HOUSTON — For the second time in a week, Michigan football prepared for a College Football Playoff game in a domed NFL stadium with a large glass roof. Just days after U-M hosted its final practice in preparation for the Rose Bowl at the Chargers’ and Rams’ SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, it hosted its first practice in Texas for …

USATSI The Detroit Lions are getting two important pieces of their defense back in time for the playoffs, as safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Alim McNeill were activated from injured reserve. Both players will suit up for Week 18 and will be available for the postseason (barring an injury setback in the regular season finale against the Minnesota Vikings).  …

Few defensive lineman have come through Notre Dame or the San Francisco 49ers and made the impact Bryant Young made. At Notre Dame he helped lead a downright nasty defense and make the middle of the line of scrimmage nearly impossible for opponents to generate anything through. In the NFL it was more of the same as Young stepped in …

Linebacker Jerome Baker is back on the Dolphins active roster. Baker missed the last four games on injured reserve with a knee injury, but the team activated him on Saturday. He has 69 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, one interception return for a touchdown, and three passes defensed this season. The Dolphins opened up a roster spot for Baker by …

Former Wisconsin offensive tackle Nolan Rucci committed to Penn State earlier today. He had entered the transfer portal just two days ago, so no time was wasted in finding a new home. Rucci was a five-star recruit in the class of 2021, ranked as the No. 17 player in the entire class, No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 1 recruit …

This is it. The final week of the 2023 NFL regular season. Saturday and Sunday are full of do-or-die matchups, as teams look to clinch division crowns or wild card spots. There are 20 teams still in Super Bowl contention, which is tied for the most in NFL history with one week left to play. Six teams have win-and-in scenarios, …

Who’s Playing Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals Current Records: Cleveland 11-5, Cincinnati 8-8 How To Watch When: Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: Paycor Stadium — Cincinnati, OhioTV: CBSFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know The Browns are 8-2 against the Bengals since December of 2018, and they’ll have a chance to extend that …

Getty Images For the fifth time in six years, the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in a very similar predicament on the final weekend of the regular season. Once again, the Steelers need to win and get help if they are going to continue playing beyond Week 18.  The Steelers have five playoff scenarios entering their regular season finale in Baltimore …

The 16th-ranked Clemson basketball team faced a massive ACC meeting with No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday. But the biggest storyline from the game had nothing to do with the competition (which UNC won 65-55). Instead, social media was more interested in one of the attendees of Saturday’s game: football coach Dabo Swinney. Why? Because he showed up with a …

The new year started for Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper being $300,000 lighter in his considerably large wallet, and the money is likely to continue to fly out of Charlotte in what he hopes will be a change in fortune for his NFL franchise. Tepper, who Forbes estimates has a net worth is $20.6 billion, got the largest fine for …

49ers’ Shanahan describes Kittle’s Hall of Fame-type player growth originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle had a 2023 NFL season worthy of being given his flowers, and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, the leader that he is, is making sure his star tight end is properly recognized. Kittle, in his seventh NFL season, had a week to remember …

Alabama is known for landing and helping produce some of the top running backs in the country. The Crimson Tide will have the opportunity to develop one of the nation’s top running back prospects. On Saturday, 2024 four-star running back Daniel Hill announced his commitment to Alabama. He made the announcement at the Army All-American Bowl. Alabama hosted Hill for …

Akin to what’s transpired with their orange-and-brown-clad rivals to the west in Cleveland, the Steelers’ former third-string quarterback has given the offense a shocking boost of efficiency with the playoffs on the line.  In two starts, Mason Rudolph is 35 of 51 (68.1%) for 564 yards — that’s an enormous 11 yards per attempt — with two touchdowns and no …

This is it. The final week of the 2023 NFL regular season. Saturday and Sunday are full of do-or-die matchups, as teams look to clinch division crowns or wild card spots. There are 20 teams still in Super Bowl contention, which is tied for the most in NFL history with one week left to play. Six teams have win-and-in scenarios, …

Alabama football added another running back to its 2024 class. Daniel Hill, a four-star running back, announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Saturday at the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. He previously signed with Alabama during the early signing day period but waited to announce his decision until Saturday. The Meridian, Mississippi native chose the Crimson Tide …