It took 13 weeks, but we finally had our first team eliminated from playoff contention this year and in a total shock, it wasn’t the Carolina Panthers. If you would have asked me a month ago, I would have bet everything I owned that Carolina would be the first team knocked out, but it’s a good thing I didn’t bet, …

Nick Sirianni deserves his share of credit for Eagles’ turnaround originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It wasn’t that long ago when the local sports talk radio stations were flooded with call after call about Nick Sirianni. About his mistakes. About his ineptitude. About his job security. And as much as Sirianni tries to insulate himself, he heard some of …

Dec. 3—As the Idaho football team makes its final preparations for its most important stretch of the season — a third straight trip to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs — here’s a last look at how each position group fared during the regular season. Eighth-seeded Idaho (9-3) will next face Lehigh (9-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) at the P1FCU …

You have to find different ways to win games to be a playoff team in the NFL and that includes games when your defense gives up big numbers to the opposition. That was the position the Broncos were in on Monday night. They gave up an 11-point lead in the second half as the Browns rallied behind quarterback Jameis Winston …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Mike Bobinski is tasked with making a Purdue football head coaching hire after Ryan Walters was fired on Sunday. For Bobinski, a former athletic director at Akron, Xavier and Georgia Tech before being hired at Purdue in 2016, it marks the fourth time he’s been tasked with selecting a school’s head football coach. Xavier doesn’t have a …

Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy’s return to Denver played out as well as he could imagine with one notable exception. Jeudy was a 2020 first-round pick by the Broncos and he was traded to the Browns this offseason after falling short of expectations in Denver. That probably wouldn’t have happened if he’d put together more games like the one he …

Jan 1, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; LSU Tigers defensive end Bradyn Swinson (13) and LSU Tigers defensive end Da’Shawn Womack (16) hold up the Reliaquest Bowl championship trophy after the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Reliaquest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports LSU football’s regular season is over. Now, the Tigers await their …

When Jameis Winston is your starting quarterback, every week is a roller coaster ride and the Cleveland Browns got the full Jameis Winston experience on Monday night during a wild 41-32 loss in Denver.  Winston torched the Broncos defense for nearly 500 passing yards, but he also threw two pick-sixes, which was good enough to get him in the NFL …

Getty Images Thirteen weeks of the 2024 NFL season are in the books, which means we’re well past the midway point of the regular-season calendar. And the playoffs are just around the corner. The NFC, in particular, is still very much up for grabs despite the Detroit Lions’ dominance atop the conference, with eight other teams boasting at least six …

Former Wisconsin high school star and the Badgers’ top class of 2022 tight end target Jerry Cross will enter the transfer portal, per Rivals’ Adam Friedman. Cross attended Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before committing to Penn State in July 2020. He chose the Nittany Lions over the Badgers, who at that time were fresh off a stellar …

Eagles’ defense shows off its identity in win over Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia BALTIMORE — Cooper DeJean was honest. “I didn’t really expect to pick him up like that,” the 21-year-old rookie said. Yeah, no one did. Of course they didn’t. You don’t just pick up a 250-pound freak of nature and pummel him into the ground. …

The Big Ten championship game is set for 5 p.m. PT on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. How much are tickets for the game between the Oregon Ducks and Penn State Nittany Lions? Check out ticket prices for the game, which will determine the Big Ten champion and who gets a first-round bye in the upcoming College Football …

It’s going to be another lost season for Christian McCaffrey, but he is not the only San Francisco running back who suffered an injury on Sunday night. Via multiple reporters, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that McCaffrey will be placed on injured reserve with a PCL injury in his right knee. While McCaffrey will not need surgery …

BATON ROUGE, La. — OU had all the momentum just past the midpoint of the third quarter Saturday at LSU. The Sooners had just reeled off a quick three-play, 75-yard scoring drive that featured a deep shot to J.J. Hester and a 28-yard run by Jackson Arnold. Xavier Robinson’s short touchdown run put OU ahead for the first time in the …

In lieu of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20. This is a round-robin tournament that will feature four national teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States of America — with NHL players from those nations filling the rosters. What’s …