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Daniel Shirley
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Senior Live Editor: The Athletic. Co-host: Creekside Sports, Reign Supreme Podcast. Author: Hatch Attack, Mercer's Moment.
Married to my best friend, Laura, with two wonderful sons, Ben and Matt.
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Packers vs. Bears live updates: NFL Week 16 game score, prediction, odds and latest
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Packers vs. Bears live updates: NFL Week 16 game score, prediction, odds and latest
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December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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James Madison vs. Oregon live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest

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James Madison vs. Oregon live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
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December 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Eagles vs. Commanders live updates: NFL Week 16 game score, prediction, odds and latest
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Eagles vs. Commanders live updates: NFL Week 16 game score, prediction, odds and latest
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December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Tulane vs. Ole Miss live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest

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Tulane vs. Ole Miss live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
Follow our live coverage of today's Playoff game between the Green Wave and Rebels
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December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Miami vs. Texas A&M live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
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Miami vs. Texas A&M live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
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December 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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I LOVE a playoff bracket of any kind. Check out our new live coverage bracket tool. It is awesome
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Check out our new bracket tool!
If you’re like me (and if you’re not, are you sure you’re in the right place?), you will geek out about a playoff bracket of any sport. I love the postseason. I love the possibilities of what can happ...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Alabama vs. Oklahoma live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
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Alabama vs. Oklahoma live updates: College Football Playoff game score, predictions, latest
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December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Friday's show: Micah Johnston on Bibb County sports and Chad Bishop on Georgia Tech football
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December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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NBA Trade Board 2025-26: Anthony Davis, Trae Young and other potential movers

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NBA Trade Board 2025-26: Anthony Davis, Trae Young and other potential movers
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December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Could James Pearce Jr. chase down Defensive Rookie of the Year award? We asked the experts
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Could James Pearce Jr. chase down Defensive Rookie of the Year award? We asked the experts
Pearce leads all rookies with a team-high eight sacks and has notched at least one in six straight games. Will his season end with hardware?
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December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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College Football Playoff Hope-O-Meter 2025: Confident Indiana, skeptical Alabama?

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College Football Playoff Hope-O-Meter: Why are some Bama fans waving the white flag?
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December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Oklahoma has flirted with disaster all season. Is the magic running out, or only beginning?

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Is Oklahoma lucky or good? Sooners eager to give the nation their answer
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December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Alabama is no longer college football’s main character. But no one has taken its place
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Alabama is no longer college football's main character, but can anyone take its place?
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December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Who has the College Football Playoff’s best home-field edge? Here’s what the numbers say
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Who has the College Football Playoff’s best home-field edge? Here’s what the numbers say
Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Ole Miss are set to host some of the biggest games in program history. So who has the toughest venue?
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December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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For each CFP team, what’s been most important for roster building? Portal or recruiting?
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For each CFP team, what’s been most important for roster building? Portal or recruiting?
Georgia has the highest percentage of games started by players it signed out of high school. Ole Miss has the fewest.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Will college football have a new champion? Here’s each CFP team’s national title history

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Will college football have a new champion? Here’s each CFP team’s national title history
Three of the top five seeds in the College Football Playoff have never won a national title, including No. 1 Indiana.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Rams vs. Seahawks live updates: NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ score, prediction, odds and latest
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Rams vs. Seahawks live updates: NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ score, prediction, odds and latest
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December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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What Joel Klatt got wrong, Tennessee’s X-factor and Jai Lucas’ coaching blueprint
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What Joel Klatt got wrong, Tennessee’s X-factor and Jai Lucas’ coaching blueprint
Joel Klatt's take missed what makes college basketball special. Plus, picks for the rest of nonconference play.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Thursday's show: Anthony, JT and Daniel preview the College Football Playoff
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December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Everyone caught up to Oregon’s business model. Can Ducks win it all in a world they pioneered?
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Everyone caught up to Oregon’s business model. Can Ducks win it all in a world they pioneered?
Oregon has never been better, but the Ducks are no longer gate-crashers. The transformation that took them decades now takes mere months.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Ty Simpson stayed at Alabama when others would have left, but that’s just family tradition

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Ty Simpson stayed at Alabama when others would have left, but that’s just family tradition
Ty Simpson stuck with Alabama with the support of his dad Jason, who's also the head football coach at Tennessee-Martin.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The All-College Football Playoff team: Picking the best players at every spot on the field

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The All-College Football Playoff team: Picking the best players at every spot on the field
Seven of the top nine finishers in Heisman Trophy voting will compete in this year’s CFP, representing five different teams.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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College Football Playoff pressure gauge: Which of the 12 head coaches need to win most?
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College Football Playoff pressure gauge: Which of the 12 head coaches need to win most?
For some programs, success is no longer defined by getting in the College Football Playoff, but by how long they last.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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College Football Playoff home games are back. Here’s what makes each host stadium unique

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College Football Playoff home games are back. Here's what makes each host stadium unique
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December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The BCS selection system wasn’t perfect, either. Flashing back to some controversies
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Missing the BCS? Its selection system came with controversies, too
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December 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM