One of my favorite hobbies, outside of writing about football, is running. It gives me a chance to catch up on podcasts or books. I get to travel and do long-distance races with friends. Of course, I keep my health in check as I get older. Anyway, my favorite time out on a trail is the last couple of miles. …
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The 2024-25 College Football Playoff Bracket is set, as 12 teams prepare to compete in the expanded playoff for the first time. No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed Georgia, No. 3 seed Boise State and No. 4 seed Arizona State each earned first-round byes, so they will wait for their respective quarterfinal matchups to be set. The first round …
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We’re officially into the final stretch run of the 2024 NFL season. Bye weeks are in the rearview mirror. Each team has only four games remaining on its schedule. Amazingly, though, only seven of the league’s 32 teams have been officially eliminated from the playoffs. There are a bunch of truly bad teams this season, but also a bunch of …
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Tim Prangley | Trojans Wire It was recently announced that USC football will conclude its 2024 season with a matchup against Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojans have not had Eric Gentry on the field for the past two months. Is that actually going to change for the bowl game? While an exciting matchup on paper, the …
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Running backs remain king in fantasy football. While it feels like there are more elite quarterbacks and wide receivers than ever before, the amount of consistent, dependable running backs is dwindling. This makes it all the more important to find value at running back in fantasy football. In order to help you do that, I will be taking a look …
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The expanded College Football Playoff takes center stage over the next month as the sport prepares for 12 teams for the first time ever. More teams means more playmakers to watch, and we’ve got our eyes on some of the best. Granted, it’s been an unusual year for top talent. Two of the four Heisman Trophy finalists are not playing …
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None of the 13 games on Sunday during the Week 15 NFL schedule are divisional contests, but there are two potential Super Bowl previews. Bills vs. Lions (-2.5) is a matchup we could see again in February, while Steelers vs. Eagles (-5) is one Pennsylvanians are hoping to see again come Super Bowl Sunday. The Bills have won four straight …
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More teams than ever have national title dreams in the second week of December. The first 12-team playoff is less than two weeks away, as Indiana and Notre Dame will kick off the postseason on Friday, Dec. 20. A day later, the three other first-round games will take place ahead of the quarterfinals on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. At …
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Curran: Patriots should aspire to be like Panthers in final games originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Expectations have been lowered in New England, to say the least. When Tom Brady was in town, anything short of a Super Bowl was a disappointment. Immediately after Brady’s departure, the goal was simply to make the playoffs. Now? Our Patriots Insider Tom …
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Nov 2, 2019; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive coordinator Blake Baker talks to his players during the second quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports On Wednesday, USA Today published its annual database detailing college football coaching salaries across the sport. LSU’s staff is usually among the highest paid in …
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The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will meet in a key NFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Los Angeles, which beat San Francisco, 27-24, in Week 3, will try to sweep the season series with the 49ers for the first time since 2018. The Rams (7-6), second in the NFC West, are coming off a 44-42 win …
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The College Football Playoff playoff bracket has been unveiled and the 12-team field to compete for the national championship is set. But it hasn’t silenced any controversy. One upset party is the SEC, which saw Alabama being the last team out in favor of SMU. The league also had two other three-loss teams in contention that fell short. Are their …
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Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had a four-game run last December that saw him throw 10 touchdowns and no interceptions while the Rams won three of four games on their way to making the playoffs. History may be repeating itself. Stafford has 10 touchdowns and no interceptions in the team’s last four games and the Rams have won three of them …
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© BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The transfer portal has been open now for a few days and a good amount of former five-stars prospects have jumped in. Here is a breakdown of those players as more could jump in the pool soon as well: MORE: Ranking the 10 biggest portal announcements from Tuesday | …
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This past week was a fun one. The Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West for the ninth straight season with the “doink for the division,” the Buffalo Bills fell another game back of the Chiefs after losing a shootout to the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans failed to score a single touchdown against the worst defense in the …
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