the 49ers’ best players will suit up for the Week 18 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. General manager John Lynch joined KNBR 680’s “Murph & Markus” on Friday morning, where he …

The 2023 college football season is all but over. Every program, except for Michigan and Washington, has played their final game and with the early signing period complete, the vast majority of recruits have signed. On3’s Jesse Simonton decided to take this time to grade the first season of the 11 new Power Five head coaches this season. The list …

Over the last several weeks, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs has not been as involved in the offense as we have grown accustomed to seeing him over the years. Since Diggs arrived in Buffalo, he has put together full-season receiving lines of 127 catches for 1,535 yards and eight touchdowns, 103 catches for 1,225 yards and 10 touchdowns, 108 …

As it turns out, Desmond Ridder might make one more start for the Falcons at quarterback this season. Atlanta has listed Taylor Heinicke as questionable for Sunday’s regular-season finale with an ankle injury. Heinicke has been limited in all three of the week’s practices. Via Tori McElhaney of the team’s website, head coach Arthur Smith said Heinicke will go through …

Wisconsin senior defensive lineman Tommy Brunner entered the transfer portal earlier today, according to a post on his ‘X’ account. Brunner joined the Wisconsin program as a transfer in 2021 after starting his career at Northern Illinois. He was originally a two-star outside linebacker recruit in the class of 2019, though made the switch to defensive end upon arriving in …

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce has done an admirable job since taking over in Week 9, and a handful of key players want the temporary tag removed from Pierce’s title. Star defensive end Maxx Crosby, who referenced Pierce as “a leader of men,” is one of those people in Pierce’s corner when it comes to getting the …

Entering the final weekend of the regular season, anyone making NFL bets is hoping that a season’s worth of data can help them dial in their NFL predictions and Week 18 NFL parlay picks. Looking at 2023 NFL betting trends, home vs. away splits against the spread are nearly identical and favorites only have a slight advantage (52.3%) over underdogs. …

Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars may or may not get their starting quarterback back on the field for their crucial Week 18 game against the division rival Tennessee Titans. Head coach Doug Pederson said Friday that Lawrence will be listed as questionable for the game, and that a decision on his status “might be all the way up to game …

The North Carolina Tar Heels didn’t take long to replace Gene Chizik after parting ways with the former defensive coordinator. Just a few days after the Tar Heels made that decision, they zeroed in on their target and now they reportedly have landed him. Per a report from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, the Tar Heels are set to hire Geoff …

We’re down to the final week of the 2023 NFL regular season, and the notion of “any given Sunday” couldn’t be more in play. Some contenders are prepared to rest key starters. Others are fighting for postseason seeding. And that’s not even accounting for potential upsets by late-year spoilers. How, then, can you be sure to wager on the right …

Will Patriots honor Matthew Slater with special play vs. Jets? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Will Sunday’s regular season finale between the New England Patriots and New York Jets be the last time we see Matthew Slater play in an NFL game? Slater has not yet made an official announcement about his future, but it’s fair to wonder if …

The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies will both attempt to break long football championship droughts when they meet Monday night in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game. Neither program has claimed a football championship in this millennium, and one of them is guaranteed a long-awaited return to the top. The Wolverines (14-0) last hoisted the trophy in 1997, …

RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst After two seasons as a Husky, Michael Penix Jr. has a chance to leave Washington as one of the most decorated quarterbacks in school history and perhaps the best player the university has ever produced in that short timespan. But when he takes the field against No. 1 Michigan in the College …