For many high school football fans, this week’s UIL State Football Championships will be the first six-man football experiences — or at least first since last December. Beyond just the obvious difference in teams having six players on the field instead of 11, there are numerous rule differences between six-man football and 11-man football. Here is a short guide to …

Jim Tunney, who spent three decades as an NFL official, has died at the age of 95. Tunney was the referee for Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl XI and Super Bowl XII, and worked legendary games including the Ice Bowl in Green Bay, the Fog Bowl in Chicago and The Catch in San Francisco. Tunney was the NFL’s youngest official …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team is keeping one eye on the future as it preps for the College Football Playoff. Coach Curt Cignetti and his staff are busy recruiting players out of the transfer portal to replenish the roster that helped the Hoosiers (11-1; 8-1 Big Ten) have a record-setting here. Keep our transfer tracker bookmarked as we take a …

The Buffalo Bills dropped over 40 points for the second time in two weeks…only this time they won! 48 points was certainly enough to do it in another explosive performance from MVP frontrunner Josh Allen and this Bills squad, this time surviving a ping-pong game against the Detroit Lions where Jared Goff’s nearly 500 yards of passing just was too …

DUNLAP ― If you just look at Jaron Thomas’s offensive stats, he’d be worthy of making any all-area or all-state team. If you just look at his defensive stats, too, you’d think the same thing. Thomas did it all in his senior year at Concord, earning him the 2024 South Bend Tribune Football Player of the Year selection. More: High …

The Packers were able to withstand a mid-game lull to come away with a decisive 30-13 victory over the Seahawks on Sunday. But Seattle has a bigger concern than just a loss, as quarterback Geno Smith suffered a knee injury midway through the third quarter and did not return. Green Bay got off to a hot start, scoring touchdowns on …

Before Penn State ramps up its game week prep for SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff, the program was dealt a surprise with a transfer portal decision. A key piece of the Nittany Lions offense will enter the portal and will be the program’s most high profile entrant to date. Penn State quarterbackBeau Pribula announced on …

The Vikings don’t play until Monday night this week, but they can already punch their ticket to the postseason. With Seattle’s loss to Green Bay on Sunday night, Minnesota has officially clinched a playoff berth. This was one of three ways the Vikings could clinch a spot in Week 15. The other two were a Minnesota victory or a Rams …

Notre Dame and football coach Marcus Freeman have agreed to a long-term extension that will make Freeman one of the highest-paid coaches in the country and keep one of college football’s rising stars in South Bend for years to come.  The school announced the extension on Sunday night, five days before the seventh-ranked Fighting Irish host No. 10 Indiana in the …

Buffalo Bills @ Detroit Lions Josh Allen followed up last week’s historical fantasy performance with yet another huge game Sunday, throwing and rushing for two touchdowns. Allen had TD runs during the first two drives and 254 passing yards (13.4 YPA!) by halftime. He became just the third player ever with 250 passing yards and two rushing scores in the …

Dec. 15—The Eastern Washington football team will be looking for a new offensive coordinator. Jim Chapin, who guided the Eagles’ top-10 offense this season, is leaving his position at Eastern for the same role at Central Michigan, which is a member of the FBS Mid-America Conference. The news was first reported by footballscoop.com Sunday morning and was confirmed by The …

Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts was one of a number players with handling issues on Sunday.Photograph: Winslow Townson/Getty Images With 3:16 left in the third quarter of the Bengals’ 37-27 win over the Titans, Tennessee running back Tony Pollard fumbled, and the ball was recovered by Cincinnati safety Jordan Battle. Battle had a clear lane to the end zone …

Ohio State and Tennessee are football blue bloods with long histories of excellence. But the Buckeyes and Volunteers, who face off Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff, have played only once. osu #34 Rob Kelly pulls down Tenn #25 Jay Graham in 1st half with most of Tenn team trailing play . Florida Citrus Bowl . …

In the AFC, the seven playoff teams seem to be set. The seeding, and one division title, remain to be determined. In the NFC, things have been tightened at the top, with three of the divisions still up for grabs. Fifty regular-season games remain before it all gets sorted out, and a potentially wide-open postseason tournament commences. Here’s a quick …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team didn’t land in the College Football Playoff by accident. The Hoosiers (11-1; 8-1 Big Ten) put up gaudy numbers throughout the year and closed out the season with a top 25 offense and defense. Notre Dame’s put up some impressive numbers as well and do have some advantage in some key areas. Here’s a by …