The word from TampaBay.com is in.

Todd Bowles says he will return as Bucs head coach next season. Bowles wasn’t sure when asked at his season wrap-up news conference on Monday.

Bowles met with the Glazer family, which owns the team, Tuesday and had interviews scheduled with members of his coaching staff Wednesday.

When asked if he was officially back as Bucs head coach for 2026, Bowles confirmed he was in a text message to the Tampa Bay Times

Will this report hold up?

Flash poll posted at 1 p.m. Poll closed at 2:01 p.m. Last week’s results linked here.

Update.

For Bucs fans, black smoke is sifting above One Buc Palace. [read more]

It’s official. The Bucs got another third-round gem in the draft. [read more]

Telling comment from inside the walls of One Buc Palace. [read more]

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Percentages.

Predictions markets are the new legalized gambling. [read more]

Leader of dangerous offense.

Former Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, a Super Bowl winner, is a free agent after getting sacked yesterday.

And yes, he has a connection to Baker Mayfield. [read more]

“Jamel, you want to help inspire change?”

Let’s look at some gnarly defensive numbers, shall we? [read more]

Bucs chatter.

Joe is a little shocked, not surprised, but a little shocked how Bucs fandom in near-unison has become so vocal on sports radio and social media demanding Team Glazer move on from Bucs coach Todd Bowles. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Joe isn’t trying to start some conspiracy here or go full-blown Tom Clancy. But when Joe read the following, the question needed to be asked. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

One reason there was so much hype for the 2025 season was it seemed like the Bucs were finally going to get over the hump and win postseason games. [read more]

What happened to Emeka Egbuka?

It was the Bucs’ offense, not head coach Todd Bowles, that was a subject of discussion yesterday on SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Where is Bruce Arians?

UPDATED: 2:02 p.m. So every Tuesday through the 2025 football season, Bucco Bruce Arians, senior advisor to Bucs general manager Jason Licht, has been an in-studio guest on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN. [read more]

Joe often hears head coaches, including Todd Bowles, say how the previous season is ancient history and that every year is a new season.

They’re not looking back because personnel and coaches change annually along with tweaks to scheme and more. [read more]