Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game of …

NEW YORK – When he was laying in a hospital bed receiving treatment for cancer, a game like this probably seemed impossible. It also probably seemed unlikely when he was recovering from a torn ACL after recovering from cancer, or when he was working for the Rutgers football program as an equipment manager. Yet on a big stage, Timmy Ward …

No. 12 Oklahoma faces off against No. 14 in the Alamo Bowl, which ranks among the top bowl matchups outside of the College Football Playoff. The Sooners jumped from six to 10 wins in Brent Venables’ second season thanks to a renewed defensive effort. However, Oklahoma lost two games in the middle of the season to ultimately play themselves out …

Clemson football can complete its excellent finish to the season in Friday’s Gator Bowl against Kentucky in Jacksonville. The Tigers (8-4) swept through their November schedule, including wins over UNC, Notre Dame and at in-state rival South Carolina. The Tigers can add another win over an SEC team on Friday. Kentucky (7-5) had a somewhat disappointing season buoyed by an …

Parsons claims he didn’t diss Purdy, has nothing against 49ers QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Micah Parsons once again made waves with comments about the 49ers after the Dallas Cowboys’ star edge rusher appeared to take a shot at Brock Purdy with a post on X.com during Monday night’s loss to the Ravens. Down 21 and there …

College football bowl season reaches its apex over the next four days with some of the biggest matchups and more storied bowls on the schedule. We’ll see the first of the New Year’s Six matchups, and by Monday, it will be time for the highly anticipated CFP semifinals to determine which two of four teams (Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama) …

A Notre Dame football season that began 3,600 miles away all the way back on Aug. 26 will come to a close this week, with the start of a new year only days away. The No. 16 Fighting Irish (9-3) will wrap up their 2023 season on Friday with an appearance in the Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State …

At one point in the third quarter, it looked like the Oklahoma Sooners were going to run away from the Arizona Wildcats in their Alamo Bowl matchup. But the turnover bug that hurt the Sooners in the first quarter, reared its ugly head toward the end of the third. Instead of potentially going up 31-13 late in the third, the …

SAN ANTONIO — In their first bowl appearance in six years, the 14th-ranked Arizona Wildcats had just as many takeaways to knock off No. 12 Oklahoma 38-24 in Valero Alamo Bowl Thursday at the Alamodome. Arizona’s triumph is the first postseason win for the Wildcats since 2015. The Wildcats finish 10-3 and are the fourth team in program history to …

The Sun Bowl, currently known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl to be accurate, is the second-longest running bowl game in college football, trailing just the Rose Bowl. For just the second time in program history Notre Dame is set to play in the game as they take on Oregon State on Friday in El Paso, Texas. A 10-win …

Turnovers were the name of the game in the Oklahoma Sooners loss to the Arizona Wildcats in the Alamo Bowl. Oklahoma turned the ball over six times, including four by true freshman Jackson Arnold, who was making the first start of his collegiate career. Arizona jumped off to a quick start on the back of two Arnold interceptions in the …

The chants rained down throughout the Browns’ 37-20 rout of the Jets that was in no way as close as the score might indicate. Fans packed inside the building once affectionately nicknamed the Factory of Sadness needed their savior to feel their appreciation — so they screamed his name over and over and over. Flacco … Flacco … Flacco. The 38-year-old Browns …

Getty Images Former USC cornerback Domani Jackson is transferring to Alabama, 247Sports reports. Jackson, the No. 25 prospect overall and No. 3 cornerback in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, was on hand to watch No. 4 Alabama’s practice Thursday as it prepares for its College Football Playoff semifinal showdown against No. 1 Michigan.  A highly-regarded prospect out of high school, Jackson started …

It’s a Christmas miracle. And it will be more than a miracle if the NFL doesn’t try to build on its current December 25 momentum. The NFL has issued a press release declaring that the trio of 2023 Christmas games attracted average viewership of 28.7 million. That was an increase of 29 percent over the three Christmas games in 2022. …

Former Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth joined the broadcast of Alamo Bowl during the Sooners’ game against the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday night. Bosworth, who played for OU in the 1980s, has been known for his outspoken nature both during and after his playing career. He joined the ESPN broadcast in the third quarter and was asked about the impact of …