After underperforming the last two seasons, the Wolf Pack introduce a new leader with defensive chops on his resume. Contact/Follow @MattK_FS and @MWCwire A new chapter begins in Reno. Three days after firing Ken Wilson, the Nevada Wolf Pack introduced Jeff Choate as its new head football coach this afternoon. The news was first broken yesterday by Bruce Feldman of The …
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The Jacksonville Jaguars look to keep pace in the race for the top seed in the AFC Playoffs when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. Kickoff at EverBank Stadium is at 8:15 p.m. ET. The NFL DFS player pool will be missing star quarterback Joe Burrow, who is on season-ending Injured Reserve. Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is …
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Ejected Eagles staffer met with 49ers GM Lynch after game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A bizarre encounter between 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Philadelphia Eagles staffer Dom DiSandro that led to the pair’s ejection during the third quarter of San Francisco’s blowout win Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field has the football world buzzing. After one of the …
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The Kansas City Chiefs could put the blame for their loss in Green Bay on Sunday night on a whole lot of people. Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who outplayed league MVP Patrick Mahomes. The Green Bay wide receivers, who made all the plays that Kansas City’s group has failed to make so much of the season. And yes, the officials, …
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Tyler Buchner may be done with football altogether. The Alabama quarterback entered the transfer portal on Monday in an effort to play lacrosse at his next school, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He is expected to explore those options this spring, though he hasn’t ruled out a return to football. A source close to Buchner said he’s expected to explore …
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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Shaquille Leonard isn’t going to fix all of the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive problems. He might not even fix the issues with their linebacking corps. But the Eagles were getting desperate at that position. So this was one division battle they had to win. As many around the NFL expected, the Eagles signed three-time All-Pro linebacker …
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Bears’ Matt Eberflus addresses job security questions as season hits home stretch originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Matt Eberflus has been around football for his entire. He understands the pressure that comes with coaching in the NFL. It’s a results-based business. If you don’t deliver the desired results, they’ll find someone who will. Eberflus’ second …
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The college football regular season is in the books, which means the College Bowl Games are set, the Heisman Trophy will be hoisted soon and a new College Football Playoff champion will be crowned in the next month. This also means it’s time for the College Football Transfer Portal, which has turned into its own event, right up there with …
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USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers entered Sunday’s NFC Championship rematch with plenty of emotion, exchanging barbs in anticipation of a brawl. But the physicality reached a new degree in the third quarter of San Francisco’s 42-19 blowout win, when both 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro were ejected from the matchup due to a …
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The New York Jets have lost five straight games since starting the season 4-3, and they are seeing their odds to make the playoffs quickly dwindle. The Jets (4-8) benched quarterback Zach Wilson for Tim Boyle in hopes it would improve the offense, but Boyle was then replaced by Trevor Siemian on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Now, the Jets are …
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In 2021, Steve Sarkisian signed a six-year, $34.2 million contract to be the head coach of the Texas Longhorns. Just three years into the contract, he has earned every penny. Sarkisian’s first year as the head coach of Texas was disappointing, with a 5-7 record and a shocking home loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. However, the Longhorns bounced back in …
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One day after the San Francisco 49ers carved up Philadelphia’s defense in a 42-19 blowout, the Eagles are getting a big reinforcement, signing free-agent linebacker Shaquille Leonard to a one-year deal, the team announced. Leonard was one of the best linebackers in the league from 2018-2021, earning three First-Team All-Pro nods and three Pro Bowl appearances over that span with …
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The promising rookie season of Texans wide receiver Tank Dell is officially over. Dell had season-ending surgery today on the ankle he injured yesterday, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said today. The surgery was termed successful, and the Texans expect Dell to be ready to participate in the offseason program. The loss of Dell is a major blow to the …
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As the Jets offense continues to sputter, New York is considering returning Zach Wilson to the starting quarterback job — but Wilson is hesitant to step back into the role, per The Athletic. Wilson, Tim Boyle and now even Trevor Siemian have taken turns under center since Aaron Rodgers went down four plays into his debut with the Jets, but …
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Getty Images The mystique of the Alabama Crimson Tide finally shone through in the SEC Championship Game this past weekend. The Tide played their best football of the season to upset the two-time defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs to win the SEC title, and that victory got Alabama put in this year’s College Football Playoff at the eleventh hour to play …
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