Former Chargers coach Brandon Staley plucked Sebastian Joseph-Day (69) after a stint with the Rams, but now that the coach is gone, so is the defensive tackle. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Chargers’ rebuild for 2024 continued Friday morning when they waived Sebastian Joseph-Day, one of their captains. The veteran defensive lineman was in the second year of …

Getty Images Does the infamous Deflategate saga have a new chapter in 2023?  Not really, but there was a snafu with the kicking balls in New England’s Week 15 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. The balls for both kicking teams were underinflated by two pounds, according to MassLive.com. Following complaints by both teams, the officials examined the ‘K-balls’ at …

The Washington Huskies and Texas Longhorns are set to battle for a spot in the national championship. For Texas, the most sure path there is straightforward: stop the Washington passing attack. Accomplishing that feat is easier said than done. Doing so might involve allowing more space in the running game than Texas is accustomed to yielding to its opponents. The …

Trying to stay in the AFC playoff mix, the Las Vegas Raiders (6-8) have a tall task ahead of them on Christmas day, as they travel to face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (9-5).  In Raiders cornerback Jack Jones’ eyes, the key to victory is simple: get the magician off the stage. “It’s Patrick Mahomes we’ve got to …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! The Rams delivered themselves an early Christmas present last night with a huge 30-22 win over the Saints. Speaking of Christmas, we’re going to have a slightly different schedule here next week. We won’t have a newsletter on Monday and that’s mostly because Santa has ordered us to take the …

The 2024 signing class will be the Oklahoma Sooners first freshman class in the SEC. With the move to the SEC, the stakes for the Sooners and the Texas Longhorns just got a lot higher. They’ve been going head-to-head with SEC schools on the recruiting trail for some time, but now, they’ll have to put their recruiting results to the …

USATSI The Week 16 duel between the 10-4 Dallas Cowboys and the 10-4 Miami Dolphins is historic with Dallas ranking as the NFL’s No. 2 scoring offense (30.8 points per game) and Miami leading the league (31.5 points per game).  Both offenses are blessed with playmakers and two of them — Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and rookie running back De’Von Achane — are …

The first time there was a question about the inflation levels of footballs in Patriots games, the ensuing investigation ended with suspensions and acrimony. Last Sunday’s game against the Chiefs featured another issue with the amount of air in balls, but things aren’t going to get quite so messy this time around. A report this week said that the kicking …

LSU will be without its offensive coordinator in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin on Jan. 1 as it was reported Friday that offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock would be leaving to take the same role at Notre Dame. With Denbrock moving on before the bowl game, LSU will turn to interim co-offensive coordinators for the matchup. Quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan and …

Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Runs like this are a whole lotta fun. That’s 13-2-3 since Thanksgiving, which is just silly. I’ve got two college football bets and two NFL plays this weekend. Remember, this space isn’t the place for a million picks or five-team parlays, either. These will always be the games I love the most. Also, these writeups …

The holiday season is upon us. With Christmas coming up next week and the new year soon to follow, NFL teams are surely wishing for just the right thing to make their season — or their team — as successful as possible.  With that in mind, we’re giving them exactly that. In theory, of course. Here’s what every team should …

LSU’s bowl game is fast approaching. In 10 days, toe will meet leather in Tampa Bay as LSU meets Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl. It will be LSU’s third time in this bowl game, but first time under its current name. It was founded as the Hall of Fame Bowl, in which LSU played in 1988. Then it was the …

Getty Images The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons and head coach Arthur Smith for violating the league’s injury report policy, according to NFL Media. The franchise has been docked $75,000 while Smith was fined $25,000 due to what the league deemed to be improper following of injury report protocol leading into their Week 7 matchup against the Tampa Bay …

Browns left guard Joel Bitonio remains in play for Sunday’s game against the Texans. Bitonio missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but he returned to the field on Friday and is listed as questionable. Bitonio is dealing with back and knee issues that the team will monitor before kickoff in Houston on Sunday afternoon. The Browns are set to get …

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was scheduled to practice Friday despite remaining in the NFL’s concussion protocol. Coach Doug Pederson said part of Lawrence gaining clearance includes going through practice and seeing how he responds to stress. “We’ll give him as much as we can, as much as he can tolerate,” Pederson said. Lawrence would need to clear protocol before …