D'Eriq King To Arkansas? A Knee-Jerk Observation

A beautiful thing happened as LSU’s coronation tour neared its grand conclusion on Monday night: Breaking news, as D’Eriq King Tweeted, “Just kidding, I’m definitely leaving Houston — probably always was.”

With Kansas City trailing Houston 24-0 in the second quarter of Sunday's AFC Divisional round playoff game, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman returned a kick from his own end zone all the way back to the Texan 42-yard line, injecting life into his team and into a rabid crowd at Arrowhead Stadium.

FRISCO, Texas — Were James Madison and North Dakota State to play 100 times, it’s easy to predict that they would split the series 50-50. 

FRISCO, Texas -- Although James Madison and North Dakota State ended the 2018 season on much different notes, their paths to meeting in the 2019 season’s title game were similar. And the gap between them now feels immeasurable.  

FRISCO, Texas -- Draw up a blueprint for the ideal football star: What qualities spring to mind? 

FRISCO, Texas -- They came from the ACC, the American, the Big Ten to be here in Texas, by way of Harrisonburg. 

Pair two teams as similar — and as excellent — as James Madison and North Dakota State, and just a single facet can completely change the game.

FRISCO, Texas — Ben DiNucci handled the question about as diplomatically as one could want when asked about North Dakota State back in November. 

FRISCO, Texas -- The three-week layoff between the FCS semifinals and National Championship has a name at North Dakota State. 

FRISCO, Texas -- Circumstances leading to an interception are unavoidable, even for the best quarterbacks. A receiver runs an incorrect route, a pass ricochets off someone’s fingertips and a defender is in the right spot at the right time, even just a simple bad read out of the hundreds made in the course of a season.