Jordan Guerad, a defensive tackle from Florida International who gave a verbal commitment to the Gophers last Sunday, has changed his mind. On Saturday, Guerad posted on the X platform that he has committed to Louisville. The 6-3, 295-pound Guerad entered the transfer portal on Dec. 5 after completing his redshirt sophomore season with Florida International. He earned first-team All-Conference …
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Eagles’ Big Dom banned from sideline for rest of regular season
Eagles’ Big Dom banned from sideline for rest of regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles chief security officer and senior advisor to the general manager Dom DiSandro has been banned from the sideline for the rest of the 2023 regular season, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. The news was first reported by Rob Maaddi …
Read More »Texas Tech football report card after Independence Bowl victory
SHREVEPORT, La. ― The Texas Tech football team ended with a bowl victory for the third year in a row, beating California 34-14 Saturday night at the Independence Bowl. Behren Morton threw three first-half touchdown passes and Gino Garcia kicked a 25-yard field goal as Tech built a 24-14 lead by halftime. Tahj Brooks, who recently announced he will stay …
Read More »Steelers take 6-0 lead on Mitch Trubisky TD
Two of the biggest plays in Saturday’s Bengals win over the Vikings were failed quarterback sneaks by Minnesota late in the fourth quarter and it looked like the Steelers might have pulled off a similar flop in the first quarter of their game in Indianapolis. Mitch Trubisky was stuffed on a third down from the Colts’ 1-yard-line and officials ruled …
Read More »Vanderbilt football to hire New Mexico State’s Tim Beck as offensive coordinator
Vanderbilt football is expected to hire Tim Beck, currently the offensive coordinator at New Mexico State, to serve in the same capacity, per a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Beck helped lead the Aggies to a 10-5 record on the season following a 37-10 loss to Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. Beck has spent the majority …
Read More »Mike Tomlin timeouts cause bad beat for Steelers-Colts Under bettors
Under bettors in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Indianapolis Colts NFL game breathed a sigh of relief when Colts kicker Matt Gay hit the right upright on a 43-yard field-goal attempt with a little more than two minutes to go on Saturday. The Over/Under closed at 41.5, and the miss kept the Indianapolis lead at 27-13. The respite for Under bettors was short-lived, …
Read More »Geno Smith, Devon Witherspoon listed as questionable for Monday night
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was noncommittal on Friday about his availability for Monday night’s game against the Eagles and the team’s final injury report left the question open as well. Smith has been listed as questionable due to the groin injury that kept him out of Seattle’s Week 14 loss to the 49ers and head coach Pete Carroll called him …
Read More »Fresno State sharp on both sides of ball in New Mexico Bowl win over New Mexico State
ALBUQUERQUE – After losing three straight games to end the regular season, Fresno State was looking to reclaim its identity in Saturday’s Isleta New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico State. And the Bulldogs reclaimed their identity indeed. Fresno State controlled the action on both sides of the ball and defeated the Aggies, 37-10, at University Stadium on the campus of …
Read More »Winners, losers from NFL Week 15 Saturday tripleheader: Jared Goff tosses 5 TDs, Tee Higgins scores 2 TDs
The NFL rolled out a tripleheader for folks on Saturday in Week 15 and it didn’t lack drama. Out of the gate, the Bengals and Vikings needed overtime to determine a winner in the first game. Cincinnati was able to rally with a 21-point fourth quarter to force OT and eventually gave way to Evan McPherson for the game-winner to …
Read More »Lions run over Broncos; Colts and Bengals also notch wins
It was a get-right game for the Detroit Lions, who unleashed an offensive onslaught on the Denver Broncos to cap off Saturday’s NFL tripleheader. After losing two of its last three, Detroit got fully back on track by running away with a 42-17 win over Denver to improve to 10-4 in the process. Lions QB Jared Goff led five straight …
Read More »Five things to know about Miami
Rutgers football and Miami will head to New York in late December to participate in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The Scarlet Knights appeared two prior in the Pinstripe Bowl, taking on Iowa State in 2011 and Notre Dame in 2013. As for Miami, it will be the second appearance for the Hurricanes in the …
Read More »Lions get their mojo back behind healthy OL, young players
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Less than a week after the Detroit Lions seemed to be in dire straits, losing two of their last three games and succumbing in the rematch with the Chicago Bears, Detroit seems to be back on track. They are now 10-4 after a 42-17 win over the Denver Broncos at home. So much for Sean …
Read More »NFL Week 15 Saturday grades: Lions get ‘A+’ for Broncos beatdown, Bengals ‘B+’ for overtime win vs. Vikings
Getty Images Welcome to a rare Saturday edition of the Week 15 grades. The NFL was kind enough to give us some Saturday football in the form of a tripleheader consisting of Vikings-Bengals, Steelers-Colts and Broncos-Lions. Each one of these carries a significant impact on the playoff picture, especially in the AFC as the wild card race is as tight …
Read More »Lions’ Sam LaPorta having one of the best rookie TE seasons in NFL history after three-TD night
Sam LaPorta was instrumental to the Lions’ 42-17 rout of the Broncos on Saturday night. And Detroit fans know the tight end has been instrumental to Dan Campbell’s offense all year. But it turns out, after LaPorta’s three-touchdown game against Denver, he’s also one of the most accomplished rookie tight ends in NFL history. Not only did the 22-year-old Iowa …
Read More »Penn State’s James Franklin is weary of current college football model [opinion]
Dec. 16—James Franklin almost always walks into a room carrying high wattage and positivity, like he asks Penn State football players to do. Friday was different, though. The 51-year-old Franklin looked drawn and weary when he sat down at Beaver Stadium for Peach Bowl media day. He and his assistant coaches had been on the road the last two weeks …
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