Football

The weather is getting cooler, everything is pumpkin-flavored, and your favorite team is back on the gridiron.

UPDATE - May 16th, at 4:40pm NFLPlayers.com has released a statement from Mathis claiming the positive test was the result of fertility drugs he was taking while he and his wife were trying to conceive a child.

As the last two NFL teams left standing get ready for Super Bowl XLVIII, media coverage will analyze every possible storyline, particularly those about preparation, commitment and sacrifice. A young widow, no stranger to the same things, will be at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey to watch the Seahawks play the Broncos, but her path to the NFL's biggest game has been no ordinary journey.

In a season dominated by strong ground games across the conference, it only makes sense the players behind those rushing attacks take the lead in this year's All-SIAC team.

The Wildcats head northeast to face a familiar foe to play for a fifth straight sectional title.

Thanks to a perfectly timed click of photographer Jonathan Daniels camera, Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel cemented his place in internet history with a photo set to make the rounds as the next popular meme.

Sam Bradford was tabbed as the next big thing in the NFL when he was drafted first overall before the 2010 season. However, he has been anything but that after over three seasons in the league, and is out for the remainder of this season with a torn ACL. Is Bradford one of the biggest busts in NFL draft history?

He was one of the NFL's most distinctive coaches, and he was the first New Orleans Saints head coach to last more than two years with the team.  Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips passed away yesterday at the age of 90.

Oregon is by far the most stylish team in college football. The Ducks, thanks to Nike, have a mind-blowing number of uniform combinations, each more eye-catching than the next. Now, the team has focused its attention on wearing a uniform for a cause, as it plans on sporting pink shoes, socks and helmets to raise funds for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Do you like Oregon's new look?

After six games each, Alabama and Oregon have separated themselves as the two best teams in college football, with each squad tearing through its schedule thus far. But which team is the best college football has to offer: the Crimson Tide or the Ducks?