No. 6 Penn State held Ashton Jeanty in check and overcame some questionable play-calling on offense to beat No. 3 Boise State, 31-14, in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions advance to the playoff semifinals against Wednesday night’s winner between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. The key in the …

Running back Ezekiel Elliott’s return to the Cowboys is reportedly coming to a close before the end of the regular season. NFL reporter Josina Anderson reports that the Cowboys will waive Elliott this week. Elliott reportedly asked the team for his release. Any team could claim Elliott off of waivers and he will be a free agent if no one …

Getty Images South Carolina star safety Nick Emmanwori is expected to declare for 2025 NFL Draft after sitting out the second half of the Gamecocks’ 21-17 Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois. The junior registered five tackles in the game but was absent after halftime as the Illini put together a series of long drives to close out a hotly contested game. …

Ezekiel Elliott’s time back in Dallas is over, the team announced Tuesday. The Cowboys have granted the 29-year-old running back’s request for a release. Elliott will be placed on waivers, and once he clears he will be eligible to sign with any team. “Out of respect and appreciation for Zeke and wanting to provide him with an opportunity to pursue …

If Penn State advances past Boise State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, the Nittany Lions may have to do so without their best defensive player. In the second quarter of the Fiesta Bowl, star Penn State defensive end Adbul Carter went down with an apparent upper-body injury following an incompletion on third down. Carter would exit the game at …

Warner’s fiery pregame speech ages poorly after Lions beat 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner was ready to teach the Detroit Lions a lesson on the national stage Monday, but things didn’t work out in the 49ers’ favor. And following San Francisco’s 40-34 loss at Levi’s Stadium, the All-Pro linebacker’s pregame speech calling out Detroit made …

We have hit a point in the College Football Playoff where every team remaining that is in a conference was a contender to win it late in the season, and that championship quality will be put to the test when Big 12 champion Arizona State squares off against SEC runner-up Texas in the Peach Bowl quarterfinal.  The Longhorns, the No. …

The Texans signed offensive lineman Austin Deculus off the Saints’ practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. Deculus arrived to the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick of the Texans out of LSU in 2022. He bounced between the practice squad and the active roster in 2022 and 2023. The Jets claimed him off waivers on Nov. 13, 2023, and after …

. Win and move on. That’s the mission for the Texas Longhorns when the face the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoffs Quarterfinal at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. With the expansion of the CFP to 12 teams, the football tournament starts to take on the mentality of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament. Win by any …

The Saints signed offensive tackle Josh Ball from the Cowboys’ practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. They placed rookie linebacker Jaylan Ford on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Ball, 26, entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2021. He missed his entire 2021 rookie season with an ankle injury. He appeared in 13 games in …

The College Football Playoff continues on New Year’s Day when (1) Oregon faces (8) Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. This is a rematch of one of the best games of the 2024 college football season when Oregon defeated Ohio State 32-31 on Oct. 12. The Buckeyes had an opportunity to win the game on the final drive against the …

How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in prime-time loss to Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers came out firing on all cylinders in the first half of their loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday, but couldn’t maintain the production through all four quarters. San Francisco’s PFF grades from the 40-34 defeat show high-powered …

Michigan State’s Antonio Gates Jr. runs after a catch against Prairie View A&M during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football lost wide receiver Antonio Gates Jr. to the transfer portal, when the former four star recruit decided to leave East Lansing after two years with the program. Following the …

The Jets are doubling down on former Washington defenders. They announced the previously reported addition of defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis as a waiver claim on Tuesday and also announced that they have signed linebacker Jamin Davis. Davis was a 2021 first-round pick by the Commanders while Mathis was a 2022 second-round pick. Davis played five games with the Commanders this …

The final quarterfinal matchup of the 2024-25 College Football Playoff features two of the most iconic programs in college football history, as SEC champion (2) Georgia takes on (7) Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame reached the second round thanks to a 27-17 win against Indiana that was much more lopsided than the final score indicates. The Fighting …