Tag: FS1

Bills’ Josh Allen ‘hopeful’ Stefon Diggs sticks around

Allen speaking to Shady on the topic of Diggs:

Bills quarterback Josh Allen has confided in a former teammate that he is optimistic that receiver Stefon Diggs will not be moved this offseason.

It just so happens that the FS1 cameras were on Allen at the time as well.

Allen, speaking with analyst and ex-teammate LeSean McCoy, said he’s downplaying and speculation that Diggs might be skipping town this summer.

“I don’t really think about that,” Allen said. “I still feel like there’s still work to do and special things that we can accomplish.”

While early in the offseason, headlines have surrounded Diggs once again since some of his interviews at the 2024 Pro Bowl.

During an chat with NFL Network, Diggs was asked about his future. He could have simply said that, yes, he will be back with the Bills next season but that was not the case.

“I don’t know, as far as the money and that type of stuff,” Diggs said. “I can’t control none of that.”

It’s not a request to be traded, but on the other hand, it’s not a glowing review either.

For more from Allen, see the attached FS1 clip below:

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Colin Cowherd is walking back his report that Caleb Williams doesn’t want to play for the Bears

Yeaaaah, not sure who Colin Cowherd was talking to about all this.

The Chicago Bears have the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. USC’s Caleb Williams is one of the best players in the draft — especially at quarterback.

So, naturally, one would think that the Bear are probably considering taking Williams with that first pick. One might be wrong, though. At least, according to what FS1’s Colin Cowherd was telling us yesterday.

While talking about Williams on his show, Cowherd reported that Williams and “his group” did not want to go to Chicago and play for the Bears. He made it very clear that whoever he spoke with told him that the interest wasn’t there.

“I do think it’s possible that Washington trade up and that Chicago allows Washington to trade up. Because Caleb and his group do not want to go to Chicago.” 

Sounds pretty convincing, right? Now, 24 hours later, here he is walking the entire thing back.

“So I got a call from the Caleb Willams camp and they went ‘whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Colin. We don’t want to be painted as anti-Chicago and we don’t want to be painted as anti-Bear.’ And they made it clear to me, listen, ‘We don’t want to go to a city that doesn’t care. Chicago cares. They’re big, loud, they’re passionate. They fire coaches all the time. They care,’.” 

So that’s that on that, I guess. It seems like Caleb Williams and his “camp” were never opposed to going to the Bears at all.

Where’d Cowherd come up with that first story? No idea. But it’ the complete opposite of what he said after taking that call.

Sounds like you have nothing at all to worry about, Bears fans. If Chicago wants to go Caleb Williams at No. 1, then Chicago will go Caleb Williams at No. 1. And it sounds like the quarterback would be fine with that.

Moose Muhammad’s highlight reel game against ACU has not gone unnoticed

Moose Muhammad popped back up on the scene in major way last weekend, and the main stream media is impressed

If anyone knows highlight plays, it’s NFL veteran and Super Bowl winner LeSean “Shady” McCoy. He couldn’t help but notice the performance that Moose Muhammad put on against the ACU Wildcats and named him the Speak on FS1 “Crazy Work” winner of the week.

It’s been a curious year for the junior wide receiver following what seemed to be a breakout season in 2022. Leading into last week’s game Moose only had 159 yards and one touchdown through nine games. Well, the dynamic receiver put his elite hands and athletic ability on full display again to the tune of 104 yards and a Sports Center top-ten highlight-worthy catch.

With the shakeup of Jimbo Fisher being fired and with eligibility left it will be interesting to see what Moose decides to do in the future. His talent is undeniable and is one catch away from a specular play.

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Big Ten announces start time for Penn State’s final home football game vs. Rutgers

The Big Ten has confirmed when Penn State’s final home game of the year, against Rutgers, will be played. But TV options are still flexible.

Penn State has had a handful of noon kickoffs this season. And now it will have one more to add to the schedule.

On Monday, the Big Ten officially announced Penn State’s home game against Rutgers on Saturday, No. 18 will start at 12:00 p.m. ET. The specifics for the broadcast will be confirmed at a later point in time, but the game will air on either Fox or FS1.

If Penn State picks up a big win this weekend against Michigan, the odds may be good the game against Rutgers will get the Fox broadcast. A win over the Wolverines would make Penn State a more attractive team to put on Fox as it would throw the Nittany Lions into the thick of the Big Ten championship hunt and race for the College Football Playoff.

A loss to Michigan could make it more likely Michigan’s game at Maryland gets the Fox broadcast instead, although the Big Ten has two potential windows for Michigan’s road game at Maryland that week. The only other option would be the Iowa-Illinois game, which also has flexible start times for Fox or FS1.

This will be the seventh time Penn State will play a game at noon this season. Penn State is currently preparing for a noon kickoff against Michigan this coming weekend. Penn State also played noon games against Delaware, Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Indiana.

Penn State’s final game of the regular season will be played in primetime on NBC when the Nittany Lions visit Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. Kickoff for the Black Friday game (Friday, Nov. 24) is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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LeSean McCoy defends Bills’ QB Josh Allen against haters (video)

Shady defends Josh:

Former Bills running back LeSean McCoy still has big respect for his ex-teammate Josh Allen.

Allen had a brutal game against the Jets in Week 1. His four turnovers helped the Jets upset the Bills, 22-16, in overtime.

After the loss, Allen has taken his bumps in the media. The QB himself even said he needs to cut out the turnovers.

McCoy admitted he thinks Allen needs to do that, too. But he also backed Allen and did so with stats as well.

“My opinion hasn’t changed,” McCoy said. “I would put him as a top-three quarterback in this league.”

For McCoy’s full Allen defense, see the attached FS1 clip below:

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Colin Cowherd embarrassingly learned MLB teams can’t trade draft picks for Shohei Ohtani while live on FS1

Shoutout to all of the baseball casuals out there.

Sometimes, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, you probably just shouldn’t actually talk about it.

Colin Cowherd is living proof of this concept.

On Friday’s episode of The Herd on FS1, Cowherd found himself in a debate with Jason McIntyre about what MLB teams should be trading for Shohei Ohtani.

If you haven’t heard, the Angels’ star is on the cusp of being traded as we get closer and closer to the MLB’s trade deadline. He’s probably not coming back in free agency, so it’s best for the Angels to get a return now to make their team better moving forward.

So, the question becomes, what would you ask for if you’re the Angels in return for the best player in baseball? Self-proclaimed baseball casual Colin Cowherd thought he came up with a brilliant answer.

Five (!!!!!) first-round picks, two prospects and two solid starters. That’s what his best guess was for the question of how much you could get for Ohtani.

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But you actually can’t get that much. Not because Ohtani wouldn’t be worth it — he definitely would. But it’s actually just not allowed!

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As it turns out, in baseball, you can’t trade draft picks. Particularly first and second-round MLB draft picks.

You can trade competitive balance picks. But comp picks are different. These are 14 picks that are dished out each year to the 10 smallest markets and the league’s bottom 10 revenue teams. There’s always some overlap there, which is how you get to 14 picks instead of 20. Those picks can be traded one time and one time only.

Cowherd’s producers eventually corrected him, but by then the damage had already been done. The take was spewed and now it’s all over the internet. Yikes.

Look, it isn’t easy hosting a television and radio show. We all get that. And baseball is sports — you’ve got to talk about sports on these shows. We understand that, too.

But, yo. Maybe don’t come with the scorching hot take if you don’t know the sport that well? Just a thought.

Fans thought this was hilarious. And, of course, they did. Because it totally was.

Colin Cowherd shares rookie expectations for Panthers QB Bryce Young

Colin Cowherd thinks that Bryce Young’s season will be very revealing

The Carolina Panthers made the splash of the NFL offseason by trading away two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and an ascending star at the wide receiver position in D.J. Moore to acquire the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft from the Chicago Bears.

While those are a lot of assets to move, when you believe as much in a guy as the Panthers do Bryce Young, you make the move. The former Alabama quarterback was subsequently selected with the top pick in the draft and tasked with rebuilding a Panthers franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since January of 2018 and hasn’t won a playoff game since January 2016

Drafting No. 1 overall usually means you are going to the worst team in the league, but that’s not the case as the Panthers traded up to make the pick.

Carolina has some really nice skill-position players to surround Young as a rookie between guys like Miles Sanders and Adam Thielen. The Panthers also brought in head coach Frank Reich who has a proven track record of NFL success, especially at the quarterback position. They will also get to play in an expectedly-weak NFC South division and have quite a friendly schedule.

For all of those reasons, some people predict the Panthers as their dark horse team to make the playoffs in 2023. Colin Cowherd of FS1 has always been particularly high on Young and was one of the first people to view Carolina as a playoff team. Cowherd argues that with Alabama players, you can feel more comfortable because you already know what you are going to get. Nick Saban and his staff do a great job of getting as much talent of all of their players as possible so as a team you feel pretty confident in what their ceilings and floors are.

Cowherd argued on his show this week that we know what we can expect from Young in his rookie year. Cowherd says,

“There is a reason that Carolina and Frank Reich, who has a history of being very good with quarterbacks, gave up D.J. Moore and all of those picks to go to No. 1. They looked at that film and they felt watching that film they knew what they had. I still have questions about C.J. Stroud.”

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Shannon Sharpe delivered an emotional message to Skip Bayless in his final day on Undisputed

Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless seem to be on good terms again

Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless have very clearly had their ups and downs together while co-hosting Undisputed on FS1.

Things seemed to be really bad between the two. Bad enough to the point that Sharpe liked tweets comparing Bayless to Weird Al Yankovic after reports first surfaced that he may be on the way out.

We’ve seen the tension between these two come to life on screen — particularly after Bayless’ crass comments about Damar Hamlin. Even in Sharpe’s attempt to counter what Bayless had said things flared up between the two of them.

But none of that stopped Sharpe from thanking Bayless in an emotional moment the two shared on what Sharpe announced would be his last day at FS1.

Sharpe began to tear up as he thanked Bayless for the time the two of them spent together.

“Skip Bayless. You fought for me brother. I’m here because of you. You allowed me to share the stage with you. You allowed me to share the platform. I’m going to cry in the car but I’m not going to cry now. The opportunity that you gave me to become what I became, I’m very indebted to you. I’ll never forget what you did for me. You’ve helped me grow more than you’ll ever know. All I ask is when you lay your head on that pillow at night, know I gave everything I had.” 

Bayless replied to Sharpe in kind, giving back some of the love that he’d just received from his co-host.

“I want to thank you for dedicating yourself to this job. It is a voracious beast of a show, day after day after day. You dedicated yourself to this job just the way you dedicated yourself to professional football as a Hall of Famer. I want to thank you for never taking a sick day. I want to thank you for preparing as hard as you could, every single day. Every single topic. I want to thank you for competing as hard as you competed with me. Because the greatest compliment I can give you is you were a worthy adversary.” 

Though things are probably not ending on the brightest note between these two, it’s still nice to see them exchange pleasantries and appreciation for one another in this way.

Sharpe hasn’t made any announcements on what’s next for him in his career, but you can be sure that he’ll be back on television sooner rather than later.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Sunday

How to watch the Wisconsin Badgers on the road against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sunday night:

The Wisconsin Badgers play the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sunday night, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Badgers are coming into this game fighting for their postseason hopes and are desperate for a win over the Golden Gophers. Wisconsin got the better of Minnesota in their first matchup at the Kohl Center earlier this season; however, the Golden Gophers are coming off of an insane comeback victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Badgers will likely rely on guard Max Klesmit, who has been red-hot over the last few games. Klesmit’s scoring in the second half against Purdue helped to keep them in the game, and his defense has been vital in containing opposing backcourts.

Wisconsin needs a victory in this game to remain in the NCAA Tournament picture, so it should be exciting to watch as the border rivals face off.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

  • Date: March 5, 2023
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: FS1
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)

Players to watch:

Points Leaders:

  • Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn: 12.2 PPG

  • Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia: 15.4 PPG

Rebounds Leaders:

  • Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl: 7.1 RPG

  • Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia:6.9 RPG

Assists Leaders:

  • Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn: 2.9 APG

  • Minnesota guard Ta’lon Cooper: 6.1  APG

Colin Cowherd: No chaos to overcome in Seattle for rookie QB’s

A positive word from Colin Cowherd? About the Seahawks!?

The Seattle Seahawks have received a compliment from one of their somewhat-regular critics. Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd, host of The Herd on FS1 spent some time earlier this week discussing how Seattle is likely an ideal landing spot for one of these rookie quarterbacks.

Despite being native to coastal Washington, Cowherd has often been critical of head coach Pete Carroll and the Seahawks, especially when it came to quarterback Russell Wilson. However, his tune has changed slightly when it comes to Seattle in this upcoming NFL Draft.

Cowherd is not in love with many of the quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL Draft. It doesn’t seem like he thinks any has the potential to be a Patrick Mahomes/Joe Burrow/Trevor Lawrence caliber signal caller who can overcome a dysfunctional franchise.

But when compared to many of the other teams in the Top 10, the Seahawks are clearly not like some of these other franchises who are routinely tire fires. Perhaps drafting a quarterback, even if they re-sign Geno Smith, would be a wise move for Seattle.

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