Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is looking like he will make his season debut on Saturday against the Houston Texans. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Thursday that Brown has a “good chance” to play after he underwent surgery in September to repair a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder that he injured during preseason. Brown …

Clemson football added its first scholarship defensive transfer portal player ever with the commitment of former Purdue defensive lineman Will Heldt. Heldt recorded 56 tackles, including 10 for loss, and five sacks in his second year with the Boilermakers this season. He has two years of eligibility remaining. He joins wide receiver Tristan Smith (2024), quarterbacks Hunter Johnson (2022) and Paul …

Getty Images For a third straight game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their No. 1 receiver. George Pickens, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, has been ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens as he continues to work through the injury.  Pickens, who leads the Steelers with 55 receptions and 850 receiving …

The Sam Houston Bearkats (9-3) will make their first-ever bowl appearance when they face the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4) in the 2024 New Orleans Bowl on Thursday night. Sam Houston won four of its final five games down the stretch of the regular season, finishing in third place in Conference USA. Georgia Southern finished third in the Sun Belt, closing …

Eagles injury report: Landon Dickerson, Sydney Brown return to practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia All 53 players on the Eagles’ active roster were practicing on Thursday during the portion of practice open to reporters. Among those of note were Landon Dickerson (knee, rest), Sydney Brown (concussion) and DeVonta Smith (rest, back). Dickerson left Sunday’s win over the Steelers …

After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff, the moment has finally arrived. The bracket is set and the games are here. The inaugural 12-team field has a few surprises after a season wrought with chaos. Alabama was the last team out as the CFP committee selected SMU for its last at-large spot. Ohio State, Notre …

McDaniel not letting Dolphins overlook ‘frustrated’ 49ers in Week 16 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike McDaniel knows better than anyone what the 49ers bring to the table — even if not at full strength. The Miami Dolphins coach, who spent five seasons with San Francisco, is preparing for a Week 16 game against his former team missing …

After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday’s three-game slate will take place at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No. 11 seed SMU. It’ll take four wins for either of these teams to win the national championship, and it’s a tough …

Teams in the 2024 NFL playoff picture meet when the Denver Broncos face the Los Angeles Chargers in a key AFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Denver is coming off a 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Los Angeles dropped a 40-17 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Broncos (9-5), who have won four in a row, can …

Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates after an interception against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts has a bright future in football. The NFL is calling him, and he hopefully will have a nice career …

It almost seems like a bad dream now, all those years of suing fans, overpaying players, overcharging fans, swapping out coaches, tormenting fans and embarrassing literally everyone who sported burgundy and gold. This year’s Washington football team has played so well, for so deep into the season, that it’s tempting to just forget the entire quarter-century reign of Daniel Snyder …

Getty Images Oregon State has landed a commitment from former Texas and Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, 247Sports and CBS Sports report. Murphy will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Beavers.  A former blue-chip national recruit, Murphy was the first quarterback commitment of the Steve Sarkisian era at Texas, pledging only weeks after Sarkisian took the job. He served as …

PHILADELPHIA — The only time Saquon Barkley played in the playoffs, he had an experience that sticks with him to this day.  The moment occurred in the NFC divisional round against the Philadelphia Eagles two years ago. During the third quarter of a four-score game, Barkley took an inside zone run from the New York Giants’ 20-yard line and got …

. On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns lost another member of their defense to the transfer portal. Linebacker Derion Gullette signed with Mississippi State after two years in Texas. He was a redshirt freshman this season and still has multiple years of eligibility remaining. During the 2024 campaign, Gullette appeared in five games and recorded two tackles. Most of his playing …

Report: Guerendo unlikely to play in 49ers vs. Dolphins game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. It appears the 49ers could be without another starting running back for Sunday’s game against the Miami …