Football

1/9/2026 |  One Big Thing: Surprising Jaguars and Liam Coen Now Hit Playoffs with Swagger (Fox Sports) Hours after the Jaguars had clinched an AFC South title Sunday night, Ashley Coen, wife of first-year Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen, posted a photo on social media.

1/9/2026 |  Missouri lawmaker proposes changing official football team from Chiefs to Battlehawks (NBC Sports) ew things are more entertaining than pettiness in motion. And at least one Missouri lawmaker has chosen to go next-level petty when it comes to the eventual relocation of the Chiefs to Kansas.
Via Hannan Falcon of KY3.com, Missouri senator Nick Schroer has introduced a resolution that would remove the title of official football team from the Chiefs, giving it instead to the UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks.

1/8/2026 |  John Harbaugh’s sudden availability adds more intrigue to NFL coaching carousel (Associated Press (AP)) The NFL coaching carousel may not be done spinning.
Seven teams are seeking a new head coach after Baltimore fired John Harbaugh on Tuesday. A couple more could join the search if their team is one-and-done in the playoffs. Harbaugh’s sudden availability after 18 seasons with the Ravens could create another opening.

1/8/2026 |  Ole Miss and Miami to play for a spot in the FBS national championship game at Fiesta Bowl (Associated Press (AP)) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mississippi has kept winning despite its coach bolting for another program.
Miami has rekindled the glory days of its 2001 national championship with a ferocious defense and steady quarterback.
One will play for a national championship after Thursday night’s Fiesta Bowl.

1/8/2026 |  Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future (Associated Press (AP)) MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday following a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
The decision ends McDaniel’s four-year tenure in Miami, a period defined by soaring expectations that ultimately went unfulfilled.