The first rankings from the College Football Playoff will be released Tuesday night, giving us all our first glimpse at how the selection committee is evaluating and thinking about the developments of this season. The timing of the first playoff rankings reveal comes days after Penn State suffered its first loss of the season, but there is reason to feel …

For the past three years, the Dallas Cowboys fell short of expectations. They’d power through the regular season and then exit early in the playoffs, unable to hold their own against the most talented and well-coached teams. Then came this season. All of a sudden, the 12-5 record the Cowboys mounted each year from 2021-2023 looks different. Because as November …

Jan 11, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; A detailed view of College Football Playoff National Championship logo helmet at 2022 Indianapolis Host Committee press conference at the JW Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Throughout the 2024 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide have been consistently ranked among the top-half of the Top 25 weekly in both the AP …

The Rams will likely be missing one key piece of their offensive line in Week 10 but reinforcements are on the way for the unit. Via multiple reporters, head coach Sean McVay said in his Monday news conference that right tackle Rob Havenstein is likely to miss the upcoming Monday night contest against the Dolphins. Havenstein suffered a sprained ankle …

Eric Phoenix, the Savannah native who made a name for himself as a star quarterback at Windsor Forest, is closing out his college career with a flourish at South Carolina State. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound lefty started his career at Benedict College, before transferring to Murray State for a year. He came to Orangeburg to play for South Carolina State as …

Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was already serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances when news broke last week that he’s facing a concealed weapons charge. But Lions coach Dan Campbell says there are no concerns about Williams this week. Campbell said Williams worked hard during his suspension and will be ready to play on …

Penn State football will learn its initial College Football Playoff fate tonight, just a few days after suffering one more disheartening defeat to the rival Ohio State Buckeyes. The Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) should still be in a good rankings place. They should be positioned to either host or go on the road for an opening-round game in …

When the NFL’s schedule showed six prime-time games for the Jets in the first 11 weeks of the season, schedule-maker Mike North joked (sort of) that the Jets “kind of owe us one.” The NFL would now like a refund. The league has flexed the Super Bowl III rematch between the Colts and Jets out of prime-time in Week 11. …

Bishop Chatard senior tight end Harrison Forestal is the City offensive player of the year and Cathedral safety Jack Lockhart the defensive player of the year by a vote of the City coaches. The 6-3, 220-pound Forestal, one of Chatard’s top blockers, has 27 catches for 234 yards and three touchdowns this season for Class 4A fourth-ranked Chatard (8-2), which …

Eagles receiver A.J. Brown exited Sunday’s win over the Jaguars with a knee injury, but it sounds like he’s not at risk of being out long-term. Head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters in his press conference that Brown was “in good spirits” on Monday and the team will see how the receiver does throughout the week. Per Jeff McLane of …

Wide receivers Rico Powers Jr. and Fabian McCray are out of the remainder of the season, Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor said Monday. Taylor added the Tigers are still evaluating the status of injured receivers Tyquan Henderson and Kobe Paul, but also expects them to miss the rest of the season. Henderson’s injury came in JSU’s 37-17 win over …

The Buccaneers have added two players to the roster for Monday night’s game against the Chiefs. The team announced that they have elevated linebacker Vi Jones and wide receiver Marquez Callaway from the practice squad. Both of them will revert back after the game. Jones signed to the Tampa practice squad last November and went to training camp with the …

It’s MACtion time in Muncie. Ball State football will host Miami (Ohio) for the Redbird Rivalry in one of the Mid-American Conference’s first midweek MACtion games of the 2024 season. The Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 MAC) are coming off a 25-23 upset win over Northern Illinois, while the RedHawks (4-4, 3-1) are on a three-game conference winning streak and dominated Central …

Entering the bye, the Bears were flying high at 4-2. Now? Not. After a 29-9 loss to the Cardinals, Chicago coach Matt Eberflus won’t be making a major change on the offensive side of the ball. Via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, Eberflus said offensive coordinator Shane Waldron will continue to call plays. “We’re looking to find answers, and that’s where …

THURMONT — Middletown girls flag football has a friendly neighborhood Spiderman on its team, as coach Mike Kennedy calls her. That would be senior Arianna Reed. “Everything is sticking to her hands,” Kennedy said. Be it passes in tight windows from quarterback Genevieve Chase or critical interceptions like the one she snagged Monday night against Oakdale, Reed has leapt from …