There are two things you can count on at the end of every NFL season: first, the Super Bowl will be the most watched television event of the year, second, there will be multiple head coaching vacancies around the league.
The Fresno State Bulldogs and Washington State Cougars will face off in the LA Bowl on Saturday, pitting the champion of the Mountain West against a short-handed Pac-12 opponent.
Lovie Smith has been hired as the new head coach of the Houston Texans. Smith, who is Black, is the second minority candidate to be hired this offseason
Top-ranked Alabama arrived for their playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl. The Crimson Tide were without offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien or offensive line coach Doug Marrone
Russell Wilson threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half and Seattle clamped down in the second half to give the Seahawks a 28-16 season-opening victory at Indianapolis.