If the Ravens win the AFC North, they will likely be the third seed in the postseason tournament come January. If they don’t, their likeliest landing spot as a wild card entry is the fifth seed and that would likely find them heading to Houston for their first playoff game. The Ravens are also facing the Texans on Christmas, which …

Recruiting Ohio State football has a rich history of developing some of the best defensive lineman in the world. Players like Nick Bosa and Chase Young spent their college days in Columbus. Logan George is going to try to make a name for himself at Ohio State as well. He has officially signed with the Buckeyes and will play next …

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave a positive update on the state of his ankle on Monday. Mahomes injured his ankle in the team’s Week 15 win over the Browns, but was a full participant in practice all last week before playing in Saturday’s 27-19 win over the Texans. Mahomes was 28-of-41 for 260 yards and a touchdown through the air …

Sam Leavitt is signing autographs for little kids after practice these days. If there’s a better example of how far Arizona State football has come as the Cinderfella story of this college football season, I can’t find it. Get “Forks Up,” our ASU collector’s edition book Leavitt is a redshirt freshman quarterback playing for a team that had just six …

The Chiefs have made a pair of roster moves on Monday. Kansas City placed linebacker Jack Cochrane on injured reserve and opened the 21-day practice window for tight end Peyton Hendershot. Cochrane suffered an ankle injury during Saturday’s victory over the Texans. In his third season out of South Dakota, Cochrane has been a key special teams player for Kansas …

Former Wisconsin Badgers and current Florida Gators wide receiver Chimere Dike declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Monday. Dike, who played Wisconsin for four years from 2020-23, plans to make the jump to the pros after one year with the Florida Gators. The former Badger pass-catcher transferred to the SEC program in Dec. 2023. He joined former Badgers quarterback …

The Packers got an easy win on Monday night. But it didn’t come without a dark cloud. Receiver Christian Watson left with a knee injury. More will be learned on Tuesday as to its severity. “There’s some concern there, certainly,” coach Matt LaFleur said after the game, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “We’re going to get some more testing done …

Christmas Eve features just one football game — the 2024 Hawaii Bowl– and it is the South Florida Bulls (6-6) taking on the San Jose State Spartans (7-5) in an AAC vs. Mountain West clash. Head coach Alex Golesh navigated a tough schedule and the loss of quarterback Byrum Brown for much of the season to guide the Bulls to …

How Kittle made NFL history with big game vs. Dolphins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle made more NFL history on Sunday for the 49ers with another strong receiving performance. With 106 receiving yards against the Miami Dolphins, Kittle has 7,241 career yards, the second-most in NFL history for a tight end in their first eight seasons. …

The college football bowl lineup tends to get shuffled year to year, as games are arranged and reconfigured based upon how the calendar happens to fall. One destination, however, has been fairly constant on or about Dec. 24. The pandemic interrupted this holiday tradition in the islands for a couple of years, but thankfully it’s back on the postseason schedule. …

Safety Harrison Smith may not be the only defensive player returning to the Vikings lineup in Week 17. Head coach Kevin O’Connell said on Monday that the team is going to designate linebacker Ivan Pace for return from injured reserve this week. Pace has been out since injuring his hamstring in Week 12. Pace has started all nine games he’s …

The 2024 Hawaii Bowl will take place on Tuesday and it will pit the South Florida Bulls against the San Jose State Spartans. Under former Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, USF (6-6) is making its second bowl appearance in a row despite winning four games combined in the three seasons prior to his arrival. Meanwhile, San Jose State is 7-5 …

All the young NFL quarterbacks have their signature moments at some point, a play or a drive that shows off their talent and screams to the rest of the league that they are destined for special things. Jayden Daniels had his moment Sunday. The rookie quarterback for the Washington Commanders beat the Chicago Bears earlier this season on a Hail …

Penn State football must subdue a dangerous underdog to move into the College Football Playoff semifinals. That means beating Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. That means handling one of college football’s most unusual, electric stars in recent memory: Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty packs stunning speed and power from such a compact body …

Diontae Johnson will be moving on to his third team this season after being claimed on waivers by the Houston Texans. The Ravens visit the Texans on Wednesday in a Week 17 matchup. Johnson will join the Texans days after they lost wide receiver Tank Dell for the season after he was injured during a collision with teammate Jared Wayne …