Purdue is targeting Barry Odom to be its next head football coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Sunday. The deal is not finalized, but the parties are working toward an agreement, the person said. Odom is 44-33 in six seasons as a head coach, including four at Missouri and the past two …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6) can take over the NFC South but they must beat the Las Vegas Raiders (2-10) in NFL Week 14 on CBS and Paramount+. Baker Mayfield and the Bucs have weathered an injury-riddled season and gotten to .500, although it wasn’t easy in a 26-23 overtime win against the Carolina Panthers. Meanwhile, the Raiders made things …

Getty Marshall coach Charles Huff is expected to leave his position to take the vacant position at Southern Miss, according to multiple reports. In his place, Marshall has reportedly targeted NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as its next head coach, according to FootballScoop.  The departure comes only one day after Huff led Marshall to its first conference championship since …

The Chiefs are expected to start recent acquisition D.J. Humphries at left tackle against the Chargers on Sunday and he may not be the last veteran to join the team’s bid for a third straight Super Bowl title. The agent for cornerback Steven Nelson said that his client is set to visit with the Chiefs on Monday. Nelson announced his …

The Oregon Ducks were crowned champions on Saturday night. It’s not the championship that they ultimately desire, though. Dan Lanning and the Ducks outlasted the Penn State Nittany Lions in a 45-37 thriller, winning the Big Ten Championship in their first season as members of the conference. With the win, they clinched the No. 1 spot in the upcoming College …

The NFL playoffs are approaching quickly and the Week 14 NFL schedule features several games with major postseason implications. The Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) will have a chance to clinch the AFC West in a head-to-head matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) on Sunday Night Football. Meanwhile, the Bills (10-2) hold a tiebreaker over the Chiefs for home-field advantage …

Screenshot Arizona State nickel Shamari Simmons was ejected from the Sun Devils’ game against Iowa State after a fourth down sack was ruled targeting. ISU quarterback Rocco Becht was knocked out of the game with the play and was replaced by backup Connor Moberly.  The Cyclones opted to go for it on fourth-and-3 facing a 35-point deficit in the fourth …

Wide receiver George Pickens was a late addition to the Steelers injury report this week. Pickens was not on the report on Wednesday or Thursday, but the team added him as a limited participant on Friday due to a hamstring injury. Pickens was a limited participant in the team’s final practice before Sunday’s game against the Browns and he was …

Now all that is left is the waiting game for the College Football Playoff bracket. The big reveal for Georgia football and other playoff contenders comes on ESPN in a show that starts at noon on Sunday. Georgia knows it’s locked up a CFP quarterfinal spot after its overtime win over Texas on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game. The …

Patrick Mahomes and the the Kansas City Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers for this week’s edition of Sunday Night Football, here’s how to watch. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images) An AFC West battle between the top-ranked Kansas City Chiefs and the No. 2 Los Angeles Chargers will be this week’s Sunday Night Football showdown. The game could mark the first that …

No. 10 Boise State and No. 15 Arizona State are the first two conference champions to effectively lock up a College Football Playoff berth. The Broncos beat No. 20 UNLV 21-7 Friday night for the second win over the Rebels this season. The Sun Devils, picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, defeated No. 16 Iowa State Saturday …

The Philadelphia Eagles and tight end Dallas Goeder will host the Carolina Panthers this Sunday, here’s how to watch. (Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images) With a 3-9 record heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, the Carolina Panthers have had a rocky start, but things have slowly but surely started to turn around in recent weeks thanks to quarterback Bryce Young. …

ATLANTA – Kirby Smart stood on stage bathed in glory, while his players celebrated an SEC championship, but even in this moment marked for celebration, Georgia’s coach set his sights on a new adversary. When Smart gets on a warpath, he spares no one. Even if that someone is college sports’ most powerful figure, the SEC’s commissioner, standing just a …

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears play the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday, here’s how to watch. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) The Chicago Bears will enter into their game against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday in a state of flux, with interim head coach Thomas Brown leading them after the mid-season firing of Matt Eberflus last week. The 4-8 Bears, …

Conference championship weekend has arrived, which means the 12-team College Football Playoff is on the horizon. With the five highest-ranked conference champions receiving automatic bids to the CFP, there has never been more at stake during one of the most exciting weekends on the college football calendar. The action begins on Friday when No. 10 Boise State hosts No. 20 …