Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns live mascot steer Bevo XV during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The No. 5 Texas Longhorns will take on the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils on January 1 in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the site of …

Recency bias is rampant in the NFL. The way the Philadelphia Eagles will be talked about this week, you’d think their record is 0-1 instead of 12-3. The Eagles lost on Sunday. They allowed Jayden Daniels to throw for five touchdown passes. The final one came with six seconds left and won the game for the Washington Commanders. That wasn’t …

Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty has posted a lot of impressive statistics, but one sticks out to Penn State coach James Franklin. “I think I read somewhere that 1,300 of his rushing yards are after contact, which is a ridiculous stat,” Franklin said Monday. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.” Jeanty actually has gained 1,882 yards after contact alone …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 16 grades! There were a lot of impressive performances in Week 16, but none of those were more impressive than the one that came from Jayden Daniels. In an NFC East showdown against Philadelphia, the Commanders rookie quarterback went off with a historical performance. Daniels threw for 258 yards and five touchdowns while also …

Dec. 23—New Mexico announced six staff additions Monday, filling out coordinator and position coach vacancies heading into head coach Jason Eck’s first season leading the Lobos. Formally announced as UNM’s coach on Dec. 14, Eck is set to bring over all six staffers from his three-year tenure at Idaho. The announced group is composed of two coordinators, two position coaches …

How fans want 49ers to approach Greenlaw, Hufanga contract decisions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have several decisions to make in NFL free agency this coming offseason, but Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga are at the top of the Faithful’s wish list. Before San Francisco’s 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, NBC Sports Bay …

Before answering a reporter’s question Monday during an online conference including Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham participating, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian stopped to make an observation. “I’m watching Judge Judy at the bottom of this Zoom right now,” Steve Sarkisian said. “I’m not sure who’s got that cooking. Sorry Kenny, I apologize.” Sure enough, the Zoom window belonging to a …

Monday Night Football has gone as expected. The Packers have outgained the Saints 222 to 81, and after scoring on three of four first-half possessions, they took a 21-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Green Bay had seven players with at least one carry and gained 95 rushing yards in the first half. Chris Brooks had a 1-yard …

BOISE, ID – DECEMBER 23: Spuddy Buddy crowd surfs with the Northern Illinois Huskies at the conclusion of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Albertsons Stadium on December 23, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. Northern Illinois won the game 28-20 in double overtime. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) As great a 2024 season Notre Dame has …

The Packers are showing no mercy. They have three possessions and three touchdowns against an undermanned Saints team. Chris Brooks scored the third touchdown on a 1-yard touchdown run with 6:28 left in the first half to give Green Bay a 21-0 lead. Brooks became the seventh player to have a rush. The Packers have 18 runs and 15 passes …

Dec. 23—Here is a first look at Washington State’s matchup with No. 21 Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday evening. What is it? After head coach Jake Dickert left for Wake Forest last week and upwards of 25 players entered the transfer portal, WSU will square off with No. 22 Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl. It’s the Cougars’ eighth …

The Packers scored on their first two possessions, putting the Saints in a hole they might not be able to dig out of with a rookie quarterback and lacking their best weapons on offense. Green Bay leads 14-0 after Josh Jacobs’ 2-yard touchdown run. He has 53 yards on 10 carries and three catches for 32 yards. The Packers went …

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates a touchdown scored during the first round of the College Football Playoff between Notre Dame and Indiana. While we all watched Notre Dame defeat Indiana on Friday night, little did we know that it would be the second-most watched first-round College Football Playoff matchup according to Matt Fortuna. Tennessee at Ohio State took …

The Packers took the opening kickoff and went 63 yards in 10 plays after Keisean Nixon’s 38-yard kickoff return. They faced only two third downs and converted both, including a touchdown on third-and-goal. After Josh Jacobs was stopped for no gain from the New Orleans 1, wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks was dropped for a 1-yard loss by Khalen Saunders on …

The University of Colorado has arranged to obtain a record amount of disability insurance for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders to protect them in case they are injured in the Alamo Bowl against BYU Saturday during their final college game. Colorado coach Deion Sanders announced it Monday after arriving with his team in San Antonio for …