The New Mexico Bowl could have some home cooking as the game features Fresno State from the Mountain West traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on New Mexico State. Despite New Mexico State’s close proximity to the site of its in-state rival — Utah State — the Aggies are making their first appearance in this bowl game.  New Mexico …

Trailing 17-3 late in the third quarter behind an offense that had struggled to move the ball, the Bengals needed Jake Browning to be nearly perfect — and he was. Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime in his latest extraordinary performance since taking over for the injured Joe Burrow, and the Bengals …

I almost didn’t have time to write my picks this week and that’s because I was way too busy writing an email to Roger Goodell.  As we all know, the NFL needs to vacate the Bills’ win over the Chiefs from Sunday because the refs absolutely blew the call at the end of the game. They called offsides on a …

Michigan football will be looking to replace both Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson next season with both leading receivers likely declaring for the NFL draft. Michigan seems content to replace Wilson with in-house talent like Semaj Morgan and Tyler Morris but has tried to make a run at various portal targets for the ‘X’ role. Michigan extended an offer to …

Who’s Playing Baltimore Ravens @ Jacksonville Jaguars Current Records: Baltimore 10-3, Jacksonville 8-5 How To Watch When: Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. ETWhere: EverBank Stadium — Jacksonville, FloridaTV: NBCFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The Jaguars will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows …

On Monday, Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston reported that Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided after the Week 10 loss to the Colts to move on from coach Bill Belichick. As we suggested when explaining Curran’s report — and the fact that the decision has not yet been implemented — it could change. That’s the latest official report on the …

Jakobe Thomas is staying in the state of Tennessee, transferring from Middle Tennessee State to Tennessee football. The safety announced his transfer to UT on Instagram on Saturday, flipping his commitment from Oregon State. He committed to the Beavers on Thursday. He had offers from Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Louisville among others. Embedded content: https://www.instagram.com/p/C07mCyHAgk_/?hl=en The 6-foot-2, 190-pound …

The Colts fell behind 13-0 in the first 16 minutes of Saturday’s game against the Steelers, but the next 44 minutes were much better. Gardner Minshew threw three touchdown passes and the Colts defense forced three turnovers to wipe out the early Pittsburgh advantage. The 30-13 win moves the Colts to 8-6 on the season and moves them ahead of …

USATSI Steelers defensive back Damontae Kazee has been ejected from Pittsburgh’s Week 15 matchup with the Colts after a vicious hit he delivered to wide receiver Michael Pittman. The play occurred midway through the second quarter of Saturday’s head-to-head on a second-and-8 throw from Gardner Minshew. Pittman crossed midfield and extended forward, and that’s when Kazee delivered a direct shot …

Dec. 16—TRINITY — If you think football is a violent sport today, you should’ve been here 135 years ago, when a game got so heated that a player for Trinity College actually challenged an opponent to a duel. Yep, that kind of duel, with guns and everything. Talk about unnecessary roughness. It happened during the fall of 1888, the first …

C.J. Stroud will miss Houston’s game against Tennessee on Sunday after sustaining a concussion last week. The Texans announced Saturday that the star rookie quarterback did not travel with the team to Tennessee and would miss the game. Stroud was injured in last Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Jets when his head bounced off the turf after taking a hit …

With their playoff hopes slowly vanishing, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed Gardner Minshew II, Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson and D.J. Montgomery beat them. Minshew is a backup. Goodson had three career carries before Saturday and Montgomery had three career catches that came back in 2021. Sermon was a draft bust with the San Francisco 49ers. Those are the second- and third-stringers …

One day after decommitting from Texas A&M, 2024 3-star quarterback prospect Anthony Maddox has decided to stay home. According to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, the Hattiesburg, Miss. native has committed to play collegiate football for head coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss. “Man, Ole Miss is a great place,” Maddox told On3 Sports on Saturday. “Coach Lane Kiffin and …

Getty Images Standout rookie C.J. Stroud did not travel with the Texans for Sunday’s matchup with the Titans while recovering from a concussion. But it’ll be Case Keenum who starts at quarterback in his place rather than regular No. 2 Davis Mills, according to Houston’s KPRC 2. Mills has more recent experience with the team, starting 26 different games from …

Getty Images Jake Browning downplayed the Minnesota Vikings cutting him two years ago as extra motivation to beat them as the Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback this week. After Browning led the Bengals on a 14-point comeback victory — the Vikings first blown lead of 14-plus points in the fourth quarter since 1993 — the veteran quarterback admitted the final time …