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Byline: Tim Benz Nov. 17In this week's 'Football Footnotes,' former quarterback Kordell Stewart has some advice for Kenny Pickett and the entire Steelers franchise. There's some potentially severe injury news [...]

Byline: Safid Deen, , Robert Kraft looked helpless, watching from a suite in his black puffer jacket. Bill Belichick and Bill O'Brien were visibly frustrated on the sideline. And poor [...]

Byline: Kent Babb MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Mike McDaniel's batteries are fading, and, like usual, it's his voice that goes first. The Miami Dolphins coach is normally upbeat and witty, [...]

Byline: Jason La Canfora We've reached the point in the New England Patriots' descent where fan and media fiction have intertwined, with fever dreams emerging about whether (and how) Bill [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga There are eight games remaining in the Washington Commanders' season. That's a lot of football to be played. And yet, it is almost impossible to see a [...]

Byline: Chuck Culpepper Michigan's clamorous visit to Penn State on Saturday with the Big Ten suspending Jim Harbaugh on Friday finds Penn State at its own considerable juncture, centered around [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Columnist, USA TODAY To make sense of why Billy Napier seems to be flailing in his second year at Florida, we must revisit an incident from his [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Columnist, USA TODAY When the last decade of college football officially ended on Jan. 13, 2020, Dabo Swinney was still relatively upbeat. His Clemson team had just [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Oct. 15The question that was not asked of Pat Narduzzi as Saturday night turned into Sunday morning was the one on the minds of many social media [...]

Byline: Jason La Canfora This could be the end of the line for Bill Belichick in New England. Nothing lasts forever in the NFL, but Belichick's run with the Patriots [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer Bill Belichick wobbles atop his pedestal now, an acclaimed coach with expiring brilliance. During the first three years of his life after Tom Brady, Belichick couldn't shake [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Which time, when Chicago Bears wideout DJ Moore danced in the end zone, do you figure Josh Harris wondered, 'Are the right people coaching my Washington Commanders?' [...]

Byline: Rick Reilly You don't understand how bad it's been. Being a Colorado Buffaloes football fan is like being a Nickelback devotee. You mostly get laughed at. A couple of [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala It's not just about volume. It's volume and pitch, and people with voices that carry know how to create a frequency that pierces the air like a [...]

Byline: Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY One of the most intriguing storylines in college football history featured a bold new coach who rode into town and caused a stir after he [...]

Byline: Joe Rutter Jul. 14The clean slate that the Pittsburgh Steelers will take into training camp at inside linebacker isn't confined to just the players, although that group includes two [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Columnist, USA TODAY It is easy to identify the exact moment you have lost Kirby Smart's attention. At a certain point, his eyes just shoot off into [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, Columnist, USA TODAY It sounded a lot like the typical Eric Bieniemy I've encountered in recent years - driven, passionate, upbeat - as he assessed his current [...]

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Byline: Jerry DiPaola Mar. 21Brandon George called the process of changing the look of Pitt's defense not unlike to what happens when a shark loses a tooth. 'Replace it after [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Eric Bieniemy dressed for the occasion - a three-piece gray suit with a burgundy tie - but left his most valuable accessory at home. He wore the [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier In his first season as architect, it's difficult to project how assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will shape the Washington Commanders' offense. Several factors [...]

Byline: Kevin B. Blackistone Twice during the classic sports comedy 'The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings,' about a fictional barnstorming Negro Leagues baseball team when the major leagues [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Feb. 14In his post-retirement life, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis has done his fair share of media work at ESPN, NBC and locally at WPXI. [...]

Byline: Michael Lee Brian Johnson was a 17-year-old freshman in the University of Utah quarterbacks room, breaking down film, asking questions and offering suggestions to his coaches. Alex Smith was [...]

After surviving a disastrous introductory news conference, an ill-chosen flower analogy and his ''Beat Dallas'' motivational shirt, Sirianni has transformed the Eagles and maybe himself. PHOENIX -- Sunday's Super Bowl, [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, Columnist, USA TODAY For his next act as an NFL coach, Sean Payton is confronted by a Rocky Mountain range of challenges. His new quarterback, Russell Wilson, [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore The moment the Kansas City Chiefs spilled onto the field in celebration Sunday night, the obvious storylines of Super Bowl LVII surfaced: Andy Reid against the Philadelphia [...]

Byline: John Feinstein The story of Frank Reich's hiring as the new coach of the Carolina Panthers is not about Frank Reich. He's a fine football coach and a good [...]

Byline: Sally Jenkins When there's a tough call to be made, a forehead-creasing calculation, I'd rather be on Kyle Shanahan's sideline. Not because he can draw plays that leave receivers [...]

Byline: Kent Babb SANTA CLARA, Calif. - It was all so rhythmic, fluid, uncomplicated. The San Francisco 49ers were in cover-four, protecting against a deep pass, and edge rusher Nick [...]

Don ''Wink'' Martindale's frank honesty and aggressive play calling have turned around the Giants' defense. Players say their bond with the assistant coach has helped, too. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jan. 19Matt Canada is officially coming back for a third season as offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And there's nothing that can be done about it. [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Three years into their rebuild under Coach Ron Rivera, the Washington Commanders are more in flux than ever. Finding a new starting quarterback has become a nearly [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three minutes past midnight in the hushed visitors locker room, more than half an hour after the newest debacle of his franchise's tortured history, [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, Columnist, USA TODAY Sean Payton is arguably the hottest name on the market as this new hiring cycle for NFL head coaches kicks off. Hotter than Jim [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga He chose Carson Wentz as his quarterback to start the season and Carson Wentz as his quarterback with the season in the balance. Both decisions stunk. He [...]

Byline: Jason La Canfora Michigan's season is over, and Jim Harbaugh is again partaking in a semiannual ritual of winking, or half-winking at least, at NFL coaching possibilities, with his [...]

Byline: Mark Maske Interim coaches generally are mere placeholders in the NFL. But Steve Wilks has built a case that Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper should consider retaining him beyond [...]

Byline: Bill Hartlep Dec. 19Western Pennsylvania was well-represented at the PIAA football championships this fall, with five teams from District 7 and 8 advancing to play for state titles. Those [...]

Byline: Jason La Canfora The Rams' Super Bowl hangover has been both acute and lengthy. More to the point, as they seemingly run out of players and somehow played a [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Dec. 15This week's 'U mad, bro?' comes on the heels of a season-defining loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Baltimore Ravens. So I figured the blame [...]

Byline: Chris Harlan Dec. 15The WPIAL classification for the biggest schools was the league's smallest overall with only five teams. Yet, the schedule was maybe the most competitive in the [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Dec. 14It was 102 years ago when coach Knute Rockne told his Notre Dame players to 'Win one for the Gipper.' Can the Pittsburgh Steelers win ... [...]

The Detroit Lions turned their season around thanks to a people-throwing offensive line and gambling play calls. Much of it owes to the personality and tactics of Coach Dan Campbell. [...]

Byline: Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY BOULDER, Colo. - Five-star recruiting prospect Winston Watkins never has been to the state of Colorado and wasn't even born yet when Deion Sanders retired [...]

Byline: Joe Rutter Nov. 21Five things we learned from Bengals 37, Steelers 30: 1. Burrowing ahead Thanks to Joe Burrow's four touchdown passes and 355 passing yards, he engineered a [...]

Byline: Des Bieler In the wake of a coaching change in Indianapolis, the Las Vegas Raiders' matchup Sunday with the Colts reverberates with the recent past. For his part, first-year [...]

Byline: Keith Sharon and Seyna Clark, Mississippi Clarion Ledger | USA TODAY Network JACKSON, Miss. - The screams will start before dawn. Drums will thump in the morning darkness. Taunts [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Oct. 27Every morning when Frank Cignetti Jr. turns on the lights in his office, a tidal wave of thoughts rush toward him, followed by a seemingly endless [...]