The top name in the transfer portal won’t play another down of college football. Cameron Ward is declaring for the NFL Draft, the quarterback announced Monday. The former Washington State Cougars quarterback entered the transfer portal following the end of the 2023 regular season, though it was also reported that Ward could pursue the NFL. Shortly after his decision to …

Eagles’ historic meltdown raises questions about Nick Sirianni’s leadership originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This isn’t a slump. This isn’t a tough stretch. This is a collapse that’s virtually unprecedented in NFL history. And as easy as it is to blame coordinators Brian Johnson, Matt Patricia or Sean Desai for their play calling or Howie Roseman for roster decisions …

The second College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year’s Day features a couple of top 10 offenses in the country going toe-to-toe as two coaches on the rise look to punch their first-ever ticket to the CFP National Championship.  No. 2 Washington is making its second appearance in the College Football Playoff, last losing in the semifinals to Alabama in 2016. …

Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC on Sunday in convincing fashion, defeating the Miami Dolphins, 56-19. Lamar Jackson may have clinched his second MVP with 321 passing yards and five touchdowns, while the defense picked off Tua Tagovailoa twice.  This marked the Ravens’ fifth-straight win by at least 14 points vs. teams entering …

Getty Images Week 18 in the NFL has quite a few different scenarios that could play out, as the final playoff spots (and seedings) will be determined. The league has its No. 1 seeds set in each conference with the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, but plenty of playoff berths and pairings still need to be determined. The NFC …

2024 NFL Draft order: Pats fans should root for these Week 18 results originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There’s a whole lot on the line for the New England Patriots in their season finale. We’re talking, of course, about New England’s position in the 2024 NFL Draft. At 4-12, the Patriots have long since been eliminated from postseason contention, …

Ahead of the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin, it seems a member of LSU’s 2023 signing class has made a position change. Receiver Khai Prean, a former four-star recruit from Saint James, has moved to cornerback. He also changed his jersey number from No. 82 to No. 28. Prean was listed as an athlete as a recruit, ranking just outside the …

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider The turn of any year is always a trendy time for some crystal-ball gazing, sports included. But it’s a lot more fun to talk about what we’d most like to see on the gridiron, diamond, hardwood and beyond than what we think will actually happen — and if this writer was any good at betting …

PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Gannon is fully aware of the vitriol he gets from the city of Philadelphia. The man blamed for the Eagles losing Super Bowl LVII, who never came back on the plane to Philadelphia and elected to stay in Arizona to take the Arizona Cardinals head coaching job, Gannon had every chance to rub salt in the wounds …

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman isn’t resting on his laurels and is still trying to improve his team. The Irish already have a glut of incoming transfer portal talent, with quarterback Riley Leonard and defensive end RJ Oben. There could be more additions as Allen Trieu of 247Sports is reporting that Notre Dame has scheduled an official visit …

Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC on Sunday in convincing fashion, defeating the Miami Dolphins, 56-19. Lamar Jackson may have clinched his second MVP with 321 passing yards and five touchdowns, while the defense picked off Tua Tagovailoa twice.  This marked the Ravens’ fifth-straight win by at least 14 points vs. teams entering …

Packers rookie receiver Jayden Reed caught two touchdowns in the first half of Sunday night’s victory over the Vikings. But he had to exit the contest with what Green Bay called a chest injury. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, X-Rays were negative and Reed is slated for more tests on Monday. That puts his status for Week 18 …

The Tigers will wrap up the 2023 campaign on Monday when they take on Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, and they’ll do so in some alternate threads. LSU announced that it will be wearing purple jerseys for the game against the Badgers while it will wear gold pants and its typical gold helmet, as well. The Tigers are …

Next week, college football’s bowl season wraps up with the College Football Playoff. It’s the 10th anniversary of college football’s special “final four,” and while it’s a fun way to wrap up the season, it could be better. How could college football’s playoff system improve? By adding more teams, of course. That’s what will happen next year, as college football’s …

Joe Burrow didn’t suit up in Week 17, but the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are still very much rivals. They’ve seen plenty of each other over the past few seasons, and even faced off in each of the last two AFC Championship games. Sunday marked their fifth meeting since 2022, and things got heated in the first half …