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College football conference previews and storylines using SP+

Considering Alabama had played one game in the past month-plus leading up to the title game, the whole "Did the SEC grind wear Alabama down heading into the national title game?" line of questioning that emerged from this year's media days circuit was ...

10 NFL analysts rank everything in football: Best coaches, coordinators and more

You already saw the 2019 edition of NFLRank, our annual ranking of the top 100 players in the NFL for the upcoming season. But what about everything else? Football is more than just the players on the field. We asked 10 NFL analysts -- Louis Riddick, Mike ...

College football action report: Bettors backing Georgia Bulldogs

The college football regular season is believed to be a formality, a four-month race that will inevitably end with Alabama and Clemson meeting again for the national championship. Bettors, however, disagree. They're invested heavily in Georgia being very ...

'Hard Knocks' Power Rankings, Episode 4: The Raiders get silly in Canada, a past star makes surprise return

As the NFL preseason winds down, so too does this year's installment of "Hard Knocks." Tuesday delivered the penultimate episode of this season, which has been spent with the Oakland Raiders. That second-to-last episode took us all the way to Winnipeg, ...

Assumption College's Deonte Harris scores place on Saints' 53-man roster projection

ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog)

The New Orleans Saints will cut their roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET Saturday. Here's a projection: QUARTERBACK (3): Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill. Bridgewater will be the primary backup in 2019. But Hill's impressive development makes ...

49ers release ex-Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers released former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith on Tuesday after two disappointing and injury-plagued seasons with the team. With injuries to receivers Jalen Hurd (back), Dante Pettis (groin) and Trent ...

Andrew Luck retires: How history would change if the Colts kept Peyton Manning, never drafted Luck

Few NFL stories are big enough to take multiple days to unpack, shoving all other headlines to the side and dominating the news cycle. Andrew Luck retiring from the NFL at the age of 29 just weeks before the 2019 season begins absolutely qualifies.

Mike Zimmer sure does sound fed up with the kicking situation in Minnesota, and Bears fans can extremely relate

NBCSports.com

NBCSports.com

With another good game against the Titans on Thursday night, Eddy Pineiro can probably assume that the Bears' job is his. That's good news, because it's been a long road since Cody Parkey's kick hit the post twice and the Bears lost a playoff game and ...

Cowboys' O-line nursing several injuries, raising concern level in possible absence of Ezekiel Elliott

It's not time to panic for the Dallas Cowboys, but they are justifiably concerned. The team mostly drives its success through two things: Ezekiel Elliott and the potency of the offensive line. Granted, the latter hasn't exactly been devouring worlds the past few ...

Capt. Andrew Luck bids farewell on Twitter

Much like his NFL counterpart, Capt. Andrew Luck has said farewell. In a letter posted to SI.com on Wednesday, the Twitter parody account wrote an open address to the Indianapolis Colts, saying, "life on the family farm is just as I remembered," and ...