After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff, the moment has finally arrived. The bracket is set and the games are here. The inaugural 12-team field has a few surprises after a season wrought with chaos. Alabama was the last team out as the CFP committee selected SMU for its last at-large spot. Ohio State, Notre …

McDaniel not letting Dolphins overlook ‘frustrated’ 49ers in Week 16 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike McDaniel knows better than anyone what the 49ers bring to the table — even if not at full strength. The Miami Dolphins coach, who spent five seasons with San Francisco, is preparing for a Week 16 game against his former team missing …

After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday’s three-game slate will take place at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No. 11 seed SMU. It’ll take four wins for either of these teams to win the national championship, and it’s a tough …

Teams in the 2024 NFL playoff picture meet when the Denver Broncos face the Los Angeles Chargers in a key AFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Denver is coming off a 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Los Angeles dropped a 40-17 decision to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Broncos (9-5), who have won four in a row, can …

Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates after an interception against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts has a bright future in football. The NFL is calling him, and he hopefully will have a nice career …

It almost seems like a bad dream now, all those years of suing fans, overpaying players, overcharging fans, swapping out coaches, tormenting fans and embarrassing literally everyone who sported burgundy and gold. This year’s Washington football team has played so well, for so deep into the season, that it’s tempting to just forget the entire quarter-century reign of Daniel Snyder …

Getty Images Oregon State has landed a commitment from former Texas and Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, 247Sports and CBS Sports report. Murphy will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Beavers.  A former blue-chip national recruit, Murphy was the first quarterback commitment of the Steve Sarkisian era at Texas, pledging only weeks after Sarkisian took the job. He served as …

PHILADELPHIA — The only time Saquon Barkley played in the playoffs, he had an experience that sticks with him to this day.  The moment occurred in the NFC divisional round against the Philadelphia Eagles two years ago. During the third quarter of a four-score game, Barkley took an inside zone run from the New York Giants’ 20-yard line and got …

. On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns lost another member of their defense to the transfer portal. Linebacker Derion Gullette signed with Mississippi State after two years in Texas. He was a redshirt freshman this season and still has multiple years of eligibility remaining. During the 2024 campaign, Gullette appeared in five games and recorded two tackles. Most of his playing …

Report: Guerendo unlikely to play in 49ers vs. Dolphins game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. It appears the 49ers could be without another starting running back for Sunday’s game against the Miami …

After months of anticipation, the 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off Friday with (7) Notre Dame hosting (10) Indiana. The expanded format creates a more challenging path to the CFP title game and features on-campus first-round games for the first time in CFP history. Three more games are scheduled for Saturday, starting with (6) Penn State hosting (11) SMU. Both …

As 2024 comes to a close, now is as good a time as ever to reflect upon the last 12 months in sports. Between the Olympics, a back-to-back Super Bowl champion, an unforgettable rookie season and much more, we won’t soon forget the biggest sports stories from this past year. Early in the year, the Kansas City Chiefs cemented their …

The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field for the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Adam Cairns/USA TODAY Network No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will become the fourth team as a Southeastern Conference league member to play at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Vols will play …

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The much-anticipated College Football Playoff is set to kick off this weekend with four dynamic matchups highlighting the first round in the first edition of the 12-team format. The matchups include No. 12 Clemson visiting No. 5 Texas, No. 9 Tennessee visiting No. 8 Ohio State, No. 11 SMU traveling to No. 6 Penn State and No. 10 Indiana paying …