The college football regular season has concluded and the time has come for eligible teams nationwide to go bowling. From the Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to the highly-anticipated Pop-Tarts Bowl, Saturday is the start of a holiday season filled with college football action. It all leads up to the College Football Playoff on …

Alabama football offensive lineman Elijah Pritchett intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per a report, which would make him the sixth Crimson Tide player to do so since UA’s SEC Championship win over Georgia earlier this month. Pritchett’s decision was first reported by On3.com. The 6-foot-6, 312-pound left tackle came to Alabama as a five-star recruit, but was unable …

When you line up some of the best players across the Panhandle, it’s bound to be a defensive battle. And that’s exactly what the Pensacola Sports All-Star football game brought on Friday at Booker T. Washington. Split between the West and East teams, the West came out with a 13-6 victory after a late touchdown from Pine Forest’s Miequle Brock …

On December 28, the Scarlet Knights are getting set to take their third trip to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, tying Syracuse for the most appearances since the game started in 2010. Rutgers will mark the ninth different Big Ten team over the last nine bowl appearances, with the conference holding a 7-1 record. For Rutgers, this will be their twelfth …

Dec. 15—Journal staffer Sean Reider, who covers college football, talks with Journal columnist Rick Wright, a former Lobos beat writer, about the latest college football news in Albuquerque, including the head coaching change at UNM and the upcoming New Mexico Bowl, featuring New Mexico State vs. Fresno State. Watch Hear Read Share your feedback with Sean at sreider@abqjournal.com or on …

Will Josh Allen and the Bills run the table? (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Things are simple for Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Win, and increase your chances at the NFL playoffs. Allen and the Bills offense could not possibly have a greater incentive to perform at a high level. That’s music to fantasy managers’ (who were led by …

Dec. 15—STATE COLLEGE — Seven Penn State players who could opt out of the Peach Bowl said Friday they plan to play against Ole Miss on Dec. 30 in Atlanta. Defensive end Adisa Isaac, tight ends Theo Johnson and Tyler Warren, linebacker Curtis Jacobs, cornerback and punt returner Daequan Hardy, defensive tackle Dvon Ellies and center Hunter Nourzad all committed …

Deebo Samuel has been on an absolute rampage the past few weeks. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) What an absolute tear Deebo Samuel is currently on, and at the perfect time, too. Samuel hasn’t scored less than 20 full-ppr fantasy points since Week 11. Oh, and the last two weeks? Just 30+ full-PPR points — not to shabby. The good …

Dec. 15—ALBUQUERQUE — Amid a sea of red, the preferred hue in Loboland this week is crimson. That of course is the color of New Mexico State’s football team, which along with a growing legion of fans have swarmed enemy territory for Saturday’s nationally televised Isleta New Mexico Bowl game against Fresno State. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. at …

Should fantasy managers feel nervous about T.J. Hockenson now that the playoffs are set to start in most leagues? Whatever nerves they may be feeling aren’t related to Hockenson’s individual talent or ability; far from it. Instead, they’re centered around his quarterback situation. With Kirk Cousins on the shelf, Hockenson has had to deal with the up-and-down (but often very …

Getty Images U.S. District Court Judge John Bailey’s temporary restraining order against the NCAA has been converted to a temporary injunction, set to last through the end of spring sports in 2024, Ohio attorney general David Yoast announced Friday.  The injunction halts an NCAA rule requiring multi-time transfers to sit out a season and makes all transfers sidelined due to …

The Falcons will not know if they have to account for Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns until closer to Sunday’s kickoff. Burns is listed as questionable for this weekend because of an ankle injury. He did not practice on Wednesday, but was a limited participant the last two days. The Panthers have six other players in the questionable category. Three …

Dec. 15—A little over a year ago, Jerry Kill strode off the bus on a blistering cold day in Detroit wearing a dark gray and white serape poncho. It was a gift, Kill made it clear at the time, from somebody he was sure didn’t think New Mexico State’s head coach would ever actually wear. So he did. He wore …

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 15 lineups! Start: Ty Chandler Sit: Jake Browning Chandler saw 79% of the second-half snaps last week after Alexander Mattison exited with an ankle injury. Mattison is out Sunday, so Chandler figures to get 15-18 touches against …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock responded Friday to Florida lawmakers seeking “full transparency” as to why Florida State was left out of the playoff by saying committee members “are confident they made the right decisions in ranking the best four teams in the country based on the protocol.” In a letter to U.S. Sen. Rick …