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TROPICANA FIELD (St.. Petersburg, Fla.) — After their first loss of the postseason, the Rays were in the throes of their first real test of October adversity. They had to find a way to stop the bleeding and prevent the ALCS against the Guardians from getting out of hand. Most of all, they needed a…

Handing Oregon its second loss of the season has strengthened UCLA’s case for a College Football Playoff bid, but fellow Big Ten squad USC is right there fighting alongside it. Similarly, the Big 12’s Utah and BYU have perfect 5-0 records to this point, but it’s likely only one of each pair will get the…

Twenty-five seconds might seem like nothing. But it’s literally everything to a quarterback and his playcaller, because that’s all the time they have to communicate between plays from headset to helmet. Yes, the NFL play clock allows 40 seconds from when one play ends and when the center snaps the ball for the next. That’s…

Very few people could’ve predicted the success of Brock Purdy, but Brian Griese was one of them. Griese, who was the 49ers’ quarterbacks coach for three seasons, championed the former Iowa State quarterback when he was heavily involved in San Francisco’s draft evaluation of Purdy in 2022. Griese got to know Purdy through Zoom calls…

The Philadelphia Eagles are struggling like never before with QB Jalen Hurts. The Denver Broncos’ offense isn’t any better. Former blue-chip wide receiver prospect Marvin Harrison Jr. has a new team. The New York Jets have a new star defender. Each week, I dive into the All-22 coaches’ film before offering a few insights to…

This week might be one of the best college football slates in recent memory. Saturday features seven ranked matchups as we hit the midway point of the 2026 campaign. I’m headed to Bloomington later this week for No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 4 Ohio State. FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” will also be there. If that’s…

Welcome to the Quarterback Notebook, where I’ll cover the past week in NFL quarterbacking – from the most interesting passers, plays and storylines to some other stuff that caught my eye while watching film this week. This week, we’ll ask if the Seahawks have a Sam Darnold problem, dig into Justin Herbert’s season from hell,…

Wednesday in the NFL brought updates on two quarterbacks working their way back from injury. The Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears provided updates on their situations ahead of the weekend. Lamar Jackson is inching closer to a return for the Ravens, while Caleb Williams took a real step forward in Chicago. Jackson was absent again…

We’re only five weeks through the 2026 NFL season, but Tom Brady is ready to make a pair of definitive statements: There’s a team separating themselves from the rest of the pack and another team is tracking toward having an all-time unit. In the most recent edition of Brady’s power rankings, the GOAT proclaimed that…