Free agent linebacker Shaq Barrett will join the Buccaneers’ practice squad Saturday, pending a physical, according to multiple reports. The Dolphins cut Barrett from the reserved/retired list this week, and he cleared waivers Friday. That made him a free agent and eligible to play this season. Barrett signed with the Dolphins as a free agent this offseason, but he retired …

Dec 14, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick is introduced during half time at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images After an up-and-down regular season in which the North Carolina Tar Heels finished 6-6, they are preparing to play one final football game on Saturday morning. UNC will …

Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart has declared for the 2025 NFL draft. Dart, though, said in his social media post Friday that he will play in the Gator Bowl against Duke on Jan. 2. Dart spent three years in Oxford after transferring from USC. “I really and truly came of age at this great university,” Dart wrote in part. “All …

The 2024 Pinstripe Bowl features the Boston College Eagles (7-5) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-6) battling on Saturday afternoon. The Cornhuskers enter this matchup having lost five of their last six games following a promising start to the season. Meanwhile, Boston College ended the regular season on a two-game win streak, wrapping up the regular season with a 34-23 win …

Deshaun Watson is in his third season with the Cleveland Browns. They just restructured his contract for the third time. According to The Athletic, the player and team have agreed to a restructure that will not affect the $92 million in fully guaranteed money Watson is owed for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, nor the $72.9 million cap hit he’ll …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football tight end Brody Kosin is entering the transfer portal after redshirting in 2024 as a true freshman. Kosin announced his decision on Friday night. “After a long conversation with my family I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility left, thank you to everyone at Indiana University who helped me out on …

It’s the penultimate weekend of the 2024 season, and five more teams can punch their playoff tickets. Others can cement their spots on the playoff tree. Either way, we’re two weeks away from the start of the postseason, which will consist of games far more compelling than the college football playoffs. (It’s a low bar.) Here’s a look at the …

No. 21 Syracuse and Washington State will finish their 2024 seasons in beautiful San Diego, California, home of the Holiday Bowl. It’s a solid matchup of two teams who exceeded expectations this season. There were plenty of questions surrounding Syracuse in Fran Brown’s first season, and the Orange performed as well as anybody could reasonably expect. They finished their regular …

The door is open for veteran edge rusher Shaq Barrett to play before the 2024 season is over. The Dolphins waived Barrett off of the reserve/retired list on Thursday and he would not be eligible to play if claimed because he was on the retired list. The NFL’s transaction report for Friday shows that he was not claimed, however, and …

MEMPHIS — The Arkansas football offense got off to a great start against Texas Tech in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . The latest big Razorbacks play with 2:43 left in the first quarter Friday made history. With the ball at Arkansas’ 6-yard line, Razorbacks junior quarterback Taylen Green cooly took a shotgun snap on third down. Green, standing in his …

The Broncos elevated defensive end Matt Henningsen and wide receiver David Sills for Saturday’s game against the Bengals, the team announced. Henningsen, a third-year player from the University of Wisconsin, has not appeared in a game this season. He has played 34 games in his career with the Broncos. He has totaled 40 career tackles, one sack and two passes defensed. …

The USC Trojans and Texas A&M Aggies are set to square off in the 2024 Las Vegas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 27. USC enters at 6-6, most recently falling to Notre Dame, 49-35, on Nov. 30 after winning back-to-back contests. Texas A&M enters with an 8-4 record, most recently losing to Texas, 17-7, on Nov. 30. The Aggies have lost …

The Bucs waived defensive lineman Earnest Brown and rookie linebacker Antonio Grier on Friday, the team announced. That leaves the Buccaneers with only 50 players on their 53-player roster after previously creating an opening Thursday by placing safety Christian Izien on injured reserve. The Bucs could use the spots to activate safety Jordan Whitehead and wide receiver Kameron Johnson from …

FORT WORTH, Texas — After raising the Armed Forces Bowl trophy, Navy coach Brian Newberry descended from a makeshift stage into a mob of fans waiting to congratulate him on the field. Among them was a rowdy cohort of Westmooreites. Old teammates and coaches of Newberry’s — Westmoore High School class of 1992 — who greeted him with back-cracking hugs after Navy’s 21-20 …

Kittle hopes to break T.O.’s prestigious 49ers receiving records originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Tight end George Kittle has one season remaining on his contract with the 49ers, and that might be all he needs to reach a couple of his goals. But he made it clear he does not want his time with the …