Marshall football suffered a hard fall from grace after its 31-3 win over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. The Thundering Herd (10-3) won double-digit games for the first time since 2015; however, following the victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns, Marshall saw head coach Charles Huff depart for conference rival Southern Miss. Subsequently, the team had many players …
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Davante Adams caught Aaron Rodgers’ 200th and 400th TDs, hopes to get his 500th on Sunday
As a rookie with the Packers in 2014, Davante Adams caught his first touchdown pass — which happened to be the 200th touchdown pass of Aaron Rodgers’ career. In 2020, Adams caught Rodgers’ 400th touchdown pass. On Sunday, Adams hopes to catch Rodgers’ 500th touchdown pass. Rodgers is at 499 career touchdowns and needs one more to join the 500-touchdown …
Read More »Why ReliaQuest Bowl prep is like for ‘Christmas morning’ for Alabama football DC Kane Wommack
TAMPA, Fla. — Kane Wommack brought his child-like holiday spirit with him to Tampa, Florida. The Alabama football defensive coordinator couldn’t help it, especially with four members of his 2025 recruiting class already indoctrinated into the team and helping the Crimson Tide prepares for Tuesday’s meeting with Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. “It’s like I told our coaches the other …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 17 WR rankings (Full-PPR)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans currently has 818 receiving yards on the season. There are two games left before the NFL Playoffs. For most fantasy football leagues, only one of those games — Week 17 — matters. [Week 17 Full-PPR Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | D/ST | Kickers] If you have Mike …
Read More »Alabama vs. Michigan injury report: Latest updates, news for ReliaQuest Bowl
. On Dec. 31, the Alabama Crimson Tide will officially put a bow on the first season for Kalen DeBoer in Tuscaloosa against the Michigan Wolverines in the ReliaQuest Bowl. A game in which Alabama is favored, the Crimson Tide however will end up being without some players in this contest due to having entered the transfer portal since it …
Read More »Keys to a fantasy football victory in Week 17
Dominate in Week 17 with Sal Vetri’s keys to a fantasy football victory. The pick-up-and-play defense: Indianapolis Colts @ NYG Indianapolis is shaping up to be a league-winning fantasy defense. We discussed them a few weeks back as a stash option for the fantasy playoffs due to their strong postseason schedule. In Week 15, they took on the Broncos and …
Read More »Bowl game schedule today: Breaking down the eight college football bowl games on Dec. 28
Saturday marks the busiest day of the college football bowl calendar, with enough offerings from all over the country that will keep fans dialed in from morning until after midnight. What better way to spend the final weekend of the year? The early portion of the day will feature a couple of contests staged at venues best known for another …
Read More »Drake London off injury report, set to play vs. Commanders
Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will officially have one of his key weapons when the Falcons play the Commanders on Sunday Night Football. Receiver Drake London is off the injury report and set to play in Week 17 London (knee) was listed as limited on Wednesday and Thursday but was a full participant on Friday. In his third season, London …
Read More »Mission accomplished: Kansas State football achieve primary goals with Rate Bowl win
As much as the game has changed since Chris Klieman took over as Kansas State’s football coach six years ago, his main objectives come bowl season never have and likely never will. The fact that both of them — sending the seniors out on a high note and launching the rest of the team into next season — required that …
Read More »David Njoku, Cedric Tillman ruled out for Browns
Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will be missing a couple of receiving targets for Sunday’s home game against the Dolphins. The Browns have ruled tight end David Njoku and wide receiver Cedric Tillman out for the contest. Njoku has a knee injury and did not practice all week while Tillman was limited in practice as he tries to work his way …
Read More »UConn football vs. North Carolina: Live score updates from the Fenway Bowl
UConn football will close out the 2024 season as everyone expected – playing in a baseball stadium against a team that will be coached by Bill Belichick next season. Okay, that’s not quite the ending everyone expected, but still a fun one. UConn (8-4) will play North Carolina (6-6) on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl at …
Read More »Harrison Smith has no injury designation, Ivan Pace questionable for Vikings
Safety Harrison Smith is set to be back in the lineup for the Vikings on Sunday. Smith missed Week 16 with a foot injury, but head coach Kevin O’Connell said that he expected him back for this weekend’s matchup with the Packers. O’Connell’s prediction looks good as Smith practiced fully the last two days and did not receive an injury …
Read More »How a ‘steady’ approach has helped Notre Dame’s Drayk Bowen elevate his game
SOUTH BEND ― Coming into the 2024 season, Notre Dame football had one linebacker starting spot secured in graduate senior Jack Kiser. The other two were up for grabs amongst a host of younger faces, with mainly sophomores and freshmen battling through spring and fall camp to determine who’d earn those starting spots. Sophomore Drayk Bowen ended up nabbing one …
Read More »AP defends Tom Brady’s NFL awards vote
Initially, the Associated Press had no comment on the question of whether Raiders owner Tom Brady will continue to hold one of the 50 votes on the various awards that are announced every year at the NFL Honors ceremony. On Friday, we received an email from Nicole Meir, Media Relations Manager for the Associated Press, with a comment on the …
Read More »Instant reactions to the Texas A&M football team’s loss against USC in the Las Vegas Bowl
Dec 27, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) throws the ball against Southern California Trojans cornerback John Humphrey (19) in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Despite being in command with a 17-point second half lead, the Texas A&M football team was unable to finish the job against USC …
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