The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. Unsurprisingly, undefeated Oregon claimed the top spot for the second consecutive week just ahead of No. 2 Ohio State, another Big Ten stalwart. Another pair of Big Ten contenders …
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Can Russell Wilson keep performing at a high level against the Ravens?
Yahoo fantasy analyst Andy Behrens explains why fantasy managers should roll with the Pittsburgh QB in Week 11 vs. Baltimore. View more Video Transcript Russell Wilson is coming off a come from behind win against a pretty Frisky Washington defense in which he threw three touchdown passes. Couple of them absolutely gorgeous throws. Uh, he has been dealing and he …
Read More »Father-son duo John and Jarrett Gronski share Bemidji State football bond for life
Nov. 12—Jarrett Gronski wasn’t expecting to cry the morning before playing Wayne State. Like most athletes, the Bemidji State football team’s senior running back has his pregame rituals. But that routine shook out a little differently before the Beavers’ game against the Wildcats. John Gronski — Jarrett’s father and a prolific running back for BSU back in the late 1980s …
Read More »Why George Pickens is a must-start with Russell Wilson under center
Yahoo fantasy analyst Andy Behrens explains why fantasy managers should roll with the Pittsburgh WR in Week 11. View more Video Transcript George Pickens simply has not missed since Russell Wilson took the controls of Pittsburgh’s offense. He’s delivered 280 total yards and two touchdowns in his last three games. Uh, he’s given us at least one outrageous highlight catch …
Read More »Will special-teams coordinators ever get serious head-coaching consideration?
From time to time, but not very often, former special-teams coordinators become NFL head coaches. When it happens, there’s usually some other gig that the coach has performed before making the next step, like John Harbaugh spending a year as defensive backs coach in Philadelphia before becoming the Ravens head coach in 2008. Or Joe Judge serving as both special-teams …
Read More »Joe Mixon primed for a huge game vs. Cowboys
Yahoo fantasy analyst Andy Behrens explains why fantasy managers should roll with the Houston RB in Week 11. View more Video Transcript Joe Mixon has just been unreasonably good over the past five weeks since returning from his ankle injury. He has seven touchdowns and no fewer than 90 scrimmage yards in each of these last five games. He’s also …
Read More »12-team playoff is already BROKEN + Heisman contenders & pretenders | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton & Jason Fitz react to the second edition of the 2024 College Football Playoff Rankings. Only two weeks into the 12-team rankings and with Boise State in, Georgia out, Miami as the four seed, and three Big 10 teams in the top four—is the new playoff system already broken? …
Read More »Marshon Lattimore DNP, Brian Robinson limited on Tuesday injury report
Playing the Eagles on Thursday night, the Commanders did not have any changes on their Tuesday injury report. Washington’s report is an estimation and the club did not hold a full practice. Newly acquired cornerback Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) remains sidelined, listed as a non-participant. Kicker Austin Seibert (right hip) and linebacker Nick Bellore (knee) also would not have practiced. Offensive …
Read More »College Football Playoff snubs: Georgia among teams with beef after second rankings
Just as the frustrations with the first College Football Playoff rankings were settling in, the sport went on its usual path of chaos — completely changing the landscape of the projected playoff field. The rankings got flipped upside down when Georgia fell flat against Mississippi and Miami couldn’t stay perfect when it faced Georgia Tech. Consequently, some teams saw their …
Read More »Jordan Mailata listed as full practice participant, Eagles waive Jack Stoll
Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata was listed as a full participant in practice for the second straight day on Tuesday. Mailata has missed the last four games while on injured reserve, but he was designated for return this week. The Eagles haven’t held a full practice as they prepare to face the Commanders on Thursday night — they held a …
Read More »Penn State is at No. 4 in College Football Playoff rankings, seeded to face Mississippi
Penn State moved up two spots to fourth Tuesday night in the second College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The Nittany Lions (8-1) were projected as the sixth seed in the 12-team playoff and would play 11th-seeded Mississippi in the first round Dec. 20 or 21 at Beaver Stadium in a rematch of last year’s Peach Bowl. In the …
Read More »Titans claim OL Logan Bruss off of waivers
The Titans added an offensive lineman to the roster on Tuesday. The team announced that they have claimed Logan Bruss off of waivers. The Rams cut Bruss on Monday when they activated offensive linemen Steve Avila and Jonah Jackson from injured reserve. Bruss started three games at left guard for the Rams this season. He joined the team as a …
Read More »As CFP rankings punish SEC teams, do we smell bias against this proud and mighty league?
What is this strange scent I detect? A most uncommon aroma, this is. If I didn’t know better, I would say I catch a whiff of, get this, anti-SEC bias. The College Football Playoff selection committee doesn’t seem all that impressed with the conference that touts it “just means more.” The committee brought the hammer down on the top end …
Read More »Jets claim C Connor McGovern off waivers from Saints
The Saints cut center Connor McGovern on Monday, a sign that starter Erik McCoy is ready to return from injured reserve. The Jets claimed McGovern off waivers Tuesday, the team announced. McGovern, 27, was on the Jets’ practice squad when the Saints signed him to their active roster Oct. 4. He played 369 snaps in six games for New Orleans. …
Read More »Where’s Ohio State in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture after Week 11
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports We’re now eleven weeks into the college football season and that means we have an idea of where Ohio State when it comes to the landscape of the 2024 season. The Buckeyes beat Penn State on the road two weeks ago to boost its resumé and remain right in the thick of things, even after the …
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