Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Harrison Taggart (11) sacks the Colorado Buffaloes QB during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The BYU Cougars cruised past the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl Saturday night, winning 36-14 to finish the 2024 season with an 11-2 record. Here are three …

The Cardinals officially have their starting running back available for Saturday night’s game against the Rams. As expected, James Conner is active after he was questionable with a knee injury. He was listed as limited on all three of Arizona’s injury reports this week. Conner has rushed for over 110 yards in back-to-back games, racking up exactly 110 in the …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — If you’re already looking ahead to 2025 in college football, mark this season opener down: East Carolina at NC State on Aug. 30. The Pirates and Wolfpack began brawling in the final minute of East Carolina’s 26-21 victory in the Military Bowl on Saturday night — and the teams won’t have to wait long to see each …

The Bengals finally converted a fourth down on their way to a touchdown. Tee Higgins’ 12-yard reception from Joe Burrow allowed the Bengals to regain the lead on the Broncos. They are up 17-10 with 11:33 remaining. Higgins’ first touchdown was 2 yards. His second came on a fade despite being tightly covered by Riley Moss. It finished off an …

Brigham Young Cougars defensive end Tyler Batty (92) douses BYU head coach Kalani Sitake during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The attention on BYU’s football program, in terms of eyeballs and national recognition, had never been bigger than it was …

The Chargers are aiming for their first play-off win since the 2018 season [Getty Images] The Los Angeles Chargers booked their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England Patriots. Justin Herbert threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns to help the Chargers earn a wildcard spot in John Harbaugh’s first season as head …

SAN ANTONIO – Colorado head coach Deion Sanders hopped on a golf cart next to his bodyguard and zoomed down a stadium tunnel on his way out of town. He had just answered questions from reporters about what happened here Saturday night in the Alamo Bowl – a 36-14 loss against BYU in his final game coaching his two youngest …

Down by 10 to start the second half, the Cardinals faced little resistance on their way down the field to scoring a touchdown. Trey McBride’s first receiving touchdown of the year got Arizona on the board. But a blocked extra point kept the score at 10-6 midway through the third quarter. Kyler Murray moved the chains on third-and-2 with a …

SAN ANTONIO — L.J. Martin rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Retzlaff passed for 151 yards, and No. 17 BYU beat No. 20 Colorado 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night. BYU (11-2, No. 17 CFP) scored in every quarter in rolling to its second straight bowl victory and third in its past four appearances after failing …

The Chargers’ Derius Davis (12) stretches to catch a touchdown pass past the Patriots’ safety Kyle Dugger. (Associated Press) Derius Davis hadn’t reached his full stretch, hadn’t reeled in his second touchdown in as many games and hadn’t yet gotten the Chargers on the scoreboard. Still, J.K. Dobbins was ready to celebrate. The Chargers running back threw both hands in …

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders wipes gatorade off of Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake after the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Even after losing to BYU in Saturday night’s Alamo Bowl, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders still has plenty of love for …

The Giants are closing in on the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. And Colorado quarterback Sheduer Sanders seems to be warming to the idea of the Giants drafting him. Shedeur, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, showed off Giants-themed cleats prior to his final college game. Although he didn’t wear them during the game, the message …

Army may not have the lengthy bowl history of some blue blood college football programs but the Black Knights have a recent string of success that makes it the envy of many. Head coach Jeff Monken has taken Army to six bowl games since 2016 and won five of them, the latest a 27-6 victory over a diminished Louisiana Tech …

After the Bengals victory over the Broncos earlier on Saturday, the Rams entered their matchup with the Cardinals needing a win and some realistic help to clinch the NFC West. It took a game-saving interception to seal it late in the fourth quarter, but Los Angeles was able to come away with a 13-9 win. The Rams had a 10-0 …

Former Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar has committed to UCLA and likely will succeed Ethan Garbers as the Bruins’ starting quarterback. (Jacob Kupferman / Associated Press) UCLA has landed its likely successor to quarterback Ethan Garbers. His name is Joey Aguilar, and he’s put up prolific numbers the last two seasons at Appalachian State while leading the Mountaineers to a …