USC band Kirby Lee-Imagn Images On Friday night, USC football defeated Texas A&M 35-31 in an exciting Las Vegas Bowl. We wrote about how the game bookended the season in a familiar way: “The Trojans concluded the 2024 season in the same place that they opened it, against an opponent from the same conference. Both times, they scored the game-winning …

With the Week 17 NFL schedule featuring games like Cowboys vs. Eagles (-7.5, 37.5) and Packers vs. Vikings (-1, 49), why would anyone outside of Tennessee or Central Florida get excited about placing Week 17 NFL bets on Titans vs. Jaguars (-1, 38)? It’s because there are NFL betting trends with both teams that could make it a contest to …

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 …

The Chiefs have a dilemma. They can try to knock the Broncos out of the playoffs next weekend with a win in Denver, or they can do what they typically do when the last game of the regular season means nothing to their playoff fortunes — rest the starting quarterback and other key starters. That’s how Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes …

Venables – USA TODAY Sports Syndication – The Oklahoman Ever since Lincoln Riley made the stunning decision to leave Oklahoma for USC football three years ago, Trojan and Sooner fans have been in a constant online war regarding which program is better off. For the majority of this season, it looked like the answer was neither. Both USC and Oklahoma …

 Saquon Barkley continues to dominate for the Philadelphia Eagles after recording 29 carries for 150 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s loss against the Commanders. Barkley has racked up 1,838 rushing yards this season and will take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Barkley recorded just 66 rushing yards in the first meeting against Dallas and his over/under for …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the College Football Playoff quarterfinals taking place on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. No. 6 seed Penn State is a 10.5-point favorite in the …

During the fourth quarter of an ugly loss to the Chargers on Saturday, many of the few who remained for garbage time of a garbage game made their preferences known regarding the team’s first-year head coach. “Fire Mayo!” was the chant that emerged. “You hear those things,” coach Jerod Mayo said after the game, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. “But …

Dec. 29—COLUMBUS — Cody Simon probably knew the question was coming, and the Ohio State senior linebacker handled it well. Was the defense’s showing in the first game again Oregon an anomaly or something more of the Buckeyes’ limitations on that side of the ball? “I think it’s a little bit of both,” Simon said Friday. “I mean, we definitely …

What we learned: Pats players send mixed messages after Chargers debacle originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — There was plenty to be learned from the Patriots’ 40-7 loss to the Chargers on Saturday. Unfortunately for Robert Kraft’s club, none of it was good. Let’s get to the details… Questions abound While Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been committed …

Wisconsin football fans have likely moved on from what was a disastrous 2024 campaign. Wisconsin finished the season at 5-7, went 0-3 in trophy games and missed a bowl game for the first time since 2001. All things considered, it was the program’s worst season since that 2001 campaign. Related: Ranking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal class by projected 2025 impact That …

The Kansas City Chiefs took care of business on Christmas and locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC with their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now that they’ve secured the top spot in the conference, coach Andy Reid will elect to rest key starters in K.C.’s Week 18 regular-season finale against the Broncos in Denver, according to CBS …

BATON ROUGE – In its first two seasons under Brian Kelly, LSU football ended on high notes with bowl-game victories. After a rollercoaster of a regular season that started with a head-scratching loss to USC in Las Vegas and then six straight wins before a three-game skid ultimately eliminated them from College Football Playoff consideration, the Tigers have a shot …

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will play the Atlanta Falcons for this week’s Sunday Night Football game. (Peter Casey-Imagn Images) Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will host fellow rookie Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons for this week’s Sunday Night Football game on NBC. The rookie faceoff marks the first prime time game in NFL …

As Iowa football (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) prepares during the last few days before Monday’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl clash vs. Missouri (9-3, 5-3 SEC), sixth-year senior defensive back Sebastian Castro spoke about his decision to participate in the upcoming postseason matchup and what being a Hawkeye has meant to him over his tenure in Iowa City. When asked why …