Johnny Manziel is cut by the Browns - Washington Post (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)UPDATE 11:35 A.M. The deed is done. Johnny Manziel is no longer a member of the Cleveland Browns, who apparently have failed in their attempts to trade the former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round draft pick. The team-issued news release about the roster move contained little more than statistics. Even … [Read more...]

2016 Pac-12 spring football primer: Key storylines for each team | SI ... - Sports Illustrated A year ago, the off-season was full of doom and gloom for the Power 5 conference (the Big 12) that didn't send a team to the College Football Playoff. It needed to expand. It needed to add a conference championship game. It needed to do something or else it was going to collapse. So with only one … [Read more...]

Kasich wins battle with Trump; picks up endorsement of football coach - 10News In a state that covets its college football team, it is no surprise that the endorsement of Ohio State’s head coach would be sought-after. Brushing aside calls to endorse businessman Donald Trump, OSU head coach Urban Meyer announced he is supporting the state’s governor John Kasich for the Republican nomination.Meyer’s … [Read more...]

Kasich wins battle with Trump; picks up endorsement of football coach - WCPO In a state that covets its college football team, it is no surprise that the endorsement of Ohio State’s head coach would be sought-after. Brushing aside calls to endorse businessman Donald Trump, OSU head coach Urban Meyer announced he is supporting the state’s governor John Kasich for the Republican nomination.Meyer’s … [Read more...]

Ranking all 129 college coaches ... as players - ESPN 4:40 PM ET Adam RittenbergESPN Staff Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. print Here's a #protip for those attempting to forecast which current college players will become FBS head coaches: Don't look in the obvious places. If the current FBS coaches are any … [Read more...]

Expert makes early College Football Playoff picks - 247Sports - 247Sports.com Three of the four teams to make the College Football Playoff this past year will be back in 2016-17, according to CBS Sports writer Dennis Dodd. In making his “spring edition” Football Four predictions, Dodd tapped Alabama against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl Semifinal, while Clemson would play a newcomer and Michigan … [Read more...]

Expert makes early College Football Playoff picks - 247Sports.com Three of the four teams to make the College Football Playoff this past year will be back in 2016-17, according to CBS Sports writer Dennis Dodd. In making his “spring edition” Football Four predictions, Dodd tapped Alabama against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl Semifinal, while Clemson would play a newcomer and Michigan State’s … [Read more...]

College Football Week 3 and NFL Week 2 In Review from Paul Bessire @ PredictionMachine.com - National Football Post Follow Prediction Machine on Twitter @predictmachine A unique look behind the numbers on sports statistics, predictions, picks and fantasy from a handicapping expert. This article originally appeared on PredictionMachine.com PredictionMachine.com is the leader in sports simulation. … [Read more...]

Former NFL coach Lovie Smith is hired by Illinois - Los Angeles Times Former NFL coach Lovie Smith was hired as the Illinois football coach Monday, two days after the firing of Bill Cubit following a 5-7 season.The move came after Athletic Director Josh Whitman, in his first official day on the job, fired Cubit after a single season in Champaign. He turned to Smith, who … [Read more...]

The Robert Griffin III option for the 49ers: This could be their swiftest, clearest way out of the Kaepernick staredown - San Jose Mercury News (blog) –This will be fast, because I have a speaking engagement today, but just wanted to put this down as the NFL “legal tampering” period begins and players get released… Washington, as long expected, has officially released QB Robert Griffin III, and … [Read more...]