Dec. 5—Nothing about the fourth-seeded Idaho football team’s 20-17 win over Southern Illinois in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome was pretty, but it didn’t matter. The Vandals were in a three-hour dog fight with the Salukis, and for the most part, it was the away team that was the …
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Ravens designate Malik Hamm for return from IR
Ravens rookie edge rusher Malik Hamm hasn’t had a chance to play in the regular season, but that could change in the coming weeks. Hamm was placed on injured reserve ahead of Week One because of an ankle injury. The Ravens announced on Monday that he has been designated for return, which opens a 21-day window for him to practice …
Read More »Four Auburn Tigers named to AP All-SEC teams
Four different Auburn players were honored by the Associated Press on Monday by being named to their All-SEC teams. Defensive lineman Marcus Harris and safety Jaylin Simpson were both named to the first-team defense while tight end Rivaldo Fairweather and offensive guard Gunner Britton made the second-team offense. Harris led Auburn with 7.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss to …
Read More »Texas might be ‘most underrated’ in nation
Texas is underrated. Don’t take it from us. Take it from college football analysts who don’t cover the Longhorns. College Football Nerds discussed what many overlook in regard to the issues that Texas presents. They shared the following on why the team is underrated by those who follow college football. “Texas is probably the most underrated team nationally. … They …
Read More »Who are Notre Dame and Oregon State? What to know about teams in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
The 90th edition and 89th playing of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is one of its more exciting matchups, as national brand No. 16 Notre Dame takes on Oregon State on Dec. 29. Notre Dame began the season in the playoff conversation and ended up 9-3. Oregon State started 7-1 before finishing 8-4 and losing their coach to Michigan …
Read More »Who was Auburn’s most productive true freshman in 2023?
Auburn hired Hugh Freeze in November of 2022, and he immediately got to work. Freeze saved a class that was destined to finish below No. 60 in 247Sports rankings and brought them up to No. 19 following the February signing day. Freeze’s efforts led to Auburn fans coining the phrase “flipmas”, as he snagged several key recruits from other programs …
Read More »Jake Browning just lit the world on fire
The Jaguars will remember Monday night for Trevor Lawrence’s ankle injury and a missed opportunity to keep pace with the leaders in the AFC playoff race, but the Bengals will remember the game much differently. In Cincinnati, it will be the night that quarterback Jake Browning breathed new life into their own playoff hopes. Browning was 32-of-37 for 354 yards …
Read More »Georgia DL Jonathan Jefferson enters transfer portal
The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for help along the defensive line. Georgia defensive end Jonathan Jefferson has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Georgia could lose Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson to the 2024 NFL draft, so Georgia may look to the transfer portal or junior college to add an experienced option along the defensive front. Jonathan Jefferson signed with …
Read More »FSU should have made College Football Playoffs
Controversy erupted on Sunday when the 2023 College Football Playoff committee revealed their final four teams: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Texas, and No. 4 Alabama. Noticeably absent were the undefeated Florida State Seminoles, who somehow dropped a spot from No. 4 to No. 5 behind the one-loss Longhorns and Crimson Tide. Social media was swift to …
Read More »Arizona State defensive back Jordan Clark transfers to Notre Dame, likely Irish starting nickel back in 2024
Washington State v Arizona State The transfer portal flows both ways, though it always features the outgoing players first. Notre Dame landed its first incoming transfer on Monday evening with the commitment of Arizona State graduate transfer defensive back Jordan Clark. Next season will be Clark’s sixth, a luxury granted by the universal pandemic eligibility waiver. The 2024-25 offseason will …
Read More »College football odds, picks, predictions for 2023-24 bowl season: Model backs Penn State, Oregon
The No. 22 Clemson Tigers are used to competing for national championships, but they will have to settle for a meeting with Kentucky in the 2023 Gator Bowl on Dec. 29 during the 2023-24 college football bowl schedule. Clemson won its final four games of the regular season, including a 16-7 win over South Carolina in its latest contest. The …
Read More »Offseason work came quick for Stoops
Dec. 5—Just because the regular season is over doesn’t mean the work is finished for Kentucky’s football coaches. In fact, it might even be the busiest time of the year for Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops & Co. Stoops was briefly in Lexington Monday to present a check for $1.1 million from the Coaches for the Kids Foundation to the …
Read More »Updated AFC and NFC Standings, Clinching Scenarios for Week 14
The biggest game in the NFL playoff race this week will be on Sunday Night Football, with the Eagles at the Cowboys in a matchup that will go a long way toward determining the NFC East, and the No. 1 seed in the conference. The AFC playoff race also has some big games on Sunday, including the Jaguars at the …
Read More »How Elijah Griffin’s ‘Lineman’s Dream’ helped Savannah Christian reach state finals
Elijah Griffin was well known in Georgia football circles before he ever played a snap for the Savannah Christian high school football team as he received an offer from the University of Georgia as an eighth grader. It didn’t take long for the 6-foot-5, 285-pound defensive lineman to show why he is so highly regarded as he became an instant …
Read More »Alabama QB Tyler Buchner enters transfer portal, to return to Notre Dame as lacrosse player, per report
USATSI Alabama quarterback Tyler Buchner is entering the transfer portal, but apparently to pursue a sport other than football. The former Notre Dame signal-caller who transferred to the Crimson Tide last offseason was one of many on Monday to enter his name into the portal once again, but this time he did so as a lacrosse athlete with intentions to …
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