The Brief ESPN play-by-play announcer Matt Barrie tried mayo on a Dilly bar during the Duke’s Mayo Bowl Friday night, and immediately spit it out and dry heaved into a garbage can The Gophers beat Virginia Tech 24-10 behind two TDs from Elijah Spencer, one from Darius Taylor and a dominant defensive effort P.J. Fleck gets a mayo bath after …

It sounds like veteran offensive lineman D.J. Humphries will be back in the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Broncos. Head coach Andy Reid said there’s a “good chance” Humphries will be at left tackle in Week 18. “Again he’s one that I’m kind of checking every day here as we go,” Reid said. “But he looked like he …

NCAA Football: Duke’s Mayo Bowl-Minnesota at Virginia Tech CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Moments before being doused with a five-gallon tub of mayonnaise, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck shouted “make it a double!” Then the 44-year-old coach strapped on a Duke’s Mayo Bowl necktie and — with his players watching and chanting “Mayo! Mayo!” — was drenched on a chilly 40-degree night, a …

The Rams announced Jimmy Garoppolo will start at quarterback against the Seahawks on Sunday earlier this week and head coach Sean McVay shared some more changes to the lineup on Friday. Wide receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp will be joining quarterback Matthew Stafford on the Rams’ sideline. McVay also confirmed that running back Kyren Williams will not play, which …

The good news just keeps coming for Michigan football. The latest jolt to the program arrived on Friday night — though not totally unexpected — when the Wolverines announced on social media the signing of former Alabama running back Justice Haynes. The Crimson Tide redshirt sophomore — who was not with the team in Tampa, Florida, when it lost to …

Shanahan lauds 49ers rookie Pearsall’s fight throughout 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan loves the fight 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall has shown in his first season with the team. The San Francisco coach explained the turbulent start to the season that Pearsall endured. “What people don’t know about Ricky is he got about …

Jan. 3—Three southeastern Oklahoma high school football players, including a senior from Hartshorne, will represent the Choctaw Nation during the 2025 Native American All-Star game next week in Frisco, Texas. The game, sponsored by the Native American Athletic Foundation in partnership with the NFL and Nike, recognizes Indian Country’s top 60 high school football players “who maintain their grade point …

The Saints ruled out quarterback Derek Carr for Sunday’s season finale against the Buccaneers. The team didn’t put Carr on injured reserve, hoping he could return before the end of the season. But this will be the fourth game Carr has missed since fracturing his non-throwing hand in a Dec. 8 game against the Giants. Spencer Rattler again will start …

The Texas Tech football team has hired the first of two new coaches to lead the Red Raider secondary. Tech announced Friday the hiring of Rob Greene as the team’s new safeties coach. Greene will be reunited with new Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood after the pair served on staffs together at Wofford in 2017 and Tulane in 2023. …

The Texans won’t have a pair of defensive linemen for Sunday’s regular-season finale. Defensive end Denico Autry (knee) and defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi (ankle) will sit out against the Titans. Cornerback Jeff Okudah (concussion) and offensive guard Shaq Mason (knee) also are out. Linebacker Christian Harris (ankle) and linebacker Jamal Hill (hamstring) are questionable. The Texans added Hill to the …

While Arizona State saw its secondary reinforced with the return of safety Xavion Alford, it also saw the departure of a key member as defensive back Shamari Simmons announced his intention to declare for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft in April. There was a chance potentially that Simmons, a graduate student, could return next season with the recent new waiver …

Quarterback Jalen Hurts is officially out for the Eagles’ regular season finale. Hurts will miss his second straight game due to the concussion he suffered in a Week 16 loss to the Commanders. With the Eagles locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC, Hurts likely would have sat out the game even if he were healthy and his …

Jan. 3—PULLMAN — New Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers has now filled both coordinator spots on his staff. Rogers is hiring Jesse Bobbit as the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Friday, bringing over his former South Dakota State DC of two years. Bobbit was also a GA with the Cougars from 2020-21. ESPN was …

Shanahan expects Dobbs’ preparation to pay off in 49ers’ season finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan believes quarterback Joshua Dobbs will shine against his former Arizona Cardinals to end the 2024 NFL regular season. Dobbs, of course, is San Francisco’s starter in place of Brock Purdy, who is recovering from a right elbow contusion …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has landed a verbal commitment from Ohio State tackle Zen Michalski, according to multiple reports. It’s an in-state pickup of sorts for the Hoosiers. Michalski was a highly regarded prospect in the 2021 signing class out of Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs. The four-star offensive lineman was the No. 306 overall ranked recruit in the …