Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.
It’s Time to Find Out the Real Key to the Tush Push
Now that Jason Kelce has retired, we might learn that he, not Jalen Hurts, was so crucial to the play in the Eagles’ offense.
NFL
Jim Harbaugh’s Move Back to the NFL Is As Complex As the Man Himself
The Chargers got their guy, and Michigan lost the national champion it wanted to keep Wednesday when the coach made the difficult decision to return to the pro ranks after delivering his alma mater to the mountaintop.
NFL
Mike Tomlin’s Coaching Requires Context When Put Under Questioning
Before criticizing him for walking out on a postgame press conference, consider what he’s built in Pittsburgh as the most successful Black coach in NFL history.
NFL
Lions Exorcise Decades of Bad Memories With Wild-Card Win Over Rams
Detroit started this season with the highest expectations the team has had in years and exceeded them.
College
Replacing Nick Saban at Alabama Will Be a Thankless Job
No program will be able to dominate the new 12-team College Football Playoff era the way the Crimson Tide did in their prime.
NFL
Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll Are Coaching Legends Looming Over the NFL
The NFL may be looking over its shoulder this wild-card weekend, with departures from the Patriots, Seahawks and Alabama leaving the carousel spinning faster than ever.
College
Jim Harbaugh Loves Michigan. So Why Would He Leave?
People around the coach and his program believe he wants to be in Ann Arbor—if the terms are right.
NFL
Jack Harbaugh Knows His Famous Sons Like No One Else Does
Outsiders say Ravens head coach John and Michigan head coach Jim couldn’t be any more different—despite their shared success. Their father says that isn’t true.
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