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 …

Oregon State and Notre Dame meet on Friday in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in front of a nationally-televised audience on noon. The game will be aired on CBS. Oregon State will be the visiting team and Notre Dame will be the home team. Here is a look at some players to watch on both teams that could have …

It was a memorable high school football season in the Greater Savannah area as four teams advanced to the GHSA state semifinals with Savannah Christian, Calvary Day, Benedictine and Bryan County making deep runs, and SCPS advancing to the GHSA state title game. In SCISA action, Bethesda capped off an undefeated season with a stirring comeback to beat Williamsburg Academy …

With two weeks left in the regular season, six teams have clinched playoff berths and eight playoff spots remain up for grabs. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 17: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS1. 49ers (11-4): Clinched the NFC West, have the conference record tiebreaker over the Eagles and Lions. 2. Eagles (11-4): Clinched a playoff …

UNC football started the 2023 season with a statement win against South Carolina in Charlotte. The Tar Heels (8-4) will end the year against West Virginia (8-4) in Charlotte on Wednesday, Dec. 27 (5:30 p.m., ESPN), aiming to salvage their season with another positive experience at Bank of America Stadium. It’ll be the third meeting between UNC and the Mountaineers. …

The chance to play in a bowl game was already meaningful for Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt. Getting to play that bowl game at Yankee Stadium? That adds some extra significance. “I love baseball,” said Wimsatt, who pitched, played third base and centerfield growing up through high school. “I would say baseball was probably my first love. Which is surprising.” But …

Louisiana football signed 15 players during the early signing period on Dec. 20. Ragin’ Cajuns coach Michael Desormeaux and his staff welcomed a mix of offensive and defensive players, but the majority are on the defensive side. UL landed four transfers out of that 15, headlined by Missouri transfer and Monroe native Carmycah Glass and Zachary native Ashley Williams Jr., …

NFL 2023 regular season Dates: 7 September 2023 – 7 January 2024 BBC coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website every Sunday. The Baltimore Ravens sent a huge Christmas Day message to the rest of the NFL with a dominant victory at the San Francisco 49ers in the heavyweight meeting of …