It’s been tough sledding for Oregon football in recent years. Chip Kelly turned the Ducks into a national power, which Mark Helfrich was unable to sustain. Wille Taggart, meanwhile, bolted for Florida State after less than a season. The program was in a tough spot. That’s when Mario Cristobal...

The Cleveland Browns are 1-1-1 on the season, but they could easily be 3-0. They tied the Steelers in Week 1 and lost to the Saints in New Orleans by a field goal in Week 2 – despite missing two field goals and two extra points. If you’re surprised by how competitive the Browns have been this...

Who would play quarterback for Alabama – Tua Tagovailoa or Jalen Hurts – was a popular topic of conversation this past offseason, especially in Tuscaloosa. It wasn’t, however, a popular topic of conversation among actual Alabama players. “It didn’t consume me too much because I knew at the end of...

You know the NFL has a problem when quarterbacks are defending the people who get paid to hit them. But that, somehow, is reality in 2018. “I’m kind of getting fed up with it,” former NFL quarterback Michael Vick said on Tiki and Tierney. “These last two calls that was made on Clay Matthews really...

When Jameis Winston received a three-game suspension to begin the year, it was easy to assume that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would struggle, especially with games at New Orleans and against Philadelphia in Weeks 1-2. Well, the Buccaneers (2-0) beat the Saints, beat the Eagles, and can improve to 3-0...

Former Steeler and two-time Super Bowl champion Hines Ward dropped by CBS Sports Radio on Thursday to discuss the drama in Pittsburgh – from Le’Veon Bell to Antonio Brown to everything in between. We’ll start with Bell. Ward understands why Bell is holding out, but he probably could have handled it...

Former NFL punter Pat McAfee played his entire career in Indianapolis, but he was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – which he means he’s more than familiar with the Steelers. The drama? It’s nothing new. “It’s like the Real Housewives of Pittsburgh every single year,” McAfee said on Tiki...

The last Stanford player to win the Heisman Trophy was Jim Plunkett in 1970. Plunkett has come close to losing that distinction – a lot. Indeed, Stanford has produced five Heisman runner-ups since 2009: Toby Gerhart, Andrew Luck (twice), Christian McCaffrey, and Bryce Love. Is this the East Coast...

It’s not easy for rookie quarterbacks to play in Week 1 of the NFL season – especially when they’re inserted once their team is down 40-0 in the third quarter. That, however, was Josh Allen’s fate. Yes, the No. 7 overall pick made his NFL debut in Baltimore on Sunday, fishing 6-of-15 for 74 yards...

Alvin Kamara was perhaps the most explosive running back in football last season, totaling 1,554 yards and 13 touchdowns on just 201 touches. Kamara was so efficient for two main reasons: one, he’s good, and two, Mark Ingram carried the ball 230 times – almost double Kamara’s 120 – for 1,124 yards...