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Josh McDaniels’ bad decisions lead to Raiders firing: What’s next?

More Teams. More Games. Adam Schefter gives the latest about the firings of head coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler by the Raiders. (1:34) The last image of Josh McDaniels as an NFL head coach will be from Monday night. Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams had gotten himself open for two long touchdowns […]

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Ranking the 10 best college football defenses ahead of the 2023 season

The spring has been spent breaking down which offenses (quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers) will define the upcoming college football season, so it’s now time to look at what ultimately wins championships: the defenses. The Georgia Bulldogs broke their 41-year title drought, then followed it up by becoming the first back-to-back champion in a […]

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Georgia-Tennessee football: Is the Dawgs new-look defense ready for the Vols?

ATHENS, Ga. — It might be one of the most trite axioms in sports, but “next man up” has taken on a literal meaning for No. 3 Georgia’s defense this season. A year ago, a historically talented defense led the Bulldogs to their first national championship in 41 years. Five defensive starters — end Travon […]

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Drafting college football’s best players into four superteams, position by position

But 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, […]

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Preseason College Football Power Rankings: Alabama once again starts the season at No. 1

Despite the seismic changes that took place during college football’s offseason, the upcoming season will provide fans with a breath of familiarity. Yes, the preseason College Football Power Rankings are once again led by perennial playoff teams, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. But last season’s rankings had the Spencer Rattler-led Oklahoma Sooners at No. […]

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Week after surprising trade from Chicago Bears, optimistic Khalil Mack ‘just can’t wait’ to get started with Los Angeles Chargers

Mack met with reporters Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for Mack, one of the league’s top pass-rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. “It was weird […]

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