Merry Thanksgivingmas. We had a bad week in Week 11, as the Miami Dolphins had their worst home outing of the entire season, the Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers forgot how to catch and the Detroit Lions struggled mightily with the lowly Chicago Bears. Additionally, Taylor Swift had to reschedule her concert in Brazil, so she was unable to facilitate …
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It’s now a 2-man race for the Heisman between Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels after regular season
One player bet, the other one raised, the first player called, and the chips were pushed to the middle of the table. Flip the cards, let’s see what everyone has. Oregon Ducks QB Bo Nix and LSU QB Jayden Daniels have been deadlocked in a battle for the Heisman Trophy over the past few weeks, and with the regular season …
Read More »Washington State falls to No. 4 Washington in Apple Cup heartbreaker
Nov. 26—SEATTLE — Behind the leg of a walk-on kicker, No. 4 Washington kept its undefeated season and national title hopes alive in its last regular-season game as a Pac-12 team after spending more than a century in the league. For Washington State, that 42-yard field goal by UW kicker Grady Gross as time expired ended its season and its …
Read More »How to watch the Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles game on CBS today
It’s Week 12 in the 2023 NFL season and on top of all the Thanksgiving games and the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game, this Sunday also has a jam-packed slate of football games, including this afternoon’s Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles game. The Bills vs. Eagles game will air on CBS today at 4:25 p.m. ET. Ready to tune into …
Read More »Notre Dame 56, Stanford 23 — Irish stack big plays and bigger numbers in rout on Saturday night
Notre Dame v Stanford The numbers are the highlights. That was in some part because Stanford was so overmatched against Notre Dame, the Cardinal program in a deeper hole than at any previous point this century and its path back to mediocrity looking like a narrow one that will test all the ingenuity of first-year head coach Troy Taylor. But …
Read More »Prisco’s Week 12 NFL picks: Jags beat Texans in AFC South showdown, Saints get key divisional win vs. Falcons
I did it. I made it over .500 for the season picking NFL games against the spread. Let’s celebrate. It’s been a heck of a climb, one that has taken a few weeks. But after going 8-6 last week, I am now at 80-78-6 for the season. Let’s go. I went 10-4 straight up last week to improve that mark …
Read More »Kentucky coach Mark Stoops decides to stay with Wildcats after emerging as Texas A&M’s top target
With the college football regular season coming to a close, the Texas A&M coaching search is coming into focus. And as we all expected, it’s a rollercoaster finding the next Aggies football coach. Though it appeared on Saturday that Texas A&M was ready to move forward with its top target, Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, with an announcement imminent, Stoops instead …
Read More »Coming playoff expansion puts college football fans at top of Misery Index for Week 13
College football has evolved quite a bit since the Misery Index came into existence a decade ago, but one thing about this sport hasn’t changed: The bigger the stakes, the bigger the misery. Is that still going to be the case next year and beyond? We ask that question as the 2023 regular season concludes because, 12 months from now, …
Read More »Steelers’ Diontae Johnson, Minkah Fitzpatrick involved in heated argument after loss to Browns, per report
USATSI The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns was dramatic for several reasons. For one, the Steelers defense allowed a rookie quarterback making his second career start to engineer a game-winning drive, and the Steelers offense had yet another terrible outing, which led to the firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Frustrations reportedly boiled over after the final …
Read More »Chip Kelly says he isn’t focused on his job security after UCLA’s lopsided loss to Cal
UCLA quarterback Dante Moore (3) is sacked by Cal linebacker David Reese (7) late in the fourth quarter at the Rose Bowl Saturday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) It felt like so much of what had come before it under Chip Kelly. A week after posting a riveting victory, UCLA sustained the sort of loss that made one question …
Read More »Widely assumed Commanders will fire Ron Rivera after season; Washington could be looking for new GM as well
The Washington Commanders are 4-8 on the season, winless in the NFC East, just fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and have a new owner who has transparently stated he will make changes throughout the organization after the season is complete. Multiple sources tell CBS Sports that managing partner Josh Harris is inclined to keep Ron Rivera through the end …
Read More »ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ announces location for championship week
ESPN “College GameDay” will be at the Georgia-Alabama game on Dec. 2. Georgia and Alabama are playing against each other in the SEC championship game. GameDay will run from 9 a.m. until noon ET. GameDay picked the Georgia-Alabama game over Oregon-Washington and Michigan-Iowa. “College GameDay” previously attended the Georgia versus Ole Miss game this season, which the Bulldogs won in …
Read More »Maybe the teams he played for
Tom Brady complained recently that modern football has a lot of mediocrity. Another Hall of Famer disagrees. Barry Sanders said on Robert Griffin III’s podcast that this NFL season has been great, and Sanders thinks Brady’s perception may be coming from watching the 2-8 Patriots and 4-6 Buccaneers, while Sanders has been watching the 8-3 Lions. “Maybe he’s talking about …
Read More »Michigan football has found its secret sauce
The mood had darkened like the skies above. It was quiet as a sanctuary inside the cavernous Big House with the home crowd subdued and on edge. Ohio State had just cobbled together its most impressive drive of the game, tearing through Michigan football’s defensive front on a 75-yard march to the end zone that left the score tied at …
Read More »Louisville football stumbles in Governor’s Cup. What we learned ahead of ACC title game
Jeff Brohm used the term “ridiculous” five times and “disappointing” four times Saturday after his ninth-ranked Cardinals lost the Governor’s Cup for the fifth consecutive time. The sentiments summarized the frustrated, first-year Cardinals coach’s feelings after Kentucky rallied to defeat Louisville, 38-31, at L&N Stadium. U of L led, 24-14, late in the third quarter and had the momentum with …
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