Michigan high school football is a recruiting hotbed. There’s no better time to see some of the state’s top talent than to watch the 16 finalists in the 2024 MHSAA state finals at Ford Field in Detroit. From the talent-rich Division 1 battle between Detroit Cass Tech and Hudsonville to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s being led by three Michigan State …

America’s Team is no longer America’s Team. But a captive audience is a captive audience. Thursday’s Giants-Cowboys game racked up 38.5 million viewers, according to Fox. It’s the fourth highest audience for a Thanksgiving game ever. And it gave Fox a 14-percent bump over last year’s Packers-Lions game on Thanksgiving. The Dallas game still dropped from last year. Commanders-Cowboys on …

The No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions will host the Maryland Terrapins in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday. Penn State is 10-1 overall and 5-1 at home, while Maryland is 4-7 overall and 1-3 on the road. Penn State is 43-3-1 all-time against Maryland, including winning three straight contests by an average of 27.7 points.  Kickoff is set for …

49ers QB Purdy will rely on ‘competitive nature’ in return vs. Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After missing Week 12 with a shoulder injury, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is ready to get back on to the field. The quarterback was a full participant in San Francisco’s final practice before traveling to Buffalo for its Week 13 showdown …

Nov. 29—HOWARD, S.D. — Disciplined, hard-nosed, hard-hitting football. That’s the Howard way, according to Luke Koepsell. As a freshman, Koepsell witnessed that pouring into the program often yields sustained success, as the Tigers won a state football title led by a standout crew of seniors. That experience left a lasting impression on Koepsell, who settled into a leadership role of …

The Kansas City Chiefs have been walking a tightrope all season, and on Black Friday, they pulled another rabbit out of the hat with a wild, wacky win over the division rival Las Vegas Raiders.  Kansas City needed not one, not two, but three missed field goals from Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson, plus yet another preposterous end-of-game sequence in order …

Georgia is No. 7 in the College Football Playoff rankings as it aims to finish the 2024 regular season with a seventh straight victory against its in-state rival when it plays host to Georgia Tech on Friday night in the 118th edition of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.  The Bulldogs have already clinched a spot in the SEC Championship Game with a 6-2 …

The Kansas City Chiefs recovered a botched snap while the Las Vegas Raiders were within range of a go-ahead field goal with 15 seconds remaining on Friday, preserving a 19-17 victory to give the franchise its 10th consecutive playoff berth. The Raiders (2-10) had taken over at their own 8-yard line with just under two minutes to go, and QB …

Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson (2) reacts after missing a field goal late in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs on Friday in Kansas City (Ed Zurga / Associated Press) The Chiefs recovered a botched snap while the Las Vegas Raiders were within range of a go-ahead field goal with 15 seconds remaining on Friday, preserving a 19-17 victory for Kansas …

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month after suffering a severe head injury during a game. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, was involved in a head-to-head collision during the Bulldogs’ 27-19 loss to Alabama State on Oct. 26, one day before his 20th birthday. The injury happened during a kickoff return. Burnett was hospitalized with …

Getty Images Welcome to the Black Friday edition of the Week 13 grades! After giving us a traditional feast of games on Thanksgiving, the NFL returned with its newest tradition: A Black Friday game. And it was a wild one with the Kansas City Chiefs holding off the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 in a game that wasn’t sealed until Nick …

The Dallas Cowboys’ game against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving featured a 4-7 team with its backup quarterback facing a 2-9 team on its third-string quarterback. As usual, NFL fans couldn’t get enough. The second of three Thanksgiving games on Thursday drew an average of 38.5 million viewers, according to Fox Sports, making it the most-watched NFL game on …

Pop superstar Taylor Swift spent Black Friday amid a sea of red, watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Las Vegas Raiders, 19-17, in a chilly matinée at Arrowhead Stadium. Swift had the Thanksgiving weekend off before The Eras Tour wraps with three shows in Vancouver beginning Dec. 6. Swift walked down …

The impact of the expanded College Football Playoff has been felt during the 2024 season, but with one week left before conference championship games, many leagues still have lock in both title game teams. The CFP race takes up significant oxygen in the national discussion, but conference title games will play a large role in forming that 12-team bracket. As …

USATSI Last week, the New York Giants waived quarterback Daniel Jones after the former No. 6 overall pick requested his release following his benching in favor of Tommy DeVito. Jones — who was benched in large part so the Giants could avoid paying out the injury guarantees in his contract next offseason — cleared waivers on Monday and, earlier this …