AUBURN — Auburn football has earned its second commitment in the Class of 2026. The Tigers picked up a pledge Monday evening from wide receiver Denairius Gray, who is unranked by three of the four major recruiting sites − 247Sports, ESPN and On3 − but has a four-star distinction from Rivals. Gray attends Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Florida. Gray, who …

Miami Dolphins pass rusher Bradley Chubb has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday. Chubb suffered the injury in the final minutes of Sunday’s 56-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He went down after trying to make a tackle and grabbed at his right knee. …

Brett Maher is going to get another chance with the Rams. Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters on Monday that the team will sign Maher. Maher was the kicker for Los Angeles for the first seven games this season, but he was released after missing two field goals and an extra point during a loss to the Steelers. Lucas …

The Miami Dolphins had a chance on Sunday to wrap up the AFC East and further solidify their playoff positioning, giving themselves a chance to earn the No. 1 seed in the conference. All they had to do was defeat the Baltimore Ravens. Alas, that didn’t happen. Miami was blown out by Baltimore 56-19, with Lamar Jackson torching the Dolphins …

Oregon QB Bo Nix GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bo Nix threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns to cap a recording-breaking career, and No. 8 Oregon closed out a season that started with national title expectations by rolling over No. 18 Liberty 45-6 in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday. Nix played like a Heisman Trophy finalist after opting to join his …

The 49ers clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed on Sunday with their win over the Commanders and the Eagles’ loss to the Cardinals. That’s a good thing for one of their key players who has an injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that running back Christian McCaffrey has a mild calf strain and won’t play in Sunday’s regular-season …

Though No. 1 Michigan entered the game as a slight favorite over No. 4 Alabama, the Crimson Tide reached the end zone first after a Wolverines miscue and some creativity on the Tide’s part. After holding Michigan’s offense to only three plays on the opening drive of the game, Alabama also went three-and-out. However, the Wolverines muffed the Alabama punt …

Packers wide receiver Bo Melton played a starring role in Sunday’s win over the Vikings and he’ll be back with the team for Week 18. Melton was signed to the active roster off of the practice squad on Monday. Melton played on Sunday night as a temporary elevation and caught six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in the …

The two winningest programs in college football go head-to-head on Monday in a showdown so massive that only the sport’s most iconic setting could play host. No. 1 Michigan and No. 4 Alabama will meet up in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day with the right to move on to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line.  What more can you …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson put an exclamation point on his MVP chances over the weekend. The Ravens quarterback clinched Baltimore the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a dominant win over the Miami Dolphins where he threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns. That performance now has him as the runaway favorite for the award, but there’s a least …

No. 23 Tennessee (9-4, 4-4 SEC) defeated No. 17 Iowa (10-4, 7-2 Big Ten), 35-0, Monday in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Vols led, 14-0, at halftime as freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava, made his first career start. He scored two touchdown runs during the second quarter. Iamaleava also had a 2-ysrd touchdown run …

The playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams will have their third new kicker of the season for their regular-season finale after they waived struggling Lucas Havrisik on Monday. Havrisik missed two extra point attempts in the Rams’ 26-25 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. He missed five field goals and three extra points in nine games with Los Angeles, which …

USATSI On Monday, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they waived kicker Lucas Havrisik. The 24-year-old was 15 of 20 on field goals and 19 of 22 on extra points this season before the team let him go. His longest field goal was from 52 yards. For a moment, the Rams — who clinched a playoff spot with their Week …

With 16 games to go in the 2023 regular season, there’s still plenty to be sorted out in the NFL playoff picture. Here’s what every team still in contention needs to do this weekend to earn a division title or a wild card berth: AFC CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (13-3) – AFC North division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye …

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 …