The LSU Tigers are trying to get over the hump and back to competing to national championships like they did a few years ago with Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and company. Brian Kelly had success at Notre Dame — but there too — never got the Irish over the hump to win the ultimate prize in college football. LSU is a different beast. The Tigers play in the SEC — the best conference in the country where multiple fan bases expect national titles on a regular basis. Kelly has done well there so far, and even produced this year’s Heisman…
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Sean Labar
Sean Labar is a sports writer who has covered the NFL and college football for 12+ years. Since graduating from Towson University with a degree in journalism, he has worked & written for the Washington Nationals, Sports Illustrated, On3, Saturday Down South and OutKick amongst other national media outlets and websites. Sean joined Gridiron Heroics in 2023 to focus on NFL and college football coverage. He primarily focuses on the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders. On the college scene, he covers the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ole Miss Rebels, Colorado Buffaloes, Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines. Sean currently resides in Virginia with his two rescue pups, Wally & Reagan.
The Michigan Wolverines and QB JJ McCarthy knocked off the Alabama Crimson Tide in a thrilling overtime College Football Playoff semifinal game on Monday. All year long, Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan program has been clouded by a sign stealing scam, and there were plenty of Alabama fans that accused the Wolverines of cheating to help secure the massive victory. In November, Michigan became embroiled in an alleged sign-stealing scheme that involved impermissible, in-person scouting of opponents going back as long as three seasons. Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference, of which Michigan is conducted an intense investigation.…
The No. 1 Michigan Wolverines took care of business and knocked off a valiant effort from the Alabama Crimson Tide — a team that controversially was voted into the playoff but certainly looked like the right choice Monday’s College Football Semifinal matchup at the Rose Bowl. While the game went back-and-forth for the entire 60 minutes and ended up going into overtime, Michigan QB JJ McCarthy and the Wolverines got the ball first and found the end zone quickly due to an impressive run from Blake Corum , who set the school’s all-time rushing touchdown record on what ended up…
The San Francisco 49ers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC in the NFL playoffs after beating the Washington Commanders on Sunday. While 49ers fans are likely thrilled about yesterday’s result, all of the news after the game wasn’t positive. Star running back Christian McCaffrey got hurt in Sunday’s 27-10 victory at Washington that helped the 49ers clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye. San Francisco (12-4) will host a divisional round playoff game on either Jan. 20 or 21, giving McCaffrey nearly three weeks to heal. Peter King of NBC Sports reported on…
The New England Patriots entered Sunday’s road divisional game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and have struggled to score points this season with the 28th scoring offense in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills have been rolling as of late with three straight wins. After being 5-5 through the first 10 weeks of the season the Bills have rallied to win four of their last five games, including three straight going into Week 17 against the Patriots. The Bills win streak has vaulted them into 6th place in the AFC and in position to clinch a playoff berth this weekend,…
The Chicago Bears have a major decision to make when April comes around. Well they continue to ride with former Ohio State QB Justin Fields who has flashed at times but struggled mightily at others, or use their No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft to select USC dual-threat passer Caleb Williams, or one of the other top signal callers in this year’s class like Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels. Fields has shown more and more glimpses he can be the player the Bears drafted in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, but trade rumors remain more…
Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban made an appearance on ESPN’s College Gameday on Saturday and received the ultimate compliment from Pat McAfee
The New England Patriots are in unprecedented territory for the first time in more than two decades. Since 2000, the Patriots have only had three losing seasons — but none have been close to as bad as this year. With two games to go, they are last on the AFC East with a (4-11) record. A situation that has felt impossible considering the dynasty he built his now become a reality. For the first time since taking over the head coaching job with Patriots, there is legitimate speculation one of the greatest coaches in NFL history will part ways with…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had to deal with their fair share of drama this season, but somehow remain in the hunt for an AFC Wildcard spot with Mason Rudolph filling in as their third quarterback of the year. It seems like the Steelers always have a controversial wide receiver who creates chaos on the sideline and in the locker room while making headlines for all the wrong reasons. While the days of Antonio Brown’s antics feel like a distant memory in Pittsburgh, the Steelers have had their faire share of issues with second-year WR George Pickens this season. Following the…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a long history of championship success and is one of the most storied teams in the NFL. They currently have six Super Bowl titles — and came close to having a 7th — but fell short to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV. Like any football game, a variety of factors go into winning and losing. But former Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall — who was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round of the NFL Draft with the 23rd overall pick in 2008 — believes a fourth quarter fumble in a critical moment…
