Getty Images Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is exploring surgery options on his injured throwing elbow and expected to miss the College Football Playoff, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz confirms. With Beck sidelined, Gunner Stockton will likely make his first career start in the Sugar Bowl.  Beck suffered the injury on the final play of the first half of the SEC Championship …

Purdy shares honest evaluation of his season with target goal in mind originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Like the rest of the 49ers season, Brock Purdy knows 2024 hasn’t been his greatest year. But not all is bad in the eyes of the third-year quarterback, who shared an honest evaluation of his performance thus far with three regular-season …

Dec. 19—The Rochester Community and Technical College football team had four players named NJCAA Division III All-Americans. Defensive end Javieane Stevens was named to a First Team All-American. Stevens is a 6-foot, 215-pound freshman from Ft. Myers, Fla., who led the team in total tackles (65), sacks (16.5) and tackles for loss (17). Two Yellowjackets have been named Second Team …

Cleveland Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy is amused by a story circulating Thursday that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson didn’t want his team to trade for the star because his player rating in the “Madden NFL” video game series was too low. But does the fifth-year player actually believe the anecdote that was related as part of a lengthy article …

When the format of the 12-team College Football Playoff was approved, there was a set of assumptions about the role and look of the 12-seed. With automatic bids guaranteed to the highest-ranked conference champions and a convenient count of four power conferences with the opportunity to secure four first-round byes, the belief heading into the year was that the 12-seed …

Getty Images Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery suffered what was believed to be a season-ending MCL tear during the team’s Week 15 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but after Montgomery got a third opinion on his injury, there’s reportedly optimism he could return for the postseason.  NFL Media reports that after Montgomery spoke with several experts, it’s believed he …

. The North Carolina Tar Heels are red hot on the recruiting trail with transfer portal additions. On Thursday, the Tar Heels earned three commitments from three players in the transfer portal. And the latest one comes from a former SEC offensive tackle. After picking up a commitment from Michigan kicker Adam Samaha and East Carolina defensive tackle C.J. Mims, …

In this week’s action-packed episode of Football 301, hosts Nate Tice and Charles McDonald deep dive into the best matchups of Week 16, including a full breakdown of the weekend’s slop watch games and heavyweight matchups. First, Tice and McDonald open with a report on the New York Jets, whose dysfunction continues to spiral, especially with owner Woody Johnson reportedly …

The 2024 Cure Bowl will be held on Friday in Orlando and will feature a couple of conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title while Jacksonville State (9-4) were the champions of Conference USA. However, both programs lost their head coaches in between Championship Week and bowl season, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin leaving for Charlotte …

We are at Week 16 of the NFL season and it’s a crucial one. Teams are vying for playoff spots and positioning with just three weeks remaining. The Atlanta Falcons are still fighting for the NFC South title and decided to make a bizarre move to start rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. It will be interesting to see how this decision turns …

Fans stand in the stadium as a play is under review as the Texas Longhorns take on Mississippi State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. The University of Texas football program has been one of the most valuable in the country for years. From the brand to payments from the Longhorns Network to the …

Quarterbacks lavishing expensive Christmas gifts upon their offensive linemen is a time-honored tradition in the NFL, with a wide range of possibilities. There have been watches, ATVs, custom footballs, televisions, scooters, coats, coolers, guns, golf carts, Amazon stock, cryptocurrency, cars and much more. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might have just outdone them all. According to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket is set. Now the only thing left is to play the games and decide a national champion. The action commences on Friday night when (7) Notre Dame hosts (10) Indiana in what will be the initial first-round game in the history of the event. What most want to know, of course, is which team …

FRISCO, Texas — As the clock hit zero in the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-14 road win at the Carolina Panthers, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer walked off the field all smiles together arm in arm. Why wouldn’t they? Dallas coerced a revived Bryce Young, who hung tough against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and …

The Alabama football NIL budget has grown by leaps and bounds since Name, Image and Likeness laws took root all over the country in the summer of 2021. But exactly how much money has been committed to Crimson Tide players? That’s never been clear until Thursday, when former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban detailed the year-over-year budget on Thursday. Aggregately, …