Eagles inactives: Tristin McCollum to make 1st career start originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles backup safety Tristin McCollum is expected to make his first NFL start on Sunday as the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers. Starter Reed Blankenship suffered a concussion last week in Baltimore and was ruled out Friday. McCollum, 25, stepped in last Sunday after the …

Getty Images The bracket for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was released on Sunday, and it features a number of marquee matchups. Four first-round games will take place on Dec. 20-21 at home locations, the first time that college programs will host playoff games on campus.  The first round features some of the top teams in the sport and …

The Kansas City Chiefs will try to lock down their ninth consecutive AFC West title when they battle the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Kansas City is coming off a 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday, while Los Angeles defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 17-13 last Sunday. The Chargers (8-4), who are second in the …

Getty Images The college football regular season has come and gone and the conference champions have been crowned. Now, the attention turns to the postseason, meaning it’s time to unveil the loaded slate of bowl games set to grace out television sets this holiday season.  There may not be a more anticipated season in college football history because in addition …

Week 14 of the NFL season is here and the only matchup in the early window featuring two playoff hopefuls has some extra spice: Kirk Cousins makes his return to Minnesota as the Falcons travel north to play the Vikings. Minnesota is about as quietly 10-2 as a team can be in the NFL, with much of the attention in …

Then there were 12. On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled the first-ever 12-team CFP bracket putting an end to much build-up and anticipation on which 12 college football teams will play for the national championship. No. 1 Oregon was tabbed with the No. 1 overall seed fresh off its first Big Ten championship title against No. 3 …

Report: 49ers still plan to give Purdy long-term deal this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With a lot of uncertainty looming over the 49ers this season, the organization appears sure about who will be under center for the foreseeable future. San Francisco still plans to try and lock up quarterback Brock Purdy for the 2025 season and …

Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Texas Longhorns take the field before the 2024 SEC Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images After losing a mistake filled SEC Championship Game, the Texas Longhorns are paying the price in the polls. UT slipped two spots to No. 4 in the newest US LBM …

AFC East foes face off in NFL Week 14 as Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins (5-7) host Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets (3-9) on CBS and Paramount+. The Dolphins got out of their early-season slump and are still alive in the Wild Card race, but the cold got the better of them on Thanksgiving in a sloppy …

USATSI Purdue is in talks to hire UNLV coach Barry Odom to the same position, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. Odom led the Rebels to 19 wins over the past two seasons, the most in program history.  UNLV’s 2024 season was a magical one for the program as the Rebels won 10 games for the first time since …

Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers and running back Alexander Mattison are both listed as questionable with ankle injuries today against the Buccaneers. The Raiders expect that one will go and one will not. Meyers is likely to be able to play through his injury, but Mattison is expected to sit, according to multiple reports. Mattison is the Raiders’ leading rusher …

As we unveil the final US LBM Coaches Poll of the regular season, it’s important to keep a couple of things in mind. First and foremost, the poll might not – and probably will not – look the same as the playoff committee’s rankings. Furthermore, the rankings in either case will not mirror the bracket seedings, since the top four …

The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to maintain their lead atop the AFC North standings when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday during the Week 14 NFL schedule. Pittsburgh has won six of its last seven games, including a 44-38 victory at Cincinnati last week. The Steelers are 6.5-point favorites in the Week 14 NFL odds, despite losing to Cleveland …

USATSI Georgia jumped to No. 2 in the final regular season AP Top 25 after shocking Texas 22-19 in overtime in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame also passed the Longhorns, leaving Texas at No. 4 in the rankings, one spot ahead of No. 5 Penn State.  Oregon maintained its stranglehold on the top spot after …

2025 free agency preview: Top players at each position of need for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s no secret that the New England Patriots have a ton of roster weaknesses to upgrade before the 2025 NFL season. The 2025 NFL Draft obviously will provide a great opportunity for the Patriots to address some of these roster concerns, …