ORLANDO, Fla. — Ask Kansas State football center Hayden Gillum what makes Conor Riley an effective coach and he doesn’t hesitate. “I think no matter where you have coach Riley, if he’s the head coach or being an equipment manager, he’s going to give his all, and that’s something that we know we’ll get with him as coordinator,” Gillum said …

The Washington Commanders fell to 4-11 on the season with a 30-28 loss to the Jets and are currently in position to pick No. 3 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Should Washington use that choice on a quarterback if given the opportunity?  After being taken in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Howell appeared in just one …

Dec. 26—The early signing period has come and gone. Many of Northeast Mississippi’s biggest prospects have officially shut the door on their recruitment, although a few others have yet to decide. As of December 22nd, 10 area recruits have signed with FBS schools. All 10 were also among the Top 50 highest-rated prospects in the state of Mississippi by 247sports. …

Dec. 26—PRINCETON — Throughout the 2023 high school football season, Princeton head football coach Keith Taylor kept saying it. Not because it was something he hoped might be true. But because he was convinced that it was true. “Dom Collins is the best high school football player in West Virginia,” Taylor repeatedly asserted to whomever was listening. Collins’ feet are …

Week 16 Eagles grades by position after tight Christmas win over Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles snapped their three-game losing streak with a 33-25 win over the Giants on Christmas Day at the Linc. But after building a 20-3 lead at halftime, the Eagles weren’t able to put the Giants away and let this game get …

No. 7 Ohio State plays in its third Cotton Bowl in program history when the Buckeyes take on No. 9 Missouri on Friday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. The Buckeyes’ last appearance in the Cotton Bowl was a 24-7 win over USC in 2017. Ohio State is 1-3 in its last four bowl or College Football Playoff games against …

When Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was injured against the Cowboys on Sunday, word was that he hurt his shin but head coach Mike McDaniel said on Monday that the injury is actually to a different area. McDaniel said that Waddle has a high ankle injury and that the severity of it was still being evaluated. With that evaluation still …

Christmas has not brought a lot of great news stories to USC football fans. Recruiting rankings and transfer portal hauls have been less than spectacular. Oregon and Dan Lanning (and Phil Knight) are outpacing the Trojans in the realm of player acquisitions. Oregon has the No. 5 recruiting class for the 2024 cycle, USC No. 18. Oregon has 17 blue-chip …

Monday night’s 33-19 win over the 49ers vaults the Ravens to the top of the list of Super Bowl contenders in the NFL and it vaulted quarterback Lamar Jackson to the top of the list of MVP contenders. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh called Jackson’s outing “an MVP performance” and other Ravens players referred to their teammate as the league’s …

The matchup for the 2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl was shrouded in mystery until the last minute. In that regard, the matchup for the 2024 Sun Bowl has a one year head start in the mystery department. “I have no idea,” was how executive director Bernie Olivas described the 2024 game, which presumably will pit a team from the …

The USC Trojans and quarterback Miller Moss face the Louisville Cardinals in the 2023 Holiday Bowl on Wednesday. It’s a tough matchup for Moss, which could set him up for failure. Yet, that’s just the way it should be for Moss. It wouldn’t really mean much for Moss if he went up against an opponent with a pillow-soft defense, such …

New Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has continued to utilize the transfer portal throughout the month of December, landing seven players, including former Kansas State cornerback Will Lee Jr., who is a plug and player going into the 2024 season. While nearly every position on defense has been addressed, the defensive tackle spot has seen vast attrition due to …

The Ravens’ dominant performance in Monday night’s win over the 49ers means they’re closing in on the AFC No. 1 seed. Miami visits Baltimore on Sunday, and the Ravens are three-point favorites. If the Ravens win, they get a bye week in the playoffs and home-field advantage. That would make them the prohibitive favorite to represent the AFC in the …

As a public service announcement, we are obligated to clarify that there is no boxing scheduled on Boxing Day. There is, however, football. After a brief holiday timeout, the college bowl season continues Tuesday with a trio of games, all on the four-letter network. There’s no real overarching theme for the day. The three games feature representatives from six different …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Avery Johnson’s true freshman regular season with the Kansas State football team was supposed to serve as an apprenticeship for a bright future as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback. He appeared in seven games as senior Will Howard’s understudy and even helped lead the team to a memorable come-from-behind victory at Texas Tech. But then Howard threw his …