Week 18 in the NFL is ready to provide an entertaining two-day thrill ride for fans.
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- Michael Penix Jr. put on a show in Washington's Sugar Bowl win. Joel Klatt tells Colin Cowherd why Penix [should be a top pick](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRneZElP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwvd2hhdC1pcy1taWNoYWVsLXBlbml4LWpyLW5mbC1kcmFmdC1jZWlsaW5nP2xpZD03dnZibzBuOTR3aXQmY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjQwMTA0VwNzcGNCCmWUJQyXZc8kZzlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~) in the draft.
- As Steve Sarkisian has built a winning culture and a recruiting powerhouse in three seasons, the Longhorns might actually [be ahead of schedule](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRneZElP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwvdGV4YXMtaXMtY2xlYXJseS1vbi1yaXNlLWRlc3BpdGUtZGlzYXBwb2ludGluZy1maW5pc2g_bGlkPTBjYXZuZzhweDlwaCZjbXBpZD1vcmc9U3BvcnRzOjphZz1vd25lZDo6bWM9ZW1haWw6OnNyYz1lbWFpbDo6Y21wPUExNF9TcG9ydHNfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DYW1wYWlnbl9FbWFpbF9JbnNpZGVyX0N1c3RvbV9SZWN1cnJpbmdfMjAyNDAxMDRXA3NwY0IKZZQlDJdlzyRnOVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAPS), writes Laken Litman.
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