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I might as well own this one: I was badly wrong. Predicting is not my favorite part of the job, but we were asked for a bold prediction in January, so I called for the Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl on their home field this season. Days before the season started, they asked for a Super Bowl prediction, and I doubled down, picking the Chargers to beat […]

I’ve seen a lot of chaos in college football. But this past weekend? This was a show for the ages. Five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 went down. But let’s be clear: these results didn’t come without controversy. There was a stunning quarterback shake-up at Michigan, a former blue-chip recruit thriving at Houston, and two officiating blunders that really have me questioning the sport’s consistency […]

After Saturday, 24 of the teams in my top 25 — your top 25, their top 25 — feel capable of making the College Football Playoff in the current 12-team format. Double the size of the playoff field, and all of them would fit nicely in this hypothetical 24-team CFP projection I’ve put before you here. For me, this hypothetical playoff format is as close as we’ve come to something […]

Our Week 6 All-Stars might be the most random list of players we'll have in our weekly All-Star series this season. Three pass-catchers made our All-Star team this week despite losing efforts. The AFC South, widely viewed as one of the NFL's worst divisions, has plenty of representation on this week's All-Star team as well, with three Tennessee Titans players making the cut following their first win of the season. […]

For most of the offseason and summer and heading into Week 1, the Los Angeles Rams were the top team in these rankings, and it was hard to envision a time when they’d fall out of the top 10. It turns out that time is now. And now it’s hard to figure out how they can claw their way back in. That’s been the wildest change here, other than the […]

Josh Allen did what?! The Bears are back?! And have the Rams and Chargers finally hit rock bottom?! As I do every Monday night, I’m here to break down the best and worst from the week's NFL action. Coming out of Week 6, let’s focus on plays, team developments and offenses: Josh Allen gives us constant reminders that he’s equal parts Superman and magician. Late in the third quarter of […]

There are quarterback concerns in Austin after Texas suffered a second straight loss to an unranked opponent. After the Longhorns’ 27-24 loss to Florida, concerns have grown about quarterback Arch Manning and his job security as starter. With No. 7 Ole Miss coming to Austin this Saturday, coach Steve Sarkisian is running out of time if he wants to make a change. Three-time national champion coach and Big Noon Kickoff […]

When the American Cancer Society offered Vina Morris a ticket to a New York Giants game, she figured that was the extent of it. She’s a breast cancer survivor and founded a non-profit to help promote breast cancer awareness. This seemed like a nice, small reward. What she didn’t know was what came next. When she got to MetLife Stadium, she was quickly escorted to the field, where she posed […]

Sean McVay seems to be at a loss. Of course, he and the Los Angeles Rams literally lost to the Arizona Cardinals, 18-16, on Sunday. But McVay — the man who seemed to know everything about football — doesn’t have any answers right now. Not for the team's offensive issues. Not for the postgame questions. Not for the Cardinals' offense. It’s a rare state of alarm for McVay and L.A. Their […]