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North Carolina QB Sam Howell intends to enter 2022 NFL Draft

North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell intends to forego his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. He announced his decision via a video posted to social media on Saturday, two days after UNC fell to South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Howell, a junior, completed 217 of 347 passes for 3,056 yards, 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions […]

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NFL injury updates, latest league news from Saturday, Jan. 1

Two of the Carolina Panthers‘ top defenders will be available to play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Defensive end Brian Burns and linebacker Shaq Thompson have cleared COVID-19 protocols and will travel Saturday and play Sunday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday morning. Burns and Thompson were each placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Burns has produced nine […]

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Alabama takes care of Cincinnati: Business as usual

Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year ARLINGTON, Texas — Have no pity for Cincinnati. The Bearcats wanted to be in the big room with the big boys of college football, and on a big afternoon in Big D they were there, in a College Football Playoff semifinal […]

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Belichick evaluates Jaguars rookie QB Trevor Lawrence: 'He’ll be a solid NFL player, maybe great'

Bill Belichick’s resume against rookie quarterbacks is well-known. He’s been a master at confusing, confounding and conquering young signal-callers and, on Sunday, Belichick and his New England Patriots will have the opportunity to do just that against Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars’ tribulations have been abundant, and Lawrence’s struggles have, as well. Belichick, however, believes he’s seen […]

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Smart not celebrating UGA win, ‘focused’ on Tide

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After guiding his team to a 34-11 victory against No. 2 Michigan in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday night, Georgia coach Kirby Smart wasn’t interested in getting a celebratory Gatorade shower […]

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Alabama, Nick Saban flex the old-fashioned way in blowout against Cincinnati in College Football Playoff

The Cotton Bowl Classic matchup between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati didn’t go as expected.  Not the final score, of course. The Crimson Tide stormed into their sixth College Football Playoff championship appearance under coach Nick Saban with a 27-6 victory against the Bearcats on Friday. Saban now has a chance to win a seventh national championship with Alabama […]

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