Individual players don’t usually transcend college football games, especially at a place where winning and losing matters as much as it does at Tennessee. But the Citrus Bowl will be remembered as the Nico Bowl. Monday’s bowl matchup with Iowa merely marked the end of the 2023 season. The starting debut of UT five-star freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava was about …

The end of the 2023 NFL regular season has arrived. With seventeen weeks of action in the books, all that remains is the Week 18 slate where there are still several intriguing matchups that can shake up the playoff picture before it’s officially locked in next Sunday. Of course, the last week of the season can also be tricky to …

Akin to what’s transpired with their orange-and-brown-clad rivals to the west in Cleveland, the Steelers’ former third-string quarterback has given the offense a shocking boost of efficiency with the playoffs on the line.  In two starts, Mason Rudolph is 35 of 51 (68.1%) for 564 yards — that’s an enormous 11 yards per attempt — with two touchdowns and no …

USATSI LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers set the program record for receiving yards in the first quarter of the Tigers’ 35-31 win over Wisconsin in the Reliaquest Bowl on Monday after catching an 11-yard pass over the middle from quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. The catch put him at 3,004 career yards, breaking the record of 3,001 set by Josh Reed from …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams’ 26-25 Week 17 victory over the New York Giants, which eventually clinched them a playoff spot, was a narrow and hard-fought one as visiting Los Angeles withstood the challenge of the inhabitants of the Meadowlands. And a microcosm of that took place in the grandstands, as the mother of Rams running back Kyren Williams …

Jarrett Stidham was given the ball on Sunday to give the Denver Broncos “a spark” on offense. Head coach Sean Payton revealed the team was benching Russell Wilson and elevating Stidham on Wednesday. The Broncos were 6-5 entering December, went 1-3 until Wilson and were eliminated from the playoffs. With nothing to lose and a porous Los Angeles Chargers defense …

TAMPA — Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels was missing, but it didn’t stop LSU from having its quarterbiack provide heroics to win a big game. Game MVP Garrett Nussmeier led an eight-play, 98-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter to rally No. 13 LSU past unranked Wisconsin, 35-31, on Monday in the 2024 Reliaquest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Nussmeier …

The Minnesota Wild won’t have forward Kirill Kaprizov or goaltender Filip Gustavsson for the near future, as both were injured during Saturday’s 4-2 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Gustavsson was place on injured reserve on Monday afternoon and he is expected to undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The team has not announced a timeline for either players’ return. Kaprizov, …

Stacy Revere / Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has decided who will start at quarterback against the Baltimore Ravens with the season on the line. Monday, Tomlin told reporters Mason Rudolph will retain his spot under center with Kenny Pickett behind him, per NFL Media. Tomlin said Pickett’s health is “less in question” entering Week 18, but …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 1, 2024, 03:34 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Among the sights of the Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park? Try fishermen wearing bright orange overalls and Elvis impersonators. These were the looks the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights sported Monday when they each got off their respective …

Location: Pasadena Date: 5 p.m. ET, Jan. 1 TV: ESPN Line: Michigan -2.5 Total: 45.5 What’s on the line Michigan: The Wolverines are in the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season but are still looking for their first win in the four-team playoff era. Michigan lost to Georgia in the Orange Bowl in 2021 and fell to TCU …

USATSI With the Week 18 regular-season finale here, there may be a couple of teams that have already clinched playoff spots that decide to rest their starters. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, for example, have already clinched the No. 1 seeds, so they can do what they like this weekend. There are other teams, such as the Detroit …

Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab looks back at the key moment that could end up costing Miami its chance at a division title – but instead has opened the door for Buffalo to host a Week 18 showdown for the division title. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] FRANK SCHWAB: The Miami Dolphins are playing for the AFC East title in week 18, …

Florida State football just landed its next starting quarterback. After announcing he was entering the NCAA transfer portal on Nov. 30, former Oregon State and Clemson quarterback, DJ Uiagalelei, announced his commitment to FSU on Monday. The addition is just what FSU needed after losing Jordan Travis to a season-ending left leg injury, a College Football Playoff snub and an …

As has become tradition, the Week 18 NFL schedule features only divisional matchups, with many carrying postseason implications. Several teams who’ve yet to lock up playoff berths face win-and-in scenarios in which they can clinch their respective divisions such as Jacksonville, Tampa and Buffalo. Jaguars vs. Titans has the Jags as 3.5-point road favorites in the latest Week 18 NFL …