Getty Images By nearly any standard, Aaron Rodgers has made remarkable progress in his rehabilitation from Achilles surgery just more than three months ago. The New York Jets have until Wednesday to place him on the active roster from injured reserve, and sources tell CBS Sports the team could do that this upcoming week without Rodgers actually playing a game …

In a strange twist, I was better against the spread than I was picking games straight up last week. That’s because there were a lot of upsets and a lot of underdogs covered. I liked a lot of those dogs to cover, but not to win. Thus the record disparity for me as I went 10-4-1 against the spread and …

The NFL playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever through the Saturday games in Week 15, making the homestretch of the season one we’ll likely remember. The AFC entered the weekend with 11 teams boasting winning records and six with 7-6 records, the most for a single conference through Week 14 since 1970. The playoff standings are so …

Michigan football is the No. 1 in the country for the first time in the College Football Playoff era and going back long before that in the AP Top 25 and US LBM Coaches Poll. Yet, the Wolverines aren’t spoken of much as being the top team in the nation. That’s probably because the maize and blue have made it …

By Wednesday, the Jets have to move quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the active roster or shut him down for the season. Apparently, he’ll end up on the 53-man roster. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Rodgers “is likely to be medically cleared to play this week upcoming.” That doesn’t mean he’ll play next Sunday, against the Commanders. One big factor …

Dec. 16—OXFORD — A pair of former Tennessee players — four-star defensive end Tyler Baron and three-star safety Tamarion McDonald — have both committed to Ole Miss out of the transfer portal. Baron is a Knoxville native while McDonald is from Memphis. With Friday’s commitment of Florida’s Princely Umanmielen, the Rebels have commitments from the top-two edge rushers in the …

Another week of NFL action is here, which means more surprises are surely in store. The first 14 weeks, after all, have already given us the Browns starting 8-5 despite starting four different quarterbacks, the Bears and even the Giants sneaking back into the wild-card picture, and the reigning champion Chiefs struggling to contend for the No. 1 seed in …

Dec. 16—OXFORD — Oak Grove quarterback Anthony Maddox — previously committed to Texas A&M before backing off his pledge Friday — has committed to Ole Miss, he told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Maddox is ranked as a four-star recruit in the 247Sports’ Composite rankings. Maddox just led Oak Grove to the 7A state championship. He threw for just under 1,954 yards, …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Adversity has taken various forms for the Colts.  What’s been so impressive is their success despite it.  Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson was lost for the season in Week 5 after sustaining a shoulder injury. Star running back Jonathan Taylor has been in and out of the lineup — first sidelined on the PUP list with …

Last year, Bills quarterback Josh Allen spent much of the season as the favorite to win the NFL MVP award. This year, Allen is more of a long shot, at 20-1 as of Friday. By Monday, those odds could change. If the Bills beat the Cowboys on Sunday to move to 8-6, Allen’s eleventh-hour case will be strengthened. The Bills …

What a weird week in the NFL. Bailey Zappe of the New England Patriots threw three first-half touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Houston Texans were blown out by the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans pulled off the biggest upset of the year against the Miami Dolphins. Up 14 points with three minutes remaining in the game, it …

The New Mexico Bowl could have some home cooking as the game features Fresno State from the Mountain West traveling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on New Mexico State. Despite New Mexico State’s close proximity to the site of its in-state rival — Utah State — the Aggies are making their first appearance in this bowl game.  New Mexico …

Trailing 17-3 late in the third quarter behind an offense that had struggled to move the ball, the Bengals needed Jake Browning to be nearly perfect — and he was. Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime in his latest extraordinary performance since taking over for the injured Joe Burrow, and the Bengals …

I almost didn’t have time to write my picks this week and that’s because I was way too busy writing an email to Roger Goodell.  As we all know, the NFL needs to vacate the Bills’ win over the Chiefs from Sunday because the refs absolutely blew the call at the end of the game. They called offsides on a …

Michigan football will be looking to replace both Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson next season with both leading receivers likely declaring for the NFL draft. Michigan seems content to replace Wilson with in-house talent like Semaj Morgan and Tyler Morris but has tried to make a run at various portal targets for the ‘X’ role. Michigan extended an offer to …