Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — On the first day of the month, shortly after Washington State wrapped up its regular season with a deflating home loss to Wyoming, the Cougars still looked like the Cougars. They might not have been bound for the College Football Playoff, a real possibility earlier in the season, but they remained eligible for an upper-tier bowl …

As we enter the penultimate week of the NFL season, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald are back to break down all the action from a festive—but somewhat underwhelming—set of Christmas games before deep diving on the most interesting matchups to look forward to this weekend. The duo kicks things off by revisiting the Kansas City Chiefs’ dominant win over the …

PHOENIX (AP) — Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run in the fourth quarter, helping Kansas State rally past Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl on Thursday night. The Scarlet Knights (7-6) led by 10 at halftime and went up 34-17 on Ja’shon Benjamin’s seven-yard touchdown catch on the opening drive of …

PHILADELPHIA — As the Los Angeles Rams lined up on third-and-3, Zack Baun crept up to the right edge. The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker looked ready to blitz. As Matthew Stafford fielded the snap, Baun instead backpedaled. He shuffled out toward receiver Puka Nacua, who would catch nine passes for 117 yards on the night. Nacua would not catch this pass. …

It was the longest bowl game in college football history It happened at Ford Field. It took a record six overtimes, but Toledo earned a 48-46 win over Pitt on Thursday in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. There were 22 scoring plays, with 11 scoring players in the first four quarters and …

Yahoo Sports’ Fantasy Football Live crew looks ahead to Sunday’s matchup between Green Bay and Minnesota – and how Josh Jacobs, Aaron Jones and Jordan Addison could impact fantasy managers. View more Video Transcript Let’s turn to our fantasy game changers for this week, powered by ram trucks where we’re identifying some of the most impactful players in one of …

USATSI Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi defended his decision to kick a field goal during the Panthers’ 48-46 six-overtime loss to Toledo in Thursday’s GameAbove Sports Bowl. Trailing 40-37 in the second overtime, the Panthers faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. Rather than attempt a game-winning touchdown, Narduzzi sent kicker Ben Sauls onto the field for an 18-yard try that forced …

. Rutgers decided to pull a fast one during Thursday night’s Rate Bowl at Chase Field, and it worked to perfection. While looking to run the Philadelphia Eagles’ tush push at the 1-yard line against Kansas State, quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis instead handed the ball off to running back Antwan Raymond for the fake. Raymond made it untouched into the end …

Last August, in the midst of NFL training camps, I visited the Minnesota Vikings and found myself camped out with a member of the team’s brain trust. Not far away, Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy were alternating in 11-on-11 drills when the conversation turned into an art versus science debate about when to turn a team over to a young …

Toledo Rockets head coach Jason Candle lifts the 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl trophy after defeating Pittsburgh Panthers in six overtimes at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. Toledo escaped the GameAbove Sports Bowl in a historic finish over Pittsburgh on Thursday night at Ford Field. A failed Panthers two-point conversion in the game’s sixth overtime gave the Rockets …

Dec. 26—STEWARTVILLE — Few would have guessed this when Ridge Hatz was a Stewartville High School sophomore. Back then, Hatz was barely 6 feet tall and 175 pounds. No way did he seem on his way to becoming a future Division II college offensive lineman. But this month, it happened. Hatz orally committed to Winona State University, where he is …

Shanahan offers silver lining to Purdy, 49ers’ down season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan believes that quarterback Brock Purdy will benefit from all the adversity the 49ers have faced during the 2024 NFL season. Shanahan explained Purdy’s progress during what has been a frustrating and uneven 2024 campaign for San Francisco and its third-year quarterback. “He’s …

The stage is set for the 2024 Birmingham Bowl as the Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday. Georgia Tech has the better regular-season record (7-5) and has won each of its last six matchups against Vanderbilt, but is 1-4 in road games in 2024. Meanwhile, the Commodores look to get back into the win column after finishing …

The NFL does its best to get interesting matchups late in the season. It’s not always easy. Injuries hit teams, some teams clinch early and other teams get eliminated before Christmas. The league has to get creative sometimes. This year it designated five matchups, three of which could be moved to Saturday for a tripleheader. The NFL announced its Week …

Nov 23, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Albert Regis (17) reacts after making a tackle against the Auburn Tigers in the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images In the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff, countless players around the country who weren’t on the top twelve teams are disappointed and …