The Detroit Lions have never been this good heading into Thanksgiving in the Super Bowl era. They only have sported a 10-1 record just twice the the franchise’s 95-year history, the last being in 1934 — also the last time the Lions won 10 of their first 11 games heading into Thanksgiving. As the Lions are in the midst of …

FRISCO, Texas — The New York Giants (2-9) against the Dallas Cowboys (4-7) on Thanksgiving is technically a rematch from Dallas’ 20-15 road win in Week 4, but there is a noticeable difference for both teams nine weeks later. Both teams’ starting quarterbacks from Week 4 — Daniel Jones for New York and Dak Prescott for Dallas — won’t be starting …

Tributes rolled in Wednesday morning shortly after Alabama A&M’s athletic department announced the death of a Southern California native who suffered severe injuries in a football game last month. The historically Black college’s athletic director praised the student-athlete as “a remarkable young man whose positive energy, leadership, and compassion left an indelible mark on everyone who knew him.” That announcement …

All six of the NFL teams playing on Thanksgiving will be without critical players. The Chicago Bears will be without center Ryan Bates (concussion). The Detroit Lions will be without cornerback Carlton Davis III (knee/thumb) and left tackle Taylor Decker (knee). The New York Giants will be without left tackle Jermaine Eluemunor (quad), edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (toe) and No. …

The bye week came at the perfect time for Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. For the first time since Week 4, Rodgers is off the team’s injury report. Which means his ankle, knee, and hamstring injuries have healed — at least to the point where he’s not getting treatment. With six games left, the question is whether he’ll stay healthy and, …

What’s the 2025 college football transfer portal going to look like when it opens on Monday, Dec. 9? “An absolute s–t show,” said one Big Ten general manager. Honestly, what else is new? This cycle is shaping up to be as wild and unpredictable as ever. For starters, it’s the first full cycle where every college football player — from …

Shanahan unfazed by internet’s opinion of 49ers’ subpar season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan doesn’t care what the internet thinks. At least when it comes to the current state of the 49ers, even amid a season in which nothing seems to be going their way. On Wednesday, Shanahan painted a positive picture of the San Francisco …

Recruiting With Name, Image and Likeness coming into play a few years ago, there are going to be more and more crazy recruiting stories, with Notre Dame being a part of it. Two years we saw plenty of drama around signing day, as safety Peyton Bowen flipped to Oregon, before flipping again to Oklahoma a day later. While the Irish …

Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season is almost here! But before FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady heads back to Arlington to call his first Thanksgiving game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, it’s time for the GOAT to unveil his latest power rankings! While there wasn’t a change at No. 1, a new team went …

The San Francisco 49ers have dealt with plenty of injuries this season. Among those missing time have been running back Christian McCaffrey, receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel, tight end George Kittle, offensive tackle Trent Williams, defensive end Nick Bosa and quarterback Brock Purdy. Linebacker Fred Warner apparently wants no part of joining those teammates on the sideline. The seven-year …

The bubble is tightening in the College Football Playoff race. Clemson, South Carolina and Arizona State were major winners from Tuesday’s updated rankings as all three teams made noticeable moves thanks to upset losses from Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M last week. For surging South Carolina, the Gamecocks head into Saturday’s rivalry showdown at Clemson with an opportunity to potentially …

McCaffrey, Shanahan explain 49ers’ lack of RB rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey rarely has been taken off the field since returning from an eight-game absence due to bilateral Achilles tendinitis, which the 49ers running back shared is not his decision. “I think that’s a narrative that kind of goes on,” McCaffrey said …

San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner revealed Wednesday that he has been playing through a broken bone in his ankle since September. Warner said the injury happened in the first half of San Francisco’s win in Week 4 against the New England Patriots. Warner sat out the second half of that game and was on the injury report for …

The rivalry game between the No. 1 Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies may not hold major weight as far as the College Football Playoff race goes in 2024, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a team that Dan Lanning and his team want to beat more than that squad from Seattle.  After three-straight losses to the Huskies over the past …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst The Philadelphia Eagles are a solid 9-2 straight up (SU) and a money-making 7-4 against the spread (ATS). But throughout this season, the public betting masses have been more enthused by the Baltimore Ravens. That’s despite the Ravens being a middling 6-5 ATS, to go along with a more solid 8-4 SU record. The …