It wasn’t the campaign the defending national champions were looking for, but Michigan’s 7-5 season took a turn for the better in November. First, the Wolverines landed No. 1 prospect quarterback Bryce Underwood on Nov. 21. The Wolverines followed that up with a stunning win over rival Ohio State on Nov. 30, giving them huge momentum heading into the ReliaQuest …

Getty Images The 6-7 Miami Dolphins remain right in the thick of the playoff race thanks to a 32-26 overtime victory against the rival New York Jets on Sunday. Jonnu Smith was the hero, as he caught a 10-yard game-winning touchdown from Tua Tagovailoa in the extra period. Miami trailed by eight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but …

Florida Gators quarterback Parker Leise (14) throws the ball to Florida Gators wide receiver Brian Green Jr. (84) before the game at the Orange and Blue spring football game at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, April 13, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun] Florida football quarterback Parker Leise has entered the NCAA transfer portal, …

With Eagles now in playoffs, 10 facts and figures on their postseason history originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia After the lights at the Linc had dimmed and the parking lots had emptied out, the Eagles clinched a playoff spot Sunday with very little drama. The combination of the Lions beating the Packers on Thursday, then the Eagles beating the …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule begins on Saturday, so there is not much time to craft a winning college football bowl confidence strategy. South Alabama is a 9.5-point favorite against Western Michigan in the Veterans Bowl on Saturday, which is one of the biggest college football bowl spreads of the year. Using the latest college football odds is one …

Zach Charbonnet’s Week 14 output in a win over the Arizona Cardinals is the best performance by any running back for Seattle this season. Charbonnet filled up the stat sheet with 134 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and seven receptions for 59 yards. Those numbers were good for 37 Fantasy points, and for a running back with very …

Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is entering the transfer portal, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The veteran played in just three games with the Badgers after transferring in last offseason. He suffered a torn ACL during the first drive of the team’s Week 3 loss to Alabama and missed the remainder of the season. Related: Major takeaways from …

Belichick responds to UNC coach rumors, what kind of program he’d build originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The University of North Carolina needs a new head coach of its football team after firing Mack Brown last month, and one surprise candidate for the job is generating a lot of conversation. Former New England Patriots head coach and eight-time Super …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket is set. Now the only thing left is to play the games and decide a national champion. That process will begin in actuality on Friday, Dec. 20 when (7) Notre Dame hosts (10) Indiana in what will be the initial first-round game in the history of the event, but there will be plenty written …

Minnesota Vikings MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings announced themselves as NFC contenders with a 42-21 throttling of Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, their sixth straight win. Now, they’re set to debut all-new “Winter Warrior” uniforms for their Week 15 matchup with the Chicago Bears. The Vikings have hosted “whiteout” games for years, asking fans to dress in …

National Signing Day has come and gone and while the 2025 class is not finished since there is a late signing period in February as well, most of the action happened this week. Rivals is breaking down each Top 25 recruiting class and we continue here with No. 15. USC. MORE TROJANS: USC’s 2025 recruiting class MORE TEAM SPOTLIGHTS: No. …

Kittle still hopes 49ers can ‘sneak’ into playoffs with right approach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Until they are mathematically eliminated from NFL playoff contention, the 49ers are keeping the faith. That much was evident in San Francisco’s 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, where the 49ers’ one-game-at-a-time mentality had them rolling to …

Don’t allow the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff blur your vision — there’s never too many bowl games! Postseason football may have lost some of its luster thanks to the allure of the 12-team bracket, but no one enjoys the bowl calendar during the holidays as much as I do. Yes, that even includes the matchups involving 6-6 …

USATSI The Saints won on Sunday, but quarterback Derek Carr paid a heavy price. Carr exited the Saints’ 14-11 victory early with a left hand injury. Further tests revealed that the veteran suffered a significant fracture in that non-throwing hand and is expected to miss several weeks, according to NFL Media.  Given there are just four weeks left in the regular …

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Nebraska football will bring back coach Phil Simpson to coach the outside linebackers. According to a report from HuskersTalk, Simpson will arrive on campus later this week. Simpson was previously on the Nebraska staff as a defense of quality control coach. He then moved on to the Florida State Seminoles, where he joined that program as a …