The 2024 Holiday Bowl will take place on Friday, featuring the No. 21 Syracuse Orange against the Washington State Cougars. Syracuse is coming off an impressive 9-3 season that included a marquee win over Miami (FL) to end the season that kept the Hurricanes out of the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, Washington State went 8-4 with a win over Washington …

Jalen Hurts did not take part in Thursday’s practice with the Philadelphia Eagles, further casting doubt on his availability for their Week 17 game against the Dallas Cowboys. Hurts has been in concussion protocol since his head hit the turf during Sunday’s loss to the Washington Commanders. Head coach Nick Sirianni did not clear anything up with his comments Thursday …

Dec. 27—”Carry him to the media!” Washington State offensive line coach Jared Kaster shouted as four underclassmen lifted senior left tackle Esa Pole off the field on Saturday following his final practice in Pullman. Pole said the operation was Kaster’s idea. “Coach Kaster said I’m the only senior on the O-line, and it’s my last time off the field,” Pole …

Kenny Pickett is expecting to be fine to play this weekend. Pickett spoke to reporters on Thursday and said he’s planning to be available to play, despite dealing with a ribs injury. The Eagles seem likely to need their backup Pickett, as starting quarterback Jalen Hurts is dealing with a concussion and has not practiced yet this week. “Yeah, full …

The stage is set for the 2024 Birmingham Bowl as the Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday. Georgia Tech had the better regular-season record (7-5) and has won each of its last six matchups against Vanderbilt, but is 1-4 in road games in 2024. Meanwhile, the Commodores look to get back into the win column after finishing …

The Rams can clinch the NFC West this week. But it won’t be easy. After the Seahawks’ win on Thursday night, the Rams’ only path to a Week 17 clinching scenario is both to beat the Cardinals on Saturday night, and to clinch the strength of victory tiebreaker over the Seahawks. So how do the Rams clinch the strength of …

STILLWATER — Mike Gundy opened all the gifts under the Transfer Tree and found that Portal Santa had delivered quite a haul for his Oklahoma State football team. With his rebuilt coaching staff in place, Gundy and the Cowboys are up to 16 transfer portal additions this offseason, plus a few more from the junior college ranks and a late …

Eagles-Cowboys player matchups to watch in Week 17 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (12-3) are hosting the rival Cowboys (7-8) in a Week 17 game at the Linc on Sunday afternoon. Here are some key matchups to watch: Eagles defense vs. Cooper Rush The last time the Eagles and Cowboys played, Cooper Rush was making his first …

The 2024 college football bowl season continues to gift fans with rare matchups. One such game will feature Texas A&M football (8-4) taking on USC (6-6) in the Las Vegas Bowl on Friday. This will be the fourth-ever meeting between the programs, and the first since 1977. Following a 7-1 start to the season and a chance to compete for …

Can anybody other than A.J. or DeVonta catch the football? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If it’s not A.J. or DeVonta, who is it? Since Dallas Goedert’s injury – and really to a great extent before it – the Eagles’ passing game has revolved almost exclusively around their two star wide receivers. Over the last five games – two …

Georgia running back Roderick Robinson II (0) breaks away for a big gain during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Ole Miss in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Georgia won 52-17.Syndication: Online Athens Georgia Bulldogs running back Roderick Robinson has reportedly suffered a lower body injury ahead of the Sugar Bowl. Robinson suffered the …

The Seahawks and Bears played the NFL’s lowest-scoring game of the season on Thursday Night Football. The final score of Seahawks 6, Bears 3 gave a total of just nine points, a full touchdown less than the previous lowest-scoring game of the 2024 season, which was Jaguars 10, Titans 6 in Week 14. The Seahawks’ six points were the fewest …

. While Notre Dame football prepares to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, it doesn’t mean they aren’t doing its job recruiting. The Irish are off to a great start in its 2026 class, with six commitments already. There is still room for plenty of other players to join them and in a …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) delivers an impassioned speech to teammates before a game. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Playing in the opposing conference and then across the country, Poona Ford didn’t know much about Justin Herbert before the former Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills defensive lineman signed with the Chargers. Still, in two career games against Herbert, Ford …

Former Wisconsin and current Indiana offensive tackle Trey Wedig accepted an invitation to play in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday. The UW alumnus, who last played in Indiana’s College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame, is among nearly 100 of college football’s most prolific upperclassmen to accept an invitation to the contest. In 2024, Wedig proved to be one …