Recruiting The Ohio State Buckeyes are a powerhouse college football program, and they have the ability to bring in some of the best of the best high school athletes, not only to visit in Columbus but to play there as well. The talent pool for the next generation is always a top of conversation for collegiate programs, and having incoming …

The Cleveland Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight for Thursday Night Football. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Thursday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. Headed into tonight’s match, the Steelers are 8-2, meanwhile the Browns are 2-8. Unsurprisingly, the odds for tonight’s TNF game favor …

(This story has been updated to include new information) The Iowa high school football playoff championship games are about to get underway. In total, 14 teams have punched a ticket to the state title games in the UNI-Dome across the state’s seven classes. On Thursday when the action kicked off, two teams are still alive in each class in their ultimate quest …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) congratulates Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) after Baltimore beat L.A. in 2023. The Chargers will wear the dark blue uniforms again Monday against the Ravens. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Jim Harbaugh has run out of ways to describe Justin Herbert’s athletic feats. The way the Chargers quarterback can place a pass over a lurking …

Nov 9, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Taylor Tatum (8) runs the ball against Missouri Tigers defensive tackle Kristian Williams (5) during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners are still looking to secure bowl eligibility in 2024, needing one more victory to get that job done. …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Before the 2024-25 NHL season, we made bold predictions for all 32 teams, ranging from individual player achievement to where teams would end up in the standings. With almost a quarter of the season in the books, some of these predictions have already come true …

The Rams’ Kamren Curl (3) skips into the end zone after returning a fumble for a score earlier this season. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Before he signed with the Rams last March, safety Kamren Curl played four seasons for the Washington Commanders in the NFC East. That resumé makes him something of a resident expert on the Philadelphia …

NORMAN — OU football head coach Brent Venables is in the midst of an offensive coordinator search. Outside of prepping for the Sooners’ final two regular season games against Alabama and LSU, Venables is working on finding the right fit to lead the offense ahead of signing day on Dec. 4 and the transfer portal opening on Dec. 9. It’s …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 9-5 (.643); season 107-59 (.645). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-5-1 (.615); season 90-74-2 (.549). Off: Bills, Bengals, …

For the first time in four years, Michigan football will not play in the College Football Playoff. Those dreams were dashed in October, when U-M’s recent 1-4 plummet began, however that doesn’t mean the Wolverines aren’t eyeing the postseason once again. Michigan (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) is one victory away from clinching a bowl berth, which in-turn adds an extra …

Safety Rayshawn Jenkins took a step back toward the Seahawks lineup on Wednesday. The team announced that Jenkins has been designated for return from injured reserve. The move opens a 21-day window for Jenkins to practice with the team before they reach a deadline to activate him or not. Jenkins has missed the last four games with a hand injury …

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: [email protected] On this episode: With Michigan football’s second bye week behind us, Tony and Rainer thought it’d be as good of a time as any to look back at some of the many inconsistencies between what Sherrone Moore and his staff indicated would happen and what the …

Panthers receiver Adam Thielen said earlier this week that he’s encouraged about potentially playing against the Chiefs on Sunday. Thielen, who was activated to the 53-man roster during the bye week, was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. He’s been out since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 3. He’s caught eight passes for 109 yards with a touchdown …

BATON ROUGE — It was something the players had never seen before. When LSU football equipment managers rolled mannequins into the team meeting room Monday morning, the team erupted. On those mannequins draped gold jerseys with purple and white shoulder stripes and purple numbers, a new alternative uniform that the Tigers (6-4, 3-3 SEC) will debut against Vanderbilt and to …

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is out for the season with a hamstring injury, and it’s been a miserable season for him. In an interview with David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, Prescott acknowledged that he already wasn’t playing well enough before he got hurt, and that as he watched the Cowboys lose to the Texans on Monday night, it …