Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football held its second bowl game practice in Tampa, Florida on Saturday and it had some special guests in attendance. Not only was current Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles (also the father of new Michigan signee, linebacker Troy Bowles) in attendance, but so was former Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden. In the 15 …

The Bengals’ 17-10 lead lasted all of 2:45. That’s how long Bo Nix needed to drive the Broncos to the tying score. His second touchdown throw of the day, a 51-yarder to Marvin Mims, has allowed the Broncos to tie the Bengals 17-17 with 8:48 left. Nix now is 15-of-18 for 155 yards, with Mims catching five for 76. The …

Dec. 28—The Wyoming Valley Conference had no players selected to the Pennsylvania Football Writers’ three all-state football teams announced Saturday. The Lackawanna Conference had four players chosen. District 2 Class 2A champion led the selections with three players: —Senior tight end Richie Kistoff had 54 receptions for 773 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also rushed for 498 yards and four …

The Bengals did what they had to do today, though it was far more dramatic than they had hoped. Now, they’ll need another win and help to continue their season beyond next week. Cincinnati kept Denver from clinching the final AFC playoff berth with a 30-24 overtime win on Saturday. The Bengals improved to 8-8, with the Broncos falling to …

Jul 18, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; An Alabama Crimson Tide helmet is shown on the main stage during SEC football media day at the College Football Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports According to multiple reports, former Alabama Crimson Tide football player Rob Ezell is set to become the next offensive coordinator of the Wake Forest Demon …

Shedeur Sanders apparently knows where he’s going. Do the Giants? (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) You can never say Shedeur Sanders is lacking for confidence. Hours before the likely final game of his collegiate career at the Alamo Bowl, the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback showed off custom cleats with the logo and colors of the New York Giants, who just happen to be …

It’s not every college football bowl game that features ritualistic sacrifice of a bowl game mascot after completion of the game. But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. REQUIRED READING: Cam Ward sits out second half of Miami’s loss in Pop-Tarts Bowl: Social media reacts In what is proving to be a college football bowl …

Michael Penix Jr. has a rookie season to finish and a wedding to plan. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Michael Penix Jr. had a lot on his plate this week. On Sunday, he made his debut as an NFL starter, leading the Atlanta Falcons to a win over the New York Giants. Later in the week, …

TUCSON, Ariz. — A total letdown. The Colorado State football team had big talk about the importance of making and winning a bowl game, but the Rams put in a poor performance in front of a big Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl crowd. Miami (Ohio) took advantage of frequent CSU mistakes and won the 2024 Arizona Bowl 43-17. Here are takeaways …

The 2024 NFL regular season is coming to a close! This week, Josh Allen will look to match fellow MVP candidate Lamar Jackson’s Christmas Day production when his Buffalo Bills play host to the New York Jets, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers will look to hand the rival Minnesota Vikings just their third loss of the season and …

Everything was toasted in the Pop-Tarts Bowl — from the pastries themselves to the secondaries. No. 18 Iowa State got a touchdown in the final minute to knock off No. 13 Miami 42-41 in an exciting game that featured little defense, and plenty of sponsor shenanigans. Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht scored on a 1-yard sneak with 56 seconds left, …

The Cincinnati Bengals, behind quarterback Joe Burrow, stayed alive in the playoff race with an overtime win over the Broncos. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Cincinnati Bengals tried to give Saturday’s game away. But somehow, they’re still alive in the AFC playoff race. The Bengals had a clock management fiasco in the final two minutes of …

No. 16 Miami lost the Pop-Tarts Bowl to No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday, a game that produced a thrilling 42-41 result in favor of the Cyclones. Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward was brilliant in his time on the field, completing 12 of 19 passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns in a single half of play vs. Iowa State. …

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the potential Giants’ draft target in the 2025 NFL Draft, had a direct shout out to Big Blue before his team’s bowl game on Saturday against BYU with custom-made cleats that he showed off during pregame warmups. Sanders has emerged this season as the potential No. 1 overall pick which the Giants currently own with their …

Deion Sanders and No. 23 Colorado is set to take on No. 17 BYU in the Alamo Bowl, marking one of college football’s top bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff.  While Colorado’s ascent got plenty of attention, BYU’s turnaround during its second season in the Big 12 was one for the history books. The Cougars jumped from 5-7 to 10-2 …