The 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl will take place on Saturday and it will pit the No. 18 Iowa State Cyclones against the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes in one of the more intriguing non-playoff matchups of the postseason. Both teams are coming down from having their College Football Playoff hopes dashed late in the season, with Miami losing to Syracuse as a …

Eli Manning, Steve Smith Sr., Adam Vinatieri, Antonio Gates, and Torry Holt are among the 15 finalists in the Modern-Era Player category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Of the 15 names, nine players — Gates, Holt, Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Jahri Evans, Fred Taylor, Reggie Wayne, Darren Woodson — were finalists for the …

Riley Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Lincoln Riley, who is squarely on the hot seat entering 2025 at USC football, has a lot on his plate. He has to figure out if Jayden Maiava should be his QB1 for the coming season, or if he needs to get a starter in the transfer portal. Riley has to find a way to recruit …

NFL fans will be treated to several star-studded showdowns to bet on over the holidays. Week 17 of the 2024 NFL schedule is jam-packed with pivotal NFL matchups, including Packers vs. Vikings, Cowboys vs. Eagles, and Falcons vs. Commanders. Saquon Barkley and the Eagles enter their home tilt against the Cowboys as seven-point favorites according to the latest Week 17 …

USC closed its season on Friday with a dramatic 35-31 win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojans trailed by as many as 17 points midway through the third quarter and took the lead back for good with eight seconds remaining when quarterback Jayden Maiava found Kyle Ford for a seven-yard touchdown. The win clinched a winning …

Shaquil Barrett is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers five months after he announced his surprise retirement. The 32-year-old linebacker spent five seasons with the Buccaneers before being released last February. He signed a one-year, $9 million deal to join the Dolphins, but never suited up for them as he retired just before training camp. Barrett said in an Instagram …

SHREVEPORT, LA – DECEMBER 27: Photograph of the Independence Bowl logo on top of scoreboard during the MainStay Independence Bowl game between the University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels and the University of Nebraska Huskers at Independence Stadium on December 27, 2002 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mississippi defeated the Nebraska 27-23. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) This year’s edition of the …

Pittsburgh sounds different when the Steelers are a legitimate Super Bowl contender. There is an energy in the air that is hard to describe. There’s a buzz inside the stadium on game days that reaches a crescendo when “Renegade” is played at some point during the fourth quarter. It’s unlike anything else in the NFL.  That feeling returned to Pittsburgh …

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Elijah Hills (2024) and wide receiver Chimere Dike (2020-23) accepted invites to postseason all-star games this week. Hills and Dike are two of several former Badgers looking to improve their stock entering the 2025 NFL draft. Related: Ranking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal class by projected 2025 impact Hills, first, will participate in the 2025 Tropical Bowl. The …

Lions receiver Jameson Williams didn’t play as a rookie until Week 12, due to a torn ACL from his final college game. He missed the first four games of his second season, due to a violation of the league’s gambling policy. He got his first 100-yard receiving game in Week 1 against the Rams, and he had the best game …

Getty Michigan running back Kalel Mullings will not play against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve as he prepares for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Friday on social media. According to multiple reports, the senior did not travel with Michigan to Tampa.  “To the University of Michigan, the last five years at this University have shaped …

In Roob’s Eagles Observations: How Kellen Moore can make life easier for Kenny Pickett originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Getting a little more aggressive with Kenny Pickett, the Pro Bowl case for Jordan Mailata and a forgotten incredible season by an Eagle more than 50 years ago. Here’s a fresh batch of holiday Observations to help get you to …

Georgia wide receiver C.J. Smith (18) warms up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Ex-Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver C.J. Smith is set to visit the South Florida Bulls on Jan. 6, according to Matt Zenitz on CBS Sports/247 Sports. Smith, who transferred to Purdue in for the …

Steelers receiver George Pickens has shown high-end ability during nearly three seasons in the NFL. He also has flashed just enough frustration and anger to make some wonder how much of a problem he’d be without the influence of coach Mike Tomlin. When Pickens crashed the post-game interview of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to …

The 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl is set for Saturday, with the Colorado State Rams taking on the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The RedHawks’ impressive regular season season was followed by a disappointing 38-3 loss to the Ohio Bobcats in the MAC Championship game, and they must now take the field without several players due to the transfer portal. Meanwhile, the …