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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t come out of the locker room with his teammates after halftime. The 41-year-old quarterback took a handful of hits in the first half, appearing to injure his left arm on the final hit he took in the second quarter.

Eli Bowen returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown, Kip Lewis had two sacks and Oklahoma snapped ’Bama’s 17-game home winning streak while handing its second-year coach, Kalen DeBoer, his first loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama had won eight in a row overall since getting blown out at Florida State in its opener.

Finebaum pointed to the success all around LA right now and nobody is jumping at USC. He added that the program has historically been a central part of L.A. sports culture when winning big, but that “isn’t the current situation,” raising the possibility that Riley could look elsewhere, especially in with the current coaching carousel heating up.

To Finebaum’s point, Georgia has out-performed preseason No. 1 Texas in most all categories: Georgia 150.39 Texas 146.72

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum is all about the SEC, but he took a position on the College Football Playoff that's radical even for a hardline SEC guy. Speaking abo

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Paul Finebaum knows the college football coaching rumors are going to be wild, but one guy he has heard some whispers about is Lincoln Riley.

Paul Finebaum gave his thoughts on some major Curt Cignetti breaking news. Penn State fired head coach James Franklin after a close loss to Northwestern. Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti signed an eight-year, $11.6 million yearly deal to stay. Indiana, led ...

Paul Finebaum has a decision to make, but he’s not ready to talk about it yet. Front Office Sports reported this week that Finebaum is “very close” to leaving ESPN for a U.S. Senate run in Alabama. When AL.