Author: Shawn Christopher

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey (above) promised at SEC Media Days in July in Dallas that the league would announce its tiebreakers, in the event of a tie at the top without divisions this season. The league made good on that promise Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by VIRGINIA HAGLER-LUCAS - THE FOOTBALL BEAT)
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With divisions gone, SEC announces tiebreakers

For the first time since the year before Antonio Langham picked off Shane Matthews and sent Alabama to the 1992 national title game to face Miami (1992 Alabama vs. Florida), the Southeastern Conference won’t have divisions. No SEC West, no

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Nebraska on Wednesday named true freshman Dylan Raiola (above, 15) its starting quarterback for its season opener. (Photo courtesy of CBS SPORTS)
College

‘Huskers name Raiola starting QB

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule has made his first, big, public win-loss-affecting decision. The Cornhuskers announced Wednesday that Dylan Raiola, a Nebraska legacy player – and more importantly than that, a true freshman – will get the start at quarterback on

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Washington has named quarterback Jayden Daniels, the rookie out of LSU, as its starter. First-year head coach Dan Quinn announced the move on Monday. Also on Monday, Gardner Minshew was named the starter at QB for the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut outside linebacker Randy Gregory, another twist in Gregory's career. (Photo above by INKL.COM)
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Daniels named starter; Minshew, too, in Vegas

As we do every Monday, let’s go around the National Football League for the latest news and updates. Daniels, the former LSU standout who was the second overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, was taking almost all of the first-team

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Six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick will join the crew on "Inside The NFL" for its 48th season this fall on The CW Network. (Photo courtesy of NFLDRAFTDIAMONDS.COM)
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Belichick joins “Inside the NFL” crew

Bill Belichick is just becoming a talking head, isn’t he? Well, we’ll believe that when we see it. And we’d love that, by the way. Who has more football knowledge than THAT guy? It was announced Thursday that Belichick, who

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This photo taken last week is of Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott on a fishing trip in Cabo San Lucas, in a walking boot. Prescott, in his annual football camp afterward, downplayed the boot as no big deal. Will Cowboys fans agree? (Photo courtesy of ATHLONSPORTS.COM)
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Prescott in a walking boot already?!

Uh-oh. The season hasn’t even started yet, and already Dallas Cowboys quarterback is in a freakin’ boot? Really? Seriously? BRUH. Yep. And it’s July. The news was reported by Fox Sports’ David Helman, their Dallas Cowboys’ insider, earlier this week

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Tight end Darren Waller, with over 4,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in a nine-year pro career, is likely to retire, say many reports Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of BVMSPORTS.COM)
NFL

Giants expect Waller to retire

It’s beginning to look like the New York Giants will, in fact, lose tight end Darren Waller to retirement. Waller, 31, hasn’t attended any of the team’s voluntary workouts this offseason, according to several reports, including our own information, and

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Now-retired and former NFL center Jason Kelce (above) has to do something he's never done: be unbiased for ESPN's "Monday Night Football." Can he do it, especially when it comes to covering old rival Dallas? (Photo courtesy of THE-SUN.COM)
NFL

Can Kelce put aside his bias on ‘MNF?’

Jason Kelce is seen by NFL fans as a lot of things: by some (Philadelphia fans) likely as the best center, or best former center, in recent league history. By some (Dallas, New York Giants, Washington fans), as an antagonist,

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Rookie Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (center) struggled to complete passes in learning a new offense on Thursday in Bears' OTAs, several reports coming out of the session said. (Photo courtesy of ATHLONSPORTS.COM)
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Reports: Williams struggles in Bears’ OTAs

Well, here’s proof that even the No. 1 overall draft pick can have a bad day at the office. Apparently, new Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams did just that Thursday at an OTA practice, enough that he had to get

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