The Red Zone Report

The 2008 season will be a year of firsts for the Houston Cougars, and Coog fans are hoping one of those “firsts” is a berth in a BCS Bowl Game.  At the helm for Houston is the first African American head football coach at a big-time program in the state of Texas.  Coach Kevin Sumlin brings [...]

Yesterday, Kelsey McCarson broke down how he thought Conference USA will pan out in 2008. Today, he breaks down key games and impact newcomers, and he also gives his all-conference picks.

Last season, UCF ran to the Conference USA title behind national rushing leader Kevin Smith. Smith departed early for the NFL, but the Knights still have the talent to repeat as C-USA champions, Kelsey McCarson says in the first part of his Conference USA preview.

Already in arguably the toughest division in professional football, teams from the NFC East are hoping to make it a little tougher after Draft Day by adding top-notch talent to their teams.

The New England Patriots-and-those-other-guys division, also known as the AFC East, has a host of new reasons to pay attention to both the Patriots and those other guys in this year’s NFL Draft.

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed in principle with free agent running back Julius Jones.  Jones agreed to a 4-year deal worth 12 million dollars.  It looks like he will once again provide the lightning to someone else’s thunder, as Jones will be splitting carries in his new gig too, with big-bodied free agent running back T.J. Duckett being [...]

The Denver Broncos have signed free agent linebacker Boss Bailey, younger brother of superstar cornerback Champ Bailey, to a 5-year deal worth 17.5 million dollars.

Every season, NFL GMs are faced with a dilemma.  Should they spend a draft pick on a player based on his ability to immediately contribute, or should they go for broke and select someone based on pure potential? 

Veteran Raiders defensive tackle and 7-time Pro Bowler Warren Sapp also retired yesterday, though many seemed to miss the future Hall of Famer’s announcement. 

In a fairly shocking move, ESPN is reporting that Packers QB and resident NFL poster child Brett Favre is retiring after 17 seasons in the NFL.