The NFL playoff picture is complete, and Super Wild Card Weekend is right around the corner. The action kicks off on Saturday as the Seattle Seahawks travel to San Francisco to battle the 49ers at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Super Wild Card Weekend concludes with a much-anticipated matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 8:15 …

The Titans completed interviews with Browns assistant General Manager/vice president of player personnel Glenn Cook and 49ers director of player personnel Ran Carthon on Friday, the team announced. The Titans are seeking a replacement for Jon Robinson, whom they fired Dec. 6. Cook just finished his first season in his current role with the Browns after spending the previous two …

Alabama football will have to find a new defensive coordinator for the 2023 season. Pete Golding, Alabama’s defensive coordinator the past five seasons, is leaving for the same position at Ole Miss, according to a report Friday from ESPN and others. Golding arrived in Tuscaloosa to serve as co-defensive coordinator in 2018 while coaching inside linebackers. Golding became the lone …

The Seattle Seahawks are the definition of an underdog. Written off before the season with Russell Wilson traded and Geno Smith becoming the starting quarterback, few gave the Seahawks an opportunity to compete in an NFC West that had three playoff teams from a season before. Seattle defied the odds by finishing with a winning record and getting into the …

The NFL playoffs are here, and it’s time to figure out who is for real and who is not. All 14 teams are 0-0 at this point, but one thing our playoff contenders unfortunately can’t wipe clean are their injury reports. Some teams like the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens limped into the postseason with quarterback issues, while others like …

Back-to-back Bulldogs: Georgia tops TCU for second consecutive title Dan Wolken looks at how the Georgia Bulldogs won back-to-back national championships. USA TODAY The college football season wrapped up with Georgia taking home its second consecutive national title after a defeat of TCU in the playoff championship game.  The sheer domination of the Horned Frogs begs an obvious question: Have …

Three postseason all-star games down, four more to go! I love that you guys are following me along on this 2023 NFL Draft scouting journey across all of the postseason all-star events. This week, I was at both the College Gridiron Showcase in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Hula Bowl in Orlando, Florida. There were a ton of scouts from …

Is it starting to look more and more like the Cincinnati Bengals can’t lose this Wild Card game against the Baltimore Ravens? After Lamar Jackson takes to Twitter to update fans on his injury, effectively ruling himself out for Sundays match, many are picking Joe Burrow to dominate this weekend, and move the Bengals on in the playoffs… but Craig …

The Houston Texans and Bryce Young go together like love and marriage — or Al Bundy and beer. Even though the Texans are behind the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL draft order at No. 2, the Monsters of the Midway don’t need a quarterback as they have Justin Fields. However, the Bears are in the market for listening to …

We previously touched on nine coaches that could potentially be among the New York Jets’ search for their new offensive coordinator. Thanks to a couple of reports from Ian Rapoport and Albert Breer, six more names could be worth keeping an eye on. Here’s a quick look at each of those six coaches. Patriots TE coach Nick Caley Charles LeClaire-USA …

It’s the Friday before the NFL Playoffs begin, and I’m not here to waste your time. This afternoon newsletter is packed to the gills with NFL picks to get you through the entire weekend. I’ve also included two picks for tonight, and a couple more soccer picks. You’ve earned them. I hope they’re all winners, like these stories. Let’s dive …

Who’s Playing Seattle @ San Francisco Regular Season Records: Seattle 9-8; San Francisco 13-4 What to Know The San Francisco 49ers will duke it out with the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium at 4:30 p.m. ET. The 49ers know how to get points on the board — the squad has finished …

USATSI Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding is leaving the program to take the same position at Ole Miss, according to multiple reports. Golding will replace Chris Partridge, who was promoted to defensive play caller in 2022.  Golding, 38, was considered one of the top up-and-coming assistants in college football when he was hired in 2018 as co-defensive coordinator from UTSA. …

The NFL playoffs are finally here, but some key players might be missing out on the action.   Here’s the latest on the injury status of key players around the league ahead of this weekend’s playoff action. Seahawks @ 49ers (4:30 p.m. Saturday, FOX) SEA RB Kenneth Walker II (will play) returned to practice Thursday and doesn’t have a designation …

The Tennessee Titans did not have anyone voted as a first-team All-Pro this year, but two of their players did make the cut on the second team. The Associated Press released its annual list of first-team and second-team All-Pros on Friday, and Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse and defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons made the latter squad. Other Titans who received All-Pro …