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 …

The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the New England Patriots to kick off the Week 14 NFL schedule on Thursday Night Football, with both teams coming off disappointing contests. The Steelers were one of the largest favorites last week, but fell to the Cardinals, 24-10. New England’s offense struggled again in a 6-0 loss to the Chargers, as the Patriots have …

The Texas secondary took a hit Monday evening when a pair of defensive backs entered their name in the transfer portal and will not play in the College Football Playoff. Let’s take a look at who left and what it means to the Longhorns when they face off with Washington Jan. 1 in a CFP semifinal in New Orleans. More: …

Getty Images Before Monday night, Jake Browning may have been best known for going undrafted despite a prolific college career at Washington. But the Bengals’ emergency quarterback “lit the world on fire” in a 34-31 overtime upset of the Jaguars, coach Zac Taylor told reporters, suggesting to teammates that he’s “QB1 material” in relief of injured star Joe Burrow. “He …

Lane Johnson nominated for prestigious Walter Payton Award originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles’ longtime right tackle Lane Johnson has been nominated for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, which annually recognizes one NFL player for community service contributions as well as on-field play. Johnson, 33, is one of 32 nominees for the award, which …