Why the Pro Bowl incentive in Zack Baun’s contract made him laugh originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Zack Baun took a glance at the contract his agent and the Eagles agreed on back in March and there was one thing in there that when he saw it, all he could do was laugh. “Honestly, when I signed here, I …
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Kirby Smart had something to say to Sugar Bowl officials. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Georgia’s season is over after a 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, but the single moment that really ended them came with a little less than eight minutes in the fourth quarter. Facing 4th-and-1 with a 23-10 lead, the Fighting Irish pulled …
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The Jets announced they have completed an interview with Louis Riddick for the team’s General Manager position. Riddick, 55, currently is an NFL and college football analyst for ESPN and ABC. Before joining ESPN in 2013, Riddick worked in the front office of the Commanders and Eagles. Riddick, who interviewed for the G.M. openings of the Lions and the Texans …
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The Texas State Bobcats and North Texas Mean Green are set to take center stage on Friday when they meet in the 2025 First Responder Bowl in Dallas. Texas State finished the regular season with a 7-5 overall record, including a 5-3 record in Sun Belt Conference play. North Texas enters with a 6-6 overall record, including a 3-5 record …
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The pivot to streaming has happened. In the third year of exclusive streaming (but for the local markets in each game) on Prime Video, Thursday Night Football averaged 14.23 million viewers per game. The biggest audience happened on December 5, when 18.48 million tuned in for Packers-Lions. The low point came last Thursday, when 11.69 million watched a bad Seahawks-Bears …
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The time has come for the SEC’s fans, its media machine and especially its commissioner to fess up to the reality that has simmered under the surface this entire college football season. The world has changed significantly. And the old, reliable narrative that there’s a different quality of football in the SEC than other leagues is now more myth than …
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The Jets announced they have completed an interview with Ron Rivera for the vacant head coaching position. Rivera was most recently the head coach of the Commanders from 2020-23 where he had a 26-40-1 record and made the playoffs his first season with the team. Before that, Rivera served as the Panthers head coach from 2011-19 and was named NFL …
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After a thorough dismantling like the one Notre Dame inflicted upon Georgia on Thursday night, it’s easy to want to blow it up. And with the way Georgia was out-played and out-coached in its 23-10 Sugar Bowl loss to the Fighting Irish, clearly something has to change. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be at the quarterback position. A lot will …
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Coach Mike McCarthy isn’t ready to discuss his future, but he is willing to acknowledge the obvious. Sunday could be his final game with the Cowboys. “I’ll be honest with you: I go to the stadium much earlier this time in my career than I used to,” McCarthy said Thursday, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “I won a Super Bowl …
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Jan 2, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) Fighting Irish defensive lineman Howard Cross III (56), Fighting Irish linebacker Jack Kiser (24), and Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) celebrate with the Sugar Bowl trophy after their game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Notre Dame …
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10 different ways to measure Nick Sirianni’s success as a head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia As the Eagles prepare for a meaningless game against the Giants in advance of their playoff opener vs. either the Packers or Commanders, we thought this would be a good time to take a step back and assess the first four years …
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The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket has now evolved into the semifinals with the first 12-team version of the tournament progressing quickly. With the quarterfinals now in the books — and only four teams remaining — we are closer than ever to crowning a national champion. Let’s take a look at how we got to this point. The first round …
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DELAND, Fla. — The 2025 Under Armour All-America Game week has come and gone and Rivals were on hand for it all. A drove of college football programs were represented within the game’s 2025 signees and elite 2026 recruits alike, but certain programs will feel even better coming out of the work week. UA NEXT COMMITMENTS: Donovan Murph commits to …
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The semifinals of the 12-team College Football Playoff are set. And there are no conference champions remaining. All four of the teams still alive in the playoff hosted games in the first round of the playoff. And all four have been favored in their first two games. Favorites are 8-0 straight-up so far this postseason and are 7-1 against the …
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes remains on the practice report with his ankle injury. He had another limited practice Thursday. Mahomes won’t play this week as the Chiefs already have clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and they have a bye next week. So, he will have more than three weeks to heal his mild high-ankle sprain. He injured …
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