Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Virginia Tech rolls into Dallas at 13–4, already living in the ACC middleweight brawl. SMU sits at 12–4 and needs a steadier league heartbeat after a choppy start. Moody Coliseum should feel live, because SMU’s identity feeds off tempo and noise. This is also a pace-versus-poise night, and that usually decides the late-game math. One […]
January 14, 2026
Colorado walks into Big 12 road life at 12–4 and 2–1, already hunting conference positioning. Cincinnati sits at 8–8 and 0–3, and the margin for error is shrinking fast. The Bearcats are at home, where the building usually carries the defense like a tide. This is also Cincinnati’s 125th season, and that kind of banner-night […]
January 14, 2026
Austin gets a top-ten visitor, and the Moody Center usually turns those nights into a referendum. Vanderbilt is 16-0 and 3-0 in the league, still playing with undefeated nerve. Texas is 10-6 and 1-2 in SEC play, but it’s been a different animal at home. This game sits in the “prove it twice” part of […]
January 14, 2026
Wyoming’s home floor is never just a location, it’s an environment. San Diego State rolls in at 11-4 and a clean 5-0 in Mountain West play, carrying the league-leader posture into altitude. Wyoming sits at 11-5, 2-3 in conference, and it’s been a different offense in Laramie all season. This number is tight because both […]
January 14, 2026
Pittsburgh walks into Atlanta needing traction, not style points. The Panthers have stumbled to 7-9 and 1-4 in the ACC, and every close loss is starting to feel heavier. Georgia Tech sits at 10-7 with a 2-4 league mark, and it treats this home spot like a reset button. This game lives in that mid-January […]
January 14, 2026
Missouri treats nights like this as a public defense of its home floor. The Tigers are 12-4, 2-1 in the SEC, and they have not lost in Columbia. Auburn arrives at 10-6, 1-2 in league, still searching for a clean conference rhythm. This is the kind of January game that becomes a résumé receipt either […]
January 14, 2026
Georgia has built a real January identity, and it’s not subtle. The Bulldogs are 14-2, ranked No. 21, and they play like every possession has a shot clock set to panic. Ole Miss is 9-7, sitting in the SEC middle, and it has lived on thin margins. Six of its losses are single digits, so […]
January 14, 2026
Cintas Center gets loud for this one because neither side can waste another Big East night. Xavier sits at 10-7 with a 2-4 league mark, and it finally tasted relief last time out. Butler walks in at 10-6, 1-4 in conference, and it’s carrying a three-game skid. This is the part of January where bubble […]
January 14, 2026
Monday night in Pittsburgh, the Steelers carry a decade of postseason questions into a street fight. Mike Tomlin needs a win, and Aaron Rodgers knows one January mistake becomes a headline. Houston shows up as a defense-led team that squeezes early downs and dares you to earn every chain. DK Metcalf returns as Pittsburgh’s boundary […]
January 12, 2026
Tennessee’s 2025 season never found firm ground, and the record kept shouting it. The Titans stumbled to 3–14, fired Brian Callahan after a 1–5 start on Oct. 13, and handed the rest of the year to interim Mike McCoy. The slide didn’t stop under the interim patch, and the franchise responded by tightening the org […]
January 5, 2026
The playoff bracket is locked, the weather map is turning mean, and the league splits into two Americas overnight. One side is chasing a Lombardi with a clean plan and a quiet building. The other side is staring at the same standings and hearing every snap as testimony. Week 18 always pretends it’s an ending, […]
January 5, 2026