Monthly Archives: December 2024

Alabama lands commitment from top 2026 in-state cornerback

. After a few decommitments in recent weeks left the program with no current commits for the 2026 recruiting cycle, the Alabama Crimson Tide officially got back on the board Tuesday afternoon by securing the commitment of one of the top in-state prospects in the class, Zyan Gibson. Gibson announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Christmas Eve, Dec. …

Read More »

How Maye showed leadership in his postgame comments after Patriots-Bills

How Maye showed leadership in his postgame comments after Patriots-Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The starting quarterback of an NFL team is, in many ways, the face of the franchise. This is the most important player for the team’s on-field and off-field success. For these reasons, and several others, it’s incredibly important to have strong leadership skills at …

Read More »

H.S. Football: Wyoming Area’s Lidge Kellum honored by Maxwell Club

Dec. 24—Wyoming Area senior running back Lidge Kellum has been selected as one of 55 winners of the 2024 Mini Max High School Award for the state of Pennsylvania. The players selected by the Maxwell Football Club were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2024 season and were evaluated based on criteria that includes football performance, academics and community service. …

Read More »

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: RBs (Full-PPR)

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard is among the most surprising league-winners here in the 2024 fantasy football season. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones) Heading into the 2024 NFL season, most fantasy football managers were excited at the prospects of Carolina Panthers second-round rookie RB Jonathon Brooks, looking at his teammate Chuba Hubbard as a mere roadblock to his potential production once …

Read More »

Alabama football has history of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day bowl games

Alabama head coach Ray Perkins attempts to get his team going in their homecoming game with Vanderbilt at home on Sept. 29, 1984. When most people think of Alabama football and bowl games, they think of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. That’s certainly when Alabama has played most of its postseason games over the years. No SEC team …

Read More »

College Football Playoffs: Texas to face Arizona State in Peach Bowl

The first round of the College Football Playoffs produced no surprises late last week, as Texas, Ohio State, Penn State and Notre Dame all defeated lower seeds to advance to the quarterfinals, which will take place on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2025. Texas, the fifth seed, put away Clemson, the Atlantic Coast Conference champion, 38-24, before a crowd of …

Read More »

Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings (Full-PPR)

Fantasy football managers will cap off championship week with a pivotal matchup between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Congratulations, fantasy football manager — you did it! If you’ve made it this far and are perusing Week 17 fantasy football rankings, it seems like a safe bet to assume you’re still playing for something in your …

Read More »

Brian Hartline sounds off on misplaced Clay Travis comments

Ohio State Buckeyes co-offensive coordinator Brian Hartline takes the field prior to the NCAA football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The Ohio State Buckeyes throttled the Tennessee Volunteers in their first-round College Football Playoff battle, beating the SEC side 42-17 and taking a 35-10 lead …

Read More »

Chiefs injury updates: DT Chris Jones questionable, LT D.J. Humphries out for Christmas Day game vs. Steelers

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs will be without an important piece of their offensive line, and could be missing their best defensive player for their Christmas Day matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City ruled out left tackle D.J. Humphries in its final injury report, while listing defensive tackle Chris Jones as questionable. Humphries has played in only one …

Read More »

Indiana lands California QB Fernando Mendoza

cd77sezfyeoiiwsl6hpi.webp Indiana hit the jackpot last year in landing Ohio quarterback Kurtis Rourke, and he helped the Hoosiers go 11-2 and reach the playoffs.The Hoosier hope to strike twice with California sophomore quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who also considered Missouri. Mendoza went 265-of-386 passing for 3,004 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions, and ran 87 times for 105 yards and two …

Read More »