Oct 12, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman walks to Notre Dame Stadium before the game against the Stanford Cardinal. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images While it may seem like Notre Dame football’s path to win the College Football Playoff will be difficult, there is one projection that actually has them as the …
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Mike Tomlin: Maybe you’ll start believing in our confidence in receivers other than George Pickens
The Steelers made wide receiver George Pickens inactive on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, but that didn’t get in the way of a victory. Pickens is their leading receiver, but Mike Williams, Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller, and Calvin Austin all had catches to help the team pick up a 27-14 win against the Browns. Jefferson caught a touchdown and …
Read More »Indiana football facing a time crunch with start of transfer portal window
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti likes to tell the story about how he walked into his office for the first time at Memorial Stadium last year only to realize half his roster was in the transfer portal. Cignetti and his staff face a much different problem when the winter transfer window opens on Monday. The 20-day window for …
Read More »Substitution error left Bills with nine players on the field for final snap vs. Rams
The Bills had a valiant comeback effort in Sunday’s eventual loss to the Rams, but they made a critical error on the last play of the game. When Los Angeles punted to end the game on fourth-and-7 from the Buffalo 42, the Bills did not have 11 players on the field. In fact, via Bill Barnwell of ESPN, Buffalo had …
Read More »5 Notre Dame difference-makers IU football needs to account for in CFP first round matchup
BLOOMINGTON – In the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, Indiana and Notre Dame will take center stage for the first act. The Hoosiers and Irish, seeded Nos. 10 and 7, respectively, will face one another in the first of four first-round campus-site games, with kickoff set for 8 p.m., Dec. 20, in South Bend. It will be …
Read More »Sunday Night Football: Chiefs lead Chargers 13-0 at halftime
It took 29 minutes and 13 minutes before Sunday Night Football saw its first touchdown. Patrick Mahomes completed a 9-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins at the end of the second quarter to give the Chiefs a 13-0 halftime lead. The Chargers will have to find some offense in the locker room at halftime if they are going to have a …
Read More »Notre Dame will have two stars healthy against Indiana in the College Football Playoff
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 28: Howard Cross III #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on September 28, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) With Notre Dame not playing this past weekend, and its next game will be against Indiana in …
Read More »Chargers take 14-13 lead on Justin Herbert’s touchdown throw
The Chargers have flipped the switch. Unable to do anything in the first half, and trailing 13-0 at halftime, the Chargers have scored back-to-back touchdowns to start the second half. They went 79 yards on 13 plays after taking the second half kickoff and then 74 yards in only four plays. The Chargers lead 14-13. Their latest touchdown came on …
Read More »Alabama football announces 2024 team MVP, offensive and defensive players of the year
Shortly after its bowl path was confirmed, Alabama football celebrated its 2024 football season with its annual awards banquet. Kalen DeBoer and the rest of the Alabama coaching staff handed out awards ahead of the Crimson Tide’s ReliaQuest Bowl vs Michigan Dec. 31. Here is the full list of awards given during Alabama’s awards banquet Sunday: Outstanding Senior Scholar LB …
Read More »Sunday Night Football: Chiefs clinch ninth consecutive division title on last-play FG
The Chiefs did it again: They survived another close call, beating the Chargers 19-17 on Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs moved to 12-1 and clinched the AFC West for a ninth consecutive time, while the Chargers fell to 8-5. It was another one-score win for the Chiefs, extending their NFL record to 15 victories in a row in such games. …
Read More »San Jose State’s Nick Nash has a chance to win the Fred Biletnikoff award
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose State wide receiver Nick Nash is a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff award, which recognizes the college football season’s most outstanding receiver at any position. He’s the first spartan in school history to earn this kind of recognition. The once dual threat quarterback didn’t see this coming to fruition. “I think it is a …
Read More »PFT’s Week 14 2024 Sunday NFL results and recap
Week 14 saw one more team clinch a playoff spot (the Eagles), and multiple others were officially eliminated. Already, six teams in the AFC have had the postseason door slam in their faces. That leaves 10 teams scrambling for seven spots. And it’s actually eight jockeying for five, since the Chiefs and Bills already have clinched. Here’s a look at …
Read More »College football: Where Illinois, Notre Dame and Northern Illinois are playing their bowl games
It’s time to go bowling in college football. It’s been known that Notre Dame, Illinois and Northern Illinois will have their post-season moments. Now we know when and where. Here are where the Irish, Huskies and Iliini will play their postseason bowl games and who their opponents will be. Notre Dame Fighting Irish What Bowl: College Football Playoff – First …
Read More »$1 for a ticket to watch the New York Giants suddenly seems a little overpriced
The Giants are 2-11 this season after Sunday’s loss. Photograph: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports A $1 ticket for an NFL game – or nearly any professional sporting event for that matter – sounds like a phenomenal deal. But most bargains come with a catch and Sunday’s was no exception: you had to watch the New York Giants play football. Still, …
Read More »SMU fans celebrate rise from ‘death penalty’ to College Football Playoff
DALLAS – SMU will play in the College Football Playoff for the first time ever. The 11th-seeded Mustangs will take on No. 6 Penn State later this month. The playoff berth didn’t come without a bit of concern. SMU’s loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday night opened the door to the Mustangs being left out for …
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