Articles by: Jonathan Mathis (CFB & NFL Analyst)

There is something wrong with this picture, so many pieces missing to a story about a man who was either duped or took part in a bizarre hoax. There is a plethora of holes to this story and Manti Te’o is deemed as a liar, be it that he could [...]

In what may have been the perfect ending to a heartfelt story, Jim Harbaugh grabbed Colin Kaepernick on the sideline and then hugged him tightly. When he walked into the San Francisco 49ers’ locker room, he gave his players a fiery speech, he said he was proud and told them [...]

The question is being asked and folks are giving their reactions on whether or not Chip Kelly can make the transition from college to the pros. So when he graduated from college on Wednesday afternoon surprisingly — whether he can depart from an airport in Eugene and arrive to Philly [...]

As Justin Tucker’s kick sailed through the uprights, Ray Lewis stood nervously watching on the sideline, biting his lip and fidgeting — wondering whether it was the last time he’d be running onto the field in the National Football League. That’s hard to believe, because in this particular game the [...]

Say whatever you want about Robert Griffin III, but he’s far more compelling than any pro athlete in the nation’s capital — and on top of it all — the Washington Redskins would not have likely made the playoffs without him coming to their aid during his unimaginable rookie season. [...]

Let the good times roll back to back! This wasn’t a bowl game. It was a bowl demolition, a butt-spanking beatdown that ended in a cupcake fashion in Miami Gardens, Florida, where Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron’s girlfriend, sat in the stands cheering on her baby. When [...]

Here I thought Notre Dame, the nation’s most renowned football program, was the most hapless and pitiful program in existence. A few years ago, a bevy of Notre Dame fans felt pity for a team that hit rock bottom under head coach Charlie Weis, searching for answers and looking for [...]

On Monday, the night when Manti Te’o tries to lead Notre Dame to its first national title in 24 years, the man whose presence has proudly represented the university as he leads not only defensively but also by example, will be playing with a heavy heart — and will be [...]

There comes a time in a man’s life when he walks away from the game and calls it quits to seek a new legacy after ending an impeccable career. There comes a point in a man’s life when it’s time to hang up the cleats, depart from the game as [...]

David Shaw was so excited that he raised both arms into the air over on the sideline, a winner in Stanford’s bowl game. After shaking hands with Wisconsin’s legendary coach Barry Alvarez, he walked triumphantly on the field to meet his parents, he hugged his mother tightly and cried in [...]