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Neither cancer nor advancing age can keep Benny Wasserman from going up against 90 mph pitches and circling the bases on field of dreams.
A look at Sunday’s games, including a ranking of the four coaches involved, the better home-field advantage and the career outlooks of two star AFC quarterbacks.
There are four teams remaining in the 2022–23 NFL season and four potential Super Bowl matchups left to consider. While we would like this time of year to be about just the on-field performances, this championship weekend is rife with story lines.
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AFC and NFC Championship Games: We already know who wins because DVOA says so
While Wild Card weekend lived up to the name for the NFL, the divisional round had less drama and excitement. The Philadelphia Eagles blew out the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals controlled the Buffalo Bills. The Kansas City Chiefs had to hold on against the Jacksonville Jaguars after Patrick Mahomes got hurt, while defense ruled the day with the San Francisco 49ers up ending the Dallas Cowboys in a low-scoring affair.
The hiring/non-hiring intertwined two issues: HBCUs hiring celebrity coaches in the wake of Deion Sanders’s run at Jackson State, and how people talk about HBCUs.
Ed Reed will not be Bethune-Cookman’s head coach after the school chose not to ratify his contract this past weekend, a decision ultimately made by the university’s interim president, Lawrence Drake.
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Being ‘safe’ is fine, but there’s nothing special about this hire.
The Carolina Panthers were the first team of 2022 to fire their head coach, now they’re the first to hire a replacement. Frank Reich was announced as the team’s new head coach on Thursday, representing the most boring, least imaginative hire possible. Now he’ll be tasked with an offensive rebuild, which presumably begins by finding a franchise quarterback in the draft.
Reich is fine. The hiring is fine. If you’re looking for some stability and a .
Billy Packer, the legendary college basketball announcer, died on Thursday at the age of 82. His son, Mark, shared the news on Twitter on Thursday night.
Mark told the Associated Press that Packer was hospitalized in Charlotte for the past three weeks with several medical issues before ultimately succumbing to kidney failure.
The Packer Family would like to share some sad news. Our amazing father, Billy, has passed. We take peace knowing that he’s in heaven with Barb. RIP, Billy. pic.twitter.
McCaffrey wasn’t looking to leave the Panthers, but moving to the 49ers has been a boon for him and for San Francisco’s Super Bowl hopes.
The Philadelphia Eagles might need the army to keep Christian McCaffrey off the field Sunday.
The San Francisco 49ers and Eagles will battle it out in the NFC title game for a chance to punch a ticket to the Super Bowl. It should be one hell of an exciting game.
Christian McCaffrey doesn’t plan on sitting out against the Eagles. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
McCaffrey, who is one of the most dynamic players in modern NFL history, is dealing with a bruised calf and sat out practice Thursday. However, there’s no chance he doesn’t suit up Sunday.
Deion Sanders continues to make an immediate impact at Colorado.
The new head coach of the Buffaloes is doing his best to build a winning culture and turn around one of the worst P5 programs in America.
While Deion Sanders is grinding it out with his players, he took some time to meet with Colorado superfan Peggy Coppom, who is in her 90s.
The moment between Prime and arguably the biggest fan of the Buffaloes on the planet is bound to melt even the toughest of hearts.
Part 1 of Peggy meeting Coach Prime #CoachPrime | #GoBuffs pic.twitter.