#Defensive Rookie of the Year

Now that the college football season is over, the offseason hype for the 2023-24 Florida State team has officially begun. Preseason top 10. The next ACC champions. Appearing in the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014. Those are among the lofty expectations that the Seminoles have already received from national…

A perpetually rebuilding Houston Texans squad will be looking for its next head coach once again in 2023. The writing appears to have been on the wall for some time, as Smith was finally let out of his misery on Sunday after just one season with the team. Smith may have known he was being thrown overboard before kickoff on Sunday. The Texans won…

Whether it's the Astros' hunt for a second straight World Series title, the UH Cougars' pursuit of another deep NCAA tournament run or the continued rebuilding efforts of the Rockets and Texans, 2023 is shaping up to be an intriguing year in the Houston sports scene. Chron's Josh Criswell and Michael Shapiro tackled the top 10 questions facing the…

With three weeks to go in the NFL season, it's getting to be that time when voters get their ballots ready for the year-end awards. Although awards like the Offensive Rookie of the Year (Garrett Wilson) and Defensive Rookie of the Year (Sauce Gardner) are all but locked up, plenty are still in limbo - like the NFL MVP. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts was…

The end of the Conference USA college football season has officially brought our end-of-season awards at Pro Football Network. With the launch of College Football Network around the corner, our first annual CFN All-Americans, All-Conference, and individual/team awards are live across the landscape. Player of the Year DeWayne McBride, RB,…

Heading into the season, we questioned whether the Jets would have a shot at claiming both the Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards with Breece Hall and Sauce Gardner in town. Even with Hall going down with a season-ending knee injury, it seems the team is still the favorite to pull off the impressive achievement. While things may not…

The Jets really gave one away last week in Minnesota, failing to give the ball one more darned time to Zonovan Knight and instead running a fade on third and goal from the 1 - not that we're bitter about that. Ah, the Jets, no matter how different and/or better they are, are still gonna Jet. Alas, the squad heads up to Buffalo with a 7-5 record,…

Bitter NFC rivals clash once again this Sunday, November 13th at historic Lambeau Field. The Dallas Cowboys hit the road looking to put the nail in the coffin of an underachieving Green Bay Packers squad. After masterfully weathering the storm of losing Dak Prescott for five weeks, the Dallas Cowboys sit at a surprising 6-2. A 49-29 win over…

A classic NFC East divisional battle will put a bow to an eventful week three. The AFC South surprisingly went 3-0 against the AFC West, new coach Josh McDaniels and his Raiders are the only team in the NFL at 0-3, while the Dolphins and Eagles are the only 3-0 teams through three games. The Giants will try to join the 3-0 club tonight at 8:20pm ET…

The end of the college football season brings with it end-of-the-year awards. As such, today we honor the first-team and overall top 2021 performers from the American Athletic Conference in our All-AAC Football Teams of the Year. It was a dominant season by multiple teams and players, most notably capped by Cincinnati becoming the first Group of…

Detroit Lions rookie defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson had a strong performance against the Washington Commanders. In his NFL debut against the Philadelphia Eagles, Hutchinson made his presence felt immediately, but did not light up the stat sheet. As a result of this three-sack performance, Hutchinson is now the betting favorite for defensive…

We're just a few days away from kickoff and the Oklahoma Sooners are about to embark on their quest to return to the Big 12 title game and the College Football Playoff. A two-year absence from the playoff hit harder in 2021 when Oklahoma missed the Big 12 title game. Armed with a new vision and new life under first-year head coach Brent Venables,…