Most of the playoff dust has settled, with six of the participants settled on both the AFC and NFC sides of the draw, but for a top NFC contender and an AFC playoff hopeful, quarterback issues are hanging over Week 18 and the first weekend of the NFL playoffs. The Eagles are locked into the No. 2 seed in the …

Former Wisconsin quarterback Mabrey Mettauer transferred to Sam Houston State on Sunday. The move reunites Mettauer with former Badgers’ offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who accepted the Bearkats’ head coach job earlier this month. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Mettauer departs after one season with the Badgers. He joined the program as a four-star recruit in the class …

There will be a lot at stake when the Vikings come to Detroit next Sunday night and the final game of the 2024 regular season. The winner of the game will be both the NFC North champions and the top seed in the NFC playoffs, so there would be plenty of interest in the matchup even if it wasn’t also …

The No. 19 Missouri Tigers (9-3) will look to wrap up a strong campaign as they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) in an SEC vs. Big Ten matchup in the 2024 Music City Bowl on Monday. It’s the only bowl game on the schedule that day, making this a spotlight opportunity for programs that have been fighting to get …

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions will visit the San Francisco 49ers for this week’s Monday Night Football game. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images) This week’s Monday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers won’t have playoff implications for either team, whose post-season fates have already been determined. The Lions, still No. 1 in the NFC North, …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked to offer his opinion on how to fix college football two days before his team plays its biggest game in years. Franklin took a few minutes away from previewing his 12-2 Nittany Lions against Fiesta Bowl foe Boise State to talk bigger picture. The question came in reference to …

‘Secret’s out’ — Tanner McKee shines in 1st NFL action originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For two years, the Eagles have watched Tanner McKee in practice. They knew how good he was. So they were pretty excited for the rest of the world to find out on Sunday in the Eagles’ 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. “How about …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff will continue this week with four quarterfinal matchups. The action begins on Friday when No. 3 seed Boise State takes on No. 6 seed Penn State at the Fiesta Bowl. Then there will be three College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Saturday beginning with No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas at the Peach Bowl. …

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (92) and defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) during the second half of Sunday’s lopsided defeat.Photograph: AP The score was 40-0. Buffalo had dominated New York in every sense of the word: offense, defense, special teams, body language, camaraderie. They were probably breathing superior air at …

Texas football passed its first College Football Playoff test, defeating Clemson 38-24 to advance to the quarterfinals. They’ll face the fourth-seeded Arizona State, who won the Big 12 after being voted to finish last in the preseason polls. It’s been an incredible turnaround for the Sun Devils and coach Kenny Dillingham after going 3-9 in his first season with the …

Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch …

Sep 18, 2021; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) warms up on the field before the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff has retired from football in a surprising decision. Vandagriff, a junior, has one season of eligibility left. Vandagriff started for …

Playing twice per year for every year since 1961 — with the exception of the 1982 strike-shortened season, when they faced each other just once — the Vikings and Lions have met 126 times. Their 127th meeting will be the biggest one yet. The NFL has announced that, next Sunday night, the 2024 regular season will conclude with the 14-2 …

O’Donnell Fortune of South Carolina (25) crosses the goal line in the 2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl with a 100-yard touchdown on an interception return. It’s the longest defensive touchdown in bowl history and tied for the longest touchdown by any means. Mississippi will play Duke on Jan. 2 at EverBank Stadium (7:30 p.m., ESPN) in the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. …

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a touchdown pass on the final play of Sunday night’s overtime win over the Falcons. For some players, a late touchdown pass would be a career highlight. For Daniels, it’s become the norm. Just 16 games into his rookie year, Daniels has now thrown a touchdown pass in the final 30 seconds of five different …