A consequence of this modern opt-out, transfer-portal era of college football is bowl games have gone from a crowning apex of a season to a launch pad for players getting their first real shot on a big stage. At the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, the Louisville Cardinals and Washington Huskies, for different reasons, are doing that at the …

Getty Images The Detroit Lions are having a historic 2024 season and on Monday night put themselves in the history books in yet another category. With their 40-34 win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Lions completed their fifth game this year with 40-plus points and no turnovers. Detroit also didn’t turn the ball over in their 52-6 win over …

Cameron Ward’s halftime exit of the Pop-Tarts Bowl created a media firestorm.  Everyone from Ringer NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay to College Football Hall of Fame head coach Steve Spurrier criticized the move, joining thousands of others on social media as Ward stood on the sidelines during the second half a 42-41 loss to Iowa State. From one perspective, looked …

There have been several Super Bowl matchups, in terms of the strength of both teams, that aren’t as good as Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions to finish this regular season. The NFL caught a huge break when the Vikings held on to beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 17. That ensured the Vikings’ Week 18 game at the Lions …

Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images LSU football will look different in the Texas Bowl. Opt-outs and the transfer portal changed the complexion of the roster, leaving LSU without its two starting tackles and three …

The final week of the regular season is upon us and Week 18 culminates with a head-to-head battle between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings with the NFC North and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket on the line. The Lions are three-point favorites in the latest Week 18 NFL odds. Meanwhile, there is one playoff …

The College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to eight teams as we continue moving through the first-ever 12-team bracket. Across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, those teams remaining will do battle at traditional New Year’s Six bowl sites for the right to move on to the semifinals as we inch closer toward crowning a national champion …

Another losing Jets season will come to an end with their Week 18 game against the Dolphins and one defensive starter has already turned his attention to March. Cornerback D.J. Reed is in the final year of the three-year contract he signed with the Jets as a free agent and he did not sound like a player who is itching …

NEW ORLEANS — About three inches in diameter, the blue metal pin-back button is still safely kept in the Jacksonville home of Marc Edwards, the treasured item only unearthed for special occasions. Scrawled around the edges of its face are four words, all in capital letters: NOTRE DAME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. At its center is a green shamrock emblazoned with the …

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The sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions will battle the third-seeded Boise State Broncos in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the 2024 Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night. The winner of the game will then face the winner of seventh-seeded Notre Dame and second-seeded Georgia in the semifinals. The Nittany Lions (12-2), who are coming off a 38-10 win over SMU …

The Detroit Lions probably didn’t have to play their starters on Monday night, but did, and the blueprint for the rest of their season became clearer. The Lions can score a lot of points. And they will have to if they want to make it to the first Super Bowl in franchise history. The Lions’ offense was good and a …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The 2025 recruiting class is pretty much in the rearview mirror now but Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look at 10 decommitments that could shape this class for years to come in this edition of Tuesdays With Gorney. RUMOR MILL: Class of 2026 in full focus as calendar turns over CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

The Lions knew heading into Monday night’s game against the 49ers that they had a bigger matchup waiting for them in Week 18 and head coach Dan Campbell was able to turn his attention to it after his team’s 40-34 win in Santa Clara. Week 18 and the 2024 regular season will end with the Lions hosting the Vikings on …

The 2024-25 college football postseason brings in a new era for the sport as the 12-team College Football Playoff is underway. The four higher-seeded home teams won in the first round, setting up the CFP quarterfinals beginning on Dec. 31. That evening, No. 6 seed Penn State takes on No. 3 Boise State, and the Nittany Lions are 10.5-point favorites …