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NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 13th): Jim Haslett to coach Washington defense, Jack Del Rio officially staying in Jacksonville, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, January 13th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Anquan Boldin, Denver Broncos, Gary Kubiak, Green Bay Packers, Houston, Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville, Jim Haslett, Lane Kiffin, Matt Hasselbeck, Mike Shanahan, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Pete Carroll, Seattle, St. Louis, USC, Washington Redskins

Washington Names Jim Haslett Defensive Coordinator The Washington Redskins have reportedly named former New Orleans and St. Louis head coach Jim Haslett their new defensive coordinator. Washington has decided to make the permanent switch to the 3-4 defensive scheme, and with extensive experience with the scheme in Pittsburgh, Haslett could potentially be ... Continue Reading

College Football Picks (Week 13): Top 25 Games

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Alabama, Anthony Dixon, Arkansas, auburn, Boise State, Brigham Young, BYU, Case Keenum, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colorado, Colt McCoy, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Les Miles, LSU, Mark Ingram, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Rice, Ryan Mallett, South Carolina, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Zac Robinson

There's nothing like Thanksgiving week if you're a college football fan, right? Not only does this week offer up the chance to get our fill on various delicious meats, sides, and desserts, but our sports appetite will be more than whetted as well, with several of college football's top rivalries ... Continue Reading

Bowl Predictions: Humanitarian, Texas, and Holiday

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, December 30th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Barry Sanders, Boise State, Case Keenum, Chase Clement, Clemson, Colin Kaepernick, Da'Rel Scott, Dan LeFevour, David Johnson, Dez Bryant, Graham Harrell, Holiday Bowl, Houston, Humanitarian Bowl, Jamarko Simmons, James Casey, Jarett Dillard, Jeremiah Johnson, Jeremiah Masoli, Kendall Hunter, LeGarrette Blount, Maryland, Mike Gundy, Nate Davis, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Rice, Texas Bowl, Texas Tech, Tim Hiller, Tulsa, Vai Taua, Virginia, WAC, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, Wyoming, Zac Robinson

There’s a trio of bowl games on tap for today, and the offenses stand to take the lion’s share of the headlines. First up is the Humanitarian Bowl this afternoon, where Nevada will look to triumph over ACC foe Maryland on WAC rival Boise State’s home field. Tonight ... Continue Reading

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Mullen Leaves Florida, Strong To Follow?

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, December 15th 2008. Under NCAA Football, NCAA Recruiting Tags: auburn, Bobby Petrino, Central Florida, Charlie Strong, Dan Mullen, Florida, George O'Leary, Houston, Houston Nutt, Les Miles, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Nick Saban, Tulane, UAB

Dan Mullen, offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators recently announced that he would be leaving Florida at season’s end, if not sooner, to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State. It is still unclear as to whether he’ll coach Florida in the upcoming national championship game. It is also ... Continue Reading

Monday NFL Minute: Titans win (again), Lions lose (again), and plenty more

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, November 17th 2008. Under NFL Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Anquan Boldin, Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, DeAngelo Williams, Denver, Detroit, Drew Stanton, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Jake Delhomme, Jonathan Stewart, Kansas City, Kerry Collins, Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Miami, Michael Turner, Mike Singletary, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC, NFC North, Oakland, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Tony Romo, Tyler Thigpen, Washington

There’s still one more game to be played in Week 11 of the NFL season, but Week 11’s first 15 games have yielded plenty of observations, a few surprises, and a few things staying according to form. The Titans keep winning, the Lions keep losing, and there was neither ... Continue Reading

College Football Roundup: It’s not funny anymore, ACC

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, November 16th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Atlantic Division, auburn, Ball State, BCS, Big East, Boise State, Boston College, Case Keenum, Central Michigan, Christian Ponder, Cincinnati, Coastal Division, Conference USA, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Holiday Bowl, Houston, Humanitarian Bowl, Iron Bowl, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Music City Bowl, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rice, Rose Bowl, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tommy Tuberville, Trevor Vittatoe, Troy, Tulsa, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

This weekend’s college football schedule was pretty light, but there was no shortage of action. There weren’t any earth-shattering upsets, which is why the top half of the new polls are mostly intact heading into next weekend, which will see several big games (Oklahoma-Texas Tech, Penn State-Michigan State, Cincinnati-Pittsburgh, ... Continue Reading

NFL Fantasy Start or Sit Week 10

Posted By Dan Lippert On Friday, November 7th 2008. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Arizona, Atlanta, Brady Quinn, Buffalo, Calvin Johnson, Carolina, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Dan Orlovsky, Daunte Culpepper, Denver, Detroit, Donnie Avery, Donovan McNabb, Earnest Graham, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Jonathan Stewart, Joseph Addai, Jr., Marshawn Lynch, matt jones, Miami, Michael Vick, NFL fantasy football, Oakland, Philadelphia, Rashied Davis, Roddy White, Ryan Grant, ryan torain, Santana Moss, St. Louis, Steve Slaton, Tampa Bay, Ted Ginn, Terrell Owens, Tim Hightower, Washington

Because I'm dumb, I forgot to post it up before the Thursday night game. Sorry to all those who missed out on his selection of Quinn, which proved to be quite the hit. It seems this week is all about change. Our country has changed presidents. The Lions have changed ... Continue Reading

Monday NFL Minute: Titans, Bills keep rolling at 4-0, Broncos, Cowboys fall from the ranks of the unbeaten

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, September 29th 2008. Under NFL Tags: Adrian Peterson, Arizona, Atlanta, Brett Favre, Buffalo, Carolina, Carson Palmer, Chicago, Chris Johnson, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Clinton Portis, Dallas, Dan Marino, David Garrard, Denver, Devin Hester, Drew Brees, Fred Taylor, Green Bay, Houston, Jacksonville, Jason Campbell, Kansas City, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lane Kiffin, Larry Johnson, Marvin Lewis, Matt Bryant, Maurice Jones-Drew, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York Jets, NFC North, Oakland, Ryan Fitzpatrick, San Diego, San Francisco, Scott Linehan, St. Louis, Steven Jackson, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington

Sunday was an action-filled day in the NFL. We saw the number of unbeaten teams reduced from six to four, a career day from Brett Favre, a couple of vintage performances, an extension of misery for a few teams, including one (at least) who'll likely have a new coach ... Continue Reading

NFL Fantasy Start or Sit Week 4: Whose time is it to Shine, Who should Ride the Pine?

Posted By Dan Lippert On Saturday, September 27th 2008. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Andre Johnson, Atlanta, Baltimore, Brandon Lloyd, Brian Westbrook, Buffalo, Carolina, Carson Palmer, Chansi Stuckey, Chicago, chris perry, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Correll Buckhalter, Dallas, Dan Snyder, David Garrard, DeSean Jackson, Earnest Graham, ESPN, Fred Taylor, Green Bay, Houston, Isaac Bruce, J.T. O'Sullivan, Jacksonville, Jake Delhomme, Jamal Lewis, Jason Campbell, Julius Jones, Lee Evans, Matt Ryan, Michael Vick, New Orleans, New York Jets, NFL fantasy football, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, Roddy White, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Trent Edwards, Washington, Willie Parker

Before we get started on our week four projections, I’ve got a bone to pick with Matthew Berry a.k.a. “The talented Mr. Roto” who works over at ESPN. While I will admit that he’s probably better at this than I am, he does just about everything I hate when it ... Continue Reading

Saturday Shuffle: Upsets, upsets, and more upsets!

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, September 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, auburn, Beanie Wells, Big 12, Big Ten, BYU, Clemson, Colorado, Cullen Harper, East Carolina, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, Kansas State, Maryland, middle tennessee state, Missouri, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Riley Skinner, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Tommy Bowden, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Wisconsin

The Shuffle certainly has an appropriate name this week, doesn't it? Instead of doing the usual Saturday Shuffle tonight, I thought I’d devote tonight’s shuffle to all of the shuffling and shaking up that there’ll be in the upcoming polls thanks to an upset-filled week to cap September. Every ... Continue Reading

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