The final days of the four-team College Football Playoff are on the horizon. The landscape of the sport will see a seismic shift this fall to a 12-team playoff format that will mark the biggest change since adopting the CFP in favor of the BCS National Championship in 2014. The inaugural College Football Playoff featured Oregon knocking off reigning national …

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The Minnesota Vikings will be going back to Nick Mullens for their must-win Week 18 game against the Detroit Lions. “Nick has been very effective moving the team. We’ve been very explosive as an offense when he’s been in there,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday. “Nick knows that the one area that we must focus on is the possession …

Jordon Hankins has been promoted to Memphis football defensive coordinator, coach Ryan Silverfield announced on Wednesday. Hankins had previously served as linebackers coach and interim defensive coordinator for the Tigers’ AutoZone Liberty Bowl win over Iowa State on Dec. 29. Hankins was elevated to interim defensive coordinator for the bowl game after Matt Barnes left for Mississippi State. “I am …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The final weekend of the NFL season is always a hard one to handicap because the overwhelming majority of teams already know their postseason fate and have nothing to play for.  Historically, some coaches tend to ease up on the gas pedal a bit by resting starters and lightening up the game plan. Meanwhile, …

As of late, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs has not made as much of an impact as he usually does. The Bills are still in the playoff picture and have a good chance of extending their season, but with a chance of missing it completely, they’ll want Diggs at his best for the season finale. This week, the AFC …

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy fanned the flames of the program’s sign-stealing scandal and its rivalry with Ohio State on Wednesday by suggesting the No. 1 Wolverines were only trying to keep pace with the Buckeyes by engaging in a scheme that was ultimately deemed to violate the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Policy.  As part of an explanation into the messages given …

USATSI A.J. Brown won’t have the speculation run rampant on whether Nick Sirianni has lost the Philadelphia Eagles locker room. Brown defended his head coach while shooting down any reported quarrels he has with the coaching staff.  “There may be things that Nick probably wanna fix about himself. Loyalty is not one of them,” Brown said, via SportsRadio WIP. “He …

I like awards and award shows, even if they drive me crazy sometimes. How could Forrest Gump win Best Picture over Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption? How could Eli Manning win Super Bowl MVP over Justin Tuck in SB42? Did Mark Moseley really win the NFL MVP in 1982? A kicker? (It really happened, kids.) But it’s the time of …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Sean McVay says he’s not a patient man. However, the Los Angeles Rams head coach has used more grace and gratitude in molding an initial  90-man roster that included 40 first-year players this offseason. He has nurtured that young group through a rocky season in which they stood 3-6 at one point. They are now …

Every time you think the Michigan football sign-stealing narrative has come to a close, it manages to pull itself up by its bootstraps. Despite Connor Stalions having not been with the program since late-October, the Wolverines have kept winning — even without Jim Harbaugh on the sidelines for the three toughest regular season games to close out the season. And …

Austin Jackson had a hard time finding a home on the Dolphins offensive line during his first three NFL seasons. Jackson, the 18th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, struggled playing left tackle, his college position, as a rookie. Shifting Jackson to left guard in 2021 was a failed experiment. The plan in 2022 was to see if Jackson …

The New York Jets and veteran running back Dalvin Cook have mutually agreed to part ways leading up to the Week 18 regular-season finale, his agency told NFL Media. CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones confirmed the move. With his release, Cook can now play for a playoff team and compete for a Super Bowl while New York’s season …

J.J. McCarthy addressed his team’s sign-stealing scandal on a teleconference ahead of Monday’s national championship game between No. 1 Michigan football (14-0) and No. 2 Washington (14-0). Michigan’s junior quarterback — named Rose Bowl Game offensive MVP after he completed 17 of 27 passes for 216 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions — was asked how he would feel, hypothetically, …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter At 9-7, the Jaguars, Colts and Texans all control their playoff destiny entering the final week of the regular season.  The message is simple for all three teams: Win and you’re in.  While all three teams have a chance at the division title, Jacksonville is in the driver’s seat for the AFC South crown because …