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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis (11) works for a catch against Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman (23) during the second half the NFL football NFC championship game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans. The Rams won 26-23. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) **FILE**

Column: Officiating helps determine Super Bowl teams

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during the overtime of the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Bill Belichick, Dark Knight, vs Sean McVay, Golden Boy

By Thom Loverro

List of Vols’ violations include Fulmer offering instruction

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell runs against Tulane during an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Martell says he is transferring from Ohio State to Miami. Martell announced on Twitter early Wednesday, Jan. 16: “I’m a Hurricane.” Martell had entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal last week and was free to be approached by schools about a potential transfer. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

2 QBs leaving Longhorns as transfer frenzy hits Texas

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

Monday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) throws in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Army, in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, says he is declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. Murray announced his decision Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in a tweet. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) **FILE**

Kyler Murray provides draft intrigue for quarterback-needy Redskins

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) throws in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Army, in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, says he is declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. Murray announced his decision Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in a tweet. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Sooners QB, A’s pick Kyler Murray declares for NFL draft

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

New York Jets new NFL football head coach Adam Gase, center, poses for a picture with owner Christopher Johnson, left, and general manager Mike Maccagnan during a news conference in Florham Park, N.J., Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets’ Johnson: Gase hire about winning games, not Twitter

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2014 file photo, Washington Redskins President and General Manager Bruce Allen speaks to reporters during an NFL football news conference at the Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. Allen says the Washington Redskins will not reconsider whether to change the team's nickname if it becomes a political barrier to building a new stadium. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Bruce Allen to return to Redskins as team president in 2019

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

West Virginia University's new NCAA college football head coach Neal Brown gestures during a press conference in Morgantown, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (Craig Hudson/The Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP

Brown brings lighthearted coaching style to West Virginia

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Clemson's Trevor Lawrence answers questions during media day for the NCAA college football playoff championship game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Clemson makes bid to be considered best team ever

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 file photo, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay makes a call against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Two years to the day after McVay became the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, he will attempt to earn his first playoff victory Saturday night when the Rams (13-3) host the Dallas Cowboys (11-6) for a trip to the NFC championship game. The Rams already have won 24 games and two NFC West titles under McVay, and they’re just two more victories away from their first Super Bowl trip in 17 years. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

While teams seek next McVay, he begins playoff run with Rams

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Clemson's Trevor Lawrence answers questions during media day for the NCAA college football playoff championship game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Column: Bay Area no place for college football championship

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Clemson's Justyn Ross catches a touchdown pass during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Alabama, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Orange Crush: Clemson topples No. 1 ‘Bama for national title

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons, performs at the EA Sports Bowl in Minneapolis. The band kicked off the second leg of its Evolve World Tour this week. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Imagine Dragons, Lil Wayne play halftime show at College Football Playoff National Championship game

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Redskins president Bruce Allen helped lobby for the deal that led to the training camp facility in Richmond, and could help influence a new stadium built in Virginia. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Redskins’ Bruce Allen among least communicative execs in NFL

By Matthew Paras and Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Military helicopters fly over FedEx Field before an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Donna Wilkinson, female footballer, still blazing trails

By Thom Loverro

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Football for a Buck’ by Jeff Pearlman

By Kevin P. McVicker

Clemson's Trevor Lawrence answers questions during media day for the NCAA college football playoff championship game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

No. 1 Alabama meets No. 2 Clemson for CFP championship

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, Clemson's Clelin Ferrell (99) rushes into the backfield during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia Southern in Clemson, S.C. Clemson’s defensive line came into the season with a ton of hype after Christian Wilkins, Austin Bryant and Ferrell all bypassed the chance to go to the NFL after 2017. Ferrell, an explosive pass rusher, has the most NFL upside. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)

Bama-Clemson loaded with NFL draft picks along D-line

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press