The Colts had Joe Flacco at quarterback for last Sunday’s 45-33 loss to the Giants that eliminated them from playoff contention, but the lack of stakes for their Week 18 date with the Jaguars won’t stop them from bringing Anthony Richardson back into the lineup. Colts head coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday that he is hopeful Richardson is going …

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes fans react during the third quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) There was only one question to ask after Ohio State dismantled Tennessee in the first round of the …

Tight end Dallas Goedert is on his way back to the Eagles lineup. The team announced that Goedert has been designated for return from injured reserve. He has missed the last four games with a knee injury and can be activated at any point in the next 21 days, so the Eagles may be looking at getting him back for …

High school football season is over, but the 2024 Louisiana All-State football teams have been released. In Classes 4A and 5A, 16 Houma-Thibodaux area players, representing nine schools, were either named first team or honorable mention. Here’s every Houma-Thibodaux area high school football player to be named All-State in Classes 4A and 5A: Grant Barbera, junior, E.D. White Barbera was …

There will be no single-season rushing record for Saquon Barkley this season. Barkley finished Week 17 101 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s 40-year old record and head coach Nick Sirianni said after their win over the Cowboys that he wasn’t sure if Barkley would play against the Giants in the regular season finale. That remained the case until he …

PASADENA, Calif. – The Ohio State football team may have passed its most important test on the way to a potential national championship. No, not the Buckeyes’ 41-21 victory over top-seeded Oregon on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State’s upcoming game against Texas in the semifinals might fail to challenge the …

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will not go for history Sunday against the New York Giants in the regular-season finale, head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters Wednesday. “We’re gonna rest some guys,” said Sirianni before later adding Barkley will “probably be somebody who rests” when asked a follow-up question. With Barkley’s regular season finished, he will end his first …

PASADENA, Calif. — Jayden Fielding pumped his fist. It was early in the second quarter of Ohio State’s 41-21 rout of Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday when he had reason to celebrate. Fielding split the uprights on a 46-yard field goal, a kick that might have been a footnote in a blowout if not for the fact that …

The expectation since last Wednesday’s win over the Steelers has been that the Chiefs will be resting quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Week 18 and head coach Andy Reid confirmed it on Wednesday. Carson Wentz will make his first start as a member of the Chiefs. Wentz signed with the Chiefs in the offseason and went 2-of-2 for 20 yards in …

On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde react to the outcomes of three of the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal games. They start with an update from Dellenger on the tragic events that occurred in New Orleans before the Sugar Bowl. They transition to a breakdown of Penn State’s win over Boise …

The Dolphins are preparing Tyler Huntley to start Sunday’s game against the Jets, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday. Tua Tagovailoa will get limited work as he works his way back from a hip injury, but Huntley will take the first-team reps in Wednesday’s practice. Tagovailoa missed Sunday’s win over the Browns after injuring his hip in Week 15 and aggravating …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the College Football Playoff quarterfinals already rolling. No. 6 seed Penn State won and covered against No. 3 Boise State on Tuesday, becoming the …

Several weeks ago, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was playing like a guy who wouldn’t have much of a market in 2025. He has improved, for the most part, in recent games. (That said, Sunday at Buffalo was not great.) At the same time, the Steelers have lost three in a row with Russell Wilson as the starter. When Pittsburgh added …

Kickoff for the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Thursday at EverBank Stadium has been moved back to 8:05 p.m. because of the schedule change involving the Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame in New Orleans. The Gator Bowl, matching 14th-ranked Mississippi and Duke (both are 9-3) was to have kicked off at 7:30 p.m. But the terrorist attack …

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Tuesday that quarterback Brock Purdy was likely to miss Week 18 after hurting his right elbow in Monday night’s loss to the Lions. On Wednesday, Shanahan officially ruled Purdy out for the game against the Cardinals. Josh Dobbs will start the season finale for the Niners. Dobbs went 3-of-4 for 35 yards and …