Dan Lyons is an Editor at Sports Illustrated. He specializes in covering competitive sports, sports business, and professional sports, with a keen focus on team sports. Dan's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The Sacramento Bee, CBS News, and WGN-TV.
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Dan Lyons provides extensive coverage of sports, particularly college football and the NFL. His focus on event coverage, press releases, and breaking news indicates a preference for timely updates and insider information related to ongoing events in the world of sports.
Given his local geographic focus in Georgia but with national implications through college football and the NFL, pitches should be tailored to reflect this balance between local interests and broader relevance. For instance, stories involving players or teams based in Georgia may catch his attention due to their local significance.
Pitches could include exclusive interviews with players or coaches from teams within Georgia or insights into trade talks involving Atlanta-based sports franchises that would align with Dan's coverage area.
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By: Dan Lyons, Patrick Andres, Tim Capurso
The first college football game took place on Nov. 6, 1869. Rutgers and Princeton faced off in New Brunswick, N.J., just four years and 211 days
By: Dan Lyons
We evaluate the Week 1 matchups for 24 major players across college football's power conferences.
By: Patrick Andres, Tim Capurso, Dan Lyons
The vast majority of current FBS coaches played college football themselves—with a Heisman winner, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a number of All-Americans am
By: Dan Lyons, Patrick Andres, Tim Capurso
The 2026 college football season features 138 teams competing at the FBS level. All but 15 programs are helmed by coaches who, years ago, suited up at the college level themselves.
By: Dan Lyons
“The Big Ten’s going to have to tell a lot of us, how did they get to one second on this play?”
By: Dan Lyons
With just seven seconds left in the game and Michigan moments away from the unthinkable-a loss to Western Michigan at the Big House-Bryce Underwood let one fly from the Broncos 47-yard line.
By: Dan Lyons
With just seven seconds left in the game and Michigan moments away from the unthinkable—a loss to Western Michigan at the Big House—Bryce Underwood let one fly from the Broncos 47-yard line.
By: Dan Lyons
Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel threw seven touchdowns, Georgia running back Nate Frazier ripped off a string of long TD runs and more players to watch.
By: Dan Lyons
Heisman Trophies aren't won in September … well, usually. There are some examples-Tim Brown's two punt return touchdowns in Notre Dame's second game
By: Dan Lyons
After one week of FBS action, which G6 programs lead the pack for the automatic College Football Playoff bid.
