When it comes to picking a conference championship winner, there is one tried and true rule that keeps showing up: backing the home team is usually the right move. Over the past 12…
Jan 25, 2026
As difficult as the Denver Broncos’ situation is with Jarrett Stidham making his first start of the season in the AFC Championship Game, it’s not unprecedented. It’s also not encou…
Jan 24, 2026
UCLA coach Mick Cronin did not waste any time after the Bruins upset Purdue on Tuesday night. Instead of focusing on his team’s win over the No. 4 team in the nation, Cronin used h…
Jan 23, 2026
When Sean McDermott received a pink slip following the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Denver Broncos, he joined one of the rarest clubs in professional sports: coaches fired after winn…
Jan 22, 2026
Yesterday, we looked at the biggest surprise teams in college football this season. Unfortunately, not everyone exceeded expectations. While Indiana and Miami prepare to meet in th…
Jan 18, 2026
There’s almost always one or two surprise teams in the Sweet 16 in March. With the right draw, a mid-major can win a game or two, bust some brackets, and put its stamp on the NCAA…
Jan 17, 2026
These teams can truly say that nobody believed in them. 2025 ushered in a new era of college football, as programs used the transfer portal and NIL to reinvent themselves at warp s…
Jan 17, 2026
The Big East has mostly sorted itself into a pecking order. Connecticut and Villanova sit at the top, while Marquette is mired in last place. Everyone else falls somewhere in betwe…
Jan 14, 2026
The NFL unemployment line has gotten fairly long this winter. Already, nine of the league’s 32 teams have parted ways with their head coaches, with Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin the lat…
Jan 13, 2026
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