New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore will be activated for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams after being out since July with blood clots. Barmore will be removed from the NFL’s non-football illness list, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, and will be available to play. The 25-year-old Barmore practiced on Thursday for the first time this season and …

Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel is seen on the sidelines during Tennessee’s game against Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Kns Vols Georgia Bp Georgia dominated in a preview simulation of Saturday’s showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers on EA Sports’ “College Football 25” video game. Georgia won 41-21 thanks to …

The return of freshman quarterback DJ Lagway could be the spark that Florida football needs to finish the 2024 season on the right note. The Florida Gators (4-5, 2-4 SEC) host No. 22 LSU (6-3, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday at The Swamp needing to win two of their final three games to become bowl eligible. After LSU, Florida will face …

Indiana is 10-0 in Curt Cignetti’s first season in Bloomington. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It didn’t take long for Indiana to give Curt Cignetti a contract extension. The school announced Saturday morning that it had signed its first-year coach to an eight-year contract extension. Cignetti was hired from James Madison over the offseason and the No. …

As mentioned in the item about the potential looming Netflix Christmas NFL fiasco, pro football benefits from an endless supply of bright, shiny objects to distract the media and fans from any and all in-season controversies. If, for example, Chiefs-Steelers and/or Ravens-Texans become a debacle on Christmas Day for the NFL, there’s another game the next day, on Amazon Prime. …

LSU football is down, but not out. Even following back-to-back losses to Texas A&M and Alabama, the Tigers (6-3, 3-2 in SEC play) are still in contention for a spot in the SEC championship game. By extension, they also have a shot at making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. REQUIRED READING: LSU football at Florida: Score prediction, scouting report …

Patriots wide receiver Tyquan Thornton never panned out as a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, and now his time in New England is coming to an end. The Patriots informed Thornton today that he is being placed on waivers, according to ESPN. Thornton’s draft stock rose after an impressive 4.28-second 40-yard dash at the 2022 Combine, but he …

This file has been updated with new information. Utah football has been snake-bitten at quarterback during the 2024 college football season. Already down three quarterbacks entering Saturday’s matchup vs. Travis Hunter and No. 20 Colorado, the Utes could play without the services of a fourth: Isaac Wilson. On Friday evening, former Colorado coach Ron McBride said on a radio show …

Week 11 has arrived. Each window on Sunday features a game with significant playoff implications in the AFC. And, of course, the game of the day happens in the place where the jump through tables and cover people in ketchup and mustard. Four teams are off. That means 13 games will be played between Sunday and Monday. Here’s our weekly …

. Michigan football is working to bolster its 2025 class and one place it is still looking to add is at wide receiver. The Wolverines currently have three wideouts pledged in four-stars Andrew Marsh and Jacob Washington, though both have taken recent visits elsewhere, as well as three-star Jamar Browder. Michigan had Phillip Wright committed but he flipped to LSU. …

It was fitting that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was touting the future of Netflix and the NFL into a microphone that wasn’t working. Jones, appearing between one of the various boxing matches that preceded the mostly sad exhibition between 27-year-old Jake Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson, made clear his belief that the ongoing pivot to streaming will fully pivot to …

Nov. 16—Beat writer Scott Richey previews the Illini’s matchup with Michigan State ahead of Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. Senior Day kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. (FS1, WDWS 1400-AM, WDWS 93.9-FM, WHMS 97.5-FM):Three storylines Needed addition at left tackle Illinois had some younger offensive lineman in the pipeline that could have filled either of the two starting tackle spots this season. …

We’ve hit the home stretch of the 2024 college football regular season. There are just three weeks to go before conference championship week in the first week of December. Week 12 isn’t the most loaded slate, but it does feature two games between ranked opponents and games all over the country that have implications in conference title races. Here’s what …

Patriots releasing 2022 second-round pick Tyquan Thornton: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are thinning the ranks in their wide receiver room. The Patriots are releasing third-year wideout Tyquan Thornton, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday. Thornton’s release ends a disappointing tenure for the 24-year-old, whom Bill Belichick’s Patriots selected in the second round (50th overall) …

Former Alabama Football Coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban on the set of ESPN’s College Game Day, at the University of Texas on the South Mall, ahead of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. During an appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” which is live in Athens for tonight’s Top 10 matchup between the …