ORLANDO, Fla. — When Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh entered the AFC coaches breakfast at the NFL’s annual meetings Monday, it became apparent how much has changed for the franchise. It was at this same event last year when quarterback Lamar Jackson announced on social media that he had requested a trade from the Ravens […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Ryan McGee examines the biggest Week 8 storylines in college football, all of which have a theme of revenge. (3:26) IF THERE IS a feeling of déjà vu around USC this week, it’s rooted in a harsh reality. For the second season in a row under Lincoln Riley, USC won its […]
Continue readingIn some ways, the Madden NFL 24 video game, which was released Friday, is heading back to the future. For the first time in years, the game has brought back minigames to help development in franchise mode. In that mode, EA Sports has revamped some of the trade logic and offered more spots to trade […]
Continue reading2022 win total: 9.5 2022 team record: 10-7 2022 record ATS: 7-9-1 (T-22nd) 2022 team overs*: 5-12-0 (T-29th) Did you know? Jackson is 10-1-1 ATS in his career as an underdog (8-4 outright), the best ATS record as an underdog by any quarterback in the Super Bowl era (minimum 10 instances). 2023 win total: 9.5 […]
Continue readingHeisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. Williams, named last week the AP player of the […]
Continue readingFor a handful of individuals, Caleb Williams’ Heisman-level season was appreciated on tape delay. When Williams was tearing off long runs, escaping pressure in the pocket and delivering Patrick Mahomes-like lasers to receivers, his offensive linemen weren’t always able to watch. They were blocking. So every Monday, when USC came in for film study, the […]
Continue readingThe last October weekend of the college football season looked ripe for upsets. And we got them — just not where we thought. Oklahoma State traveled to Manhattan to take on Kansas State in what was supposed to be a battle for the inside track to the Big 12 championship game. Instead, it turned into […]
Continue readingIt would be easy to do so; through the Trojans’ three victories that have kicked off the Lincoln Riley era, the USC punter has had only five punts, and three of them were in the fourth quarter with the game already well in hand. Twice on Saturday night, Sleep-Dalton started to put his helmet on […]
Continue readingBut what if we had a draft featuring all college football players? We polled four writers — Andrea Adelson, David Hale, Adam Rittenberg and Alex Scarborough — to come up with their best all-22 selections (plus a place-kicker and return specialist) to create the best team of college football players possible. So, yes, Caleb Williams, […]
Continue readingAlabama stars Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Joining Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, and Anderson, the star pass rusher, were Alabama defensive backs Jordan Battle and Eli Ricks as first-team selections. The AP preseason All-America team presented […]
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