Ripping Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott became a trendy thing to do in recent years — their inability to win big games in Dallas the focal point of it all. The reality is McCarthy was always a better coach than given credit for by the social-media football cult. That’s showing up in a big way as he now calls plays …

After spending just one season on the Plains, defensive lineman Wilky Denaud has decided to enter the transfer portal. He did not play as a true freshman. Denaud was a four-star prospect coming out of Fort Pierce, Florida, and is the first member of Auburn’s 2023 recruiting class to enter the portal. He was the No. 417 overall player and …

Everyone involved with college football thought that the 2023 transfer portal was going to be chaotic when it opened, and it has been all of that and more with over 2,000 Division I football players already in. USC missed out on Ethan Robinson, the former Bucknell cornerback the Trojans offered last week. Robinson has officially committed to the Minnesota Golden …

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith’s status for Week 15 is up in the air due to the groin injury that sidelined him in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers, but the word is more positive about another injured member of the team. Rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon left the 49ers loss after suffering a hip pointer early in the contest and head coach …

Colorado’s hot start sent bettors into a Heisman frenzy. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images) Bettors caught Colorado Heisman fever early during the 2023 college football season. Over 20% of the tickets placed on the winner of the Heisman Trophy was on Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Sanders got the most tickets of any player at nearly 12% while over …

Eagles snap counts: Shaq Leonard gets his feet wet in Eagles debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Former All-Pro linebacker Shaq Leonard made his Eagles debut but didn’t play very much in the 33-13 loss to the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Since Leonard arrived during last week, the Eagles worked him into the rotation with Zach Cunningham and Nicholas …

After Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, some people were questioning the validity of his winning the trophy because LSU lost three games this season. They make that point as if it has never been done before. 12 different players have won the Heisman trophy on a team with three losses. Some of them were even in attendance …

Nebraska players and coaches have had strong reactions to the recent news surrounding the recruiting class of 2024. College football analyst Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports reported that five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola would flip his commitment from the Georgia Bulldogs to the Cornhuskers. This past season, he led Buford (GA.) High School to an 11-2 record. He would throw for 2,819 …

USC quarterback Caleb Williams will not play in the Holiday Bowl against No. 15 Louisville, deciding to opt out of the Trojans’ game during the 2023-24 college football bowl schedule. The defending Heisman Trophy winner threw for more than 3,600 yards and scored 42 total touchdowns this year, making him a difficult player to replace. Louisville is a 7.5-point favorite …

The Carolina Panthers called the right play late in the first half on Sunday. Jonathan Mingo ran a post route and was wide open for what would have been a touchdown. And Bryce Young absolutely missed him. He overthrew him even as Mingo was as open as a receiver can be in that situation. The pass wasn’t close either. If …

The 2023 college football season was a memorable one for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The team took a strange journey on its way to an SEC championship and a birth in the College Football Playoff, but here they are in prime position to win their seventh national championship under Coach Saban. Alabama’s matchup with the Michigan Wolverines …

PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos suspended safety Kareem Jackson admittedly hasn’t learned his lesson after forfeiting nearly $1 million of his salary for a series of illegal hits that have resulted in a pair of ejections, multiple fines and six weeks’ worth of lost wages. That’s because the NFL isn’t a very good tutor, Jackson said. The 14-year veteran …

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPNGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.Dec 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Connor Bedard is an 18-year-old who’s been billed as a franchise savior, the NHL’s next generational talent, and someone who is expected to win trophies ranging …

The Giants thought they had put Monday night’s game against the Packers on ice with a long run by Saquon Barkley, but the running back stumbled and fumbled the ball away with less than four minutes left on the clock. Green Bay moved ahead with a touchdown and the Giants thwarted a two-point attempt, which meant they got the ball …

Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Jonathan Jefferson has announced that he will be transferring to the SMU Mustangs. SMU is set to join the ACC in 2024. Jefferson figures to get a lot more playing time at SMU. Jefferson entered the NCAA transfer portal after Georgia’s SEC championship loss. Jefferson signed with Georgia football as a member of the class of …