Throughout the decade of the four-team College Football Playoff era, the Heisman Trophy race became increasingly predictable. The beginning of a new age for the sport could revitalize the season-long pursuit of football’s top honor, if Week 1 is any indicator. The most breathtaking individual performances from the first full Saturday of the 12-team Playoff…
Dec 31, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) drops back to pass against the Chicago Bears during the first half at Soldier Field. credits: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports Week 1 of the preseason ends Sunday, and teams will have more intel regarding players on the bubble when making roster decisions. Every year,…
Brian Kelly has been really good at this third-year stuff. In each of his last three tenures, his program experienced a breakthrough in the third season. He hopes to continue that trend as he begins his third season as LSU’s head coach in 2024. The Tigers could be the SEC’s big surprise this season, and…
In the “Dune” movies, a gigantic sandworm can rise from the desert and devour soldiers and military vehicles in its gaping maw. In real life, humans watching movies devour popcorn. These two ideas have been combined to spawn the “Dune” popcorn bucket, a sandworm-shaped tub that is having a cultural moment. The bucket arrives on…
As BMW car bodies glided down an assembly line in Munich recently, showered by sparks from robotic welders, it was hard to tell which vehicles would be powered by batteries, fuel-burning engines or both. In the view of many analysts, that is not a good thing. The German automaker’s electric vehicles are made on the…
