Christmas Day games had major playoff implications around the NFL, thanks to all four of the teams playing holding a spot in the AFC playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs needed just one victory to lock up home-field advantage in the AFC, and they earned it by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opener of the Christmas Day doubleheader.  The Steelers …

Gus Malzahn’s decision to resign immediately after the season finale kicked off a transfer portal window that opened on Dec. 9, so UCF expected plenty of activity. The Knights ended a 4-8 campaign, their second consecutive losing season in which they missed the postseason for the first time since 2015-16. SIGNED LB Keli Lawson Vitals: 6-6, 220 pounds Resume: Lawson …

Beyoncé put on the best show in Houston on Christmas, but the Ravens were a close second. The Ravens raced out to a 7-0 lead on their opening possession of their game against the Texans and never looked back on their way to a 31-2 win. The victory moves them to 11-5 on the year and they will be the …

Sep 21, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) drops back to pass against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Similar to Colorado, the BYU Cougars should be close to full strength for Saturday’s Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. According to KSL Sports, BYU hasn’t …

USATSI Welcome to the Christmas edition of the Week 17 grades! The NFL doesn’t usually give us Wednesday football, but that changed this year with the league scheduling two games for Christmas Day. Going into the 2024 season, there had only been two Wednesday games over the past 74 years, but that number has now been bumped up to four …

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports The 2024 college football season is approaching, with spring football behind us and fans eagerly awaiting the start of another season. The ACC, along with many other conferences in the game, looks a lot different in 2024. There are three new teams in the ACC: the SMU Mustangs, the Stanford Cardinal, and the Cal Golden Bears. Each …

Move over Michael Vick. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came into Wednesday’s game against the Texans needing 86 rushing yards to pass Vick and become the NFL’s all-time leading rushing quarterback and he hit the mark in the third quarter. Jackson had a six-yard run to get to 87 rushing yards for the day and 6,110 in his career. Jackson set …

Dec. 25—Florida Man was scanning the globe for diversion today and the dial landed on college football bowl games. You sports fans out there know there used to be five simply named games, Cotton, Orange, Rose, Sugar and Sun. They were held on New Year’s Day. That was in 1938. By the late 1940s, there were 14 official bowl games …

Lamar Jackson is one of one. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Seven seasons into his NFL career, Lamar Jackson is officially the king of running quarterbacks. The Baltimore Ravens star passed Michael Vick for the NFL’s all-time lead in rushing yards among quarterbacks during the NFL’s Christmas game on Wednesday. He entered the game with 6,023 yards, 86 behind Vick’s …

IU football and its fans got quite the Christmas gift Wednesday. All-American and All-Big Ten defensive end Mikail Kamara posted a video on social media saying he will hold off on the NFL draft and return for one more season in Bloomington. “… But the way the season ended, that left a real bitter taste in my mouth,” Kamara said …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson has done many things in his 27 years. He’s a two-time NFL MVP, two-time first-team All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowler, Heisman Trophy winner, holds the record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season and the most rushing yards by a quarterback ever in NFL history. But there’s one thing he’s always wanted to do …

At least the Houston crowd got to enjoy a stellar Beyonce concert during halftime of Wednesday’s game. A dismal Christmas for the Texans and their fans got even worse after the second half got underway. C.J. Stroud was picked off by Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton to end the first Houston possession of the third quarter and their deficit got even …

The Texans defense didn’t put up much of a fight on the Ravens’ opening possession on Wednesday. The Ravens needed less than five minutes to pick up 75 yards and a touchdown in Houston. Running back Derrick Henry rumbled into the end zone from two yards out to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead with 10:08 to play in the …

After a whirlwind recruitment out of high school, and a year spent north, Courtney Crutchfield is coming home. The Pine Bluff native gave Arkansas football fans a Christmas gift out of the transfer portal Wednesday, officially signing with the Hogs. Crutchfield spent his freshman season in 2024 at Missouri, appearing in just two games without making a reception. However, Crutchfield’s …

Linebacker David Long is back with the Titans. The team announced on Wednesday that they have claimed Long off of waivers. The Lions let Long go on Tuesday. Long began his career as a Titans sixth-round pick in 2019 and played 50 games for the team before moving on to the Dolphins in 2023. He played 25 games in Miami …