The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of only two division winners from last year who are not the favorites to win this season, along with the Dallas Cowboys. The Buccaneers will have a new offensive coordinator, a tougher first-place schedule, and the current NFC South favorite Falcons having a significant upgrade at quarterback this offseason after signing Kirk Cousins. After …

The NFL’s preseason slate isn’t centered around the end result. It’s about the journey, aka player development, and the discovery of which players will survive each of the league’s 32 teams’ roster cutdown from 90 to 53.  Here’s is how the second run of exhibition games went this past week plus the important plays as we spotlight the good, bad …

We made it! The 2024 college football season is finally upon, with Week 0’s slate kicking off Saturday with No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland. In the springtime, I ranked my top 101 players in college football and then the next cut of second-tier stars. Now I’ve combined them into a full top 151. My list does …

Getty Images Former first-round offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus was arrested this weekend after allegedly urinating on a passenger during a Delta Air Lines fight, according to CBS News. Police were called to Logan Airport at 2 a.m. Sunday due to an unruly passenger, who they identified as the 40-year-old Cherilus.  “Troopers verbally commanded Cherilus to leave the plane, but he …

Fantasy football’s founders managed to nail pretty much every detail when our national pastime was invented way back in the pre-Super Bowl era, but the one aspect that’s never quite worked is QB scoring. It’s been broken from the start. Quarterback is obviously the most important position in the NFL by orders of magnitude, yet, historically, it’s been an afterthought …

The 2024 Tennessee high school football season begins Friday, with the top Nashville area stars set to take the field. All of them are chasing a TSSAA football state championship, which requires a stout defense. So, who’s the best Nashville area defensive player entering the year? Vote your choice here. The poll will close on Thursday at noon. Brenden Anes, …

NFL point spreads have been released for every game on the Week 1 NFL schedule. The latest NFL odds can be a useful tool when building your 2024 NFL survivor pool strategy. The 2024 NFL season begins when the Chiefs host the Ravens on Thursday, September 5. Kansas City is a 3-point favorite, one of seven spreads that of a …

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There’s a cloud hanging over the Cincinnati Bengals as we inch closer to the regular season, since star wideout Ja’Marr Chase has not been practicing with the team. Chase is one of these big-name receivers looking for a new contract, but it remains to be seen if he will put pen to paper before Week 1. Will Chase’s hold-in pay …

A quarter century ago, a then-obscure former indoor football star named Kurt Warner led the Rams to an unexpected title after starting quarterback Trent Green suffered a season-ending injury in the preseason. While no one knows how the Vikings’ 2024 season will play out, it’s beginning is strikingly similar to the 1999 Rams.  On Friday, Minnesota formally placed rookie quarterback …

The week before the final preseason games used to be the dress rehearsal for the starters. In a three-week NFL preseason, that has become a mixed bag.  Some teams do play their starters in Week 2 of the preseason, while others don’t play any of their first-team players. Joint practices took over the NFL this week, making the preseason games …

Winning your conference is very important in the era of the expanded College Football Playoff. The top four conference champions will receive byes to the second round of the 12-team postseason. With just four power conferences remaining following the demise of the Pac-12, a conference title is essentially a guaranteed off week. With the 2024 season quickly approaching, here’s a …

The second week of the NFL preseason has concluded, and one final tune-up remains ahead of the regular season. The week brought disappointing news for one rookie quarterback, but a handful of others delivered promising performances. Here is how I would rank this weekend’s performances from rookie quarterbacks:  Williams has wide receivers capable of beating man coverage, so he has …

Could Drake Maye start Week 1? Jerod Mayo makes clear statement originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Are we about to see a 2021 redux in New England? Three summers ago, rookie quarterback Mac Jones surprisingly beat out Cam Newton for the Patriots’ starting quarterback job, leading the team to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth. Two straight losing …

Jan 6, 2010, Newport Beach, CA, USA; Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide helmets at press conference for the 2010 BCS National Championship at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports The helmet is the visual identity of a football team. Some teams in the NFL, like the Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, 49ers …