The Bengals extended their lead to two scores on their first offensive possession of the third quarter, but their most important player needed to be helped off the field by trainers ahead of Cade York’s third field goal of the night. Quarterback Joe Burrow stayed down after getting driven into the ground on a sack by Steelers edge rusher Nick …

SOUTH BEND —Notre Dame football, Orange Bowl-bound and set to face Penn State for the first time in 17 seasons, won’t have to search very long to find star power in Happy Valley. From the Mackey Award winner in tight end Tyler Warren to the Big Ten defensive player of the year in Abdul Carter, the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions have …

Quarterback Joe Burrow gave the Bengals a scare, but he did not miss a snap in Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Chase was slow to get up after being sacked by Steelers edge rusher Nick Herbig in the third quarter and he went to the sideline medical tent after a Cade York field goal extended Cincinnati’s lead to 16-7. ESPN reported …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Happiness was all over the faces of members of the Gophers football program on the field at Bank of America Stadium after its 24-10 win over Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday night. This was outside of the hype toward coach P.J. Fleck’s mayonnaise bath, which went viral with celeb rapper Flavor Flav lending …

The Bengals did what they had to do to give themselves a chance at making the playoffs. Trey Hendrickson had 3.5 sacks of Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, including one in the final minute that led to the Steelers turning the ball over on downs with 11 seconds left to play. That secured a 19-17 win for the Bengals and they …

A centerpiece of the Alabama football defense will be back in Tuscaloosa in 2025 Deontae Lawson, a redshirt junior linebacker out of Mobile, announced Saturday he would return to the Crimson Tide in 2025, joining linebacker Justin Jefferson and defensive lineman LT Overton. “This program and the staff have been like a second home to me,” Lawson wrote in a …

The final push to the NFL playoffs is on, and it started Saturday with a doubleheader to kick off Week 18.  The first game of the day took place in Baltimore, where the Ravens destroyed the Browns 35-10. With the win, the Ravens have now clinched the AFC North and the third overall seed in the AFC.  Heading into Week …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Ty Lockwood (89) warms up before the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images The departures continue for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide as TE Ty Lockwood announced today that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Senior Josh Cuevas …

The Steelers defense has kept buying the offense chances on Saturday night and the offense finally took advantage of one in the fourth quarter. After the Steelers held to force a 23-yard Cade York field goal, Russell Wilson was able to orchestrate a 65-yard drive that ended with the Steelers’ second touchdown of the day. One play after scrambling 12 …

When Nick Singleton committed to Penn State over Notre Dame in 2021, he never thought he’d play against the Fighting Irish. But that will happen when the Nittany Lions (13-2) meet Notre Dame (13-1) in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl Thursday night at 7:30 in South Florida. “Notre Dame was obviously a good visit,” Singleton said …

The 2024 NFL regular season concludes on Sunday, along with the playoff picture finally being clear. The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up the AFC North with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, while the Cincinnati Bengals stayed alive in the playoff race with a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The Miami Dolphins remain alive in the playoff race as well. Denver can clinch …

Make that three transfer quarterbacks for Purdue football this offseason. Already with Malachi Singleton (Arkansas) and EJ Colson (UCF) in the fold, the Boilermakers landed a commitment from Washington State’s Evans Chuba on Saturday. Chuba, a native of Montreal, redshirted this season for the Cougars and was ranked No. 1,175 prospect in the 247Sports Composite and No. 65 QB in …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws the ball in the second quarter of his team’s win over the Steelers. (Photo by Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Steelers are lucky they won 10 games early. They might be stuck on 10 wins going into the offseason. The Steelers have fallen apart. Another horrendous performance, in which the …

Michigan State’s Ethan Boyd, left, shakes hands with his brother Central Michigan’s Evan Boyd after the football game on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The Boyds attended East Lansing High School. Former East Lansing standout Evan Boyd is returning home. Boyd announced on social media Saturday night his decision to join the Michigan State football …

Getty Images PITTSBURGH — Joe Burrow briefly exited the Bengals’ must-win game against the Steelers after getting sacked by multiple defenders. The sack took place midway through the third quarter with the Bengals ahead 13-7.  Burrow’s head hit the ground as he was being sacked by Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig. Burrow laid in apparent pain on the ground while being tended …