alabama football Bryce Young was 9 years old the last time Alabama played a regular-season game without national championship implications. That was five national titles ago. Now, thanks to two ever-so-slender defeats – by a total of four points – Young and the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide (7-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) are almost certainly back in that scenario for the first …

The Green Bay Packers (3-6) hope to put an end to their five-game losing streak when they play host to the Dallas Cowboys (6-2) on Sunday in the NFL game of the week on FOX and the FOX Sports app. In another key game in Week 10, the Buffalo Bills (6-2) play host to the Minnesota Vikings (7-1) in a …

Kmet’s growth is under-the-radar aspect of Bears’ offensive success originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — All the talk over the last three weeks has been about Justin Fields’ ascension from question mark to franchise quarterback. Rightfully so. But he’s not the only member of a young Bears offense who is starting to find his game. Entering …

David Reginek / USA TODAY Sports The Green Bay Packers suffered several losses during their 15-9 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Wide receiver Romeo Doubs suffered an ankle injury, running back Aaron Jones did as well, cornerback Eric Stokes suffered ankle and knee injuries and then pass rusher Rashan Gary suffered a knee injury. Wide receiver Christian Watson and …

Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford has been named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following his monster showing against Kansas State. Ford led the Texas defense with a team-high 10 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Ford has a knack for creating turnovers in clutch moments. His interception set up a short field for the Texas …

Getty Images Wide receiver DeSean Jackson is set to make his Baltimore Ravens debut on “Monday Night Football,” as the team announced it had activated the 35-year-old from the practice squad ahead of its prime-time matchup with the New Orleans Saints. The Ravens need help offensively, so it will be interesting to see where the veteran fits in and how much assistance …

Josh Allen might be dealing with a serious injury. The Buffalo Bills quarterback is being evaluated for a UCL injury related to nerves on the elbow of his throwing arm, ESPN reported Monday. Bills coach Sean McDermott told reporters that he hopes to have more information by Tuesday. Allen suffered the injury on the final drive of the Bills’ 20-17 …

If you want to truly understand why the hiring of Jeff Saturday as interim head coach of the Indianapolis Colts is an insult, a huge one, to every Black coach in the NFL, and every potential Black coach who might someday hope to become one, look no further than a man named Marcus Brady. Brady spent nine seasons coaching for two …

USA Today JuJu Smith-Schuster achieved a triple crown of sorts during Sunday night’s game between the Chiefs and Titans. Smith-Schuster reached two of his contractural incentives, both equaling $250,000 in additional salary. He did so while playing an integral role in Kansas City’s overtime win over Tennessee that helped the 6-2 Chiefs maintain their spot atop the AFC West standings.  …

Subscribe to You Pod to Win the Game Good rule of thumb: Don’t make any predictions if Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is involved. That was this podcast’s mistake a mere 24 hours ago, when we closed out the Sunday night recap proclaiming that Irsay would be patient with head coach Frank Reich after a disastrous 3-5-1 start to the …

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 11, including Alabama at Ole Miss, TCU at Texas, Washington at Oregon College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 11 * next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction Week 11 College Football Expert PicksBall State at Toledo | Buffalo …

We’ve never seen a cheetah pull off a somersault.  Sunday afternoon, that all changed when the human “Cheetah” Tyreek Hill broke out a jaw-dropping backflip to celebrate a go-ahead TD reception as part of his exemplary Week 9 outing. There were plenty of reasons to jump for joy for Hill and Dolphins. First, they accomplished what they set out to, …

The Indianapolis Colts fired Frank Reich Monday, in a move that qualifies as big news on its own. However, the Colts did something else that garnered far more attention. They named Jeff Saturday the team’s interim coach for the rest of the season. Yes, that’s right, the same Jeff Saturday, whom you can currently catch on ESPN as an NFL …

The New York Giants took a loss during their bye week. Starting safety Xavier McKinney revealed Monday that he sustained a hand injury during a trip to Cabo on a sight-seeing tour.  Initially McKinney said he would be sidelined for “a few weeks” due to the injury, but he’ll now be out at least the next four games after the Giants …

Week 10 of the college football season was flat-out nuts.  Based on the initial College Football Playoff rankings, No. 1 Tennessee was blasted on the road by No. 3 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State struggled mightily to perhaps the worst Power Five team in the nation (Northwestern), and No. 4 Clemson was sent into orbit at Notre Dame. So what …