The Lions need a defensive end. The Browns need to rebuild their roster by shedding veterans and adding draft picks. The two teams might be able to come to a deal. Defensive end Za’Darius Smith could be traded from Cleveland to Detroit amid trade talks between the two clubs, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Lions have been ravaged …

The Big Ten was at the center of the college football world in Week 10, and the conference’s biggest games didn’t disappoint. No. 4 Ohio State traveled out to No. 3 Penn State — a game that had a significant impact on the national rankings and College Football Playoff — and walked out of hostile Beaver Stadium with a 20-13 …

Jan 6, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; A general view of the National Championship Trophy during media day before the College Football Playoff national championship game against the Washington Huskies at George R Brown Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The NCAA college football season is heading towards the finish line, and teams like Notre Dame are wondering where …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: A detailed view of the SEC logo on the field prior to the SEC Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs are on top of the SEC standings after Week 10 action. …

The New Orleans Saints are set to face the Carolina Panthers in a crucial Week 9 Sunday afternoon matchup. The Saints are currently on a six-game losing streak, primarily due to starting quarterback Derek Carr being sidelined with an oblique injury. Rookie Spencer Rattler has taken over at quarterback, and in his third consecutive start, Rattler completed 12 of 24 …

EAST LANSING, MI — Indiana football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines starts each week by writing the number of explosive plays the defense and offense had in the previous game on the board. For the defense, the number includes tackles for loss, sacks, interceptions and other negative plays. Haines will likely be pleased with the results when the No. 13 Hoosiers (9-0; …

. USC football has become a sad, tired Groundhog Day act this season. When trying to hand out a USC football report card, the assignment has become numbingly recognizable. USC football grades always seem to fall in the same places. The Trojans’ loss to Washington was eerily and achingly familiar. It was so much like the other games USC has …

Welcome to the 10th MyCentralJersey.com’s Big Central Conference Readers’ Choice Football Player of the Week poll as the postseason kicked off with the NJSIAA public quarterfinals this past week. Voting closes Thursday at noon. More: Football live scoreboard, Big Central Conference playoff and regular-season links: Week 9 More: Football playoff results: Big Central Conference and area sectional quarterfinals roundup Please …

RENO, Nev. — The Rams will be bowling. The Colorado State football team beat Nevada 38-21 Saturday night to reach a sixth win in the 2024 season. Here’s a look at what CSU football coach Jay Norvell and players Ayden Hector and Jordan Noyes said after the win. Jay Norvell’s opening thoughts on win at Nevada “Just proud of the …

COLUMBIA — Shane Beamer got a little emotional. The South Carolina football coach was asked what it meant to see starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers’ performance in the Gamecocks’ upset of No. 11 Texas A&M 44-20 in Williams-Brice Stadium. Beamer, after pausing to fight some tears, said that he saw Norris Sellers, LaNorris’ father, in the hallway, just looked at him …

EAST LANSING, MI — Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith has a unique perspective on the Big Ten title race. Smith is currently the only coach in the conference that’s faced Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana this season. Michigan and Purdue will join that club in the coming weeks, but the Spartans are exclusive members for now and didn’t fare well …

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates a touchdown pass to Gunnar Helm (85) during the Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The first official 12-team college football playoff rankings come out on Tuesday. The Texas Longhorns enter rankings Week 1 coming off of a bye week, but …

With the first College Football Playoff rankings approaching, the Texas football team has hopes of claiming a high spot. Despite missing quarterback Quinn Ewers for two games and enduring several other key injuries, No. 6 Texas (7-1, 3-1 SEC) remains a heavy favorite to seize one of the 12 spots in the first year of the expanded CFP. Winning the …

How long has it been since Dwight won a playoff football game? It was long enough ago that the head coach for the Trojans was a young man named Norm Eash. The team DTHS defeated was Fairbury-Cropsey. The year was 1983. Ayden Collom scores the first of his two touchdowns for Dwight in a 41-13 Class 2A playoff win at …

We are all turning the clocks back early Sunday morning. But Wisconsin’s rushing defense appeared to fall behind by more than a few decades Saturday night. “This was your worst nightmare,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said after the Badgers surrendered 329 yards rushing while being completely physically dismantled by Iowa, 42-10. Even though Kaleb Johnson had 135 yards and three …