(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Georgia beat Alabama 33-18 Monday Night to win the National Championship.
- The New York Giants fired head coach Joe Judge after two seasons.
- Head Coaches Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings, Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears, and Brian Flores of the Miami Dolphins were all fired on Black Monday.
- USC quarterback Jaxson Dart has entered the transfer portal.
- Former Charter Oak star receiver BJ Casteel transferred from Arizona to Nevada for his final college football season.
- NFL playoff pairings: NFC – Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, San Francisco at Dallas, Arizona at Rams, Bye – Green Bay; AFC – Pittsburgh at Kansas City, New England at Buffalo, Las Vegas at Cincinnati, Bye – Tennessee.
- “I’ve never wanted a tie so bad.” – Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to a teammate Sunday night on the sidelines just before Chargers Coach Brandon Staley called a timeout with 38 seconds left. The Raiders’ Daniel Carlson kicked a 47-yard field goal as time ran out for a 35-32 win in overtime.
- UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson announced he will return for his senior season.
- Oklahoma Quarterback Caleb Williams, who entered the transfer portal January 3rd, was in Los Angeles this past weekend visiting USC.
- On this day in 1969 the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III. Jets quarterback Joe Namath was named MVP.
The hiring of Lincoln Riley has the Bruin football program in a state of panic and confusion. The Westwood school is letting Chip Kelly’s buyout number go to zero dollars on Sunday, which lends credence to the possibility that a coaching change will be made to answer the gauntlet thrown down by Troy. The return of Dorian Thompson-Robinson might make some believe that Kelly’s job is secure, but the huge Trojan shakeup must be addressed by an appropriate Bruin wake up.