Matt Youmans columns

Four years ago, on a Monday night in late September, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were crushed in Kansas City. It seemed to many like the beginning of...

In the blink of an eye, Kirby Smart has managed to wake up a sleeping giant. In his second season, he took Georgia to the national championship game,...

If Ben Roethlisberger is your fantasy quarterback, this is probably your lucky week. Maybe an injury could stop Big Ben from a monstrous bounce-back performance,...

All he had to do was fill the shoes of a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. Kyler Murray already has done that,...

An ill-timed thunderstorm that swept through Lincoln on Sept. 1 delayed Scott Frost’s debut as Nebraska football coach. Four weeks later, he’s...

It’s intriguing enough that Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 pick in the draft, is getting his first NFL start in the “Black Hole.” On top...

At 78, Bill Snyder is frail with white hair and looks his age. Despite annual speculation that he’s set to retire, Snyder keeps going to work. He’s...

Philip Rivers is not a frontrunner. He’s usually attempting to dig the Chargers out of a September hole or making a desperate come-from-behind effort...

Aside from the touchdown pass he tossed to the other team, Eli Manning had a decent first Sunday of the season. But that’s the biggest issue with...

In recent weeks, media critics taking aim at Urban Meyer have called the Ohio State coach a fraud and a liar. No insults are being tossed at his football...

With his collarbone intact and a stronger defense for support, the stage is set for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers to make a big comeback. ...

It’s never a bright idea to run into a wall or continue to hit your head against one. Sometimes, that’s the Stanford offensive game plan,...