Here are the Michigan State football personnel who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 42-0 loss to No. 11 Penn State. Three up LB Jordan Hall: He got banged up and had to leave the game at one point, but the true freshman showed fiery passion that should make him one of the program’s best leaders should he …

Getty Images What was once viewed as the longest of longshots is becoming more and more likely. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been working hard to rehab a torn Achilles suffered on Sept. 11, and he is reportedly closing in on his return to the field. According to NFL Media, it’s possible Rodgers could practice this week for …

The NFL’s worst team, the 1-9 Carolina Panthers, look to improve their 2023 fortunes as they travel to face the 3-7 Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. Carolina fell in Week 11, 33-10, at home to Dallas, while Tennessee was routed, 34-14, at Jacksonville. The Panthers have won the last two meetings, including a 30-20 victory in the teams’ most recent …

It’s report card season at Razorbacks Wire. All you need to pass the course is a C. Anything worse than that can result in revocation of your scholarship. The question, Arkansas, is did you make it? Silly introductions aside, grading the Razorbacks in the 2023 football season was actually a bit harder than normal. Injuries shook things up, weighing one …

T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers will try to get back in the win column on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals on CBS and Paramount+. Pittsburgh’s offensive inconsistencies were their downfall in Week 11, as they fell to a Deshaun Watson-less Cleveland Browns squad, 13-10. Meanwhile, the Bengals will turn to Jake Browning to lead the way with Joe Burrow …

Report: Patriots to start Mac Jones over Bailey Zappe vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots fans who hoped their team would make a change at quarterback for Sunday afternoon’s game against the New York Giants will be disappointed. The Patriots are sticking with Mac Jones as the starter, per The Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan. NFL …

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the most famous football program in the United States, ended their 2023 season not on NBC or ABC or Fox, but on Pac-12 Network. We knew this game was going to be on Pac-12 Network, but a lot of casual fans did not. On this Thanksgiving weekend, they were probably visiting family and wanted to …

The New York Giants look for their second straight victory as they host the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in a matchup between teams having disappointing seasons. New York (3-8) swept the Commanders last Sunday, 31-19, while New England (2-8) enters off a bye week following a 10-6 loss to the Colts in Germany. The Patriots have won the …

The Baltimore Ravens will try to maintain their hold on the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff picture when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Baltimore (8-3) is one-half game ahead of Kansas City for the top spot in the conference and also owns an identical lead over Cleveland in the AFC North as it …

James Madison and Jacksonville State are bowl-bound after all. The two transitioning FBS programs are officially ineligible for the postseason but will be going to bowl games because there aren’t enough six-win teams to fill all the bowl spots. With 82 bowl spots available, there are 79 bowl-eligible teams with six wins or more. NCAA rules prohibit teams in their …

One week after nailing eight of the top 10 defenses, we hit on six of ten this week with a few others (Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, and Kansas City) finishing just one point out of the top 10. The recent shift in weekly formula to double the emphasis on opponent and also factor in the last four weeks performance of each defense …

Denver will put its four-game winning streak on the line when it hosts Cleveland in an AFC battle on Sunday afternoon. The Broncos (5-5) extended their hot streak with a 21-20 win over Minnesota last week, scoring a game-winning touchdown with just over a minute remaining. Cleveland has won three straight games and five of its last six, including a …

It will take a little getting used to still, but Jonathan Smith is your new head coach of Michigan State football. First order of business? Getting his staff together, and it seems like he is prioritizing his top coaches from Oregon State, which makes a lot of sense. Oregon State had a few assistant coaches who were very well respected …

The Week 12 NFL schedule continues Sunday and one of the early kicks is the NFC South clash between the New Orleans Saints (5-5) and Atlanta Falcons (4-6). Both teams have struggled to find consistency this season, but the division is wide open with New Orleans currently leading Atlanta and Tampa Bay by just one game. Saints quarterback Derek Carr …

USATSI Jalen Hurts and the Eagles will welcome Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills to Philadelphia for a highly-anticipated Sunday matchup on CBS and Paramount+. The Eagles are the only 9-1 team in the league heading into Sunday and are coming off a 21-17 win against the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, the Bills look to get back to their winning ways …