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BATON ROUGE – As far as LSU fans are concerned, former quarterback Walker Howard is going to Hell.
That is how LSU fans refer to where Ole Miss should go in chants about the border rival Rebels. And Howard is viewed in some circles as the worst kind of traitor, because he is one of LSU’s own. His father, Jamie Howard, was the Tigers’ starting quarterback from nearby Lafayette for four seasons from 1992-95.
But this is the NCAA Transfer Portal era in college football. And Howard – a five-star signee out of St.

Christian McCaffrey looks to carry the 49ers against Cowboys.
The first week of the postseason delivered many exciting games, highlighted by the unexpected comeback by the Jaguars. The eight remaining teams have minimal injuries to their offensive players. Here’s a look at each team and some player notes for the second round of the playoffs.
Buffalo BillsThe only offensive Buffalo player with injury news heading into the second round of the postseason is WR Isaiah McKenzie. Buffalo gave their WR3 snaps last week to Khalil Shakir (41%) and Cole Beasley (42%).

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Dak Prescott just keeps getting better.
If you’ve been on football Twitter this year, you know the warring factions of Dak Prescott fandom. It’s the most divisive area of Twitter outside of anime Twitter and Beyonce stans. However, what Monday night proved is that Dak Prescott is one of the best QBs in the entire league, and when he plays like he did in the Cowboys’ Wild Card win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas will be hard to stop.

Jalen Hurts is no longer on the injury list, and he’s expected to play in the Philadelphia Eagles matchup against the New York Giants. When asked about concerns over his shoulder injury, Hurts appeared not to be worried, stated ‘there’s always a target’ on his back. Mark Schlereth tells Craig Carton whether he believes Jalen is healthy enough to face the Giants in this playoff matchup.

What would you pay to attend the Divisional Round matchups this weekend? Craig Carton takes a look at both the ‘Get in the Door’ prices, and the ‘average ticket’ prices at both the NFC and AFC Divisional round games, and decides whether those prices are worth it. At the most expensive average price is the New York Giants matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, and Craig decides whether it’s worth forking up $1k for a chance to see Daniel Jones possibly upset Jalen Hurts and the Eagles.

Let’s take stock of all the player movement as the transfer portal closes on Wednesday.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. Shame on Ivan Provorov for refusing to wear a Pride Night jersey.
In today’s SI:AM:
🔄 Where college football’s biggest names are headed
🏀 The evolution of the NBA’s big men
🗽 The Knicks finally have a point guard
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Bennett didn’t hold back in responding to the criticism.
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett turned in one of the most unique and successful careers in college football history, but it didn’t stop the critics from coming for him, even during the Bulldogs’ second consecutive national championship celebration parade.
Bennett was spotted on his cell phone during the parade, a sight that one local media member—Atlanta food and sports personality Steak Shapiro—took major exception to.

A best bet for Saturday’s AFC divisional round matchup between the top-seeded and favored Chiefs and the Jaguars.
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs kicks off with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs hosting Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars.
Jacksonville extended its winning streak to six games following an amazing come-from-behind victory over the Chargers in the wild-card round. After a terrible first half performance, Lawrence led the Jaguars back from a 27-point deficit en route to a 31-30 win.

Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos very rarely speaks with the media, but decided to make what was just his second media appearance in four years on Martin Luther King Jr. day.
Many are saying that he conveniently scheduled his appearance on MLK Day. And based on his answers, it’s easy to see why folks have come to that conclusion.
READ: MLB MAY SOON TRY TO ELIMINATE LOCAL AREA BLACKOUTS
The main reason behind his appearance in front of reporters and on WBALTV was the announcement that the Orioles were committing $5 million to a Baltimore public school scholarship fund.

Arizona, Carolina, Denver, Houston and Indianapolis are all looking for their next head coach. Which job is the best? Well, it’s not simply about the team’s roster.