The unprecedented move by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to leave undefeated Florida State, 2023 ACC champion, from its four-team field was met with immediate, and justified, blowback. A 13-0 run that began with a three-touchdown win over LSU and ran through the ACC’s regular season unblemished, only to be tested by the devastating injury to quarterback Jordan Travis, …

Getty Images With each passing week this season, the Patriots seem to find a new low. Coming into Week 13, the major storyline around Foxborough was the change Bill Belichick made at quarterback, giving second-year signal-caller Bailey Zappe the nod over Mac Jones.  While there was a new face under center, the offense continued to sputter against the Chargers and …

The Green Bay Packers pulled off a 27-19 upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The focus should be on their play on both sides of the ball, but instead, once again, much of the postgame discussion is centered on how the NFL has an officiating problem on its hands. And deservingly so. On the final drive …

Dec. 3—Penn State will make its fifth appearance in a New Year’s Six bowl in eight years when the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions take on No. 11 Ole Miss in the 56th Peach Bowl, it was announced Sunday. The game is scheduled for noon on Dec. 30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and will be televised by ESPN. Penn State (10-2) …

The Kansas City Chiefs continue to rely heavily on star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown at least 30 passes in every game this season. Bettors have a chance to wager on his passing attempts for Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers, with Mahomes’ total at 36.5 according to the Week 13 NFL odds from SportsLine consensus. Mahomes …

Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon analyzes the 49ers’ victory over the Eagles in Week 13 and provides insight into the emergence of Puka Nacua as the Rams’ top wide receiver. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] MATT HARMON: Here’s what I care and don’t care about coming out of week 13 Sunday slate. I absolutely care about the fully-operational San Francisco 49ers’ battle …

Getty Images In the fourth quarter of the New Orleans Saints’ 33-28 loss to the Detroit Lions, quarterback Derek Carr was hit hard by Bruce Irvin in the backfield and was slow to get up. Carr was eventually helped off the field by trainers, who were holding his right arm. Jameis Winston replaced Carr under center.  Carr was officially listed …

Rutges football head coach Greg Schiano and Miami head coach Mario Cristobal each have deep, intimate ties with the opponent programs they will be facing in three weeks in the Pinstripe Bowl. It is a relationship that might for one day in late December at Yankee Stadium be adversarial, but it is a relationship that has been built on mutual …

Jordan Love was great in a huge win over the Chiefs in Week 13. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images) Five things I care about The Packers’ promise You might not believe it if you watched the Green Bay Packers play on Sunday night, but there was a chapter of the season when their fans were circulating photoshops of Caleb Williams …

Houston Texans rookie C.J. Stroud, the second overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, is graduating from fun rookie to someone who looks like they will be a Pro Bowl mainstay for years to come. He battled through losing his top target Tank Dell to throw for 274 yards and a touchdown on 16 of 27 passing in a 22-17 …

Getty Images / USATSI The final edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Sunday afternoon with a controversial top four that no doubt left one team (and its conference) immensely frustrated with the selection process. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama emerged as the four teams vying for the CFP National Championship with Florida State missing the cut despite ending …

Mike Tomlin brushed off any notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have taken the Arizona Cardinals lightly prior to Sunday’s 24-10 loss. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren, however, feels that it may have been a contributing factor in the Steelers losing to a team that had won just two games prior to Sunday.  “I guess just taking them lightly,” Warren …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The San Francisco 49ers made their claim for the best win of the season while the Super Bowl champs continued to slide down the playoff standings. Week 13 in the NFL season had much of everything, as it usually does.  Here is my stock up and down following Sunday’s action.   STOCK UP 49ers …

Wisconsin football officially has their bowl game, and based on how this season went a New Year’s Day game against an SEC opponent sounds impossible. That, however, is exactly what the Badgers have in front of them as they take on No. 13 LSU in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. CT. LSU finished the season 9-3 …

The Eagles dominated the first quarter, gaining more first downs (seven) than the 49ers ran plays (six). San Francisco’s minus-six yards in the first were the fewest in any quarter under the Kyle Shanahan era. But Philadelphia led just 6-0 after entering with an NFL-high 12 straight red-zone drives finishing in touchdowns, and things quickly changed. The 49ers outgained the Eagles …