The second game of a Black Friday CBS double-header will feature Stanford facing off against San Jose State. Stanford leads the all-time series between the Northern California programs 52-14-1. The Cardinal have won 10 of the last 12 matchups against San Jose State since the turn of the century, and this week will mark the first meeting in 11 years.  …

USA Today Matt Eberflus will go down in NFL Thanksgiving Day lore, but not for a desirable reason. The Bears’ head coach has drawn the ire of Bears fans after he chose not to use his final timeout in the waning seconds of Chicago’s 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions.  The NFL Today analyst JJ Watt spoke for essentially the entire …

The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are slated to perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans before the NFL’s championship matchup and halftime show featuring rap megastar Kendrick …

The Detroit Lions hadn’t won a Thanksgiving game since 2016. Lions fans had to unexpectedly sweat out breaking that streak. They can thank a game-management fiasco by the Chicago Bears. The Bears, who had a timeout left, let the clock run down to the final seconds after a sack, trailing by three points. It ran down too far, and Bears …

Washington is undefeated at home and winless on the road. That difference isn’t because of the defense, however. The Huskies will bring one of the better defenses in the Big Ten into Autzen Stadium as Washington visits Eugene on Saturday. They are giving up barely 20 points a game, but in their last road game, the Huskies gave up 35 …

The Chicago Bears looked dead in the water during the first half of their Thanksgiving matchup against the rival Detroit Lions. They were outscored in the first two quarters, 16-0, and picked up just 53 total yards of offense compared to the Lions’ 279 yards. However, the script flipped in the second half. Caleb Williams threw three touchdowns as the Bears …

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 …

LSU is set to host Oklahoma Saturday afternoon in the first meeting between the two teams as conference opponents. This will also be the first showdown between the Tigers and the Sooners since 2019’s College Football Playoff, when Ed Orgeron’s historic Tigers downed Lincoln Riley’s Oklahoma to advance to the CFP National Championship.  The Tigers hold a 2-1 advantage in …

Saturday’s rivalry game at home against the North Carolina State Wolfpack could be Mack Brown’s final game as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, as the school announced earlier this week that he won’t return for the 2025 college football season; it hasn’t been determined if Brown will coach North Carolina in its bowl game. Could a former …

Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions built a big lead vs. the Bears but had to hang on as Chicago was a mess on its final play with a chance to tie or take the lead. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) The Detroit Lions hadn’t won a Thanksgiving game since 2016. Lions fans had to unexpectedly sweat out breaking that streak. They can …

The Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe might become a Black Friday tradition like the doorbuster sales at your nearby big-box store. The Gophers-Badgers rivalry football game this year is being played the day after Thanksgiving for the first time in its 134-game history. While the Big Ten has not yet finalized and shared its schedule for the 2025 season, this …

While both teams have struggled to this point in the season, with New York at 2-9 and Dallas at 4-7, things are always intense when these teams meet up.  And in fact, this game means a lot to the Cowboys’ playoff hopes. According to Next Gen Stats, a win would give Dallas a 6% chance at the postseason. A loss …

DeVonta Smith returns to practice on Thanksgiving originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles star receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) returned to practice on Thursday, a positive development for his availability on Sunday. Smith was a limited participant. Smith missed last week’s game against the Rams and has been dealing with this hamstring injury for a few weeks. He was listed …

The historic Lone Star Showdown returns to college football this week as No. 3 Texas hosts No. 20 Texas A&M in a play-in game for the SEC Championship game. The Longhorns are cruising in their first year as an SEC member and sit in sole possession of first place in the conference, already achieving back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first …

USATSI Two-time Super Bowl champion and former All-Pro linebacker Shaq Barrett has applied for reinstatement to play immediately after he had previously announced his retirement from the NFL in July, according to ESPN. However, that does not mean he is guaranteed to play this year. Barrett is contractually beholden to the Miami Dolphins, who own his rights. NFL Media reports …