Michigan State football is losing a veteran lineman to a conference rival. On Wednesday, Kevin Wigenton II announced that he is committing to Illinois. Wigenton entered the NCAA transfer portal on Nov. 27. He started six games at right guard for the Spartans in 2023. Wigenton will head to Illinois with two years of eligibility. I-L-L pic.twitter.com/QK6liP3Pqp — Kevin Wigenton …

Thursday Night Football in Week 16 will feature a pair of teams in the fight for an NFC playoff spot when the Los Angeles Rams (7-7) take on the New Orleans Saints (7-7). Saints running back Alvin Kamara has piled up at least 100 yards from scrimmage in three of his last four games, but will face a tough challenge …

Getty Images Over a year since he took over the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback job for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy has now won an NFC West title, racked up wins and looks poised to continue San Francisco’s dominance into this year’s playoffs. During that dominance, the raging question both in San Francisco and around the NFL has …

Just before the early signing period a year ago Notre Dame lost running back Dylan Edwards to Colorado. Edwards shined in his first game for Colorado this year, scoring four touchdowns in Colorado’s upset of TCU back in September. The season didn’t go as well the rest of the year for Edwards or Colorado head coach Deion Sanders as Edwards …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer The NFL orchestrated an enticing Christmas contest with a potential Super Bowl preview featuring the San Francisco 49ers (11-3) hosting the Baltimore Ravens (11-3) on Monday Night Football.  The Ravens can clinch the AFC North division title with a victory, while the 49ers could clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round …

The Browns have had more than a few quarterback injuries this season. They now have another. Current starter Joe Flacco was limited in practice on Wednesday, with a calf injury. The 9-5 Browns visit the 8-6 Texans on Sunday. Houston likely won’t have starting quarterback C.J. Stroud due to a concussion; it’s unclear whether Case Keenum or Davis Mills will …

With the first and busiest day of the college football early signing period behind us, we can confirm that Penn State signed all 25 of its Class of 2024 commits earlier today. It was a “drama-free” signing day according to James Franklin who spoke after all the commits had signed. The class is now locked in for next year so …

Getty Images Fans attending the Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles game this week will get a taste of what it was like growing up in the Kelce household. Donna Kelce’s chocolate chip cookies will be available for purchase at Arrowhead Stadium and Lincoln Financial Field on Monday. Kelce’s cookies became famous when she delivered a batch of them to …

Report: Patriots reported underinflated footballs to refs in loss to Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots special team’s unit went to game officials at halftime of their 27-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to report that their kicking footballs felt underinflated, Mark Daniels of MassLive reported on Wednesday night. While the footballs …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The Miami Dolphins have proven to be the total opposite to the Buffalo Bills in one particular sense. While the Bills don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason for when they play their best (and, in turn, win or lose), the Dolphins have a clear pattern. They play a bad team? Miami wins. The …

When is comes to linebackers, Dan Lanning doesn’t mess around in recruiting the best. Oregon was able to sign four-star linebacker Kamar Mothudi out of Los Alamidos, Calif. during the early signing period. 247Sports has Mothudi rated at the No. 17 linebacker in the nation and No. 208 player overall. He’s also rated the No. 18 player overall in the …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The possibility that this could be Derrick Henry’s last season with the Tennessee Titans has loomed since the spring, but the feeling seemed to reach a crescendo last week.  Henry had 16 carries for an abysmal nine yards in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Houston Texans, a team he has historically dominated. It marked his …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don look ahead to Thursday night’s key NFC showdown between two teams looking to inch closer to a playoff spot. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Show” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] MATT HARMON: “Thursday Night Football,” …

Korey Foreman has entered the transfer portal, as you know by now. The California native is a former five-star recruit who headlined USC’s 2021 recruiting class. According to the 247Sports composite, Foreman was the top defensive lineman and the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting class. He came to the Trojans as the top in-state player in the …

Having had to live up to a tremendous deal of hype from when he was coming out of Alabama, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had a lot to prove since entering the NFL in 2020. And for all of his success in 2023, he’s still trying to prove it. In a pivotal year after an injury-plagued 2022 season, Tagovailoa …