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Kalen DeBoer, Jalen Milroe Perfect Pair for Alabama’s Succession PlanFilling the shoes of Nick Saban was always going to be a tall task, but Alabama's succession plan of Kalen DeBoer and Jalen Milroe might just be perfect....

This week in the NFL March 09, 2024Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...

Andy Reid's son gets break his DUI victim didn't; Emmitt Smith is right about DEI; Kelce retires for real this timeBack in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...

Nick Saban retired, so why is he acting like he was forced out?

For those of us who hoped Nick Saban retiring would be the end of Nick Saban, this idle/jilted version of him might be even more insufferable. In an ESPN story about how Alabama pivoted from Saban to Kalen Deboer in 49 hours, the seven-time title winner revealed that “player attitudes” and the NIL e...

NCAA President Charlie Baker said the quiet part out loud about transferring

There’s a difference between how things are supposed to work, and how they actually work. And very rarely do the ones in charge publicly address the things that are silently understood, but never spoken about. It’s why what Charlie Baker said this week was so out of the norm....

And the highest payroll in the AL Central goes to . . . the Kansas City Royals?

If there’s a surer sign that baseball has had a winter of discontent, at least for everyone outside the LA metro area, it’s that the highest payroll in the American League Central belongs to the Kansas City Royals. That’s after they inked star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to an 11-year extension that’s ...

It’s time to face reality — Bill Belichick is likely done coaching in the NFL

We’ve heard the phrase, “end of an era” quite a bit in the football world lately. Nick Saban retired in Alabama, Bill Belichick was “ushered” out of New England, and Pete Carroll was moved into an advisor’s role in Seattle. All championship coaches who many feel the game has passed by. Initially, it...

In the headlines: History for Michigan sports; Jim Dolan sex assault case; Insanity at Australian Open

Sports are about numbers, and that isn’t just because scores are kept. A player’s height and weight matter, they’re ages, too. But the best moments are when things occur that haven’t happened in a long time, as sports are also a marker of time. We just witnessed the best seven days that a place with...

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In college coaching, it’s better to have a <i>Succession</i> plan than deal with a surprise retirement

So much about sports is often about who’s next. But ironically, over the last few years, we’ve seen how multiple team’s inability to look to the future in one certain area has hurt more than it’s helped. From Nick Saban and Jay Wright to what Tom Izzo has recently shared, it’s clear that focusing on...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Thu Jan 18 2024

Alabama should be applauded for defying historical trends by hiring Kalen Deboer

In response to Nick Saban’s sudden retirement, the Crimson Tide hired Washington’s Kalen Deboer and averted the mistake that’s plagued program after program over the last half-century. Bravo to Alabama for expanding beyond their horizons....

by DJ Dunson|

|Thu Jan 18 2024

Does Kalen DeBoer know what he’s getting into at Alabama?

It’d be interesting to see how many Alabama fans knew the name Kalen DeBoer before this season. Hell, I’d love to see the numbers a month and a half ago. It took all of two days for the Crimson Tide to find a replacement for Nick Saban, which feels fast, but with players diving into the transfer poo...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Sat Jan 13 2024

Bill Belichick done in New England, ending speculation

Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the New England Patriots, a position he’s held for nearly a quarter century, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Mike Reiss....

by Anthony Locicero|

|Thu Jan 11 2024

If this is it for Nick Saban, he leaves with a real claim to GOAT status

Retirement for coaches like Nick Saban are always shocking, especially when Alabama hadn’t really lost a step. Maybe a half-step, but certainly nowhere near Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno levels, and that’s going to lead to a ton of speculation about why he’s doing this now, as reports say the coach is...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Wed Jan 10 2024

Here's to Golden State learning to age gracefully

Golden State is probably permanently entrenched as a middle-of-the-pack team. There are no renovating crumbling support beams around their Big 3 pillars because they are the source of deterioration. All they can do now is continue their reign as the most well-adjusted teammates ever cobbled together...

by DJ Dunson|

|Thu Jan 11 2024

Connor Stalions is the biggest victor from Michigan’s title win

Now that Jim Harbaugh and Michigan are national champions, Connor Stalions’ name is officially etched into history. Whenever U-M fans dine out on this title, which they assuredly will do, detractors, haters, run-of-the-mill conspiracy theorists, and others will shout “Connor Stalions!” as if he was ...

by nick-saban - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinSean Beckwith|

|Tue Jan 09 2024

Derrick Henry all but confirmed his future following Tennessee’s win over Jacksonville

Titans running back Derrick Henry arrived in Tennessee in 2016 as a second-round pick following an incredible career playing for Nick Saban at Alabama. Henry has topped the 1,000-yard mark in five of his eight seasons with the team and became the eighth player in NFL history to run for more than 2,0...

by Criss Partee|

|Sun Jan 07 2024

After defeating Alabama, only haters are still hating on Michigan

Michigan vs. Everybody isn’t just a catchy phrase on a t-shirt. It’s more than a rallying cry when the entire sports world is cheering against you. It’s a declaration that anybody can get it — line ‘em up and knock ‘em down. On Monday night, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide got their names cr...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Tue Jan 02 2024

Jim Harbaugh will be even richer if he promises not to pursue an NFL head coaching gig

Cheating scandals, suspensions, NFL interest, doesn’t matter. Jim Harbaugh might still get a bag from Michigan. ...

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Fri Dec 08 2023

The year’s CFP selection process is an omen of things to come

For those of you who think the decision facing the College Football Playoff committee is proof that expansion is needed, this is only a taste. Regardless of who gets left out of the final four, it’s going to be hilarious. Anytime you get to laugh at Alabama, Texas, or Florida State, it’s a pleasure....

by Sean Beckwith|

|Sun Dec 03 2023

Give Georgia its due respect, and you might (think you) have a chance

Following a couple of games in which the Georgia Bulldogs looked semi-vulnerable, Kirby Smart’s team put it on now No. 24 Kentucky to the tune of 51-13. It was such a lopsided victory that it left UK coach Mark Stoops with an aftertaste no amount of Listerine will wash out. While I understand his fr...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Wed Oct 11 2023

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