The first set of College Football Playoff rankings are just a week away. With this season’s playoff expanding to 12 teams, we are laying out the projected playoff field each week ahead of the inaugural 2024 rankings release on Nov. 5. Without CFP rankings as our guide, we mostly rely on the AP Top 25 as our barometer to project …

The Steelers saw their three-week streak of games with a blocked kick come to an end against the Giants on Monday night, but they came up with another way to impact the game on special teams. Calvin Austin broke a 9-9 tie with a 73-yard punt return touchdown in the third quarter that sent the Steelers on their way to …

The Iowa Hawkeyes‘ permanent change from Cade McNamara to Brendan Sullivan at quarterback looks more and more likely. The team’s game-week depth chart for its Week 10 matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers lists Sullivan as the starter, with redshirt freshman Marco Lainez listed as the backup. Related: Wisconsin releases updated two-deep depth chart for Week 10 game vs. Iowa This update …

The 49ers got a win over the Cowboys on Sunday night and they hope to have running back Christian McCaffrey helping their bid for more victories after their bye week. Head coach Kyle Shanahan outlined the plan for McCaffrey during his Monday press conference. Shanahan said that McCaffrey will ramp up his workload while the team is off with an …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide on October 19, 2024 at Neyland Stadium. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 9 of the 2024 college football season has concluded. Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will next host Kentucky (3-5, 1-5 SEC) at Neyland Stadium in Week 10. The Vols had an open date in Week 9. Following Week 9 …

The two-point conversion turned 30 this year. The NFL’s first two-point conversion was scored on September 4, 1994, when Browns coach Bill Belichick called for a trick play and his extra point holder, Tom Tupa, ran the ball into the end zone. Since then, two-point conversions have typically been about a 50-50 proposition, with half of them succeeding and half …

Oct. 29—BUCKHANNON — The Concord University football team outlasted West Virginia Wesleyan 33-31 Saturday night in a Mountain East Conference game at Cebe Ross Field. With the game tied 31-31 late in the fourth quarter, the CU offense (1-7, 1-5 MEC) was forced off the field. Graduate punterJosh Hutley pinned the Bobcats (0-8, 0-6 MEC) at the one-yard line after …

The Steelers were 4-2 with Justin Fields as their starting quarterback, so there was some risk to the team’s decision to switch to Russell Wilson before their Week Seven game against the Jets After two games, it’s hard to imagine anyone is questioning head coach Mike Tomlin’s choice. The Steelers posted a season-high 409 yards in beating the Jets in …

With five straight losses, UCF Knights football hasn’t given fans much to cheer about recently. But maybe this statistic offers a little hope. The Knights (3-5) are a perfect 7-0 in their annual Space Games and looking to make it 8-0 when they take on Arizona this week. The contest is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bounce House. …

Prior to Sunday’s game, Ravens cornerback Marcus Williams had played 98 percent of Baltimore’s defensive snaps this season. On Sunday, Williams was active and in uniform against the Browns, but he spent the entire game on the bench. And no one is saying why. Ravens coach John Harbaugh refused to explain the situation when asked about it by reporters, other …

Wilnerson Telemaque, a three-star defensive lineman from Miami, Florida, decommitted from Wisconsin’s class of 2025 on Monday. Telemaque initially pledged to the Badgers back in June over other finalists Georgia Tech and West Virginia. He now reopens his recruitment, with those two schools presumably back in play. Related: Wisconsin updated class of 2025 commits after flipping TE Emmett Bork from …

Saints head coach Dennis Allen came to the defense of defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd on Monday. Chargers center Bradley Bozeman accused Shepherd of “one of the dirtier plays I’ve ever seen” on Sunday when Shepherd grabbed Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s ankle and rolled him to the ground after Herbert had thrown the ball. Bozeman jumped on Shepherd and had to …

STILLWATER — It’s hard to find positives with this Oklahoma State football team lately, but safety Kobe Hylton has provided a silver lining in recent weeks. Both his own improving health and the injuries of players around him have led to a big jump in playing time for the UTEP transfer, who was on the field for 58 of Baylor’s …

Bengals receiver Tee Higgins did not play in Sunday’s game against the Eagles after suffering a hamstring injury late in the practice week. In his Monday press conference, Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor said in his Monday press conference that they’ll take things day-to-day with Higgins. “There are things he was trying to do Sunday morning,” Taylor said, via Charlie …

The No. 1 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll is now the No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff field in this week’s USA TODAY Sports bowl projections. Oregon has held the top spot in the rankings since Georgia defeated Texas in Week 8. The Bulldogs, however, were the No. 1 seed in last week’s edition based upon …