Half a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL’s greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the “33rd NFL Program” in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed. …
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With the fantasy football draft season closing out, it’s time to jump ahead and dive into what will happen during the 2025 campaign. It’s also time for bold fantasy predictions for every NFL team, to assist fantasy managers who want or need to upgrade their rosters ahead of the Week 1 kickoff. Unless otherwise noted, the metrics detailed below are …
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• Emeka Egbuka should start well: Egbuka and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the Atlanta Falcons, who produced two shootouts last season. • Most accurate rankings: Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy rankings have been the most accurate in-season rankings, per FantasyPros, in each of the past five seasons among those who rank quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, team defense …
Read More »Mike Gundy wants to make it known that Oklahoma State isn’t spending as much NIL money on players as Oregon is. The longtime Cowboys coach speculated Monday on his radio show that Oregon spent $40 million on players for its roster a season ago while saying the Cowboys had spent only $7 million in NIL money over the past three …
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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Saturday’s Michigan-Oklahoma game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. We’ve got college football games in the books, and it’s time for some overreactions. Let’s start off the Week 2 edition of The Athletic 136 with some reminders. This list will be volatile early in the season, with big …
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Ohio State moved to the top of my Associated Press Top 25 ballot after the Buckeyes defeated Texas 14-7. The remainder of the Top 5 on my ballot: No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Miami. New teams in my ballot this week: Florida State, South Carolina, Iowa State and Auburn. Falling out of …
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How can you not be excited about the college football season now? In the midst of five straight days of action, Notre Dame and Miami delivered for fans on Sunday night with highlight catches, an Irish comeback and one Hurricane of a finish. After Saturday’s slate of games, we could only hope that both teams could live up to the …
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The words of Thomas Castellanos were validated on Saturday night. Just 71 days after he sat down for an interview with On3 to discuss his departure from Boston College, his arrival at Florida State and his big plans to beat Alabama to open the season, his predictions came true. Part catharsis for Castellanos. Part catharsis for Mike Norvell and FSU …
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Zero-Week is welcomed every year, but when the most compelling thing about it this year was a father-son fight, I was ready for Week 1. Even if the weekend didn’t deliver a win for Texas, it delivered for fans in general. [Sign up for Inside Texas TODAY and get the BEST Longhorns coverage!] Everyone knew coming into this year it …
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