During the 2023 recruiting cycle, linebacker Tackett Curtis had Ohio State in his final two schools, ultimately choosing USC. This past season, the 6-foot, 2-inch, 225-pound freshman played well for the Trojans, registering 40 tackles, 2 sacks, forcing a fumble, and recovering two. On Monday night, Curtis entered the transfer portal and immediately was connect to the Buckeyes due to …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Since Pete Carroll took over the Seattle Seahawks in 2010, the always-positive head coach has instilled hope in his players, even when things seem dire. The team needed that positivity more than ever during Seattle’s first four-game losing streak during Carroll’s tenure. But on Monday night, the Seahawks got back on track in a big …

Getty Images Taylor Swift has become quite the football fan since she began dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce earlier this year. As a result, Swift has become extremely passionate and showed that enthusiasm during this past Sunday’s game between the Chiefs and New England Patriots. During the third quarter of the game, Swift became animated when there was …

The Marshall Thundering Herd (6-6) will go up against the UTSA Roadrunners (6-6) in the 2023 Frisco Bowl on Tuesday. These teams have matched up three times, with the Thundering Herd logging a 2-1 record. In 2018, Marshall blew out the Roadrunners 23-0. UTSA finished the regular season fourth in the American Conference with 31.7 points per game. On the …

Getty Images CBS Sports’ special partnership with Nickelodeon will be on full display at Super Bowl LVIII in February, when the big game will also be broadcast in a family-friendly format. But NFL action on Nick will return even before then, with the Chiefs and Raiders set to appear in a new edition of the “NFL Nickmas Game” on Christmas …

We’ve hit the Christmas holiday in the NFL, which means the regular season is just about winding down. There are only three weeks left and the playoff picture is seeing quite a bit of movement as we head down the stretch, which has also sent the latest Super Bowl odds for a loop.  That said, the San Francisco 49ers remain …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Here’s a twist: Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown is suing someone for not paying him as expected. Brown has made headlines for numerous instances of being accused of not paying people for contracted work — chefs, movers, personal trainers — but now he’s the one claiming he has been shorted. A lawsuit filed in Broward …

The aftershocks from a failed 2023 college football season continue to reverberate through the USC football program. After Domani Jackson and Malachi Nelson entered the transfer portal over the previous 24 hours, linebacker Tackett Curtis joined the exodus from Los Angeles. Though not a five-star recruit the way Jackson and Nelson were, Curtis — a four-star linebacker — was still …

Brock Purdy was once again Mr. Efficient in another 49ers thumping of an NFC opponent, while Aidan O’Connell cruised in the Raiders blowout win on Thursday Night Football. And Bryce Young may have had his best performance of the season in a rainstorm. Imagine that.  There were a grand total of eight first- or second-year quarterbacks who qualified for this …

1. 49ers (11-3, last week No. 1): The path to the No. 1 seed gets easier and easier all the time. 2. Ravens (11-3, No. 2): A cross-country trip to San Francisco on Christmas? Was Santa all out of coal? 3. Dolphins (10-4, No. 5): No Tyreek, no problem. When the Jets are the opponent. 4. Bills (8-6, No. 6): …

Tuesday’s lone bowl game, the Frisco Bowl, will be a late-night affair highlighting a pair of Group of Five contenders in Marshall and UTSA. The bowl game will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the former Conference USA foes, which Marshall leads 2-1. Marshall started the season 4-0 before a five-game midseason skid put bowl eligibility at risk. However, the …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The Philadelphia Eagles looked like a team in crisis last week. They might be close to a full-blown panic now. Just days after they quietly demoted defensive coordinator Sean Desai and turned the play-calling over to Matt Patricia in what seemed like a desperation move, both coaches got to watch helplessly as the Eagles defense …

With 15 weeks down in the 2023 NFL season, the playoffs are right around the corner. A lot can still happen between now and the end of the regular season, of course, but the postseason picture is really starting to take shape. As we approach Week 16, how do the teams fighting for one of the NFC’s three wild-card spots …

A college football team hires a new coach, like IU did in November, and people get excited. Recruiting immediately goes up a notch. A decent transfer or two shows up. Fans get excited. Happens every year. You’ve seen it. But you’ve not seen anything like what’s happening at IU football. First, the obligatory disclaimers: Wins and losses happen on the …

Getty Images Only one thing can stop the Philadelphia Eagles “tush push.” Jason Kelce was the culprit on Monday night. Kelce committed a penalty that significantly impacted the Eagles on their unstoppable play. The Eagles All-Pro center moved the football forward prior to the play and was called for a false start penalty with the Eagles holding a 7-0 lead …