Dec. 27—The Ohio State lineup for the Cotton Bowl possibly took more shape Tuesday in Dallas. After more than a half-dozen Buckeyes told reporters in Columbus before Christmas they plan to play when the Scarlet and Gray take on Missouri on Friday night, a few more were in uniform for practice. Defensive linemen J.T. Tuimolau and Mike Hall Jr. took …

The Week 17 NFL schedule begins with an AFC matchup on Thursday Night Football. The New York Jets will visit the Cleveland Browns, with each team playing its first Thursday game of the season. New York is 6-9 overall this season, though the Jets have won two of the last three games. Cleveland is 10-5 and entering TNF on a …

In Roob’s Eagles Stats: A historic achievement for DeVonta Smith, A.J. Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia We’ve got DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown on the brink of a historic feat, we’ve got an unprecedented achievement by Kelee Ringo and we’ve got an Eagles accomplishment they hadn’t done vs. the Giants in 70 years. The Eagles finally won a …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Just two weeks are left in the NFL regular season, and the NFC South is still close enough that one game separates first and third place. Across the league, the average gap between first and third is 3.1 games, and only the AFC South — with a three-team tie at 8-7 — is more closely …

This year’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl featuring Oregon State and Notre Dame has officially been declared a sellout. The Sun Bowl Association posted that the game was a sellout on Tuesday night on X (formerly Twitter). The Friday, Dec. 29, game will kickoff at noon and be televised on CBS. Oregon State is 8-4 and Notre Dame is 9-3. …

USATSI Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is nothing if not animated on the sidelines, frequently drawing headlines — or going viral — for his brashness. But fresh off a tight win over the Giants on Christmas Day in Week 16, Sirianni suggested he needs to work on keeping himself in check. “I need to be better in those scenarios when there is …

Wednesday’s clash with West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl will be the first game North Carolina quarterback Conner Harrell will start in his Tar Heels’ career. With Drake Maye opting out to go to the NFL, Harrell is stepping in and getting a big chance to prove he should be the starter in 2024. North Carolina has already added …

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USATSI The Steelers stayed alive in the crowded AFC playoff race by beating the Bengals on Saturday. Now, they’ve added help for the middle of their banged-up defense, signing former Pro Bowl linebacker Jaylon Smith, the veteran’s agent announced Tuesday. Smith, 28, who’s best known for a six-year run with the Cowboys, is expected to begin on Pittsburgh’s practice squad, …

Georgia could be without TE Brock Bowers and OT Amarius Mims against an extremely shorthanded Florida State team in the Orange Bowl on Saturday. Both Bowers and Mims suffered high ankle sprains during the regular season and have been working their way back to full strength since. It was especially clear when Bowers returned to the field that he wasn’t …

We have to ask: What is wrong with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs?  That home loss to the Raiders was about as ugly as we’ve seen in the Mahomes-Andy Reid era, and it’s probably the single worst outing of Mahomes career from an individual play perspective.  Ever since the five-turnover slopfest loss to the Broncos in Denver in Week 8, …

Georgia coach Kirby Smart lead the team onto the field to warm up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Ole Miss in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. The 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl is set to host a highly anticipated game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida State Seminoles at the Hard Rock …

Early Sunday, it looked so promising for my picks. I was sweeping the six games at one point, leading me to believe I was destined for a good week. Then I got coal in my stocking. Some of the games went rotten, and it went bad from there. I ended up 6-10 against the spread and 10-6 straight up, neither …

With just two weeks to play in the 2023 NFL season, there are still 24 teams in playoff contention. If that sounds like a high number, that’s because it is. You almost never see that many teams still alive at the this point in the season. As a matter of fact, since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, this is tied …

Dec. 27—The Matchup: No. 11 Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. No. 10 (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000) TV: ESPN; 11 a.m. Series: First meeting Coaches — PSU: James Franklin, 88-38 at PSU (10th year) and 112-53 overall (10 season). Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 33-15 at OM (4th year) and 94-49 overall (12th year). Notes: Ole Miss …