Football

8/7/2026 |  College football coaches vs. AP Top 25 teams: Ranking Power Four's best big-game records (CBS Sports) Winning big games has always separated contenders from pretenders, but the 12-team College Football Playoff has eliminated nearly every hiding place. More access comes with greater scrutiny, and coaches who consistently stumble against ranked competition do not last long in the championship conversation. 

8/7/2026 |  2026 College Football Playoff Predictions (College Football News) The College Football Playoff should be more interesting than ever this season with more great teams, more big conference games, and the potential for more debates.
There’s still a 12-team format in place for the time being, and as last year showed, it’s still hard for great teams to get in, and there’s more than enough room for controversy and fist pounding.

8/7/2026 |  Sean McVay hails Aaron Donald workout as Rams await DT's call (ESPN) LOS ANGELES -- Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday he doesn't have an answer to whether Aaron Donald will come out of retirement this season but added that the former All-Pro defensive tackle "looked outstanding" during his workout with the team Tuesday.

8/7/2026 |  Two months since it was “a few weeks away,” The Athletic hasn’t finished its Dianna Russini investigation (NBC Sports) Four months to the day since the controversy first emerged, The Athletic has not yet finalized its internal investigation of its former NFL Insider, Dianna Russini.
The first wave of photos showing Russini with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at a resort in Arizona was published on Tuesday, April 7. After seeing the full collection of photos, executives at The Athletic (who strongly defended her in a statement issued to the New York Post) began to view the situation differently. Within days, the internal investigation regarding her reporting began.

8/7/2026 |  Hall of Fame board could vote on rule changes this weekend (NBC Sports) mplicit in the phrase, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is this basic truth.
If it’s broke, grab the freakin’ toolbox.
To date, the Hall of Fame has made no changes to the convoluted voting process that kept former Patriots coach Bill Belichick out of the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Hall of Fame’s board of directors holds its annual meeting during enshrinement weekend — and it’s “likely” that the board will consider potential changes to the current protocol at that time.