Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) throws to wide receiver Cornelius Johnson (6) during practice Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Carson, Calif. Michigan is scheduled to play against Alabama on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl, a semifinal in the College Football Playoff. Months, hundreds of practices, a dozen games, and a conference championship have led to this: No. 1 …

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh might soon be making a move back to the NFL. While he has avoided talking about potential pro football interest, his actions say it all. According to ESPN.com, Harbaugh has hired agent Don Yee. Yee represents Broncos coach Sean Payton. Yee also represented quarterback Tom Brady throughout his playing career. If/when Harbaugh will be pursuing potential …

Monday will be a bittersweet day for college football fans. While it’s filled to the brim with massive games, including both College Football Playoff semifinals, it’s also the last day of the season in which multiple games will be played. Monday’s schedule features five bowl games, none bigger than the two CFP semifinals. First up is the Rose Bowl between …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter WIth C.J. Stroud back, the Texans looked pretty much how we expected.  It’s why it’s tough to bet against them getting into the playoffs. It’s why they could be dangerous if they do get in.  “I felt like I got back to my normal self really kind of fast,” Stroud said.  The No. 2 overall …

The Packers may be without running back AJ Dillon for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Vikings. Dillon is questionable to return with a stinger, Green Bay announced. Dillon has seven carries for 27 yards so far on Sunday. The Vikings have reached the end zone in large part due to a Packers special teams mistake. Returner Samori Toure …

Rutgers football captured their seventh bowl championship in program history with their victory over Miami in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. The Scarlet Knights appeared in 12 bowl games throughout program history, recording a 7-5 record. Rutgers’ first bowl game appearance was on December 10, 1978, when the Scarlet Knights lost to Arizona State, 34-18, in the Garden …

Josh Allen ran for two touchdowns, cornerback Rasul Douglas returned one of his two interceptions for a score and the Buffalo Bills maintained their clear path to the playoffs with a 27-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. The three-time division champion Bills (10-6) now prepare for a season-ending showdown at the Dolphins (11-5) next weekend that will …

Date and time set for Eagles-Giants in Week 18 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL schedule for Week 18 is set. The Eagles will face the Giants at MetLife Stadium at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7 in a game that will be televised on CBS. The other NFC games scheduled to kick off at 4:25 are Cowboys-Commanders, …

Two of college football’s most storied programs will meet with a spot in the national title game on the line when No. 1 Michigan and No. 4 Alabama clash on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl. It’s hard to believe, but it will mark just the sixth-ever meeting between the two winningest teams in college football history. The last was …

The biggest play of the Dallas Cowboys’ dramatic 20-19 win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday was one that didn’t count.  As has been well publicized by now, Lions offensive lineman Taylor Decker’s reception on what would’ve been the go-ahead two-point conversion in the final seconds of Saturday’s showdown was negated because lead official Brad Allen said Decker didn’t report …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Jonathan Gannon wasn’t exactly a beloved defensive coordinator in Philadelphia, but he helped build a championship-caliber defense in his two seasons with the Eagles. They were the second-best defense in the NFL when he left after last year. Surely he couldn’t recognize the mess he left behind. That Eagles’ once-proud defense showed once again how …

Week 17 of the NFL season saw the two best teams in the NFL clinch the top seeds in their respective conferences with resounding wins, while two of their supposed top challengers went out with a whimper. The path to the Super Bowl will head through Baltimore and San Francisco, and neither conference has a second team that appears to …

Tennessee Volunteers running back Jaylen Wright (0) dodges Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Andru Phillips (23) to strike first with a Volunteer touchdown early in the first quarter Saturday in Lexington. The 2024 Citrus Bowl is ready to kick off the new year as the No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) get ready to take on the No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (8-4). …

Christian McCaffrey left the San Francisco 49ers’ win against the Washington Commanders on Sunday with a right calf injury that coach Kyle Shanahan thinks could be a strain but hopes is not serious. Clinching the top seed in the NFC and rendering next week’s regular-season finale meaningless certainly helps, giving McCaffrey roughly three weeks to heal up before needing to …

Once again, Najee Harris was a force in a fantasy championship week. (Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images) Lamar Jackson sealed up the MVP award by going 12-for-14 for 255 yards (18.2 YPA!) with a 3:0 TD:INT ratio (and 25 rushing yards) in the first half, and his fourth touchdown pass came during his first attempt of the second. Jackson was …