Getty Images Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Week 13 grades! Grab your family, grab some food and buckle up, because the NFL’s best regular-season tradition is here: Thanksgiving football.  The Turkey Day action started with a wild game in Detroit where the Lions escaped with a 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears. The victory ended a seven-game losing …

We were so close last week. The perfect week we’ve been in search of all season was within our grasp, and then that dastardly villain, Ryan Day, ripped it away from us. All Ohio State had to do was kneel out the final seconds of their win over Indiana, and our under would’ve cashed for a 6-0 week. Instead, Day …

Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks had not played since Week 4 against the Giants. He returned Thursday and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Rush. Cooks’ first touchdown since the season opener has the Cowboys holding a 20-10 lead with 11:37 remaining in the third quarter. He has two catches for 13 yards. His touchdown came the play after …

The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference — and those formerly part of the MIC — have had a stranglehold on the largest class of Indiana high school football for years. Since 2013, the first year Class 6A was added, MIC schools Warren Central and Ben Davis, along with former MIC schools/now independents Carmel and Center Grove, have won all 11 state championships. …

The Cowboys had control of the first half but lead the Giants only 13-10 at halftime. Dallas outgained New York 175 to 103, but went 0-for-2 in the red zone, settling for Brandon Aubrey field goals of 23 and 33 yards, and 0-for-1 on fourth down. The only touchdown scored by the Cowboys was a defensive touchdown. Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion …

Getty Images The Boise State Broncos just continue to ride the wheels of their tremendous running back, Ashton Jeanty, who has not been stopped all season long. It was because of his efforts, in fact, that they staved off upset-minded Wyoming, 17-13, thanks in part to a 61-yard touchdown run as part of a 169-yard day.  I’ve been banging the …

Everyone thinks Bears coach Matt Eberflus botched the opportunity to send Thursday’s game against the Lions to overtime. Everyone, that is, except Bears coach Matt Eberflus. In his post-game press conference, Eberflus defended the disastrous clock management that kept the Bears from trying a game-winning field goal. “I like what we did there,” Eberflus said when asked how he should …

Nov 21, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Aaron Philo (12) runs the ball for a touchdown against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the fourth quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) are significant underdogs against the Georgia Bulldogs (9-2). Georgia, who has won …

It’s time for dessert (and not just the pumpkin pie and cheesecake) as the Miami Dolphins are in Green Bay to take on the Packers in this year’s NFL Thanksgiving Night game. For as cold as it’ll feel in Green Bay Thursday, the 8-3 Packers head into Thanksgiving night as one of the league’s hottest teams, having won six of …

Matt Rhule has turned around every college football program he has coached, leading Temple and Baylor to bowl games in his second season. But changing the trajectory of blueblood like Nebraska? That took a bit more work. “It’s the same arc and trajectory, but this one weighs a little heavier on you because of the history of it,” Rhule told …

Arthur Smith’s work week included a notable phone call from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, who called the Steelers offensive coordinator about the team’s new head coaching vacancy.  Smith, who was an offensive lineman for the Tar Heels, broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on UNC’s coaching staff. He summed up the conversation as a “preliminary call” …

In a season filled with gut-wrenching losses, including a Hail Mary defeat, none was more painful for the Chicago Bears than Thursday’s Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. It led to some tough questioning for head coach Matt Eberflus after the game. The Bears looked in prime shape to force overtime at worst with first-and-10 at the Detroit 25-yard line …

The Georgia defense stops Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (10) during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.Georgia won 31-23. Georgia dominated in a preview simulation of Saturday’s showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on EA Sports’ “College Football 25” video game. Georgia won …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley is putting up numbers the NFL hasn’t seen in over a decade, making his argument to become the first running back to win NFL MVP in 12 years. There isn’t an MVP case for Barkley without his rushing totals after halftime of games.  As dominant has Barkley has been, his second-half stats are off the charts. …

No. 5 Notre Dame will travel to Southern California on Saturday to face USC on CBS. This matchup will mark the 95th all-time meeting between the historic programs. The two rivals have played each other every season in football since 1926, except during World War ll (1943-45) and the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020. The Fighting Irish have turned around …