Getty Images / USATSI The final edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Sunday afternoon with a controversial top four that no doubt left one team (and its conference) immensely frustrated with the selection process. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama emerged as the four teams vying for the CFP National Championship with Florida State missing the cut despite ending …

Mike Tomlin brushed off any notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have taken the Arizona Cardinals lightly prior to Sunday’s 24-10 loss. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren, however, feels that it may have been a contributing factor in the Steelers losing to a team that had won just two games prior to Sunday.  “I guess just taking them lightly,” Warren …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The San Francisco 49ers made their claim for the best win of the season while the Super Bowl champs continued to slide down the playoff standings. Week 13 in the NFL season had much of everything, as it usually does.  Here is my stock up and down following Sunday’s action.   STOCK UP 49ers …

Wisconsin football officially has their bowl game, and based on how this season went a New Year’s Day game against an SEC opponent sounds impossible. That, however, is exactly what the Badgers have in front of them as they take on No. 13 LSU in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. CT. LSU finished the season 9-3 …

The Eagles dominated the first quarter, gaining more first downs (seven) than the 49ers ran plays (six). San Francisco’s minus-six yards in the first were the fewest in any quarter under the Kyle Shanahan era. But Philadelphia led just 6-0 after entering with an NFL-high 12 straight red-zone drives finishing in touchdowns, and things quickly changed. The 49ers outgained the Eagles …

Don’t look now, but here comes the AFC South. The AFC North’s gotten most of the buzz when it comes to sneaking three teams into the postseason, but the South is a better candidate given how things have gone recently with the teams inside this division. The Texans squared off against Denver in what amounted to a loser leaves town …

USATSI The 2024 College Football Playoff field is set after a wild finish to the season that left several teams staking a claim for inclusion in the final year before the four-team field expands to 12. Alabama beat out No. 5 Florida State for the final spot, despite the fact that the Seminoles are 13-0 and won the ACC championship.  …

The San Francisco 49ers made a strong case for best team in the NFL, now that they are at full strength. Key words: full strength. They dominated the Eagles 42-19 on Sunday, the largest road win vs. a 10-1 or better team since the 1970 merger, doing so with six straight touchdown drives, the best run by any team all …

Referees ejected San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw as well as Philadelphia Eagles security officer Dom DiSandro in the second half of Sunday’s marquee matchup. The incident occurred after Greenlaw suplexed Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith, after which Philadelphia’s sideline pressured referees to flag the 49ers linebacker. Greenlaw responded by shoving his finger into DiSandro’s face, further stoking the fire. The …

Former Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder was hired Sunday at Tennessee Tech’s new football coach. Former Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder was named Tennessee Tech football’s new coach Sunday night. Wilder, 59, resigned at Old Dominion in 2019. A formal press conference introducing Wilder as Tech’s new coach will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Hooper Eblen Center. “I am …

With Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles getting hammered 42-19 at home against the San Francisco 49ers, a high-level NFL agent with a few lucrative quarterback contracts on his resumé saw a winner that wasn’t even on the field Sunday. “Good day for Dak Prescott,” he texted. As much as it could have been a reference to the Dallas Cowboys …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Splash plays on the defensive side of the ball have been the Colts’ calling card over the past several weeks. In their three-game winning streak entering Week 13, the sacks and takeaways had come in bunches. They’ve fueled ugly wins. On Sunday, when it mattered most on the road against the division-rival …

USATSI Rarely does Selection Sunday actually generate worthwhile uproar, but Alabama’s ascension to No. 4 fit the bill. Using a SEC Championship Game win over previously No. 1 Georgia as the last data point, the College Football Playoff selection committee brazenly bumped the Crimson Tide over undefeated (and ACC champion) Florida State from the field. The justification for such an …

Week 13 of the NFL wasn’t one to write home about, even as some narratives were created. The San Francisco 49ers established themselves as the top dogs in the NFC with a convincing win over the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Miami Dolphins moved atop the AFC with their third straight win coming out of the bye. The AFC South looked impressive while …

Purdy focuses on present, not past injury, in 49ers’ win vs. Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy acknowledged Sunday evening that he did think about what happened in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles last season. “It was sort of in my mind, I got hurt here,” the quarterback said following the …