Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Without a great game Sunday, this Super Bowl could be remembered as little more than the week the NFL played second-fiddle to the NBA trade deadline.

Atlanta gets labeled an apathetic market for sports. But it’s more complicated than that. It has changed a lot since the Super Bowl was first here.

Kyler Murray isn’t ready to give up football yet. And why should he if he’s going to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft?

The college football season is over, but it isn’t too soon to think about next year. Clemson, Alabama and who could contend are the biggest questions?

Everything Nick Saban does is purposeful. And the message was clear: If Alabama is going to win its sixth title under Saban, the Tide must be better.

While critics rail against the possibility of SEC conspiracies in their favor, Alabama doesn’t worry too much about perception. They just do their job.

Alabama players, coaches insisted they respected Oklahoma’s defense ahead of Orange Bowl, but the reality is the Sooners struggle to stop opponents.

Mike Locksley after he was hired by Maryland became the latest assistant coach under Nick Saban to have a successful rehabilitation of their career.

Being patient and waiting your turn is no longer the culture of the quarterback position. Now, highly-rated recruits expect to play right away.