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McDERMOTT CAN COUNT ON LARGE FINE ... EVEN THOUGH BILLS' COACH WAS CORRECT

  The NFL doesn’t like it when coaches go off on the officiating, invariably handing out stiff fines for negative post-game remarks, right or wrong So … it will be interesting to see how much Buffalo’s   SEAN McDERMOTT  is hit for his comments in the  aftermath of Saturday’s 33-30 overtime loss to Denver in  the first round of the playoffs. The William & Mary alumnus was especially steamed  over an interception (that wasn’t) by the Broncos’    JA’QUAN McMILLIAN , who took the ball away from  receiver  BRANDON COOKS  after (as?) he hit the  ground. Referee  CARL CHEFFERS  gave the ball to Denver  without checking the replay, which seemed strange given,  if for no other reason, the importance of the game. “ It’s a shame,” McDermott was quoted as saying.”The  fans deserve an explanation. The players certainly  deserve an explanation. It’s a shame when a call like that  dtermines a game … and ...
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DESERVING WYCHE NAMED TO BLACK HALL OF FAME ... AND LOT MORE FOOTBALL

  First things first … a tip of the “IT’S WEIRD BEING THE SAME AGE AS OLD PEOPLE” cap to   STEVE WYCHE , former Times-Dispatch sportswriter (1989-90), for being named to the Black College Hall of Fame ’s Class of 2026. His colleagues at the NFL Network certainly seemed pleased. From Minneapolis, who grew up in St. Louis, an alumnus  of Howard U., Wyche, 59, was NFL Falcons’ beat writer  four years for thr Atlanta Journal-Constitution before  joining the NFL Network in 2008. **** Sorry, but I don’t get the euphoria over U.Va.,  landing Missouri QB  BEAU PRIBULA  from the transfer  portal. He had one really impressive game, passing for  334 yards and three touchdowns (no INT) in a win over  Kansas. Otherwise, his numbers overall were average. In 10 games this past season, Pribula threw for 1,941  yards and 11 touchdowns (9 INT). He ran for 296 yards  and six TD. In week 9 against Vanderbilt, the 6-2, 212  pounder suffe...
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BEARS' COACH HAS VIGOROUS DEFENDER IN FORMER SOAP STAR NOW NFL NETWORK YAPPER

 “ Don’t you just like a little hate in football? I’m  the Bears’ coach, and I hate the Packers … I hate  their coach. It’s great.” Boy, was the NFL Network ’s  KYLE BRANDT   fired up or what, defending Chicago coach  BEN  JOHNSON ,who took considerable heat for  letting his emotions get in the way of common  sense. Johnson went off on NFL Green Bay during a  locker room rant loaded with f-bombs after da  Bears scored 25 points in the final quarter to  win 31-27 and give Johnson, in his second  season, his first playoff victory. And, when the game was over, the former Lions’  OC who opted for Chicago over your Washington  Commanders, brushed off Packers’ counterpart   MATT LeFLEUR , barely making contact in the  traditional post-game handshake before turning  away. Who did Johnson think he was ...disrespecting  anyone or anything much less  VINCE  LOMBARDI  U.? So what? said Br...
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LOTS OF STUFF. ... LIKE ACC AS WELL AS U.VA. SHOULD SAVE QB FROM NO-LONGER-RELEVANT NCAA

  Here, there, and just about everywhere ... So Virginia QB  CHANDLER MORRIS  was denied a  seventh year of eligibility. He should take the NCAA to  court over the decision … which makes no sense given  the body’s arbitrary, subjective approach that has resulted  in some athletes getting favorable response despite asking  for as many as 10 years (and more) to complete their  college “careers.” Besides, the NCAA no longer is the guardian of amateur  sports because, frankly, they no longer exist … and surely  is about to go out of business, hopefully sooner than later.  College athletics (notably football and basketball), where  everyone is a free agent and operating with no salary cap,  have become more professional than the pros. A product of the transfer portal … who proved a perfect  fit for U.Va., off as well as on the field … Morris deserves  better, and the ACC as well as the school should cha llenge th...
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