With first-round matchups completed, the 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket advances to the quarterfinals on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The second round begins on Dec. 31 when No. 3 seed Boise State takes on No. 6 seed Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Then the action continues with three games …

Last season, the Green Bay Packers were a wild-card team and nearly pulled out a divisional-round victory over the 49ers in San Francisco that would have put Jordan Love and company in an NFC title game matchup with the Detroit Lions. This season, after a couple of losses to the Super Bowl-favorite Lions and also the Vikings and Eagles, Green …

Carson Beck went down with an elbow injury in their win over Texas in the SEC Championship game earlier this month. (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Carson Beck’s season is officially over. Georgia’s starting quarterback underwent successful surgery to repair his UCL in his right elbow on Monday, the school announced. He’s expected to make a full recovery, …

Like fans across the world, Lamar Jackson wants to watch Beyoncé during halftime of Wednesday’s Christmas game between his Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. So what’s the Ravens quarterback to do? The answer is simple. He’s going to watch. Jackson was asked on Monday if it was disappointing that Beyoncé is performing at a halftime show that he can’t …

Auburn landed a commitment from wide receiver Eric Singleton, the No. 1 receiver and No. 3 overall player in the 247Sports Transfer Rankings. With his addition, the Tigers have the nation’s No. 4 transfer class with 15 commits.  The Tigers have cleaned up in the transfer portal heading into a pivotal third season for coach Hugh Freeze, but Singleton is …

Opportunities to win big in NFL daily Fantasy are running out with the season winding down. The last chance of Week 16 will be Monday Night Football featuring the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. Green Bay is 10-4 on the season, but only sit third in the loaded NFC North, while New Orleans is third in the NFC …

The Ohio State Buckeyes are feeling good. They’re feeling a lot better than they were a few weeks ago, to say the least. It makes sense, too. On Saturday night, the Buckeyes blew out the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the College Football Playoff, 42-17,  advancing to a quarterfinal game against the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl …

Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (89) dances in celebration after his deciding touchdown catch against the Jets. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) The NFC West title, and a home game for a wild-card round, are within the Rams’ reach. They could clinch as soon as Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals. Or it might come down to the season finale against …

Wide receiver Vance Spafford is one of Georgia’s earliest commitments in the 2026 signing class, and he’s already drawn comparisons to ex-Bulldogs wideout Ladd McConkey. The question is whether those comparisons are warranted for the four-star prospect out of Mission Viejo (Calif.). Spafford is the No. 105 player in the country and the No. 14 wide receiver in the 2026 …

Getty Images The Houston Texans have lost two of their top wide receivers for the season due to injury, so DeMeco Ryans and the front office are adding a big name to help for the playoff push. According to NFL Media, the Texans have claimed former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers.  Johnson began the season with the Carolina …

Oct 12, 2024; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers wide receiver Malachi Fields (8) carries the ball as Louisville Cardinals defensive back M.J. Griffin (26) defends during the second half at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images Virginia wide receiver Malachi Fields is coming to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Fields posted on his Instagram account that he is heading …

The Las Vegas Raiders’ win on Sunday may have ruined their chances at the top pick in the NFL Draft next spring. The Raiders beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 19-14 on Sunday, which gave them their third victory of the year and snapped a 10-game losing skid. In turn, the Raiders dropped from the projected No. 2 pick in the draft …

No. 17 BYU and No. 23 Colorado both had College Football Playoff aspirations, but they will have to settle for a meeting in the Alamo Bowl during the 2024-25 college football bowl schedule instead. The Cougars missed out on a playoff spot after losing to Kansas and Arizona State down the stretch of the regular season, while Colorado also suffered …

Christmas is around the corner, and special gifts await for plenty. But which players, coaches and teams have already brightened the holiday season for their fans? Here, we’ve identified some of the best surprise gifts at each position around the NFL, from quarterback to head coach: Cast off by multiple franchises, Darnold has found new life as the surprisingly resilient …

Tension seems to be brewing between ESPN with “First Take” contributor Shannon Sharpe sending a warning to Kirk Herbstreit following his comments on the show’s criticism of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. As the Buckeyes were putting the finishing touches on their dominating win over Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff, the ESPN analyst and …