The latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday and Colorado remained just outside the top 25. The Buffs did, however, receive 24 votes, the third-most among unranked teams. Fortunately for the 9-2 Buffs, they’ll have plenty of opportunities ahead with their Pac-12 slate getting started this weekend against Washington and Washington State. Sweeping the conference’s …

It was a Christmas Ryan Rudzinski won’t soon forget. The son of former Ohio State linebacker, Jerry Rudzinski, had his black stripe removed on Monday after the Buckeye’s Cotton Bowl practice. The younger Rudzinski came to Ohio State as an invited walk-on after starring at Bishop Watterson High School near Columbus. Rudzinski was a two-way player for the Eagles where …

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Kansas Jayhawks overcame a historic penalty allotment to beat UNLV 49-36 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl for their first bowl win since 2008. The Jayhawks tied a Division I bowl record with 18 penalties that resulted in 216 yards. Kansas matched UNLV’s opening drive touchdown with a nine-play, 98-yard drive capped by a Jason Bean six-yard …

PHOENIX — Kansas football came away with a 49-36 win Tuesday over UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Here’s how the Jayhawks (9-4, 5-4 in Big 12 Conference) graded out from their victory against the Rebels (9-5, 6-2 in Mountain West Conference): Offense: Turnovers stymie Kansas’ effectiveness Kansas showcased it could move the ball against UNLV. The Jayhawks finished with 591 …

PHOENIX — Kansas football secured a 49-36 triumph over UNLV on Tuesday in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Here are three observations from the Jayhawks (9-4, 5-4 in Big 12 Conference) win against the Rebels (9-5, 6-2 in Mountain West Conference). Kansas wins its first bowl game in more than a decade Prior to Tuesday, Kansas had not won a bowl game …

Double-Digit Loss For The Rebels Follow @michaelbraydaly & @MWCwire UNLV Ends Season With Bowl Loss To Kansas In a high-scoring bowl game, Kansas held on for a 49-36 win over UNLV at the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Tuesday evening. There were 85 total points scored between UNLV and Kansas. The 2015-2016 Guaranteed Rate Bowl was the last time …

PHOENIX — Jason Bean threw for 449 yards and all six of his touchdown passes to two receivers, and penalty-plagued Kansas outlasted UNLV 49-36 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks (9-4), ranked 14th nationally for fewest penalties with 55 during the regular season, were flagged 18 times for 210 yards, including four personal fouls. They made …

The NFL continues to show us that if you don’t have top-tier quarterback play, your team cannot be competitive on a week-by-week basis. We went into this new two-round mock draft with that exact mindset and ended up loading up the top of the first round with quarterbacks out of this exceptional class. 1 – Chicago Bears – WR Marvin …

Dec. 26—Former Wilson and Penn State star Kerry Collins will be the Nittany Lions’ honorary captain for the Peach Bowl Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Collins quarterbacked the Nittany Lions to a 12-0 season, the Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon in 1994. He won the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player, the Davey …

Amari Cooper was absolutely incredible in Week 16. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) The greatest full-PPR performance by a wide receiver this season came in Week 16, courtesy of veteran star, Amari Cooper. Cooper set the Browns’ single-game franchise record for receiving yards against the Texans, putting together a startling 15-11-265-2 statline in the 36-22 Cleveland victory. If you’d ask …

Dec. 26—The last time Penn State played a Southeastern Conference opponent and the last time the Nittany Lions played in a bowl game, Nick Singleton put on dazzling performances. He shredded Auburn for 124 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-12 rout. He electrified a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl with an 87-yard TD burst, 120 yards overall and …

Cameron Dicker was excellent in Week 16. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) A whopping 12 kickers delivered double-digit fantasy points in Week 16, but two of them in particular went nuclear when fantasy managers needed it most. Jason Sanders led the way in Week 16 with a startling 22 fantasy points. Close behind him was Cameron Dicker, who scored 21. …

Dec. 27—CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you tune into today’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl between West Virginia and North Carolina, you might not recognize the team in powder blue. Between opt-outs, injuries and transfer portal entrants, North Carolina (8-4, 4-4 ACC) is going to look very different in game No. 13 than it did in game No. 1. “We’ve got 12 starters …

How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in Christmas loss to Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ PFF grades from their 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday are as disappointing as expected. Brock Purdy was under pressure much of the game at Levi’s Stadium, but that was not the only reason for his four interceptions. The …

Nic Scourton, one of Purdue’s leading tacklers in 2023, is reportedly entering the transfer portal. The Athletic reported that Scourton will be on the move, and he shared a social post on the report. The 6-4, 280-pound sophomore linebacker was in on 50 tackles this season, 15 for a loss. He led the Boilermakers (4-8) with 10 sacks. He had …