On Thursday, Fox’s Tom Brady criticized former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones for asking to be released, after he was benched for business reasons. Brady prefaced his comments by saying this: “I don’t know how that whole situation went down. . . .” So we did the legwork for him. Here’s what we learned, per a source with knowledge of the …

Players scrum at midfield following Saturday’s NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. ESPN college football analyst and former Buckeyes quarterback Kirk Herbstreit has thrown in his two cents on the fight that broke out after Michigan-Ohio State on Saturday. Herbstreit is an Ohio State legend, but he condemned actions from both sides of …

The Seahawks are bringing quarterback Jaren Hall up from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Hall was a Vikings fifth-round pick in 2023 and he signed with the Seahawks in September. This is the first time that he has been called up to the active roster, but he made a pair of starts for Minnesota during his …

The 2024 ACC Championship Game will pit Clemson against SMU on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Charlotte. With both teams entering Week 14 inside the top 12 of the most recent CFP Rankings, the winner is almost assured one of the automatic bids to the College Football Playoff, while the loser will battle with other at-large candidates for the final spots …

Jets left tackle Tyron Smith was called a candidate for injured reserve early this week and his status changed on Saturday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that Smith went from being a candidate to being on the list. Smith has a neck injury and will miss at least four games, but the nature of the injury and the timing …

For the first time in a long time, the stakes are high as the Palmetto State’s two most prominent institutions meet on the gridiron. South Carolina and Clemson have been playing football since 1896, but only a handful of times has the game meant more than bragging rights for the next 365 days. Both the Tigers and Gamecocks, with a …

The Browns won’t have wide receiver Cedric Tillman against the Broncos on Monday night. Tillman has been ruled out with a concussion. He had 29 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns while starting six of the first 11 games of the season for Cleveland. Safety Juan Thornhill (calf) and tackle Jedrick Wills (knee) were also ruled out on Saturday. …

Getty Images CBS Sports Network’s continued coverage of the 2024 college football season includes five games for the Week 14 schedule, with two Black Friday games ahead of a Saturday tripleheader.  UTSA and Army keep the ball rolling with the first game on Saturday afternoon. The Black Knights are trying to win 10 regular season games for the first time since …

Patriots-Colts preview: Pats entering a crucial ‘evaluation period’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — There should be two primary objectives for the Patriots for the remainder of the 2024 season. No. 1? Establish something in the way of a culture, a standard and an identity in Jerod Mayo’s first year as head coach. Still plenty of work to …

Alabama finishes the regular season with a 9-3 record after their win over rival Auburn. (Jason Clark/Getty Images) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It wasn’t pretty, but then nothing about this Alabama season has been. In the 89th installment of the Iron Bowl, Alabama outpaced Auburn for a 28-14 victory that kept the critics of the wobbly Kalen DeBoer regime at bay …

The Washington Commanders put running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve because of a concussion Saturday. He will miss at least four weeks, starting with the Commanders’ game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.  Ekeler was concussed in the final minute of a Week 12 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and taken to a hospital for further evaluation. The 29-year-old was …

Getty Images Jahmyr Gibbs has been one of the NFL’s top playmakers, helping fuel the Detroit Lions’ No. 1-ranked scoring offense. The second-year running back may have earned himself a scolding from head coach Dan Campbell, however, after a recent social media post appeared to reveal some of the Lions’ playbook. Screenshots of a post by Gibbs, which were widely …

When you look near the top of the AFC standings, you’ll see a very familiar sight. Right there, leading the AFC East and sitting in second place in the conference with a 9-2 record, are the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo has won 11 or more games and the AFC East crown in each season since 2020, so it shouldn’t be surprising …