Football

Both the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers needed some sort of change in their respective programs. Neither team had a winning season, finishing nearly last in their divisions. So both programs started at the top: by changing the coaching staff. In New York, the Giants are finalizing a …

The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints capped off an NFC Wild Card matchup with a controversial 26-20 overtime victory for the Vikings. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw his lone touchdown of the game to Kyle Rudolph in overtime to edge Minnesota over New Orleans. Regardless of the potential for …

Seattle Seahawks defensive star Jadeveon Clowney gets paid to make big plays. He delivered one, albeit somewhat controversially, in Sunday night’s NFC Wild Card game between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles. The recipient of Clowney’s hit: Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. A concussion he sustained on the Eagle’s second possession …

Four-time champs Florida football has secured yet another Orange Bowl championship title in its 36-28 win over Virginia. The Gators are now 4-0 in the Orange Bowl all-time, with their last appearance being in 2002. Florida totaled 549 yards with a season-high of 244 rushing yards over the Cavaliers. Gators …

Showdown in SoFlo The No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers will make their first New Years Six appearance Monday, taking on the No. 9 Florida Gators in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Virginia’s first Orange Bowl bid is just one major milestone in the Cavaliers’ improvement since head coach Bronco Mendenhall took …

Despite rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew returning under center, the Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the Los Angeles Chargers 45-10 on Sunday afternoon in TIAA Bank Stadium. The Jaguars offense failed to find the “spark” head coach Doug Marrone hoped Minshew’s return would bring.  Entering the game with identical (4-8) records, the …

The Central Michigan Chippewas faces the Miami (Ohio)  Redhawks for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship game on Saturday. The last time one of these teams made an appearance in this game was in 2010. That was the year where the RedHawks faced the Northern Illinois Huskies and returned home with …

To say that it’s been a disappointing season for both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Chargers would be an understatement. In the offseason, Jacksonville replaced former first-round pick Blake Bortles with a Super Bowl MVP in Nick Foles. They were hoping the move would give their offense the …

The undefeated LSU Tigers and one-loss Georgia Bulldogs will meet on Saturday in Atlanta for a SEC Championship holding large playoff implications. A win for either team would nearly guarantee a spot in the College Football Playoff. The LSU Tigers offense has been unbeatable under the lead of quarterback Joe …

The College Football Playoff — that’s what’s potentially at stake for the fifth-ranked Utah Utes in the Pac-12 Championship Game. They’ll face the No. 13 Oregon Ducks In Levi’s Stadium on Friday at 8 p.m. Who to Watch Both Utah and Oregon have senior quarterbacks that are must-watch television. Utah …