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Things Are Bound To Get Uncomfortable When You Put Bobby Bowden On TV
It’s probably not a great idea to put any 87-year-old former college football coach on live television, but it’s an even worse idea when the old-timer in question happens to be Bobby Bowden....
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Minnesota Fires Coach Tracy Claeys [Updated]
The Golden Gophers have fired football coach Tracy Claeys, according to several reports out of Minnesota. None of the reports offer anything official about why he was fired, but the move does follow a bowl game win—and the program getting criticism for when the players threatened to boycott the game...
Lane Kiffin Says He's Too Focused On Making FAU A Playoff Team To Coach In Title Game
Monday, Alabama announced via a Nick Saban statement that new FAU head coach Lane Kiffin will not join the Crimson Tide on the sideline or in the booth as offensive coordinator for its upcoming rematch with Clemson in the national title game. Given the curious timing and Kiffin’s tendency to wear on...
Sam Darnold Was A Mad Man In The Rose Bowl
It took a record-setting rookie from USC tearing out Penn State’s beating heart on national television, but I think bowl games might be good again....
Chip Kelly Is Playing The Game
The NFL is lousy with head coaches who have been given multiple chances at running a team despite achieving little on-field success. A coach can fail, get fired, and still find himself patrolling a sideline within a year, and the best way to go about pulling off such a feat is to control one’s own n...
Brent Musburger Praises Joe Mixon, Then Gets Angry At People Who Were Mad He Praised Joe Mixon
Early in tonight’s Sugar Bowl, Brent Musburger called Joe Mixon “one of the best” and said he hoped the Oklahoma running back, suspended a year for breaking four bones in a woman’s face, made it to the NFL. That upset a lot of people; Musburger then unwisely responded to the reaction....
Wisconsin Tight End Troy Fumagalli Makes Four-Fingered Catch
Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, and had to have his left index finger amputated as a result. That hasn’t prevented him from playing college football, and it doesn’t stop him from making highlight-reel catches like the one he had during today’s Cotton Bowl:...
Ankle-Breaking Naked Bootleg, Anyone?
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Alabama Ditches Lane Kiffin One Week Before Championship Game
Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will be the head coach at FAU next season, but he continued to serve as Alabama’s OC during Saturday’s playoff game against Washington. It was assumed that he would do the same during next week’s championship game, but head coach Nick Saban just announced th...
Jed York Finally Ensures No Good Coach Will Work For Him Any Time Soon<em></em>
It’s hard to believe that, not that long ago, the San Francisco 49ers were a good team with a good head coach. It’s been a disaster since owner Jed York shuffled off Jim Harbaugh in December of 2014, and yesterday’s dual firing of head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke has put the fr...
Jaguars Junction: Week 17
As mankind evolves past a belief in an omnipotent god, we must inevitably face the question: Whence does justice arise? ...
Report: Eagles Eject Reporter From Press Box For "Violating The Fan Code Of Conduct"
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff McLane was kicked out of the Eagles’ press box today for “violating the fan code of conduct” when he got into a disagreement with a team staffer, according to Philadelphia Daily News reporter Les Bowen....
Report: Gary Kubiak Stepping Down As Broncos Head Coach Due To Health Concerns
Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak will be stepping down because of concerns about his health, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter....
Welcome To 2017, Where Your Russian Overlords Are Clemson Fans
So Clemson wrecked Ohio State tonight and will face Alabama next week for the national championship. Pray the Tigers win, for the sake of our puppetmasters in Moscow—who, if Russian TV announcers are any indication, bleed orange....
Clemson Plays A Very Curious Defense
What’s goin’ on down there? ...
OM NOM NOM
Sark takes over for Lane Kiffin in running Alabama’s offense next year, and I think he’ll fit in just fine....
Lamar Jackson And Louisville Got Shut Down By LSU
A weak first half—particularly from Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson—doomed Louisville to a 29-9 loss to LSU in the Citrus Bowl....
You're No Joey Julius
Derrius Guice made Louisville kicker Blanton Creque regret every part of this tackle attempt....