The Broncos started 1-5. They willed their way back into the playoff chase. On Christmas Eve, at 7-7 and with 10 other AFC teams at 8-7 or better, the Broncos had a chance to keep pace. They didn’t, losing 26-23 to the playing-for-nothing Patriots. “We are not going to insert the ‘Jim Mora playoffs’ press conference,” Broncos coach Sean Payton …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde run through the remaining bowl games for the second part of this year’s Bowl Bonanza. Check out part one of the Bowl Bonanza here. The guys snake their picks against the spread for all of the post-Christmas …

We knew Florida State wasn’t going to be a member of the ACC in 2036, judging by its recent bluster. But what occurred Friday in a streamed board of regents meeting — FSU announcing an unprecedented lawsuit against its own conference — was bad off-Broadway theater. That bluster now has more definition, sure. Florida State is suing to extricate itself …

For most of Bill Belichick’s tenure for the Patriots, at this time of year they’re clinching the AFC East and preparing for the playoffs. This year the Patriots are long since eliminated from playoff contention, but Belichick remains happy with the way his team played on Christmas Eve. Belichick said after the Patriots beat the Broncos that he’s very pleased …

As the nation’s top quarterback prospect, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Dylan Raiola will have his own trading card. Just in time for Nebraska football fans to put on their holiday gift list. A five-star quarterback from Buford High School (Buford, Georgia), Raiola made a late – and rather monumental – flip from Georgia to Nebraska during the early …

The Eastern Michigan Eagles had a chance to get their licks in against South Alabama Saturday during the 68 Ventures Bowl. Unfortunately for them, winding up on the wrong side of the 59-10 final score left one Eagles player, graduate defensive back Korey Hernandez, seeking another one that resulted in a sucker punch against the opposition well after the final …

Florida State is planning its exit from the Atlantic Coast Conference with being left out of the College Football Playoff as the last straw. After the board of trustees met last week to discuss an exit, talks about others schools also leaving have started to heat up. And that potentially includes North Carolina. College football insider Pete Thamel wrote on …

Throughout December, Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin has persuaded multiple talented prospects to switch from Texas A&M Maroon & White to Rebels Cardinal Red & Navy Blue. According to a report from 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, former Aggies sophomore defensive lineman Walter Nolen has chosen Ole Miss as his next destination via the NCAA Transfer …

Southern Miss football has a new vacancy on its coaching staff. The Golden Eagles will no longer have quarterbacks coach Jordy Joseph, who is leaving to become the running backs coach at Houston for the 2024 season, a source confirmed Sunday to The Hattiesburg American. The source requested anonymity because no formal announcement has been made. Joseph will team up …

Three Power Five teams will be in action during the Saturday, Dec. 23 bowl schedule, but it’s a Group of Five matchup that might be the most intriguing. Air Force and James Madison meet in the Armed Forces Bowl at 3:30 p.m. ET, and James Madison, coming off an 11-1 season, is the 1-point favorite in the latest college football …

The LSU Tigers just wrapped up the early signing period for the 2024 recruiting class. The Tigers are currently ranked as the No. 11 class by 247Sports and the No. 9 class according to On3. We won’t know who will be signing this year until February when the final national signing day rolls around. With all of that being said, …

Photograph: Abbie Parr/AP It wasn’t a winner-takes-all game on Sunday, but the Detroit Lions had to approach it as if it was. Yes, they would have remained in the driver’s seat to win the NFC South even with a Christmas Eve loss to the Minnesota Vikings, but these Lions knew that there was no upside in letting Minnesota stay alive …

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Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon was ruled out for Week 16 and he was ruled out for the rest of the regular season on Sunday. The Chiefs announced that McKinnon has been placed on injured reserve. He will miss at least the team’s next four games with a groin injury, so he could make it back if the Chiefs get …

The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-6) look to end their losing streak in bowl games when they take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6) on Saturday in the 2023 Camellia Bowl. Northern Illinois has made seven straight bowl appearances without recording a victory after defeating Arkansas State 38-20 in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl. That triumph gave the Huskies a 7-1 …