USATSI The Steelers stayed alive in the crowded AFC playoff race by beating the Bengals on Saturday. Now, they’ve added help for the middle of their banged-up defense, signing former Pro Bowl linebacker Jaylon Smith, the veteran’s agent announced Tuesday. Smith, 28, who’s best known for a six-year run with the Cowboys, is expected to begin on Pittsburgh’s practice squad, …

Georgia could be without TE Brock Bowers and OT Amarius Mims against an extremely shorthanded Florida State team in the Orange Bowl on Saturday. Both Bowers and Mims suffered high ankle sprains during the regular season and have been working their way back to full strength since. It was especially clear when Bowers returned to the field that he wasn’t …

We have to ask: What is wrong with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs?  That home loss to the Raiders was about as ugly as we’ve seen in the Mahomes-Andy Reid era, and it’s probably the single worst outing of Mahomes career from an individual play perspective.  Ever since the five-turnover slopfest loss to the Broncos in Denver in Week 8, …

Georgia coach Kirby Smart lead the team onto the field to warm up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Ole Miss in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. The 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl is set to host a highly anticipated game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida State Seminoles at the Hard Rock …

Early Sunday, it looked so promising for my picks. I was sweeping the six games at one point, leading me to believe I was destined for a good week. Then I got coal in my stocking. Some of the games went rotten, and it went bad from there. I ended up 6-10 against the spread and 10-6 straight up, neither …

With just two weeks to play in the 2023 NFL season, there are still 24 teams in playoff contention. If that sounds like a high number, that’s because it is. You almost never see that many teams still alive at the this point in the season. As a matter of fact, since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, this is tied …

Dec. 27—The Matchup: No. 11 Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. No. 10 (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000) TV: ESPN; 11 a.m. Series: First meeting Coaches — PSU: James Franklin, 88-38 at PSU (10th year) and 112-53 overall (10 season). Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 33-15 at OM (4th year) and 94-49 overall (12th year). Notes: Ole Miss …

HOUSTON — The Oklahoma State football team heads into the Texas Bowl seeking the 10th double-digit victory season in program history. To this point, seven of the school’s nine 10-win seasons have come under coach Mike Gundy, all in the last 14 years. When the Texas Bowl matchup — pitting No. 20 OSU against Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Wednesday …

Texas A&M football’s matchup with Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl should be a familiar affair for the Aggies. Every season from 1996-2011, Texas A&M faced the Cowboys as members of the Big 12 Conference. The yearly bout was relatively short-lived, as the Aggies moved to the SEC in 2012. But it was once a key matchup in the conference. …

Winners of three outright Big Ten championships in a row, something never before achieved in program history. Three wins in a row against rival Ohio State for the first time since 1995-97. Three consecutive appearances in the College Football Playoff. Win or lose in the Rose Bowl matchup on New Year’s Day against Alabama, three top-five finishes in a row …

Eagles snap counts: Quez Watkins barely plays vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Sometimes actions speak louder than words. And after Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni professed his confidence in Quez Watkins last week, Watkins played exactly one offensive snap against the Giants in Week 16. Watkins, 25, had a really promising season in 2021, when he ended …

Texas A&M will try to overcome the absence of multiple key starters when it faces No. 20 Oklahoma State in the 2023 Texas Bowl on Wednesday night. The Aggies went 7-5 during the regular season, but four of those losses came against ranked teams. Oklahoma State won seven of its final eight games during the regular season before losing to …

Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia Bulldog Arthur Lynch to breakdown UGA’s signing of Ryan Puglisi and more! Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.” Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get …

As the Broncos move toward the conclusion of their first season with Sean Payton as head coach, all eyes and ears will continue to be on the question of whether the team will keep quarterback Russell Wilson through March 2024, when another $37 million becomes fully guaranteed. Wilson evaded a question about his future after the Christmas Eve loss to …

The Oklahoma State football team is playing in the 18th consecutive bowl game under head coach Mike Gundy. The Texas A&M Aggies are a team in flux after the in-season firing of head coach Jimbo Fisher. So, what will give in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night at NRG Stadium in Houston? The 20th-ranked Cowboys (9-4) are coming off a …