It took 13 weeks, but we finally have our first team eliminated from playoff contention this year and to no one’s surprise, that team is the Carolina Panthers. I hate to say this Panthers fans, but it feels like your team is a year away from being four years away, so I’ll be sure to look for you down the …

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zeed Haynes has entered the NCAA transfer portal after his freshman season in Athens, Georgia. Haynes, a former four-star recruit in the class of 2023, is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound receiver played in four games for Georgia, so he will have four years of eligibility remaining. Haynes originally committed to Penn State before flipping …

Multiple Sunday Splash! reports relate to the salary cap for 2024. However, the two main reports take very different approaches to the issue. The version from ESPN.com focuses on the news that the owners won’t get a specific projection during their annual December meeting. Usually, they do. In the past, the NFL Players Association has complained that the projection is …

The following is the Free Press’ Dream Team for the 2023 Michigan high school football season: Offense WR Tashi Braceful School: Southfield A&T Vitals: Senior, 6 feet 2, 175 pounds. Southfield A&T wide receiver Tashi Braceful Stats: 1,730 receiving yards, 14 TDs. The buzz: The top target for a prolific offense, Braceful made big catches in big moments. His state finals performance included 10 …

Although people like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believe bad calls are just part of doing business in the NFL, bad calls have consequences. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, referee Brad Allen’s crew is under increased scrutiny after a pair of missed pass interference calls in consecutive weeks. The first came in the Week 12 game between the Falcons and Saints. …

Over the past two weeks, the Avalanche-Journal has been following the story of Texas Tech football and other schools working with Oregon and Oregon State to help the latter two keep alive the Civil War rivalry, the series between two schools less than 50 miles apart that dates to 1894. The Oregon-Oregon State games have long been conference games. Now …

Horror show. Disgusting. Foul. Nasty. Vile. Use any word or words in that manner and you are spot on when describing my picks last week. I did go 8-5 straight up, which is OK. But I was 3-9-1 against the spread, and at one point Sunday, I was staring a Ryan Wilson in the face. What’s a Ryan Wilson? Going …

The Springfield News-Leader is proud to announce its 2023 All-Ozarks high school football teams — a collection of the best players from across the southwest Missouri region this past season. In addition to our Dominant Dozen, in which we name the 12 most impactful football players of the season, we’re giving you our choices for who the top players in …

BUCYRUS – Football season has officially wrapped up with state champions crowned and All-Ohioans named. And with the All-Telegraph-Forum teams having been announced, it’s time to award Player of the Year honors. For the first time we’ve decided to do an offensive, defensive and special teams player of the year along with lineman of the year. As expected, it was …

Braden Streeter was recruited by Football Bowl Subdivision programs but opted for Football Championship Subdivision member Delaware. Now the senior quarterback at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville will actually play for an FBS program. Delaware recently announced a 2025 move to FBS as a conference USA member. That’s fine by Streeter and another class of 2024 high school recruit who …

Not every football team in Livingston County had a strong offense in 2023, but every team had at least one high-caliber player. All five teams are represented on the all-county first-team offense. The strengths of certain teams are readily apparent in these selections. Howell was a run-heavy team that has both running backs and two of the five offensive linemen …

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence appears to be ready to play today against the Browns, just six days after suffering a high ankle sprain. Lawrence wants to go and expects to go, and a final decision will be based on how he looks during pregame warmups, according to multiple reports. That’s surprisingly good news for the Jaguars: When Lawrence went down …

Dec. 9—COLLEGE FOOTBALL is a year-round sport for many fan bases, and now you can include the University of New Hampshire faithful in that group. With the NCAA transfer portal in full swing, there’s more news to report regarding UNH football now than there was during the 2023 season. At least that’s the way it seems. The transfer portal has …

Jayden Daniels, the quarterback for Louisiana State University, was named the winner of the 2023 Heisman Trophy Saturday evening. One of four finalists, Daniels edged out fellow quarterbacks Bo Nix of Oregon and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., as well as Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to win the most coveted individual award in college football. Daniels joined LSU …

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels avoids a Georgia State defender’s tackle earlier this season. Jayden Daniels is the best player in the country. It isn’t even close. With all due respect to Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix — who finished second and third on my Heisman ballot — Daniels was a video game joystick disguised as …