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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffery (left) scored a 4-yard touchdown in the second quarter against the New York Giants on Thursday night at Levi's Stadium, tying him with 49ers legend Jerry Rice for most touchdowns scored in consecutive games (12), a record Rice had held alone since the 1987 season. With a touchdown next week against Arizona, of course, McCaffery could own the record alone. (Photo courtesy of YARDBARKER.COM)

49ers, McCaffery top Giants on ‘TNF’

The National Football League's "Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime" matchup between San Francisco and the New York Giants had no Phil Simms-Ronnie Lott helmet-to-helmet staredown (in one of the…

Mitch Lucas September 22, 2023

Cincinnati wide receiver Dee Wiggins caught this pass in front of Pittsburgh defensive back Phillip O’Brien Jr. (5) in their game on Sept. 9. The Bearcats (3-1) host Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. (Photo by GENE J. PUSKAR, Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cincinnati enters Big 12 play vs. a big dog: OU

Is Cincinnati ready for prime time? No, not THAT Prime Time. Prime time, like big time. The Bearcats played in a big-time game in the 2021 season, reaching the College…

Mitch Lucas September 21, 2023

Alabama football coach Nick Saban addresses reporters and an assortment of others at SEC Media Days in July in Nashville. Saban and the Crimson Tide host Ole Miss on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on CBS. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS)

ESPN: Saban issues challenge to Tide prior to game vs. Ole Miss

The University of Alabama football program is the most decorated college program in the history of the sport. Period. Or, as former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin once said, “Period,…

Mitch Lucas September 21, 2023

Dallas cornerback Trevon Diggs (above) suffered a left knee injury in practice Thursday in Frisco, Texas, and ESPN's Todd Archer, among others, have reported Diggs has been lost for the season with a torn ACL. (Photo courtesy of DALLASCOWBOYS.COM)

Cowboys’ corner Trevon Diggs diagnosed with torn left ACL

It’s not catastrophic, but – well, it actually might very well be catastrophic. The Dallas Cowboys lost one of their very best players on Thursday. The franchise announced that cornerback…

Mitch Lucas September 21, 2023

Running back Cam Akers (shown here against the Arizona Cardinals) has been traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Minnesota Vikings. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)

Rams trade Akers to Vikings

Well, well, well – that’s an awfully-deep subject. So’s this one: the Minnesota Vikings have traded for running back Cam Akers, late of the Los Angeles Rams. ESPN reported the…

Mitch Lucas September 20, 2023

Former college, NFL and MLB star Deion Sanders (above) is now a star in coaching, and has made Colorado football must-see viewing for even the average college football fan, according to a column by Martin Rogers on FoxSports.com. (Photo courtesy of EDITION.CNN.COM)

FoxSports.com’s Rogers: Sanders has made Colorado football “must-see”

For the bulk of his professional career, Deion Sanders was known as “Prime Time.” You can almost still hear legendary announcer Chris Berman in the near-whisper, as Sanders crossed the…

Mitch Lucas September 20, 2023

Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigns

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams has stepped down, according to a report on NFL.com. Williams released a statement, which the site released in part here (Bears defensive coordinator Alan…

Mitch Lucas September 20, 2023

University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is shown here in his meeting with the media on Monday, Sept. 18. Saban and the Crimson Tide seem to have a quarterback issue as they prepare for No. 15 Ole Miss on Saturday, in a game to be played at 2:30 p.m. at Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, and televised live on CBS. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS)

Scarborough talks ‘Bama QBs, offense issues on Finebaum

Were you one of the millions – and millions – of people watching Alabama-South Florida last week and saying, “What the _____ is going on here?” (See what I did…

Mitch Lucas September 20, 2023

Louisiana Tech's Tyre Shelton (4, center) breaks free for yards against North Texas Saturday night in a game in Ruston, La. Shelton had 152 rush yards and a touchdown, but Tech came up short, 40-37. (Photo by ALEX NABOR)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NON-RANKED ROUND-UP | Auburn looks to have its QB; North Texas nips LA Tech comeback in a thriller; What’s happening with Iowa State, and more

If you were hibernating or were just plain busy over the last three days, playing golf or just had – you know – stuff to do besides football (shame on…

Mitch Lucas September 17, 2023

Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence (above) and the Jaguars will host the Kansas City Chiefs today at noon on CBS (Photo courtesy of THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUE)

Week 2 NFL schedule, and TFB picks

The young man pictured above – that’d be Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence – can do something huge today: he and his teammates, playing at home, can drop defending Super…

Mitch Lucas September 17, 2023