Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer A little more than five months ago, during the third week of July, the opening soliloquy for Oregon head coach Dan Lanning at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis lasted nearly nine minutes. It began with a customary expression of gratitude for conference commissioner Tony Petitti, … Read more
For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here’s a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. Average final score: Winners 36, Losers 17. In four games, not a single one was closer than a 10-point margin, and even that one felt worse. In … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Are you not entertained? No, you’re probably not. Four College Football Playoff first-round games, four outcomes by at least two scores. Two of those were outright blowouts (in State College and Columbus), a third was a dud made closer with two late touchdowns (in South Bend) and a fourth in Austin featured … Read more
Sean Payton wanted his Denver Broncos version of Drew Brees. It definitely wasn’t Russell Wilson, who didn’t even make it through a full year under Payton before the Super Bowl-winning head coach knew that the Broncos needed someone different in Denver. 4 Bo Nix and Sean Payton have formed a special relationship in DenverCredit: Getty … Read more