In a big NFC West battle, the 49ers are preparing to be without one of their best players. San Francisco tight end George Kittle is unlikely to play today against Seattle, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Kittle is officially listed as questionable and could still play if his injured hamstring feels good in pregame warmups, but the expectation now …

The Big Ten should occupy four of the top five spots in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while a logjam of two-loss SEC teams jostle for position in the top 10. Oregon will remain No. 1 after escaping against Wisconsin, followed by Ohio State. Next will be No. 3 Texas, the only SEC team with fewer than two losses, …

Penn State football gave a critical glimpse to its future in the lopsided victory at Purdue. But not without an unfortunate setback. The Nittany Lions (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) built such an overwhelming lead Saturday that they pulled most of their starters before the end of the third quarter. That gave several up-and-coming, young players important work for a second …

Texas Southern rallied for all 17 of its points in the second half and downed Bethune-Cookman 17-14 Saturday in Houston. The Wildcats had a late chance to tie the game. With four seconds left, Cade Hechter’s 54-yard field-goal attempt fell short, sealing the Tigers’ victory. Bethune-Cookman (2-9) had traversed 44 yards on 13 plays for the final-drive opportunity. After the …

Ryan Silverfield had 35 seniors to greet, but he still had a few extra seconds to spend with one of them. Seth Henigan smiled as he shook his coach’s hand, the two sharing a brief moment during Memphis football’s senior day ceremony before Saturday’s game against UAB. “The fact that this young man said, ‘I’m going to be a part …

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The scene that played out Saturday night at SECU Stadium was one that not too long ago seemed unlikely. Rutgers football, fresh off a convincing 31-17 victory over Maryland, celebrating and dancing and cheering following a second consecutive victory, one that locked up bowl eligibility for a second consecutive season. Just three weeks ago, the Scarlet …

BYU players walk off the field as their hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Few losses in the long, sometimes glorious and sometimes maddening history of BYU football will be remembered as painfully as Saturday night’s 17-13 …

Sep 9, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) passing against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Much of the week has been spent pouring over SEC tiebreaker rules and trying to apply them to the season’s remaining regular season games. Before Saturday’s slate of …

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) looks up at the big screen as he and his teammates walk off the field as their hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News It was a dream that couldn’t last forever, and …

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold and Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake shake hands after the Jayhawks handed BYU their first loss of the season at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Lance Leipold has won 167 games as a collegiate head coach, but few …

Texas A&M football knows what it must do to make the SEC title game and ultimately the College Football Playoff: Just keep winning. The Aggies did just that Saturday by dominating dominated New Mexico State at home. Quarterback Marcel Reed threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns and running back Amari Daniels had 84 yards on just five carries on …

Report: 49ers ‘not optimistic’ Kittle will play vs. Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers could be without their star tight end when they face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. George Kittle is unlikely to play in the Week 11 game as he deals with a hamstring injury, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday night, …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Was Dan Lanning out of line to fake a field goal rather than put the ball in Dillon Gabriel’s hands? Oregon keeps their perfect season alive on the road at Wisconsin but not without some controversy. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down that game plus, in the SEC, …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football is sitting pretty with 19 commits (though there are predictions that Ivan Taylor will flip to Alabama — with which we concur) and plenty more high profile targets still on the table. Whether they’re uncommitted prospects or currently pledged to other schools, the Wolverines have put themselves within striking distance of filling the class closer …

The path for Texas football to make the SEC title game became a little clearer in Week 12, even if it didn’t become any easier. Georgia’s win over Tennessee did little to help Longhorns in the College Football Playoff race, but it did drive home a point the team is well aware of: Win and you’re in. TEXAS TAKEAWAYS: Jahdae …