James Franklin revealed Wednesday night how thin the Penn State quarterback position has become since Beau Pribula’s decision to transfer earlier this week. Freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Drew Allar during the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff run, which begins against SMU Saturday at noon (TV-TNT) at Beaver Stadium. Redshirt freshman Jaxon Smolik is the …

Below are my Week 16, 2024 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s then available on demand on Peacock, the NFL on NBC YouTube channel and …

The awards have been given out. The All-America teams votes have been tallied. The transfer portal has been poppin’ and the NFL Draft declaration wire has been busy, too.  On College Football Playoff Eve, there’s only one thing left to do: Unveil my final ranking of the top 150 players in college football for the 2024 season. 1. Travis Hunter, …

The Chargers have taken a fourth-quarter lead over the Broncos. Aided by a few defensive penalties, Los Angeles got down the field and scored on a nice 19-yard pass from Justin Herbert to receiver Derius Davis. Then Joshua Palmer tipped a pass to himself in the back of the end zone and got both feet in for a two-point conversion, …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team travelled to South Bend on Thursday night in style. Before boarding a charter flight, the Hoosiers (11-1) received College Football Playoff-branded adidas gear including all white travel suits that players all wore on the bus ride to the airport. The team is spending Thursday night in Michigan City ahead of its game against Notre …

The Broncos can still clinch a playoff berth this weekend, but the Chargers prevented them from doing so on Thursday night. Los Angeles defeated Denver 34-27, putting the Chargers a step closer to punching a ticket to the postseason in their first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh. While the Broncos had a 21-13 lead at halftime, the Chargers were …

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4) and Ohio Bobcats (10-3) will meet in the 2024 Cure Bowl on Friday afternoon, as both teams play under interim coaches. Jacksonville State head coach Rich Rodriguez took the West Virginia job, leaving offensive coordinator Rod Smith as the interim coach. Ohio coach Tim Albin took the same position at Charlotte, so offensive coordinator Brian …

Purdy surprises 49ers’ O-line with lavish holiday gifts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area December is a time for presents, and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy embraced the holiday spirit with extravagent gifts for some teammates. Purdy surprised his offensive linemen with 10 brand new cars — five Toyota Tacomas and five Toyota Sequoias — as a thank you for …

Indiana football and Notre Dame will have Friday night all to themselves. The instate foes will face off for the first time since 1991 in the first round of the College Football Playoffs in South Bend. The Hoosiers (11-1) are looking to extend the best season in program history, while the Irish (11-1) are making their third appearance in the …

Las Vegas Raiders fan Ralph Sotelo went viral during the team’s Monday Night Football matchup when TV cameras panned his way while holding a sign that read: Tank for Shedeur. That clear message spread across social media as one of the few memorable moments during the Raiders 10th straight loss. Many members of Raider Nation agree with Sotelo and are …

The 10th-seeded Indiana Hoosiers battle the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday. The winner of the game will then face the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Hoosiers (11-1), who tied for second with Penn State in the Big Ten Conference at …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert escapes the pocket against the Broncos defense. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Jim Harbaugh called. The Chargers responded. Needing to bounce back quickly from a blowout loss last Sunday to not only save their playoff seedings but also reinforce Harbaugh’s first-year turnaround of the much-maligned franchise, the Chargers delivered a thrilling second-half comeback against the …

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt has already shown he’s all in with the Sun Devils football program. Earlier this month he indicated sales from his merchandise are being redirected into the Sun Angel collective so his teammates would benefit. Now, the freshman signal-caller is helping out his offensive line. Arby’s has signed deals with eight ASU offensive linemen at the …

It’s been a disappointing year for the Cincinnati Bengals. At 6-8, it kind of feels like their season is over, but it’s NOT, and that’s because they could still make the playoffs.  Thanks to their 38-27 win over the Titans in Week 15, the Bengals are still alive for a playoff spot. As Lloyd Christmas would say, “So you’re telling …

No. 17 BYU and No. 23 Colorado both had College Football Playoff aspirations, but they will have to settle for a meeting in the Alamo Bowl during the 2024-25 college football bowl schedule instead. The Cougars missed out on a playoff spot after losing to Kansas and Arizona State down the stretch of the regular season, while Colorado also suffered …