ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Dom Capers out in Minnesota Longtime NFL coach Dom Capers will have to go somewhere else if he wants to keep his coaching career going. Capers, who had been the Vikings’ senior defensive assistant, will not be back in 2021, the team announced today. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said the 2020 Vikings’ defense was the worst he ever coached, [more] Source link
Read More »Nick Saban’s daughter calls out Ohio State ahead of Championship Game
Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel, and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss Kristen Saban Satos’ tweet saying that Ohio State is faking COVID cases to postpone their game against Alabama so QB Justin Fields can get fully healthy. Video Transcript [YAHOO SPORTS INTRO] DAN WETZEL: We have a COVID situation at Ohio State. There was a report out of AL.com that there were at least discussions about postponing Monday’s game. Buckeyes have come back and, really, doubled down and that’s… Source link
Read More »Nick Chubb costs Browns bettors when he passes on easy TD to go out of bounds
Nick Chubb was about to get Cleveland Browns bettors a great backdoor cover. Then he took a left turn just before the goal line. The Browns were 3-point favorites at the beginning of the week, went to 3.5 and then 4 points at BetMGM as the week went on. They led the Houston Texans 10-7 with about a minute to go and it looked like a push or loss for Browns bettors. Then, Chubb broke free. Chubb was running to daylight down the sideline, no Texans defender anywhere near him. It was an easy… Source link
Read More »Nick Saban, Alabama AD’s COVID tests cause for concern
Alabama coach Nick Saban announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. The 68-year-old coach is tested daily as part of Alabama’s protocol, so this was a routine test. He said he currently has no symptoms. “I feel fine. I felt fine. I was surprised by this,” Saban said late Wednesday. “…So I am not really that concerned about my health, but you never know.” You don’t ever know. Saban is likely going to be OK, but COVID-19 is a cruel and unpredictable virus and word that it got… Source link
Read More »Donald Trump calls Nick Saban ‘Lou’ while endorsing Tommy Tuberville
President Donald Trump again endorsed former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville on Monday night ahead of Tuesday’s special runoff election in Alabama. In doing so, however, he may have severely offended every single Crimson Tide fan in the state. Trump, attempting to praise Alabama coach Nick Saban, repeatedly called him “Lou Saban” instead. ‘Really successful coach,” Trump said about Tuberville on a conference call, via Alabama.com. “Beat Alabama, like six in a row, but we won’t even… Source link
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