WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After four straight last-place finishes, with no division titles since 1993 and no playoff wins since 1991 and no Super Bowl appearances since, well, ever, it is hard to remember the last day like this, where it felt like the Detroit Lions were at the […]
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Bulldogs avenge another loss, heading to semifinals (with photos)
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com For the second straight week, the Rudyard Bulldog football team had a chance to avenge a regular season loss in the playoffs, and for the second straight week they did just that, and advanced to a state semifinal. In 8-Player football from […]
Newberry, Rudyard advance to regional final
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com In high school football from this past weekend, in a game you heard on Country 105 with Dave Watson, the Newberry Indians traveled to the Chuck Bennin Memorial Field on Friday night and defeated the Pickford Panthers, 32-14, in an 8-Player Football […]
Three area teams make the postseason
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com Three Eastern Upper Peninsula football teams have qualified for the postseason, while one team is on the outside looking in. Pickford, Newberry, and Rudyard will participate in this week’s playoffs in 8-Player Division 1. Rudyard topped Pickford in overtime, 20-14, for their […]
MHSAA Announces 2021 Football Playoff Pairings
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 24 – Here are the pairings for the 2021 MHSAA Football Playoffs, which begin Oct. 29-30 with District Semifinals in the 11-Player Playoffs and Regional Semifinals in the 8-Player Playoffs. For 11- and 8-player, teams were divided into divisions before the start of play this fall. The […]
Week 8 of high school football in the EUP
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com We are down to one week left in the regular season in high school football, and right now there are four teams fighting to be in the playoffs, which will start on October 29-30. With the new playoff points system implemented this season […]
Week 7 High School Football Roundup
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400thegamesportsshow.podbean.com With two weeks remaining in the regular season, area high school football teams are fighting for playoff positioning and just getting into the playoffs, with the Michigan High School Athletic Associations new playoff points format. Here is a recap of last week’s action. Traverse […]
Week 1 High School Football in the EUP begins (with photos)
By Scott Nason “The Game” ESPN 1400 thegamesportsshow.podbean.com The beginning of the high school football season kicked off this past weekend across Michigan and here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. With COVID-19 delaying the start of the 2020 football season, with a condensed and interrupted schedule, games in the area were […]
Kurt Warner Shares What Concerns Him about Jared Goff
If the Lions are truly committed to Jared Goff being their starting quarterback, it’s time for them to build around him. It’s the only way in which Goff is going to be successful during his time in Detroit, according to Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner. “If […]
Matthew Stafford goes to the Rams in exchange for Jared Goff and a bunch of first-round picks
Matthew Stafford has spent his entire NFL career trying to rebuild the Detroit Lions franchise — he was due for an upgrade and he just found one. In a blockbuster trade, the Lions sent Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams’ first-round draft picks in 2022 […]