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The College Football Playoff selection committee sparked some worry for Notre Dame after admitting that coach Brian Kelly’s abrupt departure might negatively impact the school’s playoff chances. Those worries are no longer in play, partly …
The Big 12 Championship provided a ton of drama on Saturday, and the ending likely knocked one team out of contention for a College Football Playoff bid. The Baylor Bears held off a spirited comeback bid from the Oklahoma State Cowboys in …
ABC’s broadcast of Saturday’s Big 12 Championship had a brief and inexplicable technical error at halftime. The telecast was cutting to commercial and running through sponsors in typical fashion. However, eagle-eyed viewers noticed …
The past month has seen college football coaches land a series of huge new contracts, several of which challenge Nick Saban’s status as the highest-paid coach in the sport. Fortunately for him, the Alabama coach has a clause in his current deal …
The Akron Zips aren’t known for their pulling power in college football circles. That makes their new head football coach even more exciting. On Saturday, Akron officially announced the hire of Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as its …
Brian Kelly is weighing in on whether his departure should factor into Notre Dame’s case for inclusion in the College Football Playoff. Kelly appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday, and one of the questions he was …
One of the reasons the USC Trojans targeted Lincoln Riley as head coach is because he’ll be able to recruit with the heavyweights and attract top talent to the school. So far, Riley is delivering. Wide receiver Makai Lemon, a five-star recruit …
Marcus Freeman probably doesn’t need to do much to win the crowd over at Notre Dame, but he’s doing it anyway. The new Notre Dame football coach ended his first official day on the job by attending the school’s hockey game Friday …
The Oregon Ducks had a disastrous first half in the Pac-12 Championship on Friday night, and it was punctuated by one of the worst throws of the entire season. The Ducks were already down 20-0 to Utah with 18 seconds left in the second quarter, …
The New York Mets are still without a manager, but it sounds like the team is finally moving toward hiring one. The choice may be a name that will be well-known to baseball fans. The Mets are expected to have veteran manager Buck Showalter …
Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Everson Griffen on Friday issued his first public statement since a troubling incident at his home in November. In a message posted to Instagram, Griffen said he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and wants …
Brian Kelly was still on the road recruiting for Notre Dame right up to the moment that news of his decision to leave for LSU went public. That left the family of the final player he visited as coach of the Fighting Irish with an amazing story. …
New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill will push himself through the finger injury he suffered during Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Hill suffered a ruptured tendon at the tip of the middle finger on his right throwing hand. That …
The Miami Hurricanes may be the latest team set to tempt a big-name coach away from another program. Miami is targeting Oregon coach Mario Cristobal to replace current coach Manny Diaz, and high-ranking officials appear to think they will be …
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians thinks the three members of his team caught using fake vaccine cards might not be the only offenders in the NFL. Arians spoke at length about the circumstances that led to three Buccaneers, most notably wide …
Teams across the NFL are trying to adjust to the new normal that involves much stricter standards for taunting penalties. That includes the Kansas City Chiefs, who are getting an earful about it from offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Bieniemy has …
