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.

Distraction of the Day

LOL The 49ers are so freaked by having so many injuries that they’re believing the wives tale that a nearby substation is the root cause. Joe knows there is a substation a block away from Ferg’s in St. Petersburg. Is that why so many people who party there on Friday nights are hungover on Saturday? [PFT]

Where could Keon Coleman end up after Bills owner Terry Pegula threw him under the bus? [CBS]

Texans defend C.J. Stroud. [Yahoo!]

Six quarterbacks who will get over the hump in 2026. [NFL]

Joe is going to catch hell for this. Clearly not all women are like this (and yes, there are some d-bag “men” who do this too) but this is what drives (many) men nuts about (some) women football “fans.” It’s nothing more than a fashion show for some of them. So this girl, a Miami student, goes to the national title game with her mom (an Indiana grad) and when Miami loses “It made me sad.” Well no sh!t! Apparently, she wasn’t that sad. So how does she recover? Gets roaring drunk? Goes to her apartment and cries? Breaks up with her boyfriend? No. She puts on an Indiana shirt and celebrates with her mom at the stadium. What??? You sell out your school that freaking easily, the very same school you attend (maybe with a Canes player as a classmate), that before the players leave the field you’re already bandwagoning the team your school just lost a national title to??? Give Joe a friggin’ break! Honestly, that makes Joe want to vomit. Apologies to the women who do stick with their teams through thick and thin. This is embarrassing. Show some pride in your school! Again, Joe knows plenty of women who would cut off their left pinkie before they ever wear another team’s gear, much less right after losing a championship game. This girl is an embarrassment to all sports fans. What would Jenna Berman say? [TikTok]

One of the perks for Curt Cignetti leading Indiana to a national title? Free beer for life! [TMZ]

Here we go again: Another college quarterback tries to transfer after he signed a contract to play for said school. So the school sues him. This time, it’s Duke. And Joe’s going to guess that lawyers who represent Duke know what the hell they are doing. Whoops. Can’t “decommit” from a signed contract. These cats are learning the hard way what “billable hours” means. [On3]

OK, this is one way to save money. But Joe has to ask, what does the guy do when he has to take a (No. 2) in the middle of the night? Or a (No. 1)? Pretty sure these places are under surveillance 24/7 so you can’t just act like a homeless person in Pinellas Park and let loose in the corner of the garden section at Walmart. [TikTok]

NFL meeting divisional round pic.twitter.com/SrveXz40Xh

— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) January 20, 2026

"It's the greatest coaching job, by Curt Cignetti, in sports history."@AdamSchein says there's no comparison for Indiana winning a College Football National Championship ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/SVzQVyTnUl

— Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) January 21, 2026

Raiders owner Mark Davis watches Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza like a lion watches a gazelle. pic.twitter.com/33XfnWrEAB

— Las Vegas Locally 🌴 (@LasVegasLocally) January 20, 2026