As we’re just about done with college football season — the championship game is Monday — I figure this is my last chance to talk about that part of the sport. We’re inundated with talk about these NIL deals — the abbreviation for an athlete’s name, likeness and image being ...
Injuries, injuries, injuries. It always seems to make a lot of difference this time of year, but does it seem worse this year as the status of key players on multiple teams seems to change from day to day? I’ve been hearing about various Philadelphia Eagles players being in, out or ...
While I was watching the Sugar Bowl on Thursday — the College Football Playoff game played in New Orleans that had to be delayed a day due to the terrorist truck attack on New Year’s morning — I saw Notre Dame’s quarterback on the field. I thought, “Wait a minute! That looks like a ...
Ah, jeez, my age is showing again — last week, I saw myself going soft about touchdown celebrations. This time, it might be about an NFL player committing a cardinal sin — not wanting to participate in a game when called upon. Well, I still pretty much condemn what De’Vondre Campbell ...
Watching a bunch of the MACtion games — you know, the midweek Mid-American Conference football games that were on TV from about mid-October to mid-November — it got me to thinking about the transfer portal and how easily players can move around. Not only from year to year, but heck, I ...
Being in the middle of the bye “season” in the NFL, I started thinking about how all the teams’ off weeks are so spread out. Doesn’t seem fair if you get one early and your closest competition is just now getting a chance to take theirs. This season, the byes are spread out between ...