NCAA president Charlie Baker has proposed a revolutionary plan that could clear the way for schools to directly compensate athletes through an educational trust as well as name, image and likeness deals, according to a letter obtained by CBS Sports. The proposal would include the creation of a new FBS subdivision. Membership in the new FBS subdivision would be voluntary, …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Week 13 in the NFL was one for the books. The 49ers got a dominant win in Philadelphia, the Packers defeated the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football as big underdogs, and the Chargers covered a game with six total points. Then the Bengals — with Jake Browning at QB — finished the week by …

The 2023 NFL season has entered December, with the focus shifting to the wild playoff races in each conference. Four teams are tied for the final playoff spot in both the AFC and NFC, with six teams separated by a game for the final playoff spot in each conference. The NFC South is on pace to be the worst division …

The Oklahoma Sooners were on the cusp of reaching the Big 12 title game but just missed out when BYU fell to Oklahoma State. Then, it seemed like they had a shot to sneak into a New Year’s Six bowl, but the committee felt like their losses outweighed their win over Texas. Still, there’s one more game to make a …

Caleb Williams announced that he won’t play in USC’s bowl game, which means that, barring the truly unforeseen, he’s likely taken his final collegiate snap. It also means that in 142 days from the time that I’m writing this, he has a great chance to be the first player taken in the 2024 NFL Draft. In mock draft 4.0, I …

Each demoralizing loss hurts now, New England Patriots fans, but there is a very clear silver lining in all of this. The 2024 NFL Draft draws ever closer, and as it stands, the Patriots just moved up to the No. 2 overall pick. Thanks to their 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and the Arizona Cardinals upsetting the Pittsburgh …

The Falcons are winning ugly, and are currently on top of the woeful NFC South after Week 13. Their quarterback, Desmond Ridder, had a performance against the Jets aligned with the way Atlanta has played for much of the season. It was far from pretty yet not brutal. And that says a lot on the road, in a rain-soaked contest …

The college football offseason is in full swing for all the teams which are not playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals. That’s the new reality for this sport. It used to be — 40 years ago — that if a team was playing in a prestigious bowl game, even one which didn’t have national championship implications, that game took …

Every year the NFL uses the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award to recognize the best of the best in the community. Established in 1970 and renamed in 1999 to honor the late Bears great Walter Payton, the accolade is given to the player who best exemplifies on- and off-field service, with all 32 teams nominating someone who’s made …

The Pittsburgh Steelers will hope to maintain their hold on a prime playoff position when they kick off the Week 14 NFL schedule against the visiting New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. Pittsburgh (7-5) occupies the top wild-card spot in the AFC despite suffering a 24-10 home loss against Arizona last Sunday. New England (2-10) is in the midst …

Bettors seem confident that Michigan will lose in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season. No. 1 Michigan is just a 1-point favorite at BetMGM against No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. But money is heavily backing the Crimson Tide, both against the spread and on the money line. Nearly 80% of the money …

Getty Images During Monday’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made an appearance on the “ManningCast” with Peyton and Eli Manning. Tagovailoa ended up showing his musical side as he busted out a guitar and played “Tears in Heaven” by Eric Clapton. As a result of Tagovailoa showing off his musical talent, country …

Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson will miss the next few games. Stevenson is out a few weeks with a high ankle sprain, according to ESPN. He suffered the injury when he was hip-drop tackled during Sunday’s loss to the Chargers. With Stevenson out, Ezekiel Elliott will be the Patriots’ primary ball carrier. Elliott has 112 carries for 429 yards and …

Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming has hit the transfer portal. Buckeyes Wire has more on the story. Fleming was a five-star prospect, the top player in Pennsylvania and the No. 4 overall prospect in the country, according to 247Sports, in the 2020 recruiting class. “I want to thank Ohio State and all the amazing people who were apart of …

Getty Images A day after the Eagles saw their head of security ejected from a prime-time game due to a sideline scuffle with the 49ers, former Eagles head coach Doug Pederson saw one of his Jaguars staffers penalized for a separate prime-time blunder on Monday. With about seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Week 13 loss, Jacksonville …