Monthly Archives: December 2024

Big Ten football shakeup occurs in pre-playoff US LBM Coaches Poll

Howard – Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images The US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports, has been released, one week before the College Football Playoff field is revealed. With the conference championship games coming up this Friday and Saturday, college football is arriving at its climactic weekend. Big Ten teams could occupy four spots in the playoff, and one of …

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Juice disappointed he fumbled rare rushing opportunity in 49ers’ loss

Juice disappointed he fumbled rare rushing opportunity in 49ers’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The 49ers’ run game was going well until it wasn’t in their 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium. Not only did the team lose Christian McCaffrey to what could be a season-ending knee injury …

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Griz notebook: Montana was too special for TSU

Dec. 1—MISSOULA — Tennessee State football coach Eddie George has played and seen a lot of football, and he had the Montana Grizzlies pretty well scouted coming into their first-round FCS playoff game Saturday. Yet three things stood out in Montana’s 41-27 win, besides the Tigers’ ball-hawking: Eli Gillman, the loudness of a stadium that was less than 50 percent …

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Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in crushing loss to Bills

Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in crushing loss to Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — These are the cold, hard facts. The 49ers received another snowball upside their heads — figuratively and, perhaps, literally — when the Buffalo Bills hit them with a 35-10 beatdown at snowy Highmark Stadium. Their second blowout loss …

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Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft if season ended today

Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft if season ended today originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area On the heels of a third consecutive defeat, the 49ers place in the 2025 NFL Draft is as important as their rapidly fading spot in the NFC playoff picture. Following San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at …

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Iowa star declares for 2025 NFL draft

Following a record-setting season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, junior running back Kaleb Johnson announced that he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. Johnson authored a truly memorable 2024 season. The 6-foot, 225 pound running back set Iowa single-season records in points (138), total touchdowns (23) and rushing scores (21). Johnson ends his 2024 season with 240 carries for 1,537 …

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NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after blowout loss to Bills

NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after blowout loss to Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Thanksgiving week in the NFL, a tradition unlike any other. After eating ungodly amounts of food, we willingly decide to sit around and watch some of the worst teams in the league play against some of the best. You have a choice …

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Penn State’s Nick Singleton, Dani Dennis-Sutton return to form at right time

Two juniors who have been slowed by injuries this season are returning to form as No. 3 Penn State prepares to face No. 1 Oregon in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. Running back Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ 44-7 shellacking of Maryland Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Defensive end Dani …

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Ravens’ loss to Eagles highlights potential hole in playoff hopes. How concerned should they be — and what comes next?

As the Baltimore Ravens confronted their fifth loss of the season, a familiar voice answered questions in the locker room. NFL kickers do not always meet with reporters after games. They are not always requested. Their impact is often overlooked. But for the seventh time this season, including in all five of the Ravens’ losses, five-time All-Pro Justin Tucker’s kicking …

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CMC sustains possible season-ending PCL injury in 49ers’ loss

CMC sustains possible season-ending PCL injury in 49ers’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey’s tumultuous 2024 NFL season might be over for good. The star 49ers running back sustained a potentially season-ending PCL injury in the 49ers’ 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the game. …

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