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Stat burns: Each top 25 team’s best number to brag about

So this week, we had SIG again dig into the numbers to find the opposite end of the spectrum: Which statistic should each top 25 team’s fan base be bragging about the most? New quarterback? No problem: For the fifth time under Nick Saban, Alabama will break in a new full-time starter at quarterback. If […]

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Shane Morris gets Elite 11 finals nod

He rectified that Friday — and in enemy territory nonetheless. At the Columbus Elite 11 regional, the Michigan commit from De La Salle (Warren, Mich.) was named MVP and will be headed to California for the Elite 11 finals this summer. “I definitely came in with a chip on my shoulder,” the left-handed quarterback said. […]

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Columbus hosts Elite 11 regional

With time running out to lock down a coveted spot in the finals of the Elite 11 competition, several of the nation’s top quarterbacks will descend on the campus of Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday looking for a chance to earn a plane ticket to California. The winner will earn the sixth […]

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Mike Tomlin brought the 2023 Steelers back from the brink

More Teams. More Games. Adam Schefter and Pat McAfee discuss Mike Tomlin’s future with the Steelers. (1:50) PITTSBURGH — Standing at the front of a ballroom in a Pittsburgh-area hotel on Dec. 22, the night before facing the Cincinnati Bengals for the second time, Mike Tomlin delivered the message his team needed to hear. They […]

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Bama (still) rules, TCU surges into Way-Too-Early Top 25

So is it still technically “Way Too Early” to rank teams? Maybe, maybe not. But we’re voting for yes. In likely the final batch before August, defending champ Alabama stays at No. 1, Clemson sits tight at No. 2, Baylor drops out and Tennessee moves into the top 10. The one new team joining the […]

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Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears and a quarterback conundrum

CHICAGO — The iconic play of the Justin Fields era made all the highlight shows. It was slowed down, replayed from alternate angles, with specific frames frozen on social media platforms to be admired by NFL fans the world over. With four seconds on the clock and the Chicago Bears trailing the Cleveland Browns 20-17, […]

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Steelers’ Mason Rudolph to start even though Kenny Pickett cleared

Though 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett has been medically cleared to return following TightRope surgery on his ankle, coach Mike Tomlin said Monday he’s sticking with Rudolph at quarterback in a must-win regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. “Kenny’s availability is less than question this week,” Tomlin said Monday. “I anticipate him being […]

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Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph to start vs. Seahawks

More Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee and crew discuss what the Steelers’ options are at quarterback after Mason Rudolph‘s stellar performance in Week 16. (1:20) SEATTLE — Quarterback Mason Rudolph will start his second game in as many weeks, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Friday. Though Rudolph will start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, […]

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Why Mason Rudolph’s spotlight moment could have future meaning

More Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee and crew discuss what the Steelers’ options are at quarterback after Mason Rudolph‘s stellar performance in Week 16. (1:20) PITTSBURGH — Sitting at home without an NFL contract seven months ago, Mason Rudolph opened up a Microsoft Word document he hadn’t edited since his freshman year at Oklahoma State. […]

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