The East-West Shrine Bowl, one of the oldest college football traditions, will celebrate its 100th edition this Thursday as players gear up for the 2026 NFL Draft.

With Championship Sunday in the books, storylines from both conference title games will begin pouring out as we break down what just unfolded. Below, we're going to highlight some of the major takeaways from these two playoff showdowns and determine which should be taken at face value -- and which are mere overreactions.

The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots in the 60th Super Bowl, arguably the biggest single event in U.S. sports with a huge global audience.

The NFC Championship game was a shootout in Seattle, with Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and Rams counterpart Matt Stafford both throwing three touchdown passes before the hosts held on for a 31-27 ...