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 …

Tennessee upgraded its Wi-Fi at Neyland Stadium this season, and it came in handy as fans drained their phone batteries in search of scores of playoff contenders on Saturday night. At first, it came with a sense of dread. Teams in playoff contention were losing, but so were the Vols in a battle with Kentucky. In fact, No. 7 Tennessee …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down the biggest matchups of college football Week 10. Penn State remains ‘always the bridesmaid’ after losing yet again to Ohio State. Texas A&M’s playoff hopes are in serious trouble after they’re upset by South Carolina, leaving no SEC team unbeaten in conference …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman discuss Texas A&M’s potentially devastating loss to South Carolina and the uphill battle the Aggies face to making the College Football Playoff. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript South Carolina …

How baseball influenced Purdy’s throwing motion evolution originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy has established himself as a football star, but the 49ers quarterback continues his NFL asencion in large part due to a baseball influence. Purdy sought the assistance of CORTX Sports Performance prior to being drafted No. 262 overall by San Francisco in 2022. It …

Penn State fans were not exactly happy to see the biggest home game of the year, against Ohio State, being played in the early timeslot as part of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff programming. Perhaps those same fans who threaten to boycott Fox’s coverage will be happy to see the Nittany Lions are going to play in primetime next week. Penn …

What if I told you that Miami and SMU were tied atop the ACC standings? Or that BYU was alone leading the Big 12? And what about this nugget: Five SEC teams have one league loss atop the conference. Saturday was a wild one. Five ranked teams lost to unranked foes: No. 10 Texas A&M (South Carolina), No. 11 Iowa …

Nov 2, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Dylan Sampson (6) is grabed by Kentucky Wildcats inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (2) during the first half at Neyland Stadium.. Mandatory Credit: Caitie McMekin/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) defeated Kentucky (3-6, 1-6 SEC), 28-18, Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The Wildcats led, 10-7, at …

In case you hadn’t noticed, folks, the beautiful dream is over. Michigan football fans who since September have been keeping their heads buried in the pillow, clinging to the sweet scent of a national championship, can no longer avoid the smell coming from the Big House kitchen. And it isn’t coffee. It’s mediocrity. That trait was on squirming display in …

Tight end Travis Kelce and the Kansas city Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images) The 2024 NFL season continues this week with match ups between the Dolphins and Bills, Cowboys and Falcons, Broncos and Ravens, Buccaneers and Chiefs and many more. The complete 18-week regular 2024 NFL season schedule is out now, so if you …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 10 of the 2024 college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference teams. Four SEC teams had an open date in Week 10: Alabama, LSU, Missouri and Texas. No. 7 Tennessee returned to action on Saturday after having its second and final open date during the regular-season. The Vols hosted their third consecutive …

Saints defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd got off with a relatively light fine after a dirty play against Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on Sunday. The NFL announced that it has fined Shepherd $11,817 for unnecessary roughness on the play in question. Shepherd should have been suspended. While on the ground at Herbert’s feet, Sheperd grabbed Herbert’s leg and twisted. It was …

South Carolina ran away from No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday. (Jeff Blake-Imagn Images) Everyone in the SEC has at least one conference loss. A week after taking over the top spot in the SEC all by itself, No. 10 Texas A&M suffered its first SEC loss of the season in a 44-20 defeat at South Carolina. The Gamecocks jumped …