By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Dec 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET
The final BCS standings for the college football season are out and it’s official: LSU will play Alabama to make the national championship game an all-SEC affair. Click through to find out more about how it all shook out. [LA Times]
When did Devin Hester become a hater? When asked about the possibility of the Bears going after Donovan McNabb he called it “a waste of time.” [ESPN]
This week’s MMQB talks about more Tebow, more Manning, and icing your own kicker. King also breaks down the current state of the Offensive Rookie of the Year race. [Sports Illustrated]
TJ Yates is doing just what he needs to in order to keep the Texans winning. Not bad for a no. 3 QB going into the season. [CBS Sports]
MORE Tebow. Also, some of the winners and losers following the games on Sunday. [Yahoo! Sports]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Fri Dec 2, 2011 at 9:15 AM ET The Eagles are bad. They lost last night versus the Seahawks and looked very poor throughout. Andy Reid has taken a lot of criticism in recent years, but I do not see how he retains his head coaching job after this season. For such a talented team to produce such a bad on-field product is more than disappointing. [ESPN]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Nov 28, 2011 at 4:00 PM ET
Reports this morning suggest that Ohio State University is set to hire Urban Meyer as their new head football coach. This would be a big hire after Jim Tressel resigned amid scandal. [ESPN]
In MMQB this week you can read about Matt Leinart going down in his first game back as a starting QB, if Denver is a fluky team, and Ndamukong Suh. [Sports Illustrated]
Yeah, you read that right, Matt Leinart got his first shot at starting as an NFL QB for the first time in a long time and was promptly injured. It looks like he will be out for the rest of the season. Read on to find more winners and losers from the weekend. [Yahoo! Sports]
The Football Outsiders break down how amazing Aaron Rodgers has been this season. [Football Outsiders]
The new NCAA BCS rankings still have LSU and Alabama sitting at #1 and #2 and likely headed to an all-SEC national championship game. [ESPN]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Nov 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET
This week in his MMQB article Peter King talks about Jay Cutler, what could happen if the Colts end up with Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck on the same roster, and much more. [Sports Illustrated]
What happened to Jay Cutler, you might be asking. Well he fractured the thumb on his throwing hand, which will require surgery. This is a tough break for a surging Bears team. [ESPN]
The winners and losers from Sunday include Bears’ wideout Johnny Knox representing the winners and the Bengals’ TE Jermaine Gresham in the loser’s column. [Yahoo! Sports]
Rex Ryan generated another headline as the NFL fined him $75,000 for cursing at a fan. [CBS Sports]
Here is a quick preview of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots. [SB Nation]
After the weekend’s college football schedule wrapped up there were some changes at the top of the rankings. Currently, the top 3 teams in college football are 1. LSU, 2. Alabama, and 3. Arkansas. Not only are these three teams all from the SEC, they are from the same division of the SEC! LSU and Alabama are currently sitting pretty to match up in the national championship game. That is, unless Arkansas can play spoiler next week against LSU. [Sports Illustrated]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Fri Nov 18, 2011 at 9:15 AM ET Troubled Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly was sentenced yesterday to serve 6 years in prison. Jolly was under suspension from the league for the same drug charges he was put on probation for. It’s unfortunate to see a young guy with a promising career ahead of him mess things up. Hopefully he can overcome his addiction and we can see him play football again someday. [ESPN]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Nov 14, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET
In this week’s MMQB Peter King breaks down the weekend’s action including the Broncos and Tim Tebow, Mike Smith’s decision on 4th down, and Penn State. [Sports Illustrated]
Speaking of Penn State, here is an update to the goings-on in the case. [ABC]
Yup, we can now say that the 2011 version of the Philadelphia Eagles, dubbed the Dream Team by Vince Young, is done. [ESPN]
Here are some of the winners and losers from Sunday’s NFL games. [Yahoo! Sports]
The wonderful statisticians at Football Outsiders have a metric they call DVOA that measures team value. Check out the updated numbers after Sunday’s results. [Football Outsiders]
Finally, here is an update on what the draft stock is doing for some of the big names in the college game. [NFLs Future]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Fri Nov 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM ET The Board of Trustees has let go of Joe Paterno. Legal proceedings are most likely already in motion and will continue for the foreseeable future. Individuals and families have been scarred by the events at Penn St. With that said, where does the historic Penn St. football program go from here? Much of that is up to Tom Bradley. [ESPN]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET  The Politics of Pigskin The top story this week in the world of football is the drama surrounding the Penn State football program. If you haven’t heard about this story yet, it disturbing and probably the worst scandal in college sports history. Dan Wetzel did a fantastic job framing the history and the allegations. [Yahoo! Sports]
The fallout in Happy Valley has already begun as two major players in the scandal: AD Tim Curley and Senior VP for Business and Finance Gary Schultz have stepped down. This is only the beginning of what will surely have lasting effects on the Penn State program for years to come. [USA Today]
Changing directions to the weekend’s NFL action – this week’s MMQB discusses Eli Manning’s clutch play and the Giants big win over the Patriots and other results around the league. Make sure you check out the retrospective on Ryan Leaf. [Sports Illustrated]
In Sunday’s best game the Ravens executed a game-winning 4th quarter drive to beat the Steelers at Heinz Field. It’s always a contentious game when the two biggest rivals in the NFL play each other, but the Ravens managed to sweep the regular season series for the first time since 2006. [ESPN]
Check out the Football Outsiders’ excellent analysis of long and short sack percentages. [Football Outsiders]
#1 ranked LSU beat #2 Alabama this weekend to remain undefeated and almost certainly get a shot at another national title. [NY Times]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Fri Nov 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM ET Reports out of the Indianapolis Colts state Peyton Manning is still looking to practice this season and retains hope that he may play in a game in 2011. Manning had his third neck surgery in 19 months in September when he had part of his spine fused. Unbelievable. [ESPN]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Oct 31, 2011 at 3:00 PM ET
This week’s Monday Morning QB article includes the Steelers’ big win over the Patriots, Anquan Boldin’s clutchness, and the Bengals winning some games. [Sports Illustrated]
Speaking of the Patriots, Bill Barnwell pays his respects to the quickly Patriots defense that Ben Roethlisberger shredded on Sunday. Keep reading as Barnwell makes fantastic observations throughout his article. [Grantland]
Here are your winners and losings from Sunday’s slate of games. [Yahoo! Sports]
Here is a preview of the upcoming game this weekend between #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama, also known as the national championship. [ESPN]
Andrew Luck is really, really good. #SuckforLuck [CBS Sports]
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