Penn State, Notre Dame and potential Super Bowl LIX matchups in today's Roundup

Everybody's working for the weekend and now here it is...Let's go...After another heartbreaking loss, will James Franklin and Penn State ever get over the hump?...Penn State needs to make the difficult move and fire James Franklin...Penn State wide receivers finish Orange Bowl with abysmally bad stat...Jeremiyah Love says Notre Dame has a rooting interest in Friday night's Cotton Bowl...Notre Dame could have 'gone sideways,' instead it's still fighting...Notre Dame's win brings its solo CFP purse to $20 million...All 49 possible Super Bowl matchups, ranked...Super Bowl LIX: Ranking the five matchups I'd most like to see at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans...NFL playoff bracket: Schedule, Super Bowl odds, stats, more...The Ravens will be missing a huge offensive piece as the playoffs begin...Pat Riley reminds NBA players what they 'owe' us amid Jimmy Butler saga...Draymond Green names 'beautiful' thing refs did in Warriors vs. Pistons...NBA fans' hilarious reactions to when LeBron James made a fan flinch...What Joe Mazzulla wants to do after ex-NBA star called Jayson Tatum soft...NFL's Black quarterbacks tackle pay gap and snap playoff record...Pat Riley admits East Conference rivals have kicked his a**, says maybe he's 'washed'...Neymar got paid an obscene salary in 2024 despite playing 42 minutes for Al-Hilal...

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Read more: Thursday's Roundup

Shameful

One of the reasons many Rams fans are not happy their home playoff game was relocated to State Farm Stadium. pic.twitter.com/6uDe2SnXfH
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 10, 2025

Beast Mode still exists

Still thinking about this. pic.twitter.com/sFeUX6cmeG
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) January 10, 2025

Never forget

10 years ago today, Patriots defeat Ravens 35-31 in Divisional Round

Here’s the game-winning touchdown drive pic.twitter.com/HyFDgmL3J8
— RandomTomBradyHighlights (@TomBradyDaily) January 10, 2025

A case of mistaken identity

Mike Greenberg - the Buccaneers assistant GM, not the ESPN host - is interviewing today for the Jets general manager job.

Here’s how it could and would look in either case. pic.twitter.com/9se7C01rXH
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2025

Teammate Julius Randle still outscored him, but who's counting?

ANT POSTER AND THE STARE DOWN ‼️😱

OMG. pic.twitter.com/RJxbL7I3DW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2025

But will it help them against the Bills?

INSANE: #Broncos star corners Riley Moss and Patrick Surtain have gone viral for being exactly in sync at practice today.

😱😱😱
pic.twitter.com/mQeWmHlxtP
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 10, 2025

See anyone you know?

This season’s All-Pro offense and defense: pic.twitter.com/rBcUvvctYF
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2025

Here's looking at you, Pat Riley

“See that? I gave you a compliment. That’s what bosses do. We build you up, we don’t break you down.”

-Jimmy Butler to employee 😅

(via IGS) pic.twitter.com/9icP5RjN2d
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2025

Not a good look for a 3-14 team

Awful: #Giants GM Joe Schoen asked CB Nick McCloud to take a pay cut from the one-year, $2.98M deal he signed in the offseason, which McCloud denied.

In response, Schoen told McCloud's representatives:

"Don't pay October's rent...As soon as I can replace him, I'm going to… pic.twitter.com/Lb4D4tZpc8
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 10, 2025

Oh boy. Just make it to the Super Bowl first.

Lamar Jackson’s number-changing quest returns

“If we win the Super Bowl I’m going to No. 1…I want to retire No. 8 and No. 1, I want to do that here at the Ravens. I want to win a Super Bowl with No. 8 on then come back and do the same thing with 1 on” pic.twitter.com/qvBQWb9l9W
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) January 10, 2025

Interesting

There's a 13-year age range between starting QBs in the playoffs this year pic.twitter.com/p4HBnvxqDt
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 10, 2025

Enjoy watching Baker Mayfield in the playoffs

Deshaun Watson‘s career with the #Browns is likely over…

Cleveland has paid Watson 230 million for just 19 games.

• 12 million per game
• 68 thousand dollars per passing yard
• 12 million dollars for each touchdown
• $19 million for each INT

WORST CONTRACT IN HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/w3W0Ku7UTT
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 10, 2025

Stay in school kids

🚨WILD: University of Miami will pay quarterback Carson Beck 4 MILLION DOLLARS next season.

Beck will make more than #NFL All-Pro’s Christian Gonzalez, Brock Bowers, and quarterback Brock Purdy's COMBINED SALARIES THIS SEASON.

🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/yPbK9OtaSb
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 10, 2025

Sounds decent

At @Ravens game tomorrow:

Smoked Turkey Leg with Maryland Crab Dip ($16.99)

(📸 by @LevyRestaurants) pic.twitter.com/g2UQDHOHxg
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 10, 2025

Fact

I'm confident when I say we'll never see anything like this again 😭 pic.twitter.com/Z8PD4C5RkV
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) January 10, 2025