Gentlemen, start your spinning. Coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners are champing at the bit for TV time this week as they make their final pitches to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Alabama, Miami, South Carolina, the SEC, the ACC and the Big 12 have all made their cases to be included – or add more teams – in …

Lynch confirms 49ers still targeting Rams game for Greenlaw’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It almost is time. On Wednesday, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters the team is targeting Week 15’s “Thursday Night Football” game against the Los Angeles Rams for star inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s return. San Francisco general manager and president of football operations …

Every year, surprises come out of the early signing period. This year was no different. Some teams saw their stock rise significantly following flips and new commitments. Others had their stocks drop when those same players went elsewhere. Here are three winners and three losers from the early signing period. Winner: Oregon Oregon head coach Dan Lanning gathers his team …

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Getty Images Tony Gonzalez is one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. He was an elite athlete on the football field, but he may not have fared as well on the baseball diamond. After the Thursday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, Gonzalez and other members of the broadcast team took some cuts …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles are in the race for home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, but their hopes of actually getting the No. 1 seed took a significant hit with the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Philadelphia would have been in prime position to pass Detroit if the Lions lost to Green Bay, …

SMU has put together a magical season, qualifying for the ACC championship game in its first year with the conference as just one of four FBS teams with an unblemished record in league play. The Mustangs now turn their attention to arguably the biggest game in program history against Clemson, with ACC glory — and a whole lot more — …

FRISCO, Texas — Thirteen weeks into the 2024 NFL season, a clear top two candidates have emerged in the race for the 2024 NFL MVP award: Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (-230 odds to win, favorite to win per Caesar’s Sportsbook) and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (+325 odds to win, second-best odds to win per Caesar’s Sportsbook).  However, …

New York Jets running back Breece Hall will be listed as doubtful for this week’s game with a knee injury. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) The New York Jets’ 2024 season will be memorable, but for the wrong reasons. The Jets are a disappointing 3-9 and now they’ll likely be without two of their young stars on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. …

Four standouts from Great Falls High and one from C.M. Russell High garnered first-team All-State football accolades Friday as the teams were released. Isaac Tolan, Riley Collette, Broden Molen and Mason Kralj all earned first-team All-Class AA honors for the Bison, while defensive end Nick Donester was on the top defenders list for the Rustlers. Tolan was named to the …

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 …

FRISCO, Texas — The NFL’s three-game suspension of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for his hit on sliding Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence caught the entire league’s attention.  That means their mission was accomplished, according to Dallas Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons.  “I don’t know how they came up with the three games but I don’t know how …

Texas pulled off a stunning coup during the early signing period with the pledge from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry, who chose the Longhorns instead of the home-state favorite Georgia Bulldogs. Terry’s decision bolsters Texas’ strong 2025 class, which ranks No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.   247Sports believes Texas will end the cycle with the No. …

Bill Belichick wants to keep his options open — wide open. The legendary NFL coach talked recently with the University of North Carolina about its vacant football coach position, sources confirmed to CBS Sports with Inside Carolina first reporting the interview. Those across the league have been dubious that Belichick would go to the college ranks, which is something in his …

Following the Lions’ dramatic 34-31 last-second win over the Packers, head coach Dan Campbell stated his philosophy for his gutsy fourth-and-1 call: “Let’s finish this.” Detroit converted the fourth down despite a slip on the handoff from Jared Goff and kicked the winning field goal from 35 yards out. Kicking earlier from 38 yards out would have left Green Bay …