Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where sympathy cards should be sent to Vanderbilt, Kent State and Louisiana-Monroe, the only FBS schools to go winless in conference play:
First Quarter: CFP Committee Stress Test | Second Quarter: Why Texas A&M Vetoed Stoops Hire | Third Quarter: Conference Title Game Picks
Fourth Quarter: A play here, a play there …
At the end of every season it’s possible to look back and see where the old “game of inches” saying rings true.
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One team can book a postseason spot this weekend, while others can start thinking about January vacations
The stretch run to the playoffs is on in the NFL.
Thanksgiving is in the rear-view mirror, meaning we have reached the part of the season where teams can start locking down playoff spots.
And unfortunately, some teams are on the cusp of elimination already.
Here are the playoff and elimination scenarios for Week 13 of the NFL season, along with information on each game involved.
Every game on the schedule will have some impact on which teams advance to next week’s quarterfinals.
USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, suffered the worst college football season he’s been involved in this year as the Trojans went 7–5.
Williams won 11 games in his previous two seasons with Oklahoma in 2021 and USC last year. So, only winning seven games is uncharted territory for the junior.
Despite the hardships this season brought, Williams is choosing to look on the bright side of this year and use it to help him grow in the future as a quarterback.
Even the race-baiters should cringe at Carron J. Phillips and Deadspin.
On Monday, Phillips published an article on Deadspin titled “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress.”
In the article, he called on the NFL to condemn a young fan who Phillips claims “hate[s] black people and Native Americans.
Draymond Green makes his return after his five-game suspension, but it’s just one of several issues the Warriors are trying to work through.
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Koepka has a new face on his 2024 Smash GC team, as a U.S. Open champ is the latest to join the roster.
Another major champion will join Brooks Koepka and Smash GC for the 2024 LIV Golf season.
Reports state that the 2010 U.S. Open Champion, Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, is set to be the fourth member, per the Telegraph.
Koepka handed McDowell a get-out-of-jail-free card since he finished outside the top 24 in the 48-man league. When McDowell signed with LIV 18 months ago, he agreed to a two-year deal.
Despite not being at full strength through 18 games of the NBA season, the Lakers have enjoyed a 10-8 start to the year.
Thanks to All-NBA level play from LeBron James, and continued strong play from running mate Anthony Davis, the Lakers have proven that they can be a force in the West if a few role players get healthy, or if they add at the trade deadline.
Could Los Angeles have interest in a Zach LaVine trade with the Bulls? NBA insider Shams Charania expects the Lakers to keep an eye on him at the deadline if they remain a contender.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has spoken candidly about making a return to the field from his torn Achilles injury that he suffered in September.
On Nov. 19, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Rodgers could potentially return for the Jets’ Week 16 game against the Commanders on Christmas Eve, as long as he could protect himself and if the franchise were still in the AFC playoff hunt.
I didn’t think we’d have some serious mascot innovation when the news broke that the beloved Cheez-It Bowl was being rebranded as the Pop-Tarts Bowl, but I don’t think about a lot of things that turn out to be true.
However, “innovation” doesn’t always mean a great idea. Crystal Pepsi was technically an innovation in the field of colorless beverages, but look how that turned out. That’s how I feel about the idea of an edible mascot.
Innovative? Yes. Rife with problems that could lead to inevitable failure? Also yes.