Penn State will play for the second Big Ten championship in program history in the Big Ten championship game era, but do the Nittany Lions need a win to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff? According to Joel Klatt of Fox Sports, the answer is no. Klatt says Penn State has already locked in a spot in this …

Last year’s collapse looks like a thing of the past as Saquon Barkley and a defensive revival have the Eagles looking primed for another Super Bowl run similar to 2022. They have won eight straight games and look as dominant as any team in the NFL right now thanks to that lethal combination. They currently have the league’s No. 1 …

49ers claim Abanikanda off waivers after recent running back injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers on Tuesday claimed former New York Jets running back Israel Abanikanda off waivers. Abanikanda takes the roster spot that opened when the 49ers officially placed running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve. McCaffrey sustained an injury to the posterior cruciate ligament …

Championship Week is here in college football as all nine FBS conferences are set to host their championship games. At least five of them will directly impact who makes the College Football Playoff field, and in what order. The Big 12 Championship Game and the ACC Championship Game both have the feel of a play-in game. The latest Championship Week …

The Patriots are one of five teams with three wins, but they own the tiebreaker over all of them as a result of having the worst strength of schedule. There are three two-win teams ahead of the Patriots in the draft order — the Jaguars, Raiders and Giants — and the only way for New England to move up in …

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has been vocal on why the Gamecocks should be one of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. On Tuesday, hours before ESPN revealed the latest CFP rankings, Beamer appeared on the “Paul Finebaum Show” on SEC Network. “I know the committee has a really hard job … maybe some people thought when you …

Editor’s note: This is the 13th installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 13 winner: Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers. After the Raiders’ narrow loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Black Friday, Brock Bowers received praise from Travis Kelce.  The four-time All-Pro dapped up the rookie …

USATSI Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe are among the five Hall of Fame finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025. The Hall of Fame has announced their coach, contributor and senior candidates who will now need to receive 80% of the vote during the weekend of this year’s Super …

There are few rivalries across all of sports that can match the pageantry and tradition of the Army vs. Navy Game. A big part of that tradition is the uniforms with both the Black Knights and Midshipmen breaking out a brand new alternate set every year.  Ahead of their annual showdown on Saturday, Dec. 14, both Army and Navy have …

The NFL has 13 weeks of action in the books, and we’re now heading down the final stretch of the regular season with the calendar flipped to December. Just five weeks remain in the 2024 regular season, and the playoff picture is starting to crystalize.  The Kansas City Chiefs have already secured a spot in the postseason, as did the …

RGIII outlines three reasons for 49ers’ downfall in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Robert Griffin III thinks three major issues doomed the 49ers this season. The former NFL quarterback explained why San Francisco has had an underwhelming season, which likely will result in the team missing the playoffs for the first time in three years. “1) Brandon …

Oct 25, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Thomas Castellanos (1) warms up before a game against the Louisville Cardinals at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Auburn football will enter the 2025 season with two fewer quarterbacks following the graduation of Payton Thorne and the intent to transfer from Holden Geriner. Hank Brown and Walker …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 3, 2024, 03:52 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. With the first quarter of the NHL season in the books, it’s time to take stock of the blue-liners making waves early …

Week 14 Thursday Night Football features an NFC North showdown between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers at 8:15 p.m. ET. Daily Fantasy football players will have plenty of strong options to consider for NFL DFS lineups with an NFL DFS player pool packed with playmakers like Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, David Montgomery, Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs. …

USATSI Now that the 2024 regular season is over, several teams are hoping that they have done enough to earn a chance at winning college football’s most illustrious prize. Fates hang in the balance as a secretive selection process makes its final cuts and decides which 12 teams will battle it out with glory on the line behind closed doors  …