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Arizona’s six takeaways lifts Wildcats over Oklahoma Sooners in Alamo Bowl

SAN ANTONIO — In their first bowl appearance in six years, the 14th-ranked Arizona Wildcats had just as many takeaways to knock off No. 12 Oklahoma 38-24 in Valero Alamo Bowl Thursday at the Alamodome. Arizona’s triumph is the first postseason win for the Wildcats since 2015. The Wildcats finish 10-3 and are the fourth team in program history to …

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Notre Dame-Oregon State: Sun Bowl Pregame Buzz

The Sun Bowl, currently known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl to be accurate, is the second-longest running bowl game in college football, trailing just the Rose Bowl. For just the second time in program history Notre Dame is set to play in the game as they take on Oregon State on Friday in El Paso, Texas. A 10-win …

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Joe Flacco’s success in Cleveland would not have been duplicated with Jets

The chants rained down throughout the Browns’ 37-20 rout of the Jets that was in no way as close as the score might indicate. Fans packed inside the building once affectionately nicknamed the Factory of Sadness needed their savior to feel their appreciation — so they screamed his name over and over and over. Flacco … Flacco … Flacco. The 38-year-old Browns …

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Domani Jackson commits to Alabama: Former five-star recruit, USC starting DB fills huge need for Crimson Tide

Getty Images Former USC cornerback Domani Jackson is transferring to Alabama, 247Sports reports. Jackson, the No. 25 prospect overall and No. 3 cornerback in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, was on hand to watch No. 4 Alabama’s practice Thursday as it prepares for its College Football Playoff semifinal showdown against No. 1 Michigan.  A highly-regarded prospect out of high school, Jackson started …

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NFL hypes 28.7 million viewers on average for trio of Christmas Day games

It’s a Christmas miracle. And it will be more than a miracle if the NFL doesn’t try to build on its current December 25 momentum. The NFL has issued a press release declaring that the trio of 2023 Christmas games attracted average viewership of 28.7 million. That was an increase of 29 percent over the three Christmas games in 2022. …

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C.J. Stroud set to return after clearing concussion protocol

Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud got back on the practice field on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion against the Jets in Week 14 and Thursday brought even better news about his recovery. Stroud held a press conference on Wednesday and said that hew was cleared to exit the league’s concussion protocol by an independent neurologist. Stroud …

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Penn State’s Anthony Poindexter puts ego aside to do what he does best [opinion]

Dec. 28—ATLANTA — Anthony Poindexter could be bitter about James Franklin overlooking him for the Penn State defensive coordinator job a second time. He could be resentful towards Tom Allen, the former Indiana coach who Franklin hired to replace Manny Diaz earlier this month. Poindexter is neither, which is no surprise to those who know the Nittany Lions’ safeties coach …

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Wilks voices confidence in veteran 49ers DBs Verrett, Ryan

Wilks voices confidence in veteran 49ers DBs Verrett, Ryan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ secondary has evolved over the course of the 2023 NFL season, with two in-season additions slated to have a major role on the back end of San Francisco’s defense as the team makes a push toward the playoffs. While speaking to reporters …

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Notre Dame-Oregon State: Sun Bowl Staff Predictions

It seems like it was just a couple of weeks ago that Notre Dame was in Ireland kicking off the 2023 season.  It was a year full of promise but that also featured many frustrations. Notre Dame started 4-0 before dropping an all-time heartbreaker to Ohio State.  They followed that up with a last second win at Duke before getting …

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