Taylor Jr. cherishes 49ers opporunity after challenging NFL journey originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Patrick Taylor Jr. was all set up for an eye-popping final season of college and a likely draft-day party. But that blew up when Taylor sustained a Lisfranc injury in Memphis’ 2019 season opener against Ole Miss. His senior season was …

The conclusion of the first-ever on-campus game in the College Football Playoff has set the stage for our first quarterfinal matchup in the new 12-team format. Notre Dame will advance to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 after a decisive 27-17 win over Indiana in South Bend on Friday night. The Irish led 27-3 late into the …

The Washington Commanders currently call Prince George’s County, Maryland home, but a move by the U.S. Senate means the team could make the nation’s capital their new stomping grounds. The U.S. Senate passed the RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act by unanimous consent, giving the city the opportunity to negotiate with developers. The federal government leasing more than 170 acres of …

SOUTH BEND — Surging Notre Dame football (12-1) has earned a New Year’s Night date in New Orleans with No. 2 Georgia (11-2) in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup. Third-year coach Marcus Freeman’s seventh-seeded Irish, winners of 11 straight games, stopped the Cinderella season of in-state rival Indiana with a 27-17 win on Friday night at Notre Dame Stadium. …

When asked this week whether quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. will start for the rest of the season, Falcons coach Raheem Morris was noncommittal. Behind the scenes, the team is not noncommittal. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Penix will start for the rest of the season, barring injury. It’s no surprise, but it hasn’t specifically been declared. There …

After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday’s three-game slate will take place at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No. 11 seed SMU. It’ll take four wins for either of these teams to win the national championship, and it’s a tough …

Roob’s Eagles Observations: Why hasn’t Howie Roseman re-signed anybody yet? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Thoughts on why Howie Roseman hasn’t re-signed anybody yet, Nolan Smith’s jump from Year 1 to Year 2 and a look at A.J. Brown’s chances to make a third straight Pro Bowl. It’s a Week 16 edition of Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Observations and …

While all eyes were on Penn State getting ready for their first round College Football Playoff matchup against SMU on Saturday, they were able to improve their team for next season. Having already earned a commitment from USC transfer wide receiver Kyron Hudson, the Nittany Lions were able to strike again. Per Hayes Fawcett of On3, former Texas A&M edge …

With Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins sent to the bench, many are making predictions about his future. The team, however, has not yet made any decisions. In response to a report from Adam Schefter of ESPN.com that the Falcons are expected to release Cousins before March 17, a source with knowledge of the situation calls the report “pure speculation.” Examining the …

(6) Penn State is set to host (11) SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Both the Nittany Lions and the Mustangs are making their playoff debut after benefitting from the expanded 12-team selection process.  Penn State went 11-1 in the regular season, with its lone loss at home against fellow playoff team Ohio State, …

The NFL is giving fans a rare treat this weekend with games on Saturday for the first time in the 2024 season. For the next three Saturdays, the NFL will host at least two games (Week 17 has a tripleheader) — the first time the league has played on three consecutive Saturdays in consecutive years since 2005 and 2006 (the …

After the College Football Playoff began on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame handling No. 10 Indiana, Saturday gives us an entire day of action with three games wrapping up the first round of the 12-team format. Time: Noon ET | TV: TNT | Line: Penn State -8.5 | Total: 54.5 SMU was the last at-large team into the playoff, …

NFL fans have been voicing their displeasure after the league-owned RedZone Channel ran commercials for the first time on Sunday. RedZone host Scott Hanson has heard them. Hanson has long used the catchphrase, “Seven hours of commercial-free football,” as RedZone is kicking off, and he did so again on Sunday, even though he knew RedZone was about to show commercials …

The 11th-seeded SMU Mustangs take on the sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the 2024 College Football Playoff on Saturday. The winner of the game will then face the third-seeded Boise State Broncos in the quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The Mustangs (11-2), who won the ACC regular-season title at 8-0, are 5-0 …

We are in the late stages of the 2024 NFL regular season, so you know what that means: Saturday games! College Football Playoffs be damned, because we have a Saturday double-header in the NFL. The first of which is a potential playoff preview between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. The main storyline around this matchup has been the …