When No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2) meets No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) on Saturday night in the Shoe, it will look more like an old-school Big Ten game than you may expect given the skill on the field for Ohio State’s offense and the reputation Tennessee’s offense has under Josh Heupel, too. It will be cold and defenses should …

The Colts claimed cornerback Ambry Thomas off waivers Wednesday, the team announced. The 49ers cut Thomas from injured reserve Tuesday. He fractured his right forearm in training camp in August and has yet to play in 2024. A 2021 third-round pick out of Michigan, Thomas has 11 starts in 42 games over his first three NFL seasons. He has totaled …

Recruiting players across the state was never an issue for Florida State football. However, Mike Norvell’s addition of more coaches from the Sunshine State could give the Seminoles the upper hand when the assistants are on the recruiting trail. From South Florida to the Big Bend, Norvell now has a coaching staff who can cover enough ground based on their …

The Cardinals designated their kicker, Matt Prater, to return from injured reserve Wednesday. He underwent knee surgery after Week 4. Prater is 6-for-6 on field goals and 10-for-10 on extra points this season. Chad Ryland has replaced Prater. The Cardinals also announced they promoted punter Michael Palardy to the 53-player roster. Palardy replaced Blake Gillikin, who had his Pro Bowl-type …

The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers on Friday night in a state of Indiana College Football Playoff matchup few would have expected entering the 2024 college football season. Indiana is playing in its first College Football Playoff in program history while Notre Dame plays in its third CFP, but its …

On Sunday, the Seahawks finish their regular-season home schedule with a visit from the Vikings. Last Sunday, Lumen Field was infiltrated by Cheeseheads. Will the next game feature an outbreak of the SKOL clap? “We still need them to come out and be supportive,” Seattle receiver DK Metcalf told reporters on Wednesday regarding the home fans. “I know in the …

Casen Carney couldn’t accept defeat. Not on Texas high school football’s grandest stage. Trailing Shiner with less than a minute remaining, Carney refused to go down at the 2-yard line, picked up an assist from offensive lineman Colt Walterscheid, and backpedaled into the end zone for what turned out to be the decisive score in a 36-29 victory for the …

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith appears good to go for Sunday’s game against the Vikings. He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. Smith injured his knee in the third quarter of the loss to the Packers. “Geno feels good,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said before practice. “He did walkthrough today. We’ve got a plan for practice, we’ll see how it …

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) will try to avoid a disappointing first-round exit from the College Football Playoff when they host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) on Saturday night. Ohio State had its five-game winning streak snapped in a 13-10 loss to Michigan in its regular-season finale, despite entering as a 20.5-point favorite. Tennessee bounced …

Falcons rookie Michael Penix was in line at Costco, waiting to buy a hot dog when offensive coordinator Zac Robinson called to tell the quarterback he was starting this week. “I got a lot of feelings,” Penix said, via Terrin Waack of the team website. “I don’t know what they are, but I’m just ready to play.” The Falcons benched …

Dec. 18—SOUTH BEND — Through six quarters of football at Notre Dame Stadium, Riley Leonard wasn’t winning over a sizable chunk of fans. From notoriously bitter fan forums and social media accounts to even a sizable chunk inside the stadium, the less-than-impressed football judges had declared Leonard unfit for the starting quarterback spot just four weeks into the season. Some …

UNLV pulled a fast one in the LA Bowl. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images) Football is a game built on tactical innovation, and No. 24 UNLV did its part on Wednesday at the LA Bowl. Facing a 4th-and-7 against Cal in the second quarter, the Rebels completely fooled the Golden Bears with a novel form of fake punt. Rather than …

The first year of the expanded College Football Playoff has arrived, with four first-round games set for this weekend. No. 7 seed Notre Dame host No. 10 seed Indiana in the lone game on Friday night, with the Fighting Irish favored by 7 points in the latest college football odds from SportsLine consensus. Notre Dame closed the regular season on …

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has avoided suffering a concussion since returning from the Week 2 injury that caused him to miss four games. He has another injury, however. Tua was limited in Wednesday practice with a hip injury. The injury report doesn’t specify whether it’s the right hip or the left. Five years ago, he suffered a dislocated right hip …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football has added yet another SEC transfer from the portal. Former Alabama wide receiver Caleb Odom committed to Ole Miss on the night of Dec. 18. On3 first reported the news. He is the seventh SEC player in Ole Miss’ ten-player transfer portal class. Odom, a true freshman for the Crimson Tide this year, was heavily …