The Texas Longhorns will face the Clemson Tigers Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s how to watch. (Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns, who finished their season as the No. 2 seed in the SEC, will host ACC champions the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the twelve-team College Football Playoff this Saturday afternoon. This game will be played at …
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Cardinals vs. Panthers prediction, odds, spread, start time: 2024 NFL picks, Week 16 bets from proven model
The Arizona Cardinals are one game back of the NFC West lead and look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they travel east to take on the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals (7-7) defeated the Patriots last Sunday, 30-17, while the Panthers (3-11) fell at home to the Cowboys, 30-14. The teams most recently met in October …
Read More »SMU death penalty: Revisiting Mustang football’s NCAA recruiting violations in 1980s
SMU football has shown no rookie fatigue in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. At 11-1 overall on the season, the No. 7 Mustangs played for their first ACC title on Saturday against one of the conference’s powerhouse programs, No. 17 Clemson, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. While Clemson ultimately won to claim the …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 16 FLEX rankings (Half-PPR)
Injuries are an unfortunate aspect of the game of football, but the reality is that the NFL is a “next man up” league, where players need to be ready to step into a big role even when they least expect it to be necessary. [Week 16 Half-PPR Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | D/ST …
Read More »What channel is TNT on? How to watch 2024 College Football Playoff first-round games
There are numerous changes to the new 12-team College Football Playoff this season, and among them are some of the broadcast channels for the first-round games. TNT will make its college football broadcast return for the first time since 2006 when it airs two of the four first-round games of the CFP, starting with No. 11 SMU-No. 6 Penn State …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 16 tight end rankings (Half-PPR)
Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith has emerged as one of fantasy football’s most unlikely waiver wire heroes to close out the fantasy playoffs. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Every NFL season, unlikely waiver-wire heroes emerge to carry our fantasy football teams to glory. This year, at the tight end position, that hero was an unlikely one — Miami Dolphins tight end …
Read More »Clemson vs. Texas odds, line, spread: 2024 College Football Playoff picks, predictions by proven model
The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (11-2) will host a College Football Playoff game for the first time in school history when they face the No. 12 seed Clemson Tigers (10-3) on Saturday afternoon. Texas narrowly missed out on a first-round bye in the new expanded playoff when it lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship. Clemson clinched the final …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 16 WR rankings (Half-PPR)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp failed to reel in a single catch in Week 14. Can he bounce back for fantasy football managers this week? (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) If you started Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp in Week 15 and you’re still here reading this article, congrats. You must have survived the goose egg that was …
Read More »College Football Playoff first-round picks, predictions. Who advances to quarterfinals?
Ten years after the first College Football Playoff, we finally get the full experience of an expanded field of 12. Instead of just two semifinals and a championship game, we get three games spread across a 12-hour window that will serve as the first step in deciding a national champion. The Big Ten will serve as the host location of …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 16 RB rankings (Half-PPR)
It’s just like our cruel (but incredible) game of fantasy football to leave us riding high on the knowledge that we’re heading into the playoffs with league-winners like Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry … only to be let down with their production in the most crucial of moments. [Week 16 Half-PPR Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs …
Read More »College football odds, picks, predictions for 2024-25 bowl season, playoffs: Computer backs Michigan, LSU
The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with four first-round games taking place this Friday and Saturday. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is a 6.5-point favorite against No. 10 seed Indiana in …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 16 Rankings (Full-PPR)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy managed another 22+ point fantasy day in Week 15, but can fantasy football managers trust him in their playoff semifinals? (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Truth be told, the NFL overlords (AKA Roger Goodell) should probably be thanking his lucky stars for fantasy football right now … because if it weren’t for the millions of …
Read More »Purdue quarterback transfers to Nebraska
Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Marcos Davila (5) warms up before a game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images Nebraska picked up a commitment from Purdue Boilermaker freshman quarterback Marcos Davila. The announcement was made on Friday. Davila was a former four-star recruit according to 247Sports and a three-star …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Jalen McMillan among top sleeper picks for Week 16
Jalen McMillan has been piling on the fantasy football points of late. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) The sleeper page was asleep for most of Week 15. The Browns’ passing game was a mess, Sincere McCormick and Zach Ertz got hurt. Stone Smartt beat his projection (he’s also a reasonable pick moving forward), but it’s not like 5-50-0 is a …
Read More »Who is Gunner Stockton? Carson Beck injury forces Georgia backup QB into College Football Playoff spotlight
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton is set to make the first start of his career after primary starter Carson Beck suffered a likely season-ending elbow injury in the SEC Championship Game win over Texas. The Bulldogs open the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl against the winner of the first-round matchup between 7-seed Notre Dame vs. 10-seed Indiana. Stockton was …
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