Quarterbacks lavishing expensive Christmas gifts upon their offensive linemen is a time-honored tradition in the NFL, with a wide range of possibilities. There have been watches, ATVs, custom footballs, televisions, scooters, coats, coolers, guns, golf carts, Amazon stock, cryptocurrency, cars and much more. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might have just outdone them all. According to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket is set. Now the only thing left is to play the games and decide a national champion. The action commences on Friday night when (7) Notre Dame hosts (10) Indiana in what will be the initial first-round game in the history of the event. What most want to know, of course, is which team …

FRISCO, Texas — As the clock hit zero in the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-14 road win at the Carolina Panthers, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer walked off the field all smiles together arm in arm. Why wouldn’t they? Dallas coerced a revived Bryce Young, who hung tough against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and …

The Alabama football NIL budget has grown by leaps and bounds since Name, Image and Likeness laws took root all over the country in the summer of 2021. But exactly how much money has been committed to Crimson Tide players? That’s never been clear until Thursday, when former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban detailed the year-over-year budget on Thursday. Aggregately, …

Ten potential Patriots to watch this weekend in the College Football Playoff originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are three College Football Playoff games on Saturday, all of which happen to be loaded with draftable talent. Here are 10 names for Patriots followers to keep an eye on throughout, highlighting some of the best of the best at perceived …

The Sam Houston Bearkats will make their first-ever bowl appearance at the FBS level when they take on the Georgia Southern Eagles at the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday. Sam Houston will be playing under acting head coach and offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen after KC Keeler left to accept the head coaching position at Temple. The Bearkats (9-3), who tied …

Teams in the 2024 NFL playoff picture meet when the Denver Broncos face the Los Angeles Chargers in a key AFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Denver is coming off a 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Los Angeles dropped a 40-17 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Broncos (9-5), who have won four in a row, can …

STILLWATER — It’s probably happened somewhere, at some point. But it’s hard to imagine any major college football team — but especially one with the stability and consistency of Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State Cowboys — making a full change of its offensive and defensive assistant coaching staff with the head coach remaining in place. Now that the dust has settled …

Christian Barmore back on NFI list due to medical setback originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston On Thursday, the New England Patriots shared unfortunate news regarding defensive tackle Christian Barmore. Barmore was placed on the reserve non-football illness list after he experienced “recurring symptoms” from blood clots, which forced him to miss the first 10 games of the season. “The …

The stakes of being a junior college transfer may have changed after Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was granted injunctive relief in his case against the NCAA. The case isn’t over, but the initial ruling in favor of Pavia means his year at New Mexico Military institute (a junior college) does not count against his NCAA eligibility clock.  For now, he …

Purdy ‘interested’ to see how Dolphins defend him after 2022 debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — With 9 minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the …

ATHENS, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 7: Gunner Stockton #14 of the Georgia Bulldogs passes during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Sanford Stadium on September 7, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The College Football Playoff is approaching and former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ranked likely starter Gunner Stockton last among all of starting …

Getty Images The New York Jets have officially begun their search for their next head coach and general manager. The targets of these current interviews are candidates who are not currently employed by NFL teams due to NFL rules. New York has already spoken with former Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson and former Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, and now, …

The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff begins Friday night in South Bend when No. 7 Notre Dame hosts No. 10 Indiana. The Fighting Irish are making their third appearance in the CFP, while playoff-newcomer Indiana is in the midst of its best season in program history. Notre Dame is coming off a 49-35 win over USC last …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is looking like he will make his season debut on Saturday against the Houston Texans. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Thursday that Brown has a “good chance” to play after he underwent surgery in September to repair a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder that he injured during preseason. Brown …