Deshaun Watson is in his third season with the Cleveland Browns. They just restructured his contract for the third time. According to The Athletic, the player and team have agreed to a restructure that will not affect the $92 million in fully guaranteed money Watson is owed for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, nor the $72.9 million cap hit he’ll …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football tight end Brody Kosin is entering the transfer portal after redshirting in 2024 as a true freshman. Kosin announced his decision on Friday night. “After a long conversation with my family I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility left, thank you to everyone at Indiana University who helped me out on …

It’s the penultimate weekend of the 2024 season, and five more teams can punch their playoff tickets. Others can cement their spots on the playoff tree. Either way, we’re two weeks away from the start of the postseason, which will consist of games far more compelling than the college football playoffs. (It’s a low bar.) Here’s a look at the …

No. 21 Syracuse and Washington State will finish their 2024 seasons in beautiful San Diego, California, home of the Holiday Bowl. It’s a solid matchup of two teams who exceeded expectations this season. There were plenty of questions surrounding Syracuse in Fran Brown’s first season, and the Orange performed as well as anybody could reasonably expect. They finished their regular …

The door is open for veteran edge rusher Shaq Barrett to play before the 2024 season is over. The Dolphins waived Barrett off of the reserve/retired list on Thursday and he would not be eligible to play if claimed because he was on the retired list. The NFL’s transaction report for Friday shows that he was not claimed, however, and …

MEMPHIS — The Arkansas football offense got off to a great start against Texas Tech in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . The latest big Razorbacks play with 2:43 left in the first quarter Friday made history. With the ball at Arkansas’ 6-yard line, Razorbacks junior quarterback Taylen Green cooly took a shotgun snap on third down. Green, standing in his …

The Broncos elevated defensive end Matt Henningsen and wide receiver David Sills for Saturday’s game against the Bengals, the team announced. Henningsen, a third-year player from the University of Wisconsin, has not appeared in a game this season. He has played 34 games in his career with the Broncos. He has totaled 40 career tackles, one sack and two passes defensed. …

The USC Trojans and Texas A&M Aggies are set to square off in the 2024 Las Vegas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 27. USC enters at 6-6, most recently falling to Notre Dame, 49-35, on Nov. 30 after winning back-to-back contests. Texas A&M enters with an 8-4 record, most recently losing to Texas, 17-7, on Nov. 30. The Aggies have lost …

The Bucs waived defensive lineman Earnest Brown and rookie linebacker Antonio Grier on Friday, the team announced. That leaves the Buccaneers with only 50 players on their 53-player roster after previously creating an opening Thursday by placing safety Christian Izien on injured reserve. The Bucs could use the spots to activate safety Jordan Whitehead and wide receiver Kameron Johnson from …

FORT WORTH, Texas — After raising the Armed Forces Bowl trophy, Navy coach Brian Newberry descended from a makeshift stage into a mob of fans waiting to congratulate him on the field. Among them was a rowdy cohort of Westmooreites. Old teammates and coaches of Newberry’s — Westmoore High School class of 1992 — who greeted him with back-cracking hugs after Navy’s 21-20 …

Kittle hopes to break T.O.’s prestigious 49ers receiving records originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Tight end George Kittle has one season remaining on his contract with the 49ers, and that might be all he needs to reach a couple of his goals. But he made it clear he does not want his time with the …

A former Southwest Conference rivalry is rekindled with the matchup of Arkansas and Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl, bringing two great fanbases and programs to the Memphis area for this SEC-Big 12 showdown.  In terms of the all-time series, Arkansas leads 29-8, but this game marks the first time that the two programs have squared off in a bowl …

Ravaged 49ers O-line takes another hit as McKivitz misses practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The depleted 49ers offensive line took another hit during practice this week. Right tackle Colton McKivitz, who was limited in practice on Thursday, did not practice on Friday due to a knee injury. His availability for the 49ers’ game Monday …

Dec. 27—FORT WORTH — With seconds remaining and a decision to be made, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables made no hesitation — he wanted to go for the win. “We made that decision earlier in the drive,” he said. “Liked our look, liked our opportunities there.” The Sooners (6-7) lined up for a two-point conversion attempt, but would be stopped …

Lynch knows Lions have ‘bad taste’ after NFC title game loss to 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Detroit Lions will seek revenge against the 49ers on “Monday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco, of course, beat Detroit, 34-31, in last season’s NFC Championship Game on the same gridiron to reach Super Bowl LVIII — an …