Aug 30, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day and athletic director Ross Bjork attend the unveiling of a statue for former Buckeyes running back Archie Griffin outside Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State football program has now lost four-straight games to arch-rival Michigan, and if you thought the seat was hot for Ryan Day according to …

Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft if season ended today originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area On the heels of a third consecutive defeat, the 49ers place in the 2025 NFL Draft is as important as their rapidly fading spot in the NFC playoff picture. Following San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at …

Following a record-setting season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, junior running back Kaleb Johnson announced that he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. Johnson authored a truly memorable 2024 season. The 6-foot, 225 pound running back set Iowa single-season records in points (138), total touchdowns (23) and rushing scores (21). Johnson ends his 2024 season with 240 carries for 1,537 …

NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after blowout loss to Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Thanksgiving week in the NFL, a tradition unlike any other. After eating ungodly amounts of food, we willingly decide to sit around and watch some of the worst teams in the league play against some of the best. You have a choice …

Two juniors who have been slowed by injuries this season are returning to form as No. 3 Penn State prepares to face No. 1 Oregon in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. Running back Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ 44-7 shellacking of Maryland Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Defensive end Dani …

As the Baltimore Ravens confronted their fifth loss of the season, a familiar voice answered questions in the locker room. NFL kickers do not always meet with reporters after games. They are not always requested. Their impact is often overlooked. But for the seventh time this season, including in all five of the Ravens’ losses, five-time All-Pro Justin Tucker’s kicking …

Jaylen Reed had plans to go to New York City Sunday, but he was glad to scrap them. Instead, Reed and his Penn State football teammates practiced in preparation for the Big Ten championship game against No. 1 Oregon. The thank you notes are on their way from Lasch Building to Schembechler Hall in Ann Arbor, Mich. Coupled with Michigan’s …

CMC sustains possible season-ending PCL injury in 49ers’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey’s tumultuous 2024 NFL season might be over for good. The star 49ers running back sustained a potentially season-ending PCL injury in the 49ers’ 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the game. …

Photo: Isaiah Hole For the fourth straight year, Michigan football fans are going to want to eat up as many highlights from The Game, as the Wolverines shocked the college football world by going into Columbus as three-score underdogs and upset No. 2 Ohio State. While there was much more on the line for the maize and blue in each …

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints lost a shot to stay in the NFC South race on Sunday, falling to the Los Angeles Rams. They also lost one of their utility man Taysom Hill, one of their top playmakers, to a knee injury that’s likely to sideline the veteran for the remainder of the 2024 NFL season, according to NFL …

5 things I care about The Bills have so many ways to win It feels strange to write this on a night when the Bills won their fifth-straight AFC East title but Week 13 provided a reminder of why this particular group feels more dynamic and versatile than many previous iterations. The Bills’ Sunday Night Football win over the 49ers …

With “Rivalry Week” highlighting the final week of the college football regular season, numerous upsets on Friday and Saturday caused chaos within the updated US LBM Coaches Poll. Starting with Friday night’s Pioneer Heroes Classic between Iowa and Nebraska, the Hawkeyes’ hard-nosed and rugged physicality proved pivotal as Iowa won 13-10 on a game-winning 53-yard field goal from Drew Stevens …

Do-it-all Saints tight end Taysom Hill converted a key fourth down with another physical run on a direct snap — and that was his last play of the afternoon. Coming off a career-best performance against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans’ previous game, Hill was carted off the field with a left knee injury at the 4:36 mark of the …

Getty Images Josh Allen isn’t one to quit on a play. That was rarely clearer than on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers, when the Buffalo Bills quarterback managed to throw and catch a touchdown on the same play. Firing a short third-quarter pass to Amari Cooper in the red zone, Allen proceeded to race up for a lateral …

The NFL has officially hit December as playoff races are heating up around the league. In what was one of the wildest weeks in recent memory, 12 games were decided by seven-or-fewer points — tied for the most in a single week in NFL history. Three teams recorded a game-winning score in the final minute of the fourth quarter or …